I'm an amateur astronomer with my lovely wife. Started with an early SETI program in 2000 or 2001. Really enjoyed being a part of the program. I
I never had much of an interest in astronomy until I went into the military. Getting up at 3:50 am to exercise was new to me. Lying on my back doing flutter kicks for awhile, the only thing to look at was the panoramic Southern Oklahoma night sky. I'd never seen so much sky before. It really made the time pass. To this day, I still find myself looking to the great night sky wherever I am to help me to minimize my frustrations.
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.
