Ken Bertin will also be our featured presenter. His talk, "The Telescope: Up Close and Personalized", delves into the history of the development of the telescope. It is more about the life and times of the astronomers who developed the instrument. Several revelations about exactly who produced what are covered. Each life is merely touched upon rather than detailed due to the time restraints involved in giving a presentation.

Several of the better-known astronomers will not be detailed such as Galileo, Kepler, and Newton for the information about these individuals is pretty well known. However, their contributions will be noted. There will be more detail about the lesser-known individuals.

Ken has been a member of the Warren Astronomical Society since the late 70s. He has held the office of VP and President. During his term as vice president, he developed the speaker forum which we use presently. During his administration as president he expanded the board to seven members from its original five, adding Outreach Director and Publications Director. Ken also added the “In the News” segment to our meetings which keeps the membership updated on new developments in the field of astronomy.

Ken has observed 10 total solar eclipses, four annular eclipses and numerous lunar eclipses. Once a year, he develops a presentation on an historical astronomer and to date there have been a total of 15 such presentations. In 2001, he was awarded the John Searles Award and last year was presented with a lifetime membership. He has been studying astronomy for over 60 years. He considers it a passion, not a hobby.
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If you would like to present either a short talk (10-15 minutes) or a full-length talk (45-60 minutes) at a future meeting, please email firstvp@warrenastro.org.
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The views expressed in presentations are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent, and should not be attributed to, the Warren Astronomical Society.