Astronomy has a rich history and background --
going back at least six thousand years. While it's not necessary to know all this background in order to enjoy astronomy, it can sometimes enhance the
experience if you know what's happened in the last century or so...
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Some links to explore...
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As a professional astronomer (Ph.D. from U.Va.,
1970), I was at the University of Delaware, and then at the University of
Rochester. I've spent many long, dark and sometimes cold nights on top of Kitt
Peak, as well as observing from Fan Mountain Observatory in Virginia, the Mt.
Cuba Observatory in Delaware and from the Mees Observatory in upstate New York.
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Now..
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Then..
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After my retirement from that and several
other careers, I now have my own backyard observatory. I'm doing CCD photometry of
interesting stellar objects, and taking pictures with a CCD camera and a webcam.
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