Jack Eastman, Chief
Observer of the Denver
Astronomical Society,
is without a doubt one
of the better known
figures in amateur
astronomy today. The
picture at right shows
Jack at one of the
Denver Astronomical
Society's Public
Open Houses, held at
Chamberlin Observatory.
He is proudly displaying
his smallest home-built
telescope: a Newtonian
with a 1.5-inch mirror cut from the
center of the primary
mirror of the first Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain (a telescope
that Jack helped to
design.)
Also pictured (below) is
Jack's six-inch 1870's Alvan
Clark refractor.
Jack is an avid
planetary, solar and
double star observer. He
brings a wealth of
experience to every
meeting and function
that he attends. He has
hobnobbed with many of
the big names in
astronomy. Yet Jack is
eminently approachable
and self-effacing. He
finds it hard to believe
that for many amateur
astronomers, meeting him
would really make their
year.
Jack was the recipient
of the Western Amateur
Astronomers 2003 G.
Bruce Blair Award.
 At
our
general meetings,
Jack is always coming up
with detailed observing
reports and sketches. At
the bottom of this page,
you will find links to
some of these, as well
as articles about Jack's
telescopes. Download
these articles and
interpret them as you
see fit. These
astronomical
observations of Jack's
are for those who have
been in amateur
astronomy for a bit.
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