Welcome to AstroDad's Stellar Adventures

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This is the Meade LX200 16" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope I fixed up
Personal Mission Statement:
To continuously elevate the human condition by increasing our
sense of place in the Universe through the use of technology
and human interaction
In Memoriam: Our beautiful son, Christian (14) was killed in a collision with a car while riding his skateboard on Nov. 8th 2006. We love you and will miss you forever son. Click here for a lovely tribute by the Texas Astronomical Society.
Activities
Yes  I Lecture About Astronomy on Cruise Ships
Welcome to my Personal Observatory
Enjoy my Column:
Our Universe Today
Check out Astro Camps/Outreach
Adventures at the US Naval Observatory
Doing JPL Solar System Ambassador Stuff at the Smithsonian NASM
JPL SSA Bio  here
Soldier Astronomer Story
See  how cool it was to be an Observatory Steward and build stuff
Check out one of the coolest places on the planet....See the Dark Ridge!
Visit The Edge (of reality)....if you are brave
Please feel free to visit my "Teaching Page"
My Smithsonian Astronomy Exhibit
Click on any of my copyrighted images below to "jump:" to that part of the Universe,  from remote galaxy clusters, primordial systems, vast nebulae .... to our own Moon
Nebulae
Blog pics
Visit my OshKosh 2010 Page to see  another great Adventure
Lunar
Planets
Widefield
Globular Clusters
QSI Galaxies
Galaxy Groups
Narrowband
QSI583 Pics
Images from QSI 583 - New
Showcase Image:
The Leo Galaxy Triplets - from my observatory in Oklahoma
Click on image for full size!
NASA Astrophysical Data System ADS Entry on my 2009 American Geophysical Union Paper
The new "face" of JPL's  Education Experience
Visit the Galaxy Page to see Deep Fields and EXTREME Astrophotography