As a child, Stefan always had an interest in space.  As a youngster he had a Tasco scope that barely managed to show close ups of the moon.  In university he took a first year astronomy course.  But mostly this interest was sidelined until 2012, when he and his wife were discussing retirement and thinking about hobbies they could do together in their golden years. 

That’s when they realized they both had a love of astronomy that had been put on hold by the business of life.  So they bought their first scope, which led to the second scope, then the third, and so on until they now have an observatory with 4 imaging rigs, (including a solar scope) a couple of big Dobs, a couple of trackers and a trailer to go chase the dark skies.  Stefan and his wife Shelley have been attending Starfest for 12 years and he has had some success in the Astroimaging contest as well as having images published in books, magazines and the RASC calendar. 

Besides pursuing astronomy, Stefan enjoys kayak fishing, radio controlled flying, making music and playing a variety of sports from their home near Athens, Ontario.