Adam operates the public observing programs at the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter- a new science facility north of Tucson featuring the 32-inch Schulman telescope.

Dave is a degreed engineer whose area of expertise in the chemical and petro-chemical industry has afforded him travel to many interesting parts of the world. Retiring from that field after a long and rewarding career, Dave has been fortunate to marry his passion for astronomy with continued engineering interests as Superintendent of the historic Mount Wilson Observatory in Southern California.

Ken became interested in Astronomy in grade school in Gary, Ind. and built a 6" reflector including grinding the mirror in 8th grade. With a high school education he moved to Camino, Ca in 1978 with his wife Lisa and continued to enjoy observations the sky with a orange tube C-8. He briefly tried film astrophotography but gave up and became interested in computers. He was working as a floor covering installer then in floor covering sales when he was given the opportunity to buy the store he was working for in 1985.

Mike's professional career started in the late 1970s and includes many years of teaching mathematics at Kent State University and software development. Currently his is the owner of MLUnsold Digital Imaging and the developer of ImagesPlus camera control and image processing software for DSLRs and other astronomical cameras.

Neil Fleming is a noted astrophotographer, specializing in areas allowing for the production of very high-quality images from light-polluted locations, such as the Boston area. Most of his astrophotography is done from Westwood, MA.

His work has been featured on the NASA, "Astronomy Picture of the Day" (APOD) site, and has been published in both the "Sky & Telescope" and "Astronomy" magazines. Other credits include work in the Timothy Ferris PBS documentary, "Seeing in the Dark".

Sander has had a strong interest in astronomy since being a kid but didn't realize what was possible with modest equipment until he got 'Seeing in the dark' by Timothy Ferris about 5 years ago from his wife. Reading that book made him buy a cheap refractor and things developed from there. First with a C8 loaner from the SJAA (http://www.sjaa.net/) and then a C11 on an Atlas mount.