About: tammy
Website: http://www.wro.org
Profile: I am a professional astronomy writer who currently has seven published books. I am also the President of Warren Rupp Observatory (www.wro.org), the Executive Secretary for the Astronomical League (www.astroleague.org), NASA SpacePlace editor, give presentations for NASA Night Sky Network, give observing contributions to WLF, TLP, IOTA, AMS, ALPO, AAVSO and more. I am a member of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Richland Astronomical Society and Astronomy for Youth. I have received a vast number of astronomy achievement and observing awards, including the Great Lakes Astronomy Achievement Award, R.G. Wright Service Award and was the first woman astronomer to achieve Comet Hunter's Gold Status. In addition to contributing articles to Universe Today, I also work for several internet astronomy sites and Springer Press. Some where in all this madness, I find time to give several astronomy outreach programs a month and I deeply enjoy the time I spend with the many schools, libraries, scouts, churches and groups which invite me to give programs. As for telescopes? There's ten of them now. They range from a 102mm refractor to a 31" reflector... as well as a huge array of binoculars. I use all of them. Why not? There's no more accurate way of being able to tell someone they can do something than doing it yourself! On a personal note? I'm past the half century mark, but I'm not about to give up new, alternative rock for classics. Yep. I like my coffee, but I still enjoy my beer as well. I play accoustic guitar passingly well and ride a Harley Davidson. No mini-van for this kid... If it's not a fast little sportscar with at least five speeds and a manual transmission, it's not for me. While the catracts have been replaced with artificial implants, MS and advancing rheumatoid arthritis are slowly robbing me of my youth, I still have my new bionic eyes to observe the stars with, and don't stop traveling just because I can't go like I used to. I'm not ashamed of the fact I've gotten heavier over the years and there's a whole lot of silver in that natural blonde hair. My dogs and cat don't mind if I snore when I sleep and my grandkids adore me. Who could ask for more?
Recent Posts by tammy:
- Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast: July 3-5, 2009
- Fly Me To The Moon…
- Happy Birthday, Charles Messier!
- Kid's Astronomy: A Summer's Lure – Scorpio
- Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast: June 26-28, 2009
- Kid's Astronomy – Ophiuchus: The "Fisher King"
- Kid's Astronomy: Bootes – Ancient Farmer of the Fields
- The Trouble With Trifids
- Prescription For Light Pollution
- Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast: June 19-21, 2009
- IYA Live Telescope Today: NGC 6302 – The "Bug" Nebula
- IYA Live Telescope Today: NGC 6281
- Planetary Line Up Graces Pre-Dawn Sky June 19-21, 2009… Make A Date!
- IYA Live Telescope Today: Messier 80
- Summer Fun – The Celestron Optics Kit
