Dale Dellutri has had a life-long fascination with science and technology. He’s worked with computer hardware and software since the late 1960’s, and has managed technical employees and projects in various fields including programming, data center construction, legal, tax, and futures and equity trading. He has written programs in many computer languages. He is now retired.
Mr. Dellutri has an MBA and a MS in Information Science from the University of Chicago, and a BS in Engineering Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is an amateur astronomer and a member of the Northwest Suburban Astronomers. For more information about him, visit his personal web site at www.DaleDellutri.com
As an amateur astronomer, he has given a number of astronomy-themed presentations over the years to local astronomy clubs and at other venues. A few of his past presentations are:
- The 10 Most Fascinating Astronomy Images of 2025!
Everyone loves a Top Ten list! This presentation shows ten fascinating images from NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD.NASA.gov) website for the year 2025, along with their explanations. It will show how astronomy images can educate, fascinate, and provide a truly artistic experience! - Are We Prepared For the Next Carrington Event?
In 1859, a sunspot group spewed a coronal mass ejection from the Sun which hit the Earth, causing brilliant auroral displays and strong and damaging electrical currents in the only long-distance wires of the time: telegraph lines. This came to be called the Carrington Event, after the astronomer who first described that sunspot group. What would happen to our modern, interconnected, fully-wired society if a coronal mass ejection as strong as the Carrington Event were to strike the Earth again? - Curious Exoplanet Scientists Want To Know: Is There Life On Earth?
Scientists are continually discovering new exoplanets, planets in other solar systems. Some of these exoplanets might be able to support life. Could imagined scientists on these exoplanets determine if there is life on Earth? - Astro-Tourism: A Meridian Line in a Church in Rome
When my wife and I traveled to Rome in 2005, we saw stunning monuments, statues, and beautiful churches. We took pictures of many of these places. Then we happened on an astronomical item in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels and Martyrs: a 300-year-old meridian line (a sundial). This presentation shows many images from our travels around Rome, describes the meridian line, how it was used to determine the exact length of the year, and to compute the date for Easter Sunday. - Updating Kepler’s Dream: Observing the Earth FROM the Moon
In 1608, Johannes Kepler wrote a book called “Somnium”, which is Latin for “The Dream”. In it he explored the idea of observing the Earth from the Moon in order to teach that the Earth is turning on its axis. Learn about the problems associated with this work, and what we now know about observing the Earth from the Moon. - … and many more
For a complete list and description of each presentation, see daledellutri.com/daledellutri-presentation-catalog.pdf.
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