Scott Degenhardt is a native of the Middle Tennessee area and is popularly known for disseminating information about current happenings in the sky. An avid amateur astronomer, he has served as a research member with the International Occultation Timing Association. He helped pioneer the use of video for timing eclipses of stellar and solar system objects. Using this technique, he has discovered three new binary star systems. His background in optics and his technical training and experience in electronics and computers have led Scott along several interesting career paths. He has done everything from controlling broadcasts by satellite for Country Music Television to working on spacecraft for NASA. He spent many years calibrating equipment used to test aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, and rockets at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee. He also spent some years on a laser research project at Vanderbilt University’s Free-Electron Laser (FEL) Center. The Free-Electron Laser is tunable to a wide range of infrared wavelengths where no lasers currently exist. At the FEL Center, Scott worked on the assembly and testing of the prototype of a monochromatic X-ray machine for MXISystems. He is now assisting in the development of the current model, finding ways to improve and streamline the operation and output of the monochromatic X-ray source. Scott is certified as a private pilot. He also loves photography, the outdoors, martial arts, any form of physical fitness, and anything technical. A budding cello player, he enjoys creating musical duets with his wife Michelle, an accomplished pianist.