When I moved to Kodiak, Alaska in May of 1980, I wasn't there a day when I called my dad (the 'photo-bug' of the family) and told him to send me a camera, any camera, and send it quick. The camera was from a camera company I'd never heard of before or since (Bessler), but more importantly I was well on my way into the wonderful world of photography. Astronomy has always been another 'love of my life', and I think it shows in a lot of the composite photos shown here. About a dozen years ago my youngest brother Joe told me I should get into computers and this thing called...more