MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Dr. Timothy Farris
Secretary of C.A.S.
Dr. Farris is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Mississippi with a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering. He received his PhD in Physics from Vanderbilt University, and he has been Professor of Physics at Volunteer State Community College since 2001. Tim has been associated with the Cumberland Astronomical Society for many years, serving as Educational Outreach director, Vice-President, and he currently serves as club secretary. He is a member of many professional organizations including The Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Most recently, he has published an article entitled "New Double Stars from Asteroidal Occultations." You can read this article here.
LLOYD WATKINS
Lloyd has recently written an article for his AL outreach club. You can read this article here.
Jim Tomkins, Lloyd and Kathy Watkins at Tennessee Spring Star Party, April 2011.
Lloyd is a long-time member of the Cumberland
Astronomical Society, and has been instrumental in organizing many of
our public outreach events. He works closely with the Tennessee State
Parks system facilitating astronomical public outreach at Cumberland
State Park and Fall Creek Falls. Lloyd, along with fellow CAS members
Misty and Allen Ball, have made the "Astronomy in the Parks Society" one
of the most well-attended events at Fall Creek Falls during the summer
months. Lloyd finds much gratification and enjoyment in educating the
masses on the oftentimes misunderstood science of Astronomy. His lovely
wife - and our dear friend - Kathy Watkins accompanies Lloyd on many
of his outreach jaunts.
We have just been informed that Astro-guru Lloyd has purchased yet another telescope, which he will use during the many astronomical events he attends:
"My most recent scope purchase is a Meade 8" SCT LS. I bought it to use for outreach programs. This scope does it all. First of all It's light and easy on the back. Captured click-in tripod bolts make this SCT easy to set up. It performs a complete alignment, tells me when it's ready to use, has a dead on go-to, describes and shows an image on the monitor of the object in the eyepiece. It also has the coma free optics with special coatings. I almost forgot, it has a minimum CCD camera."
The Meade 8" SCT LS
Lloyd has been a very active member or our Society, and has educated countless folks on the wonders of astronomy for many years. Thanks, Lloyd, for all your hard work.
ALLEN ROBNETT
Allen is a dedicated
astronomy and aerospace teacher
at Gallatin High School, and the recipient of the 2010
AFA Aerospace Teacher of the Year.
Allen has recently published two very interesting articles
concerning the speed of gravitational influence and the cause of Dark Energy, Dark Matter, and Dark Flow.
Papers - Hit link to read:
Experimental evidence for the transfer of information at a speed greater than the speed of light.
Link between current astronomical anomalies
Secretary of C.A.S.
Dr. Farris is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Mississippi with a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering. He received his PhD in Physics from Vanderbilt University, and he has been Professor of Physics at Volunteer State Community College since 2001. Tim has been associated with the Cumberland Astronomical Society for many years, serving as Educational Outreach director, Vice-President, and he currently serves as club secretary. He is a member of many professional organizations including The Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Most recently, he has published an article entitled "New Double Stars from Asteroidal Occultations." You can read this article here.
LLOYD WATKINS
Lloyd has recently written an article for his AL outreach club. You can read this article here.
Jim Tomkins, Lloyd and Kathy Watkins at Tennessee Spring Star Party, April 2011.
We have just been informed that Astro-guru Lloyd has purchased yet another telescope, which he will use during the many astronomical events he attends:
"My most recent scope purchase is a Meade 8" SCT LS. I bought it to use for outreach programs. This scope does it all. First of all It's light and easy on the back. Captured click-in tripod bolts make this SCT easy to set up. It performs a complete alignment, tells me when it's ready to use, has a dead on go-to, describes and shows an image on the monitor of the object in the eyepiece. It also has the coma free optics with special coatings. I almost forgot, it has a minimum CCD camera."
The Meade 8" SCT LS
Lloyd has been a very active member or our Society, and has educated countless folks on the wonders of astronomy for many years. Thanks, Lloyd, for all your hard work.
ALLEN ROBNETT
Allen is a dedicated
astronomy and aerospace teacher
at Gallatin High School, and the recipient of the 2010
AFA Aerospace Teacher of the Year.
Allen has recently published two very interesting articles
concerning the speed of gravitational influence and the cause of Dark Energy, Dark Matter, and Dark Flow.
Papers - Hit link to read:
Experimental evidence for the transfer of information at a speed greater than the speed of light.
Link between current astronomical anomalies