400 Years of the Telescope

Kris Koenig is a video producer from the ground up. His knowledge and expertise for interviewing, camera work, lighting, editing, and production management culminated as the producer and writer of the ten-hour PBS telecourse "Astronomy: Observations and Theories" for which he won two Emmy® awards – Instructional Programming and Outstanding Non-news Writer. His work has taken him all over the world including most of the major observatories in the western hemisphere. Non-astronomical productions have included traveling to China and Europe to produce k-12 educational videos. His footage has also been used in National Geographic productions. Kris’ has also produced unique and effective interactive kiosk for Canon USA, Celestron, Fry’s Electronics and W. M. Keck Observatory. His astrophotography graces the covers of national acclaimed astronomical texts books and appears in various publications and videos. In his limited spare time Kris directs one of the most successful community observatories in the country. He is now in production on a documentary of the history of the telescope "400 Years of the Telescope".