Don Bruns took his first planetary photos in the late 1960's, using a home-made 6" reflector, not even equipped with a clock drive. Using short exposures, he recorded the bands around Jupiter on very grainy, high speed black and white film. He is now a Senior Scientist at Trex Enterprises.

The Stellar Products Observatory - showing the telescope and equipment used in astrophotography.

Dr. Bruns's home page, including links to his favorite technical papers, mineral collection, and recent vacations.

For more general information about the AO-2 or AO-5 adaptive optics systems, or specific technical information, or for comments on the present or future content of this site, contact Dr. Don Bruns, Chief Scientist, at dbruns@stellarproducts.com.

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