During his time at the 2010 Northeast Astronomy Forum, Astronomy magazine Assistant Editor Bill Andrews spoke with dozens of manufacturers about their products. Fortunately for us, he brought along a handheld high-definition video camera and recorded his conversations.
Not even two weeks back from the Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) in Suffern, New York, and the videos I shot are online.
Normally on a trip, I don’t take many pictures or videos for fear that I might focus too much on the media-making and miss out on the actual experience. At NEAF, though, the sheer quantity of vendors, booths, talks, and enthusiastic amateurs means my memories are little more than an exciting blur. For once, I’m glad I went a little overboard, shooting nearly 20 interviews with various telescope, camera, and software company representatives.
Almost everyone I talked to was optimistic about the state of astronomy, and it’ll be fun to watch these videos (for the first time!) and relive the action-packed days of 2 weeks ago. And, as always, be sure to let me know what you think in the comments section.
NEAF 2010 videos
• APM America, Apogee Instruments, Astronomics, and Atik Cameras
• Celestron, Explore Scientific, iOptron, Meade, and Night Vision Astronomy
• Optec, Orion, QSI, and SBIG
• Software Bisque, Starizona, Starlight Express, and Takahashi
• Tele Vue Optics, Vixen Optics, and William Optics
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