Tippy D'Auria

Tippy D'Auria (b. 1935) is the founder of the world famous Winter Star Party held each year in the Florida Keys sponsored by the Southern Cross Astronomical Society. A recognized ambassador of outreach, he is a founding board director of the AstronomyOutreach network, and an Advisor for the Meade 4M Community. Tippy is a noted astrophotographer who uses both cold camera photography and video for his work and has previously taught Creative Photography and Darkroom Techniques for 5 years at the Miami-Dade College in Miami, Florida. He maintains affiliations with The Local Group of Deep Sky Observers, the Institute for Planetary Research Observatories (IPRO), Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (A.L.P.O.), and the Astronomical League. An active astronomer since 1980, D'Auria is currently a member of the Southern Cross Astronomical Society and has served as a member of the Societies Board of Fellows for 14 years and was a Vice President of that Society for many years as well.

Asteroid 11378 Dauria (1998 SV60) was named in honor of Tippy D'Auria. The citation reads: "Florida amateur astronomer Tippy D'Auria (b. 1935) is founder of the Winter Star Party. For many years he has worked to encourage both beginning and advanced sky-watchers in the hobby." [ [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=11378 11378 Dauria (1998 SV60) on the JPL Small Body Database Browser] ]

Tippy D'Auria is a frequent guest speaker and has lectured on astronomy at universities, high schools, astronomy clubs, star parties and civic groups as well as at state and national parks.

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External links

* [http://www.scas.org/wsp.html The Winter Star Party page on the Southern Cross Astronomical Society website]
* [http://www.astronomyoutreach.net/ Website of the AstronomyOutreach network]
* [http://www.meade4m.com/advisors/outreach_section/tippy_index.html Biography for Tippy D'Auria] on the Meade 4M Community website