About

Ted began to be passionate about amateur astronomy when he
first saw the moons of Jupiter through a telescope from the high,
clear air of the Sierra Nevada mountains. He is a past President of
the New Hampshire Astronomical Society and is currently a
NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador. He was the first to receive
the 250-hour award pin for public outreach from the Sidewalk
Astronomers of America, a nationwide public service organization. After purchasing a home in Fountain Hills, Arizona he co-founded the Fountain Hills Astronomy Club and is a board member of the Fountain Hills Dark Sky Association. In January, 2018, Fountain Hills was awarded International Dark Sky Community status by the International Dark Sky Association, only the 17th community in the world to be so honored.

Past Activities

In support of the Dark Sky Community designation for Fountain Hills, I presented about light pollution and dark skies at the following organizations in 2017, and we received letters of support from all of them.

Fountain Hills Chamber of Commerce
Fountain Hills Unified School District
Phoenix Area Chapter, International Dark Sky Association
Fountain Hills Cultural and Civic Association
Neighborhood Property Owners Association (NPOA)
L. Alan Cruikshank River of Time Museum
CopperWynd Resort and Club
Fountain Hills Noon Kiwanis
Four Peaks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Four Peaks Rotary Club
Fountain Hills Sunset Kiwanis
Rotary Club of Fountain Hills
Morningside HOA

I am also VP of the Arizona Astroscience Discovery Center board, a group which is actively pursuing the creation of an Astroscience Discovery Center and Observatory in Fountain Hills.