Huachuca Astronomy Club—Speakers Bob Gent Bob Gent is a retired USAF lieutenant colonel, and he is the past-president of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). He also served as president of the Astronomical League, a nonprofit federation of 275 astronomical societies and nearly 17,000 members. Among other activities, he taught astronomy at Pima Community College in 1997-98. He holds university degrees in mathematics, astronomy, and international relations. "Welcome to the Exciting World of Astronomy" Bob Gent gave a presentation at the meeting of the Huachuca Astronomy Club on Friday, Jan. 9. 2009, at Cochise College, Sierra Vista campus. His topic was entitled, "Welcome to the Exciting World of Astronomy." The program included selected astronomical images from spacecraft, some from professional observatories, and others from amateur astronomers, including some of Bob's own astrophotographs. In addition, Bob showed some of his favorite reference materials that he used to get started in astronomy. He concluded his talk with a brief discussion of the urgent need to protect the beauty of our night skies. The slides on light pollution can be accessed with the link below. Bob Gent's slide presentation on Light Pollution. Speakers Index