Bob King on visual observing & the awe of variable stars

Originally broadcast on December 7, 2024.

Bob King fell in love with the night sky when he was a kid, and he loves to share his passion with people of all ages through teaching and public observing. His long-time association with the AAVSO has seen him observe the most remote and exotic places in the universe—including “visits” to quasars, blazars and supernovae. In this webinar, Bob shared techniques for coaxing out faint transients near the limit of vision or shrouded in extragalactic haze. He also discussed the importance of using up-to-date charts, photographs and websites to assist in the quest to see the ends of the cosmos.

Bob is a community educator and writes for Sky & Telescope’s magazine and website. He also pens the long-time blog Astro Bob he started in 2008, and has been an AAVSO member since 1982. He just completed a book titled “Magnificent Aurora”, a comprehensive guide detailing the aurora borealis & how anyone can contribute to auroral science.

*Timestamps:*
00:00 Opening announcements
03:22 Introducing Bob King
04:11 Presentation - Things I Thought I'd Never See
00:49:26 Q&A with Bob
01:14:09 Closing announcements

[andreasberthold]

Thanks for the great presentation, a very likeable speaker, you can listen for hours

[rudibarani]

Thank you very much for the interesting and entertaining presentation & discussion. Enjoyed it a lot. Greetings from Germany