NWAR Astronomy & AP

Astronomy has been an interest of mine since 1976 when I first saw the Milkman Comet aka Comet West as a kid. It hooked me for life. It filled the eastern sky, it's nucleus and coma perfectly oriented straight down above the horizon with a tail fanning out to zenith. Having viewed several comets since i.e. Shoemaker-Levy and the aftermath of it's collision with Jupiter, Hale-Bopp, etc. as well as a total eclipse from the path of totality and many, many other astronomical events nothing has even come close in comparison. Astrophotography has also been an interest of mine for about the last five years as the technology continues to evolve rapidly. I grew up on Apollo and follow SpaceX and all space exploration in general with great interest too.