Michael A. Stecker
 masmd@sbcglobal.net
 

Davide De Martin
Venezia (Venice)
Italy

Contact information
e-mail
ddemartin@gmail.com
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website
http://www.skyfactory.org
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Locator Map
http://www.frappr.com/apppublic
Level of accuracy: city of Venice, Italy
 

My main interest is definitely about astronomy. I have loved this matter and the night sky since I was a child. Other interests are in astronautic and space exploration (both manned and unmanned), astronomy popularization, computer enhancement of astronomical images, drawing, painting, collecting material from the early manned space age, and other things.  Since 1997, I have collaborated with the Italian astronomy magazine called "Coelum ". I wrote dozens of columns and several articles, most of them about space exploration and astronautic history. I also have produced or cooperated in several works in popular science, like websites and multimedia CD-ROMs.  Since 2005, I have collaborated with the ESA/Hubble at ESO (http://www.spacetelescope.org ) as a consultant working as an image processor.

I have a 13-inches Dobsonian telescope and  enjoy observing the marvelous celestial objects disseminated in the warm summer night skies.

Astrophotography publications
A partial list of publications is on my website at:
http://www.skyfactory.org/awards.htm

Magazines
Astronomy Now,  Ciel et Espace (France),  Coelum (Italy),  Hoshi Navi (Japan)
Quest (Dutch),  Sterne und Weltraum (German)
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Internet
NASA's Astrophoto of the Day (APOD) - several
see: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap051202.html
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Exhibits
Griffith Observatory (Los Angeles, California USA)

Astronomical Equipment
Telescope
13-inch Dobsonian
 

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