Dr. Joe Izen of the Northern Colorado Astronomical Society is Prof. Emeritus of Physics at the Univ. of Texas at Dallas will be sharing his expertise in and passion for imaging the amazing objects in our solar neighborhood. In addition to Dr. Izen's professional work in high-energy particle physics, he is an avid amateur astronomer and has contributed to the Modern Eddington Experiment.

Solar System objects (except for comets) are particularly suitableastrophotography targets from cities. Planets, moons, and the Sun appear differently every day; some even have weather! Amateurs today shoot photos inconceivable in 1960's, even with professional observatories. The impossible has become doable due to the clever innovations of amateur astronomers and new imaging sensors. Joe will present a photographic tour of the solar system in pictures with glimpses into some astrotech magic.