Jeff Johnson
Location: Las Cruces,
New Mexico
Telescope: Takahashi FS-60C
“I have a long love of astronomy and have observed the night sky for many years with binoculars and a telescope from the age of ten. I did my first ‘real’ astrophotography in 1996 when I used a 35mm SLR camera to take photos of Comet Hyakutake. I took a tripod out into the desert here in Las Cruces and just experimented with exposures. Later I bought a ten-inch Dobsonian for viewing, and within a week was taking pictures through the eyepiece for fun. Within a few more weeks I knew I wanted to get serious with astroimaging.”