John
O'Neal, North Carolina Stargazer
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Website created by John O'Neal, © 2018
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O'Neal has been an avid
AMATEUR ASTRONOMER and astrophotographer for over 40 years. In
2007 he built a home observatory and began imaging the sun. In 2012 he,
(along with Pamela & Randy Shivak) co-founded a social media site
for
solar imagers which has grown to include over 25,000 members worldwide
and offers up to the minute amateur and pro images and news of our
closest star
from around the globe. John is a NASA Solar System Ambassador and a member of and contributor to ALPO and the AAVSO. His images can be found on his numerous websites, on MASA, ASTROBIN, PHOTOGRAPHING SPACE.com, FLICKR and on the SOLARACTIVITY FB site. (See the LINKS Tab.) He has authored numerous tutorials on solar imaging and equipment reviews and has given countless presentations to the general public and to amateur and pro astronomers over the years. Most recently he has presented at the Terrestrial Earth Sciences Seminar in 2015 in Indiana, at SOLARFEST 2016 & 2018, in Missouri, at The Regional Gathering of Amateur Astronomers, or BOBFEST 2017-8 in NC, at the North East Astro Imaging Conference or NEAIC 2017-8 in NY and at Tri-Star 2017-8 in NC. His most recent solar star party contributions were at the Tri-Star event in NC, The Astronomy on the National Mall event in Washington DC which drew over 10,000 guests, and the SOLARACTIVITY Solar Star Party and Eclipse Presentation in Smiths Ferry, Idaho with over 4,000 participants in attendance. In 2018 John has already committed to giving several presentations on Astrophotography topics and on Solar outreach and Star Parties throughout the U.S. On this site you'll find some highlights and day-to-day pictures and the interesting stories behind them. Use the Menu Bar above to navigate around the site and don't forget to bookmark and check back often as pages are updated frequently. Here's
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http://www.onealwebsite.com/stargazer/
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