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"For
everyone, as I think, must see that astronomy compels
the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world
to another." Plato. Back even further than that time,
we knew, and I know not how or why, that we were citizens
of the cosmos.
We
are enabled by our knowledge and ennobled by our understanding.
It is this precept which drives me to share the sky
with others. Whether aside a telescope, or a planetarium
projector, I am but a doorman, holding open the hatchway
and inviting all inside. I've played this role in the
Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul for over 10
years. A technical trainer by day, an astronomical zealot
by night, I am an astronomy educator at the Science
Museum of Minnesota, the Minneapolis Planetarium, the
Eisenhower Observatory, and am a member of the Minnesota
Astronomical Society. My quest to explore the heavens
has always included the desire to help others -- to
open them to the wonders of the cosmos. I look forward
to the opportunity to serve you as a resource on the
planetary exploration of our celestial neighborhood.
These are truly exciting times!
"We
shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all
our exploring will be to arrive where we started, and
know the place for the first time."
T.S. Eliot
Here,
let me get that door for you...
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