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.