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Observing Outreach
I travel to sites around the world to observe pristinely dark night skies. Since becoming a dedicated amateur astronomer, I have seen the skies above the high mountains of Taiwan, just below the summit of Maunakea in Hawaii, southern Utah, northern Arizona, southern New Mexico on the border with Mexico, central Nebraska, and other places closer to Wisconsin and Massachusetts. I own 16" and 12" Dobsonian telescopes, which were given to me by a retiring amateur astronomer and amazing friend. Each new moon when I am back in Wisconsin, I take my telescopes and my observing books to nearby dark sites to observe faint galaxies, quasars, star clusters, and nebulae. I often travel with other members of the Milwaukee Astronomical Society (MAS), including many members of the MAS' "Junior Astronomers" arm, to run informal observing events across southern Wisconsin.
Astrophotography
Since I joined the MAS in 2020, I have channeled my passion for astronomy into astrophotography. With the MAS' "G-scope" and "F-scope" flagship imaging rigs, I have obtained hundreds of hours imaging nearby galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters. I have also conducted many imaging sessions across the country using my personal astrophotography rig. Some of my astrophotography has won awards, including the Stellarvue "Stellar Shot of the Week" in April 2021, the Astronomical League's first-place Horkheimer-Parker award in 2022 and the second-place Horkheimer-Parker Award in 2023.
You can view some of my astrophotography on my public astrophotography profile, or my Instagram.
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