From Hillbilly to Engineer to Astronomer
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2020 4:49 pm
I had an interest in astronomy as a kid from the 1940’s and sampled telescopic observing from time to time into the late 1960’s. In 1973 we moved to Miami, Florida and then read about comet Kohoutek in a newspaper, so after expressing interest in seeing it my wife gave me a 60mm Tasco refractor for Christmas to observe the comet and that was enough to renew my interest in astronomy and telescopes. The news clip mentioned going to the Miami Transient Planetarium for information, so off we went and one thing led to another and I joined the Southern Cross Astronomical Society that started a new hobby for us. Here is a long read about my amateur astronomy trek: https://dustymars.neocities.org//IsoObservatory.pdf
During he 1970’s and most of the 1980’s I worked for Eastern Airlines, but that came to an end in early 1989, so my contacts with several professional astronomers led me to a new career as a professional astronomer: https://dustymars.neocities.org//RADIO_DISH.pdf
Anyone else interested in astronomy?
During he 1970’s and most of the 1980’s I worked for Eastern Airlines, but that came to an end in early 1989, so my contacts with several professional astronomers led me to a new career as a professional astronomer: https://dustymars.neocities.org//RADIO_DISH.pdf
Anyone else interested in astronomy?
