Austin Founder Lions Club

The Rewards of Astrophotography

  • 12 Jan 2023
  • 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
  • TSBVI, 1100 W 45th Street, Building 605, Austin TX 78756

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The Rewards of Astrophotography

WHEN: Thursday January 12, 2023  11:45 AM
WHERE: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1100 W 45th Street, Building 605, Austin TX 78756
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 Gary Robertson
Introduced by Lion Mim Hruby

Astrophotography is the use of a camera attached to a telescope to capture faint objects in the night sky such as nebulae, galaxies, comets, the Milky Way and star clusters. The hobby has a steep learning curve and can require fairly expensive equipment. Today’s program will discuss light pollution issues, telescopes, mounts, cameras, and the post-processing of captured images.

About our Speaker:

After retiring from a 30 year career in municipal government, Gary and his wife moved to Point Venture in 2004. This allowed him time to more actively pursue his many hobbies including ham radio, photography, travel, genealogy, and visual astronomy. In 2020, Gary decided to start the challenging task of taking photos of faint objects in the night sky. Today, Gary will discuss the equipment and software that he uses to conduct astrophotography and will show you some of his pictures. Gary is a Lion and served as a past President of the Point Venture Lions Club.

Notice

For the safety and wellbeing of our members, guests, and TSBVI hosts, masks are required when entering and leaving the building all the way to and from the conference room, and are optional when inside the room itself. TSBVI requests we take this precaution for their students, many of whom are medically fragile.

Lunch is available for $14.00 Please register so we know how much to order. 

Assorted sandwiches:
●Turkey & Gruyere; Turkey & Provolone; Roast Beef and Swiss; Smoked Ham & Swiss; Curried Chicken Salad.
●Sandwich with Gluten Free Bread (Turkey & Provolone and/or Smoked Ham & Swiss).
●Vegetarian Sandwich (Egg Salad and/or Cheese Combo).

All sandwiches come with lettuce and tomato. Mustard and mayo on the side.


Please register by 5 p.m. on Tuesday

We order meals based on your reservations and must pay for them even if you do not show up.
If you need to change or cancel your reservation, please call 512-441-1555.

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