Pitcairn Islands Outreach! “Celestializing” the H.M.S. Bounty Mutineers! – Bryon Elliot
Date/Time: Wednesday January 8, 2025 starting at 7:30PM
Location: University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre, Lecture Theatre A104. Park in Lot 1 (pay parking) and cross Ring Road
Abstract – Who knew “Mutiny on the Bounty” was based on a true story?! Please join me as I tell the tale of my unforgettable adventure on Pitcairn Island, the paradisiacal home of the mutineers’ descendants. I’ll touch on their captivating history, and reveal some of the brilliant celestial wonders I shared with them in their pristine night sky.
Biography – Bryon M. Elliot (please call him, “Puppy”) earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude, from the Georgia Institute of Technology in ‘93. However, a percussive, head-on encounter with a garage door in 2015 abruptly ended his software engineering career, thus making room for the other passion of his life: Astronomy!
He is an active member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and the UBC Astronomy Club, through which he has met like-minded friends, is learning astronomy-related software, has created a landscape for Stellarium, and participates in star parties. He also occasionally lectures at RASC chapters and seniors communities relatively near his home in Vancouver, British Columbia.
A self-proclaimed novice skygazer, Puppy prefers naked-eye and binocular sky gazing due to their low luggability factor. He plans on keeping his golden years spicy by sprinkling in familiarization with all manner of astronomical equipment, from sextants and armillary spheres to Dobsonians, GoTo telescopes, PixInsight, and petabyte data analysis from humanity’s fleet of space telescopes.
