Travis Rector

Dr. Travis A. Rector is a professor of astrophysics at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He also makes many of the color images released by Kitt Peak National Observatory, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, and the Gemini Telescopes. He is also a co-author of the book Coloring the Universe, a behind-the-scenes look at how images are made at the professional observatories.