Category Archives: Interviews

Swinburne Astronomy Online – Interview With Four Alumni

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Ken Hudson

Last week I published an interview with Sarah Maddison of Swinburne Astronomy Online (SAO). This week I am happy to publish interviews with four alumni of SAO. If you have ever thought about getting a postgraduate degree in astronomy I … Continue reading →

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Interview with Sarah Maddison – Swinburne Astronomy Online

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Ken Hudson

Have you ever wished that you could get a degree in astronomy? I'm sure that many of you are responding with a resounding "yes!". Guess what? You probably can get a degree in astronomy. Depending on where you live and … Continue reading →

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Officina Stellare – Interview with Gino Bucciol

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Ken Hudson

As frequent readers of Share Astronomy know, I attended NEAF in April, 2010. Tom Simstad's New Mexico Southern Skies booth had two beautiful telescopes from Officina Stellare on display. (Tom is a new Flagship Dealer for Officina Stellare in the … Continue reading →

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Interview with David Kriege of Obsession Telescopes

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Ken Hudson

David Kriege is one of the true pioneers in the world of amateur astronomy. Dave is the owner of Obsession Telescopes. Many people believe that Obsession is – and has been for 2 decades – the premier Dobsonian telescope manufacturer … Continue reading →

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NEAF 2010 – Alan Traino Interview

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Ken Hudson

Alan Traino is the Chairperson and leader of NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum and Telescope Show). On the first day of NEAF 2010 (Saturday, April 17) I was lucky enough to spend some time with Alan and get his views on … Continue reading →

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Interview with Fred Koch of the Three Rivers Foundation (3RF)

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Ken Hudson

As I mentioned in a previous blog post, the Seventh Annual Deepest South Texas Star Safari was held under the auspices of the Three Rivers Foundation. While in Coonabarabran, Australia, I was fortunate enough to sit down for a conversation … Continue reading →

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Hanny van Arkel – Citizen Scientist Extraordinaire

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Ken Hudson

In my blog post on August 18, 2009, I discussed how amateur astronomers could do "real science" by participating in the Galaxy Zoo project. As the Galaxy Zoo web site points out more than 150,000 people have participated in this … Continue reading →

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