Aurélie and I are now on the road from our European Headquarters in Bremen, Germany, headed towards London, UK, to the European AstroFest in the Kensington Conference and Events Centre. With a bit of luck, we should be there in the early afternoon.
Our timetable is filled with interesting meet-ups to present and discuss our astronomy cameras.
We look forward to meeting you all. See you this afternoon 
This year, one of my colleagues and I will be attending the European AstroFest in the Kensington Conference and Events Centre in London, UK.
The event, which is being organized by Astronomy Now, will take place on February 08, 2008 and February 09, 2008. The organizer promotes the event as the UK’s biggest astronomy show.
If you would like to meet up with us, please drop us an e-mail, with “AstroFest 2008 Meet Up” in the subject. We still have a few time slots free.
See you there!
For eleven years running, The Great Lakes Association of Astronomy Clubs (or GLAAC), a loose association of amateur Astronomy Clubs in Southeastern Michigan, band together in order to provide an enjoyable family oriented activities that focus on Astronomy and Space Sciences.
GLAAC educates others through talks, star parties, and resource sharing with the general public and more specifically, local schools, scouts, and the like. Astronomy at the Beach is their premiere event this year is showcased with a special lecture entitled “To The Moon: The Orion Manned Program” by NASA’s own Rob Landis.
We at The Imaging Source are proud to announce that John Kirchoff of Rider’s Hobby Shop-Livonia, an event sponsor, will both participate in the activities and conduct product demonstrations of the DMK 21AF04.AS and IC Capture.AS software. If you are in the Southeastern Michigan area, stop by and check out The Next Generation of Astronomy Cameras by The Imaging Source!
In an effort to support science education, The Imaging Source and AstronomyCamera.com sponsored a raffle at the American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting. Here is how one of the winners will be using her new DFK 21AF04.AS.
Esther Zirbel writes:
…I am really excited to have won the DFK 21AF04.AS and I have a perfect use for it. I am starting a new position at the advanced Math and Science Academy in Marboro, MA, and my students will now profit not only from peaking through a telescope, but also from seeing (and then saving and processing) the images on my laptop. I hope I will thus inspire the students in astronomy, photography, telescopes, and observing!
Esther, you can count on that inspiration, I’m sure! Glad The Imaging Source and AstronomyCameras.com could help!
In 1994 I joined an professional academic organization that is committed to supporting all levels of physics, astronomy, and physical science educators from K-12, to College, to Post-University. The American Association of Physics Teachers, or AAPT, is filled with interesting, intriguing, and somewhat quirky characters from all over the United States and 29 countries abroad. Established in 1930, the vision of the group is to be the leaders in physics education via “dissemenation of knowledge of physics, particularly by way of teaching.”
By organizing bi-annual meetings, they continue to commit themselves to provide the most current resources and up-to-date research needed to enhance a physics educator’s professional development. The 2007 National Summer Meeting of the AAPT was held in Greensboro, North Carolina this past week. Just 1.5 hours from our Charlotte office, The Imaging Source sent me to showcase The Next Generation of Astronomy Cameras and show its continued support for science education by throwing a party!
The First Annual Physics Educators Appreciation Reception was a great success and well attended. Participants had a chance to “play” with the DFK 21AF04.AS and its siblings in a variety of settings including telescope and microscope applications. The event lasted late into the night and concluded with a live raffle. The winners of The Imaging Source cameras are Ester Zirbel, a Astronomy Professor from Tufts and Bob DeSario an Atomic Physicist from the University of Florida. A good time was had by all and I thank the participants, the AAPT Organizers, and The Imaging Source for suppoting our leading science educators and my good friends!
Congrats to the raffle winners from Profjohn, AstronomyCamears.com, and The Imaging Source!
