astronomy

The board had just sworn in its newest members, including an astronomy professor from the University of California, Los Angeles, named Ben Zuckerman.

“I was taking classes in astronomy and anthropology,” she says.

“It was so obvious that the number of satellite trails is just way way up since I started doing astronomy,” he said.

A maddening combination of good intentions and self-destructive tendencies — accommodating sensitivity and unforgivable pettiness — Vicente has a sharp mind for math, physics and astronomy that he loves sharing with his daughters.

Neal White, a prize judge and an artist, said Mr Borsari's image showed "the future of astronomy photography being fearlessly, and openly, taken forward by a new generation".