The Charlie Elliott Chapter Director, Ken Poshedly

Ken is a member of several astronomy organizations including the Assn of Lunar & Planetary Observers (the ALPO) and the AAC, which he joined in the spring of 1993 and founded the Peach State Star Gaze a year later. He owns a Criterion RV-6 Dynascope (6-in., f/8 Newtonian) and a 12.5-in., f/5.7 Newtonian located in The Justyntime Observatory at his home in Snellville.

email: director@CEastronomy.org
Tel: 678-516-1366

The Charlie Elliott Chapter Recording Secretary, Marie Lott

Originally from McLean, Virginia, Marie has lived in Atlanta since 1983 with her husband Tim, a cat and two children (now grown up & gone). She holds a BSc degree from Duke and a Masters in Genetics from the University of Texas. For the past 27 years Marie has worked for a research group studying human mitochondrial DNA.

Marie joined her first astronomy club when she was 13 and has been a member of the Atlanta Astronomy Club since 2002. Marie owns an assortment of telescopes and especially enjoys solar observing. Marie & Tim are in the process of building an observatory for her 20” dob at Deerlick Astronomy Village. If & when the observatory is ever finished, everyone is invited out to visit!

email: secretary@CEastronomy.org
Tel: 404-376-5663

The Charlie Elliott Chapter Observing
Supervisor, Steven Phillips

Steve is a native of Atlanta and holds a B.S. degree in management science from Virginia Tech. He has been a member of the Atlanta Astronomy Club since 2005. Steve’s early interest in Astronomy was inspired by the writings of the legendary Sir Patrick Moore and includes both planetary and deep sky observation. Outside of astronomy Steve’s hobbies include boating, waterskiing, and picking up toys for his 3 small children. He owns a Vixen VMC260 Maksutov-Cassegrain, a Meade ETX-125, and a pair of Miyauchi Saturn III binoculars.

email: observing@CEastronomy.org
Tel:

Chapter Committees

Chapter Outreach

The Charlie Elliott Chapter Outreach Coordinator,
Theo Ramakers

Theo is a member of the Atlanta Astronomy Club and the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers. His interest in the night sky started many years ago as a Boy Scout in his native Holland.

When his kids gave him a telescope, his enthusiasm got a new boost and he became a member of the AAC and its CE Chapter, where he was the director from 2008-2011.

Theo’s main interest is in Solar and Planetary observation and imaging, as well as deep sky objects. He owns a Celestron C11 on an EQ6, a SolarMax40, a PST CaK solar scope, an SV80 refractor. He has been very active learning the tricks of Astro Imaging with a Canon Rebel XTi, a Philips SPC900NC and a DMK 21AU04.AS and lately a DMK41AU02.AS. His main passion however, is to reach out to the teens and to try to kindle that fire and enthousiasme that all of us unite in observing the Universe.

email: outreach@CEastronomy.org
Tel: 770-464-3777

The Charlie Elliott Chapter Mascot,
Tiger Junior

“Junior” attends almost every chapter meeting and greets each arriving guest. During meetings, Junior can usually be found making the rounds with a wagging tail and a polite request for a scratch on the head, but sometimes he just takes a nap.

mascot@CEastronomy.org
Tel: Three barks and a howl

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