MY HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY
I have wanted to image the skies since the first time I saw the first Hubble Image. I started out in Astronomy in 1999 in Orlando Florida. I have been interested in Astronomy since I was a kid. My wife Leslie purchased me my first telescope, a Meade reflector 4". for Christmas. By the year 2000, I purchased a Meade LX200 10" f/10 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope. My wife and I joined an Astronomy club in Orlando called CFAS. (Central Florida Astronomical Society). There I met Alan Chen an avid Astro Imager. He inspired me with his wonderful Images he was taking using the Starlight Express MX7C CCD camera. It was through his guiding and tutoring that led me into Astro Imaging. With his help I would have not been able to Image some of my shots. In 2003 I moved to Avondale AZ. and joined a great Astronomy group SAC "The Saguaro Astronomy Club" Here in Arizona is where I hope to Image some of the most beautiful objects in the sky.
Dave Cooper
