Michael P. Caligiuri email Address: mcaligiuri@ucsd.edu

ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER:

I have enjoyed astrophotography since I first captured a photo of Comet Levy in 1991 using a 4.5 in. Newtonian reflector. After several years of using film to record deep space images only to end up trashing 80% because of bad focus, jammed camera, insufficient exposures, or just simply forgetting to advance the film, I discovered CCD imaging and never looked back. Astronomy offers challenges that require a lifetime to master.

I do have a day job. I am a Professor of Psychiatry at UCSD, where my research and teaching focus on finding better ways to evaluate pharmacotherapies for psychosis and depression. I also direct the campus-wide clinical research protections program, a program charged with the oversight and monitoring of all the regulatory and ethical aspects of human research at UCSD.