Alachua Astronomy Club: Monthly Meetings 2009 -
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Bob Duvall
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Bob Duvall
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Speaker: Bob Duvall
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Join Bob as he gives a tour of the latest in Lunar Observing, focusing on computer-assisted observing, which will make the Moon come alive for you.
Find why more and more amateurs are turning to to study what some have called the nearest planet.
Learn how to get the most enjoyment out of observing our Moon and how you can even make valuable contributions to science in the process!
About the Speaker: Bob started his pursuit of the universe at age 15 with a homebuilt 6 inch Newtonian.
His interest in the Moon has always been great- the Gemini and later Apollo missions to land man on the Moon spurred that interest.
Add his favorite movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, with men living on the Moon, on the Clavius basin, and the fascination only grew.
Bob graduated from Cornell University as an Aerospace engineer.
While there, he studied celestial mechanics, jet and rocket propulsion systems and modeled supersonic airflow on computers.
Personal computers were just taking off at that time and he was swept up in its advance.
Bob has worked as a professional software developer for over 30 years.
He has worked and consulted for many major companies including IBM, Apple Computer, Lotus, Northop.
His professional interests include imaging, digital signal processing and computer graphics.
As an amateur astronomer, Bob has always been a telescope maker - creating affordable telescopes on a shoestring.
This led to his becoming an amateur optician, making over three dozen telescope mirrors, ranging from 4 1/2 to 18 inches.
He currently owns several telescopes: 6, 8, and 12.5 inch telescopes that he's made and he is now in the process of building a 22.5 inch and a permanent observatory for his instruments.
Bob is an active imager, beginning in film and now digital.
He imaging is primarily focused on Shallow Sky, High Resolution, Lunar and Planetary digital photography.
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