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Contact information
e-mail
kenrc20@sbcglobal.net
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website
http://www.rdelsol.com
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Locator
Map
http://www.frappr.com/apppublic
Level of accuracy: Rancho Del Sol Camino,
California
Biography
I
have been in the floor and window covering business in one way or another
since 1978. I started right out of high school in Gary, Indiana and moved
to Placerville, California in July of 1978. In 1985 I bought the floor
covering store I was working for and my wife and I built the business
together. In 1996 we joined Carpet One (www.carpetone.com)
and have been blessed with the largest Floor and
Window Covering store in our
county.
I have been interested in Astronomy since I was a kid and built a 6”
reflector in 8th grade. Once I moved to our current location I
fell in love with the dark skies and was involved with visual Astronomy
until I bought an Apple II computer in 1982 and Astronomy took a big back
seat for several years. In 2001 I bought a new Nexstar 11 and loved the
computer connection to the telescope and soon after bought an SBIG 237a
and sat out in the cold and took a 10 second image of the Ring Nebula.
From that moment on I was hooked which lead to my addiction to this
wonderful hobby. One of the best benefits of this hobby are the wonderful
people who share the same passion of imaging and who freely share their
knowledge and support. I am the luckiest guy in the world who not only
got to marry his high school sweet heart but also found a wife who is
very supportive of my endeavors in this hobby.
Serving as Treasurer on the board of the Advanced Imaging Conference
allowed me to meet many other imagers.
Astrophotography publications
Magazines
Astronomie Magazine,
Astronomy,
Astronomy Now,
BBCSky at Night,
Ceil &
Espace, FoothillSyle, Practical Astronomer,
Sky and Telescope
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Books
Astronomy / 365 Days
The Arp Atleas of Perculiar Galaxies
The Beautiful Universe
The New Astro
Zone System for Astro Imaging
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Internet
NASA's Astrophoto of the Day (APOD)
Observing site
Rancho Del Sol Observatory (home)
roll-off roof observatory
Lat: 38 degrees, 42.8 minutes North
Long: 120 degrees, 40 minutes West
Elevation: 3000 feet
Astronomical Equipment
Telescope
20-inch
RCOS
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Mount
Paramount ME
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Camera/etc.
Yankee Robotics Trifid II 6303E
IFW filter wheel Astrodon LRGB Ha OIII SII filter set
guided by ST402 Astrodon Rogue off axis guider
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