Bob Minor - Astrophotography
Bob Minor - Astrophotography
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I have been involved with astro - imaging since I was a teen ager. In 1963 I borrowed the family car and drove from California to Maine for my first of 15 Total Solar Eclipses. I have imaged eclipses, the Sun, Moon Planets, and a little deep sky for over 60 years.
My goal has always been to accurately represent the objects imaged and to bring out details that are hard to see directly. Eclipses are especially hard to image. The changing view and the high dynamic range make it difficult to convey the excitement and wonder of the event.
With aging eyes, imaging and Electronically Assisted Astronomy have become more and more important to stay connected to the sky.
Publications:
I have been fortunate to have some of my images published in magazines, online and books:
Astronomy January 2001 - full page Curacao
Sky and Tel Nov 2009 Polarized Corona in gallery
Astronomy Feb 2010 Steven O’Meara shadow bands photo by Jeanie Minor
APOD July 6 2019 Easter Island eFlight
MDAS Newsletter Exoplanet detection- January 2021
Sky and Tel Nov 2024 Jupiter Deflection Project
SPIE 1990, Keck Telescope Active Control System Sensors, Actuators, System
LBNL - Keck Telescopes , STAR detector, Icecube
Abiturprüfung Physik 2008 (Nordrhein-Westfalen) – Grundkurs Prüfungsaufgabe
Luna Cognita , Garfinkle pp 32-42, 32-46, 32-45, 32-53, , 32-62
Celestial Shadows, Westfall and Sheehan p 120
Work experience
Work experience
1964 - 1970
Berkeley Custom Electronics
technician
1970 - 1972
Detroit Public Schools
Teacher Intern
1972 - 1974
Institute for Advanced Musical Studies
Technical Director
1981- 2015
Lawrence Berkeley Labs
Senior Electronics Engineer
many years in the development of the
Active Control System for the Keck Telescopes
Education
Education
1964 - 1968
University of California, Berkeley
B.S. Physical Science Field Major
1968 - 1970
Oakland University, Rochester MI
M.A.T. Education
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