Michael A. Covington started looking at, and photographing, the night sky over half a century ago and has never stopped. By day, after a long academic career at the University of Georgia’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence, he is now doing AI research and development in the financial industry. He is the author of Digital SLR Astrophotography, How to Use a Computerized Telescope, Astrophotography for the Amateur, and other books and articles. He lives near Atlanta with his wife, his daughter, and a varying number of cameras and telescopes.
