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Monthly Meeting – March 2024 – Introduction to Astrophotography

2024-03-14 19:00 - 21:00

ZOOM Presentation

Topic: “Introduction to Astrophotography” by Highlands Astronomy Club & Suncity OroValley Astronomy Club

Talk description:

Our March meeting will explore how to get started simply with Astrophotography. The presentation will be given by two Arizona-based astronomers, Pete Pfeiffer and Ed Jacoby. They will cover using smart phones, digital cameras, spotting scoped, telescopes, and dedicated astro-modified cameras attached to telescopes. They will provide samples of night sky images that they and other Arizona-based astronomers have taken.

Bios:

Pete Pfeiffer

Pete spent 12 years in the US Navy as an electronics technician assigned to a Ground Control Approach (GCA) team at NAS Weymouth MA. After the Navy he was instrumental installing the network between Washington DC New York Times remote office bureau and the Times in NYC. He retired from Freddie Mac in 2010 as an Internet security specialist.

Pete’s photography interest began when he was in the 7th grade. His father outfitted a dark room in their home in NJ where he developed and printed the BW images he took. His astronomy interest started with the Super Moon in 2011 and has grown ever since. Pete co-founded the Highlands Astronomy Club in Marana Arizona.

Ed Jacoby

Ed spent the first part of his professional career in medical diagnostics both in the laboratory and in product development and marketing. The second part of Ed’s career was in IT working on projects such as the design of the world wide network for the Veterans Administration. He then became Director of Professional Development for St. Edward’s University in Austin, TX, retiring in 2016.

Ed’s interest in astronomy began with grinding a telescope mirror in 1971 and building his own telescope. He has been active in several astronomy groups through the years, most recently with the Sun City Astronomy Club where he is on the board and the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association. Ed is also involved with the Chiricahua Astronomy Complex, an observatory south of Willcox, AZ.

Meeting Format:

ZOOM

Fee:

Members: Free 

Non-Members: $10 (Payment by eTransfer). Zoom ID will be emailed the day before the event.

 

 

Speaker’s Website:

  The Highlands Astronomy Club 

 

 

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