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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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- Zenit (magazine), 2000 (March)
Images of Jupiter and Saturn
made with a Pictor 416 XT and C14 Schmidt-Cassegrian on October 31,
1999.
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- Zenit (magazine), 2001 (March)
A two-page article called
"Een Russschisch 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
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
Image of startrails on
page 52.
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- Sterrengids 2004 (almanak ISBN
90-6638-045-4), 2004
Image of startrails on
page 146.
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- De dertien tonen van de schepping (book
ISBN 90-74899-42-0), 2006
Image of M45 on page
95.
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- Guardian.co.uk, 2008 (June)
Image of startrails
in an article called "The new stars of Provence".
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- Zenit (magazine), 2009 (February)
Images of the Venus
occultation on December 1, 2008.
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