Smartphone Astrophotography

Guest Speaker

Thursday, 27th March 2025 (19:45 - 22:00)

Venue: Meeting Room

Mike frequently gives talks at Oracle State Park on protecting the night sky and doing simple astrophotography with smartphones and digital cameras.  He supports his local elementary school with talks on astronomy, light pollution, and hosts visitors to his observatory.  He also conducts a Model Rocketry Program at the school for 3rd to 8th grade students.

Mike has been interviewed by the New York Times and many other national, state, and local media outlets.

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Speaker: Mike Weasner

Mike Weasner has been an astronomer since he was introduced to the night sky at the age of six by an older brother.  He received his first telescope, a 3" Newtonian Reflector in 1961 (which he still uses on occasion), and earned his B.S. in Astrophysics from Indiana University in 1970.

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