Paul Salazar on Urban Astronomy at Ignite Bay Area
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Paul Salazar is an amateur astronomer, blogging about the subject and conducting star parties and talks on astronomy in his free time.
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Cosmological Connections
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Sirius A and Sirius B
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Pleiades – The Seven Sisters
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John Dobson
Photo credit: SFSA
We stop people on sidewalks and let them see the craters of the Moon, the moons of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn, or the spots on the Sun. For just a moment, they have a personal connection with the universe around them, and sometimes life seems a little better after that.
SFSA website
The Sidewalk
Photo credit: Richard Smith
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Dobsonian Telescopes
Photo credits: Cal Academy, LoveToEatAndTravel.com
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Photo credit: Larry Brown
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Reflector Telescope
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Orion Nebula
Photo credit: Tim Kerr
Orion Nebula – through binoculars
Photo credit: Robert Naeye
SFAA Public Star Party on Mt. Tam
Night Sky Network
Become an Astronomy Evangelist
Cosmological Connections
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