Mike Weasner
Weasner served in the United States Air Force as a jet fighter pilot, instructor pilot, and manager on the USAF Space Shuttle Program. He then rose up the management chain at a large aerospace company, eventually becoming the Deputy Director for Training. His high school and college professionals instilled a love for communicating knowledge to people, which further grew as an instructor pilot and then as an instructor at the aerospace company.
Mike Weasner got his second telescope, an ETX Astro (which he also still uses) in 1996 and created "Weasner's Mighty ETX Site". The Site was continually updated 1996-2013 and remains a popular web site for small telescope users.
Mike's book "Using the Meade ETX" was published in 2002 in the Springer Practical Astronomy Series.
In 2007 Mike retired from the aerospace company and he and his wife moved to Oracle, Arizona, in 2009, where he established Cassiopeia Observatory. Today the observatory is home to a 12" telescope which Mike uses for visual observing along with iPhone and DSLR astrophotography. In total, Mike has 10 telescopes that he uses at various times for observing and astrophotography.
https://www.explorescientific.com/pages/explore-alliance-ambassadors-mike-weasner
Forthcoming Events
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Thursday, 27th March 2025 - Smartphone Astrophotography (Guest Speaker)