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Bay Area – The Artist on the Road
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The Artist on the Road. Richard Sheppard's Sketchbooks, Watercolors, and Journals. The Artist on the Road: Impressions of Greece. Sketchcrawl in Albany California. Yesterday, the Bay Area Urban Sketchers group met in Albany for Sketchcrawl. The weather was sunny and warm for the month of January, perfect for drawing. I had never visited Albany nor had I ever meet my fellow sketchers from across the bay. January 20, 2013. March 29, 2013. Comments are off for this post. November 10, 2012. March 29, 2013.
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Cloverdale – The Artist on the Road
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The Artist on the Road. Richard Sheppard's Sketchbooks, Watercolors, and Journals. The Artist on the Road: Impressions of Greece. Papa’s Pizza Cafe. May 1, 2016. Comments are off for this post. This nondescript, rundown old building, has been the home of Papa’s Pizza Café since 1988. You’d never know they make terrific pizza. But tomorrow, March 21, they’re moving to a new location, about a block away in Downtown Cloverdale, CA. I sketched this yesterday before the sign was taken down. March 20, 2016.
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David Sheppard - Consulting
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Langhorne, Pa 19047. To Dec 96 -. Contract Engineer assigned to Telos Federal System, Shrewsbury, NJ. Responsible for evaluation of DSCS III Geosynchronous Satellite test plans.
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David Sheppard - Turkey
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In the fall of 1993, David Sheppard traveled the western coast of Turkey. He visited ruins of ancient Ephesus, Troy and Pergamon. You can read about this adventure in his eBook, Oedipus on a Pale Horse.
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David Sheppard - Greece
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In the fall of 1993, David Sheppard traveled Greece for two and one-half months. He visited the ruins of many ancient archaeological sites. You can read about this adventure in his eBook, Oedipus on a Pale Horse.
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David Sheppard - Military Service
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Nlisted in the US Air Force on July 1, 1963. E duty until discharged on April 23, 1971. Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Titan II Missile Systems. He was then assigned to Little Rock AFB, Jacksonville, Arkansas, where he was a member of a Title II launch crew and pulled alerts in Titan II missile silos. During this time, he went TDY to Vandenberg AFB where he received Missile Combat Crew Training. Following his studies at Stanford, he was assigned to.
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Chowchilla Fair 2005
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For those interested in how I came out with my 20 inch Obsession at the Chowchilla Fair, I thought I’d provide you with this update. This was not my initiation to this type of activity. I’ve been showing family and friends the stars for almost 50 years now. Plus I taught astronomy at NMSU-Carlsbad using a Celestron. 11 GPS, and we took it out twice a week. This taught me that for group activities, there’s nothing like GoTo. Setup and collimate before looking for alignment stars. I have the ServoCAT.
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Ladders
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About the Obsession Telescope
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The 20 telescope was purchased from Obsession Telescopes. Which is owned and operated by Dave Kriege, the well-known Dobsonian telescope manufacturer and author. In Lake Mills, Wisconsin. The telescope is a Newtonian reflector with a 20 inch primary mirror and a 3.1 inch secondary (diagonal). The mount is a Dobsonian, which was invented by the amateur astronomer John Dobson. Telescope rocker box and mirror box ready for transport with the wheelbarrow handles.
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About David Sheppard
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David Sheppard bought his first telescope at the age of 15. It was a 4 Dynascope that is still in use. In 1979 he bought a 10 Cave Astrola that is also still operational. He recently purchased a 20 Dobsonian telescope from Obsession Telescopes. During 2002-3 he was NASA JPL's Solar System Ambassador for southwestern New Mexico. He taught astronomy at NMSU-Carlsbad for one semester. Currently he is forcibly retired because of a long struggle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.