Ken Crawford
Ken Crawford is an American astrophotographer from Rancho Del Sol Camino, California.
Ken Crawford
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- Name
- Ken Crawford
- Birthplace
- Gary, Indiana
- Occupation
- Astrophotographer
- Known for
- Astrophotography
- Nationality
- United States
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Ken Crawford is an American astrophotographer from Rancho Del Sol Camino, California.
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• Name — Ken Crawford • Birthplace — Gary, Indiana • Occupation — Astrophotographer • Known for — Astrophotography • Website — www.imagingdeepsky.com
Early life and education
Early life and education
Ken Crawford was born in Gary, Indiana, and was interested in astronomy from a young age. In eighth grade, he built his first telescope. In 1978, he moved to Placerville, California. In 1985, he began his own carpet business, and in 1996 joined with Carpet One to have the largest floor and window covering store in the county.
Current life
Current life
In 2001, Crawford renewed his interest in astronomy to become an amateur astrophotographer. In 2004, he was one of the principal founders of the Advanced Imaging Conference held every year in San Jose and has served as president since 2007. In 2008, he was invited to participate in the NASA "Astronomy Picture of the Day" with many of his images appearing as the picture of the day. His images are noted in the astronomy community "for revealing extremely faint structures and details in objects not previously seen."
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Ken Crawford is recorded with the occupation photographer. Recorded as photographer and astronomer.
NGC 6960 or the Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. The analysis of the emissions from the nebula indicate the presence of oxygen, sulfur, and hydrogen. This is also one of the largest, brightest features in the x-ray sky. It is the Western Veil of the nebula (also known as Caldwell 34), consisting of NGC 6960 (the "Witch's Broom", "Finger of God"
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NGC 2685 (also known as the Helix Galaxy) is a lenticular and polar-ring galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It is about 50,000 light-years across and about 42 million light-years away from Earth. It is receding from Earth at 883 kilometers per second.
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- 1.Ken Crawford. Bio.
- 2.Waid observatory.
- 3."Ken Crawford", Capturing the Stars: Astrophotography by the Masters, ed. Robert Gendler, Voyageur Press, 2009, p. 135
- 4.Ken Crawford. Life.
- 5.IC 2944 – Astrophotography by Ken Crawford. 5 May 2008.
- 6.Aiccd.
- 7.Apod Nasa.
- 8.Skies & Scopes: Ken Crawford Case Study. 20 October 2023.
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