| Brief Biography
Richard Dibon-Smith, author of these web pages, works and lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as he has done for the past thirty years.
He is a graduate of Stanford University -- where he studied Social Sciences -- and of the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Education.
Mr Dibon-Smith's interest in astronomy dates from his childhood, when he developed a fascination for the night sky and took it upon himself to identify the constellations and the various stars. This interest was renewed later in life, to the point of compiling a well-received star catalogue, StarList 2000, published in 1992 by John Wiley, NY.
This work became the basis for the present web site, which began in 1996. The instant popularity of the web page prompted printed versions, which first appeared in 1998.
Since that time thousands of constellation guides have been sent to many countries around the world.
Mr Dibon-Smith is also an accomplished photographer, specialising in foreign travel, and has been represented by PhotoResearchers of New York for over twenty-five years.
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To my Customers: your comments, suggestions, and criticisms solicited It isn't any fun being a perfectionist. It's an affliction that never resolves itself. Even though you folks have told me ‘it’s great’ and ‘wonderful’ and ‘a really nice job’ (for which I thank you) I'm still not convinced that things couldn't be just a bit better.
So now that you've had a chance to use The Constellations Pocket Guide or The Binocular (and Naked Eye) Guide to the Stars, you are being asked to help the author make these reference books better.
I've already benefited from a number of fine suggestions. Which brings to mind the possibility that others might have some ideas, or criticisms, but not wish to contribute unless asked.
Well, I'm asking :-)
In particular I would hope that both the quality and the content of each book met your expectations. (One way of improving the quality of the Pocket Guide was to settle on "cold-laminated" covers. The 'cold-lamination' prevents excessive curling.)
One of the most recent improvements has been in the graphics, which now reflect the perspective of the observer rather than the flat representation as found on the web site's graphics.
Should you feel that more improvements could be made, please let me know -- click on the envelope below and email me your ideas.
Thank you!
(Of course, after first deleting the obvious, an increasingly futile attempt to reduce spam.)
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