Tippy D'Auria
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Tippy D'Auria is the founder of the world famous Winter Star Party
held each year in the Florida Keys
sponsored by the Southern Cross Astronomical Society
. A recognized ambassador of outreach and an Advisor for the Meade 4M Community.
Tippy is a noted astrophotographer who uses both cold camera photography and video
for his work and has previously taught Creative Photography and Darkroom Techniques for 5 years at the Miami-Dade College in Miami, Florida. He maintains affiliations with The Local Group of Deep Sky Observers, the Institute for Planetary Research Observatories (IPRO), Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers
(A.L.P.O.), and the Astronomical League
.
An active astronomer since 1980, D'Auria is currently a member of the Southern Cross Astronomical Society and has served as a member of the Societies Board of Fellows for 14 years and was a Vice President of that Society for many years as well.
Asteroid 11378 Dauria
(1998 SV60) was named in honor of Tippy D'Auria. The citation reads: "Florida amateur astronomer Tippy D'Auria (b. 1935) is founder of the Winter Star Party. For many years he has worked to encourage both beginning and advanced sky-watchers in the hobby."
Tippy D'Auria is a frequent guest speaker and has lectured on astronomy at universities, high schools, astronomy clubs, star parties and civic groups as well as at state and national parks.
Winter Star Party
The Winter Star Party, aka WSP, is an annual convention of amateur astronomers where the primary activity is nighttime astronomical observation. Most attendees camp on site....
held each year in the Florida Keys
Florida Keys
The Florida Keys are a coral archipelago in southeast United States. They begin at the southeastern tip of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, and on to the uninhabited Dry...
sponsored by the Southern Cross Astronomical Society
Southern Cross Astronomical Society
The Southern Cross Astronomical Society, founded in 1922, is one of the oldest amateur astronomy societies in the Western Hemisphere. It is located in the Physics Department of Florida International University in Miami, Florida....
. A recognized ambassador of outreach and an Advisor for the Meade 4M Community.
Tippy is a noted astrophotographer who uses both cold camera photography and video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
for his work and has previously taught Creative Photography and Darkroom Techniques for 5 years at the Miami-Dade College in Miami, Florida. He maintains affiliations with The Local Group of Deep Sky Observers, the Institute for Planetary Research Observatories (IPRO), Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers
Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers
The Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers is an international scientific and educational organization established in March, 1947 in the United States by Walter H. Haas, and later incorporated in 1990...
(A.L.P.O.), and the Astronomical League
Astronomical League
The Astronomical League is an umbrella organization of amateur astronomy societies. Currently their membership consists of over 240 organizations across the United States, along with a number of Members-at-Large, Patrons, and Supporting members....
.
An active astronomer since 1980, D'Auria is currently a member of the Southern Cross Astronomical Society and has served as a member of the Societies Board of Fellows for 14 years and was a Vice President of that Society for many years as well.
Asteroid 11378 Dauria
11378 Dauria
11378 Dauria is a main belt asteroid. Discovered on September 17th, 1998 by the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search at the Anderson Mesa Station, it was originally designated 1998 SV60. It was renamed for Florida amateur astronomer Tippy D'Auria the founder of the Winter Star Party...
(1998 SV60) was named in honor of Tippy D'Auria. The citation reads: "Florida amateur astronomer Tippy D'Auria (b. 1935) is founder of the Winter Star Party. For many years he has worked to encourage both beginning and advanced sky-watchers in the hobby."
Tippy D'Auria is a frequent guest speaker and has lectured on astronomy at universities, high schools, astronomy clubs, star parties and civic groups as well as at state and national parks.
External links
- The Winter Star Party page on the Southern Cross Astronomical Society website
- NOVA: Tippy D'Auria
- Biography for Tippy D'Auria on the Meade 4M Community website