Robert P. King (known professionally as AstroBob), born August 9, 1953, is an American photographer, writer, and an amateur astronomer.[1] He publishes an astronomy blog called Astro Bob which is "widely read and respected" according to astronomer Bob Mizon.[1]

Early life and education

King grew up in the Chicago suburb Morton Grove, Illinois, and expressed a strong interest in astronomy since he was a boy.[2] He joined the Chicago Astronomical Society and gave presentations there. He graduated with a teaching degree in the German language at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Career

King moved to Duluth, Minnesota in 1979 to become a photographer for the Duluth News Tribune and became a photo editor in 1990,[3] retiring in 2018.[4][5] The darker skies of Duluth helped him renew his interest in astronomy. He taught community education astronomy classes at the University of Minnesota Duluth and Marshall Alworth Planetarium since 1992 and astronomy classes at Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center since 2011.[3]

King started his Astro Bob blog in 2008 to share knowledge on astronomy events and discoveries from NASA. His articles have also been published online with Sky & Telescope[2][5] and Universe Today.[3]

He published his first book Night Sky With the Naked Eye in 2016. Emily Lakdawalla of The Planetary Society says the book contains "practical advice on photographing sky phenomena".[6] His second book was reviewed in Astronomy Now.[7]

Books

  • Bob King, Night Sky With the Naked Eye: How to Find Planets, Constellations, Satellites and Other Night Sky Wonders Without a Telescope, 2016, ISBN 978-1624143090
  • Bob King, Wonders of the Night Sky You Must See Before You Die: The Guide to Extraordinary Curiosities of Our Universe, 2018, ISBN 978-1624144929

References

  1. 1 2 Mizon, Bob (2016), Mizon, Bob (ed.), "Light Pollution: Thief of the Stars and Mother of Dark Sky Tourism", Finding a Million-Star Hotel: An Astro-Tourist’s Guide to Dark Sky Places, The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 267–281, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-33855-2_8, ISBN 978-3-319-33855-2, retrieved July 28, 2021
  2. 1 2 "Out with a Bang! Year-end Sky Delights for 2020". Bell Museum. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 'LOOKING UP': Astro Bob King pens his first book, 'Night Sky with the Naked Eye' Pippi Mayfield, November 4, 2016
  4. ↑ Night Sky Explorer: Launch Into Skywatching
  5. 1 2 Simmons, Bob (June 16, 2020). "Currents: Bob King, author, photographer and skywatcher". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  6. ↑ Lakdawalla, Emily (November 22, 2016). "Emily's recommended space books for kids of all ages, 2016". The Planetary Society. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  7. ↑ Hodgson, Matthew (November 2018). "Review of 'Wonders of the Night Sky You Must See Before You Die'". Astronomy Now.
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