Antarctica Expedition Leaders

ANTARCTICA Expedition Leaders

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Richard Tresch Fienberg, our eclipse expedition leader, is editor in chief of Sky & Telescope, the world's leading astronomy magazine. This will be his 5^th journey to totality. Educated at Rice and Harvard Universities, Rick has spent many nights on mountaintops in Arizona and Hawaii studying dying stars, active galaxies, and the center of the Milky Way. At Sky & Telescope, his insightful coverage of the Hubble Space Telescope mission won a citation from the National Space Club. Although trained as a professional astronomer, Rick remains an amateur at heart. He recently built an observatory under the dark skies of southern New Hampshire, where he observes regularly with a 12-inch computer-controlled telescope.

Aram Kaprielian is President of TravelQuest International, the world’s leader in astronomy tours. Aram has been leading astronomy themed tours since 1986, when he lead a group to the southern tip of Baja California to observe Halley’s Comet. Aram has led groups all over the world - from journeys to Cro-Magnon cave art sites in Europe, to safaris in Africa, to cruises down the Nile. His passion for sharing one-of-a-kind travel experiences for groups is evident in every TravelQuest program. Eclipse Antarctica will be Aram’s 7^th total eclipse trip

TravelQuest International is the worldwide leader in astronomy themed travel. Founded with a focus on learning and adventure through travel, TravelQuest has never shied away from challenges. In 2001, TravelQuest was involved in the building of an eclipse village in remote western Madagascar. In 1999, TravelQuest was involved in negotiations between Kurdish and Turkish representatives that allowed viewing of a total solar eclipse outside the city of Dyarbakir, Turkey. Eclipse Antarctica will be TravelQuest's most ambitious and exciting eclipse trip to date.

Sky & Telescope, the world's premier astronomy magazine, has been bringing the universe down to Earth for more than 60 years. Readers in 135 countries turn to Sky & Telescope each month to learn about the latest cosmic discoveries, the hottest telescopes and accessories for backyard stargazers, and the best techniques for capturing glorious images of celestial scenes. The magazine's editors are experts in both the science and the hobby of astronomy. With Eclipse Antarctica, they will have traveled to every continent on the planet in pursuit of total eclipses of the Sun.

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