Date: September 29th, 2012
Title: Encore: Father and Son at the Eyepiece
Podcaster: Edward Gomez
Organization: Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network – http://lcogt.net
This podcast originally aired on March 18th, 2010
http://365daysofastronomy.org/2010/03/18/march-18th-father-and-son-at-the-eyepiece/
Description: I explore my childhood experiences of astronomy with my dad, and how it inspired me to be a professional astronomer. We talk about building a telescope in the garden of the family home and why my grandfather was consider to be crazy by the family.
Bio: Dr Edward Gomez works for Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network (http://lcogt.net) as the education and outreach lead. He is involved in many other science engagement projects, including ‘Teapots from Space’ vodcast series, is a lay-editor for Portal to the Universe, and a ‘dot-astronomer’. Edward likes coffee and a paper on a Sunday morning, while listening to some baroque music.
Sean Gomez is semi-retired, but has been an accountant and managing director of several engineering companies. He is now enjoying more time with his wife, who always manages to keep him out of mischief. His loves are astronomy, the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, restoring classic cars, and singing. Sean would ideally like to do all four at once, but his wife seldom permits it.
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