Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Jim Kaufman shows the home observatory he built on his roof in Ironwood. The 12 inch Cassegrain reflector telescope has a GPS polar mount that can make alignment corrections and track objects using software.
By TOM LAVENTURE
IRONWOOD - Jim Kaufman achieved many goals in life before following through on his passion for astronomy.
He was an aerospace engineer. He earned a private pilot's license. He retired before age 55.
Kaufman said his fascination with the sky and the universe was fueled by a childhood immersed in science and science fiction. Growing up in the Flats of Ironwood, he recalls chasing what he thought was a UFO flying north at night with his friends.
"When I started high school my mind was focused on the wonders of the universe and I thought about the sky...
