Matt BenDaniel, Astrophotographer

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Year 2006 Events

Year 2005 Events

RASC Calendar cover, Omega Centauri.
Farmer's Almanac, Moonbow.
Book cover illustration for Fireflies by W.L. Hughen.
Pleiades published in book Eyewitness Companion Astronomy. by Dorling Kindersly.
Central Milky Way published in Sir Patrick Moore's Sky at Night Magazine.
Spoke at Stellafane "How to Fit 10,000 Observers into a Ten Foot Dome".
Spoke at AAVSO annual meeting on "Automated Observation".

Year 2004 Events

My company SLOOH is well on its way to becoming a revolution in amateur astronomy. Thousands of people have subscribed. SLOOH is the world's first and only source of live deep sky images. Every night we broadcast live images from our observatory in the Canary Islands.
Astronomy Calendar, T. Dickinson, Southern Milky Way
Sky & Telescope, Scorpius, August 2004.
Night Sky Magazine, Earthshine, July/August, page 55.
Night Sky Atlas, Dorling Kindersley, NGC 2451
Sky & Telescope, Earthshine, February
Sky & Telescope's Beautiful Universe, Omega Centauri
Beautiful Universe
Pearson text book.

Year 2003 Events

Year 2002 Events

"Stellar Link Award" on AstronomyLinks.com, December 1.
Two images in Backyard Astronomers Guide published Moonbow, November.
Cover photograph Sky & Telescope, December (Central Milky Way). Also two images in Gallery including one full page (Milky Way Star clouds).
Several images in book by Pedro Ré Fotografar o céu.
Astrophotography Seminar, Boston Museum of Science, November 17.
Published "Planning an Astro-Imaging Expedition" article with images in Sky & Telescope, November.
Contributed four images to RASC Observer's Calendar 2003.
Presentation at Stellafane, Aug 9-10
Sky & Telescope published image of Veil Nebula in September issue
Newton magazine published Moonbow in June issue
Exhibition at Elizabeth Grady, June
Astrophotography Expedition to Vicuña, Chile April 7-20
BACS Benefit Art Show, April 7
Presentation to Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, May 25
Presentation to Astronomical Society of Northern New England, Mar 1
Gallery featured on http://PhotographyTips.com, February
Sky & Telescope Magazine published 2500-word article "Improving Astrophotos with Photoshop’s Curves” with NGC 7000 and M31 images, April
Sky & Telescope Magazine published Earthshine in Gallery, February
ASHLists site of the day, January 7
Wright Center Link of the Week, January
Weatherwise Magazine published Moonbow as two-page lead in "Colors of the Sky", January

Year 2001 Events

Sky & Telescope Magazine published Omega Centauri in article "My Favorite Deep Sky Objects", Oct.
Signed on to BCI stock photography agency in August
Sold "M33" and "Virgo Cluster" to Prentice Hall for Astronomy Today textbook, Aug.
ASTROGRAPH August/September, Feature Article "Anti-Vignetting Layer" with photos
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day "Moonbow", 04-July-01
Mac's Picks of the Week, 19-June-01
Sky & Telescope Magazine, August Gallery (page 140), "Moonbow"
Sky & Telescope Magazine, July Gallery (page 140), "Heart Nebula (IC 1805)"
Yahoo! Pick, June 11
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day "Virgo Galaxy Cluster"
Book Cover Photograph "Virgo Galaxy Cluster", 26-Jan-01
Cover of Astronomical Notices "Virgo Galaxy Cluster"
ASTROGRAPH June/July, Front Cover, Feature Article "Field Techniques" and 6 Photos
ASTROGRAPH April/May, Feature Article "Portable Astrophotography"
Telescopic Astronomy Course Instructor, Boston Museum of Science, Spring and Fall
Astronomy Day Exhibitor, Boston Museum of Science

Year 2000 Events

Current Equipment

Member, Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston
Member, International Dark Sky Association
Member, The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

I am indebted to John Boudreau, Sean Walker, Gary Walker, Daniel Verschatse, Mitch Sayare, and Kristi Stone.