Amy White's pages
Amy White's pages
Me and our ten inch Dobsonian
Ed White and the ASEM C14 at Broemmelsiek Park
Julia White, far right, and a home-built Dobsonian, 1990.
Jeff White and a home-built Dobsonian, 1990.
Greetings! Welcome to my page. Here are some facts about me.
Observing the sky since 1968. I used my Grandpa Walter's WWII refractor.
Using a 6 inch f8 Edmunds Scientific Newtonian, I earned the Astronomical League Messier award in 1989. It took me three years to accomplish this, as traveling to skies darker than Florissant, MO was needed.
My husband Ed is the greatest!
We currently have a number of telescopes, mounts, tripods, accessories, and imaging gear in our house. Pictures above show a 10 inch Dobsonian we built with a Coulter mirror,.The 4 inch f12 Dobsonian was built with a mirror ground by me, with help from John Dobson himself. Good times.
I love astronomy outreach. I am a regular telescope slinger at the weekly Broemmelsiek Park Friday Night Open House events hosted by ASEM (Astronomical Society of Eastern Missouri) volunteers. I also like participating in regional Library Star Party Programs, School Science Days, Scout Badge work sessions, and special outreach events like International Sun Day and Dobsonfest.