Danville: Amateur astronomer makes NASA-quality telescope images from his backyard
Who knew you could get nearly Webb telescope-quality images of space from the comfort of your home? Bob Schiff's been doing it for a year now, with amazing results, using a motorized rig that tracks the stars in his Danville backyard. Schiff is a retired technology executive and engineer who, like many people, found himself in need of a pandemic hobby. So he bought a cheap telescope. “I was into 'Star Trek' – Mr. Spock and Captain Kirk – back in the '60s when I was growing up,” he says. “I was intrigued by the possibility of exploring space and, of course, that wa...
Source: mercurynews.com
