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About me:
My name is
Maurice Toet and I live in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.
Astronomy has been part of my life since the appearance of comet
Hale-Bopp in
1997. I was 16 years old then and acquired a 4.5 inch Newtonian
reflector.
During that period I came in contact with other enthusiasts at the
public astronomical
observatory of Rijswijk from whom I have learned a lot. In 2007, I married my
wonderful wife Brenda who has been a great support to me.
My main interest
lies in photography
of the deep sky, which requires long exposure times under the starry
skies. Unfortunately dark skies are becoming scarce, so one has to
travel hundreds of miles to enjoy the full splendor of the Milky Way.
--
Maurice F. Toet,
September 2009
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PUBLISHED WORK
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- Zenit (magazine), 2000 (March)
Images of Jupiter and Saturn
made with a Pictor 416 XT and C14 Schmidt-Cassegrain on October 31,
1999.
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- Zenit (magazine), 2001 (March)
A two-page article called
"Een Russchische Maksutov-Cassegrain telescoop", covering experiences
with the INTES MK-67 150 mm Maksutov-Cassegrain.
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- Large Canvas, Rotterdam Central Library,
2003 (August) - present
An image of M42 printed on a
large canvas portrayed on the ceiling of the main stairwell.
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- Handboek Sterrenkunde (book ISBN
90-5956-0021), 2003
An image of startrails on
page 52.
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- Sterrengids 2004 (almanak ISBN
90-6638-045-4), 2004
An image of startrails on
page 146.
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- De dertien tonen van de schepping (book
ISBN 90-74899-42-0), 2006
An image of M45 on page
95.
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- Guardian.co.uk, 2008 (June)
An image of startrails
in an article called "The new stars of Provence".
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- Heelal (magazine), 2008 (September)
An image of the green flash
on July 4, 2008.
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- Zenit (magazine), 2009 (February)
Images of the Venus
occultation on December 1, 2008.
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- Huis Marseille, museum/gallery in
Amsterdam, 2010 (exhibition from March to May)
Images of B7, M31, M45 and Orion.
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- Shell The Hague, office lunchroom, 2010
(exhibition from September to December)
A total of 19 Images
portrayed on 50 x 50 cm FOREX prints.
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- Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD),
October 5, 2010
Collaboration image of the Sword of
Orion.
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- Clausewitz (book
ISBN 978-90-446-1640-8), 2010
An image of a lightning bolt on
page 186.
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- Sterrengids 2012 (almanak ISBN
978-90-6638-000-4), 2012
An image of IC 5146 on
page 146, an image of M51 on page
147, an image of LDN 673 on
page 148, an image of the Leo Triplet
on page 149 and an image of NGC 7000 &
IC 5070 on page 151.
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