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AstroImaging by Kent Biggs
"It is a far, far better
thing that I do, than I have ever done..." -Charles Dickens,
Tale of Two Cities
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Super excited and honored that my images made NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 7, 2024
and for August 29, 2009, as well as other publications and awards shown
here. See the rest of my astronomy images at this website's homepage!
I live in northwest Houston, Texas, have a computer engineering degree from the University of Illinois, and have been interested in astronomy for over 40 years.
My passion for astronomy started at about 6 years old when my father bought me Let's Read About Stars from a local library
book sale for 75¢. Little did he know that 75¢ would later cost him hundreds of dollars as he graciously supported my hobby.
I still have the book!
I also owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to my mentor and hero, Professor Charles Schweighauser. His love of astronomy
and his ability to make complex topics interesting and understandable to both the amateur and layman alike, is truly amazing.
When I was in high school in Springfield, Illinois, Charlie went out of his way to allow me to audit several of his astronomy
classes, volunteer at his public star parties, and even give me scope time at the university observatory. I will never
forget his influence in my life and hope I can return a small portion of that through this website and other activities.
Today, one of the greatest pleasures of my life is to spend time at night at my observatory, listening to classical music, as
the universe "revolves" around me. Time flies so fast during those nights, that sometimes I think I can see the stars
actually moving and feel the music of the cosmos.