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Favorite Quotation
"How infinitesimal is the importance of anything I can do,
but how infinitely important it is that I should do it." -- Voltaire
Education and Employment
I received a BA in Astronomy and Physics and an MA in Astronomy from UCLA, and was working on a doctoral dissertation on the distribution of galaxies in the Universe when I took a position as LBCC's astronomy instructor, in the summer of 1970. I will celebrate my 40th year as a full-time instructor in 2010.
A Minor Note Concerning Address
Once I discovered how much I preferred teaching to research I abandoned my doctoral research, so although it is appropriate to call me "Professor Seligman", "Doctor Seligman" is not correct.
Astronomical Activities
I maintain a web site for my students at cseligman.com (also accessible as courtneyseligman.com). Although part of the site is devoted to my classes, there is a considerable amount of material, gradually being organized into an Astronomy eText, which is of more general interest (as evidenced by the fact that it receives more than a thousand visitors a day).
I hold Friday evening Astronomy Open Houses about once a month throughout the year. If the weather cooperates, there is a telescope viewing session on the roof of the D building, following a planetarium presentation in D326. If it is cloudy or raining, I still hold the planetarium presentation, but do not have a telescope viewing session.
Avocations
My current interests include reading, playing the piano, and writing fiction. In the late 1970's and early 80's, I was very involved with American-style ballroom dancing. It was through dancing that I met my wife -- a very nice bonus for what was already a very pleasurable avocation -- and although we haven't danced competitively for many years, we still enjoy an occasional turn around the floor.
 Posing with friends on a hike to the top of Mount Silliman (around 1965). I used to love hiking, and especially enjoyed body-sledding down one of the snowfields surrounding the mountain, on the way back; but after getting sun poisoning on this trip, I began to confine my walking to twilight and night-time hours. |
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