Join Hollywood lighting designer and cinematographer, Gary Palmer as he defines “Our Solar Connection” and takes us on the journey of sunlight from our closest star to its effects on us here on Earth. His excitement and passion takes you from the dynamic star we call the Sun to the reactions of those that gaze at its astonishing beauty. His informative and entertaining presentation is not to be missed!
You can find his images at Coronado’s image gallery, spaceweather.com, Sky & Telescope, Astronomy, & SOHO “pick of the week gallery” and of course his own site http://thesuninmotion.com/
Alan Friedman
Known for the stunning beauty of his astrophotography, Alan Friedman guides
us through the process of catching and recording sunlight.
See how his advanced imaging
techniques have created some of the most iconic space images of our
time.
Alan’s images have graced the pages of all
the major astronomy magazines as well as the Astronomy Picture of the
day (APOD), the Huffington Post and most recently The Today Show on NBC.
See his entire portfolio at
www.avertedimagination.com
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Stephen Ramsden
When not controlling the skies as an air traffic
controller, Stephen Ramsden is known as
“the hardest working man in astronomy outreach”.
Stephen travels thousands of
miles each year in his highly customized SUN S.P.O.T (The SUN
Specialized Public Outreach Truck). Marvel at his adventures of showing the sun to over 50,000 people at 70 different events.
Come see how "Sharing the Sun" outreach is done right!
His non-profit organization “The Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project” takes observatory quality telescopes and cameras to regional schools, festivals and events in order to teach our community about the Sun and its many interesting features. Read more at www.charliebates.org
NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador and solar entrepreneur, Greg Piepol, constantly tunes in to the daily activities of the Sun to records it’s most exciting events. This year at NEAF, Greg takes us on the “Journey of the Etalon”. See how this vital part of solar astronomy works and how it made its way from the academic halls of France to space to your backyard. It’s the story of sunlight and how it bounced its way into the hearts of sky watchers everywhere.
Greg’s solar images have been seen on MSNBC, National Geographic TV, and the History Channel
to name a few. View his catalog of solar astrophotography at www.sungazer.net .
