Maine Astronomy & Photography Retreats by Bruce Berger

A presentation hosted by Skyscrapers, Inc.
Saturday, July 8, 2023
Bruce Berger
You might know that I run 2 Summer workshops in Maine. This year from August 7-13 is the Maine Stargazing & Photography Retreat, featuring world-renowned nightscape photographer and founder of The World At Night, Babak Tafreshi. Following that, on August 14-20, is the Maine Astronomy Retreat that Kelly Beatty & I produce. There’s lots of observing, astronomy talks, gear talk and astro or nightscape photography during both weeks, with one difference. The first event has a purposely smaller group so that Babak, our special guests, and I can spend 1 on 1 time with each participant, helping them become better nighttime photographers.
I’ll present info on both of these annual events in order to let listeners decide which is a better fit for them.
Bruce Berger's passion for photographing the night sky was kindled by a chance meeting with Babak Tafreshi on a solar eclipse cruise across eastern Asia. Since then he shares his love for the night sky through photography. Bruce runs two exciting astronomy/photography workshops each summer in Maine. In this talk he’ll share information about the retreats and tell you how these events are “A Star Party Like No Other”.