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15. Follow Your Bliss! – The Astronomical Journey of Matthias Schmitt

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15. Follow Your Bliss! - The Astronomical Journey of Matthias Schmitt
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Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 00:45:51 | Recorded on January 30, 2022

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In this episode Maggie discovers the amazing personal and professional journey of astronomer Matthias Schmitt, Dark Sky Coordinator at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah and an astronomy guide for Stargazing Zion. He is an avid eclipse chaser with observations in Oregon, Argentina, Oman, the Antarctic, and other locations.  Find out how joining an astronomy club, surrounding yourself with passion, and following your bliss, can change your life forever.  Read about Matthias’s most recent eclipse adventure to the Antarctic in an upcoming issue of the AAA newsletter, Eyepiece.

Solar Eclipse 2017 – Stanley Fertig – Madras, Oregon

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