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| Best Targets for Astrophotography and What They Reveal About Our Universe |
| Dr, Rubin Keir |
| Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 at 8:00 PM |
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| Ruben Kier's photos, articles, and letters have appeared regularly in Astronomy and Sky & Telescope magazines. He has recently joined the Astronomical Advisory Council of the University of Florida, which helps to operate the world's largest telescope in the Canary Islands. This year, Ruben summarized a decade of experience with CCD imaging in his new book, The 100 Best Astrophotography Targets: A Monthly Guide for CCD Imaging with Amateur Telescopes. His goal has been to show how amateur astronomers, using moderately priced equipment, can obtain excellent images rivaling those obtained with the most costly telescopes. Ruben’s presentation will (1) explain how the 100 Best Targets were chosen, (2) explain how they help us understand what we can see at the eyepiece, and (3) provide valuable tips for imaging. This talk should appeal to both photographers and visual astronomers.
Ruben Kier's favorite memories from his youth include studying astronomy with Carl Sagan at Cornell, and traveling with Isaac Asimov and Neil Armstrong to an eclipse in Africa. After medical training, Dr. Kier served as Associate Editor of the Journal Radiology, and published over 50 scientific articles. Over the past decade, he has returned to his childhood love of astronomy.
Ruben’s talk will first reveal how the 100 best targets for astrophotography were chosen, and then will show what these photographs reveal about our universe.
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Please join us for a pre-meeting dinner discussion at Changsho, 1712 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA at 6:00pm before the meeting. |
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