Workshop: Night Vision Astronomy
During this presentation of Telescopic Viewing with Night Vision Technology, Dr. Carl Wenning will describe image intensifiers, explain their use, and describe what can be seen using military-grade image intensifiers with a large telescope. He regularly uses a white light night image intensifier with a 20” PlaneWave telescope at Waynesville Observatory in Illinois. He has many experiences and practical advice to share.
About Dr. Carl Wenning
Dr. Carl Wenning has been an avid amateur astronomer since his grandfather introduced him to the sky in July 1957. Carl has been involved with the Twin City Amateur Astronomers (Illinois) since September 1978. He last served as president of that organization from 2024-2025. He is also an Astronomical League Master Observer who spends much of his free time introducing nascent amateur astronomers to observing using his club’s Celestron 11" and PlaneWave 20" telescopes.
Carl served three consecutive two-year terms as NCRAL Regional Chair from 2017 to 2023. He also has served as the Region’s Northern Lights newsletter editor from 2016 to the present. He originated the NCRAL blotter, a monthly newsletter for affiliate leadership. He was recognized for his education and outreach efforts in 2007 when he received the NCRAL Region Award. Carl served as planetarium director (1978-2001) and physics teacher educator (1994-2008) at Illinois State University in Normal, where he resides. Nowadays, he spends much of his free time writing about astronomical topics.
