Justin Samaha is an amateur astronomer and life-long space enthusiast who brings the stars to the people, wherever they are.
You’ll find him with his telescope on street corners, city parks, and beyond. Washington Heights locals know him as The Guy with the Telescope, or Star Man. (Star Lord, Justin’s preferred title, has strangely not gained traction.)
Most people are surprised and delighted to discover what they can see under an urban night sky: Saturn and its beautiful rings; the rugged craters, valleys, and mountains of the Moon; red Mars and its polar ice cap; and more.
Astronomy for everyone is the belief that inspired Justin to start setting up his telescope in the least likely of places.
Anywhere with a patch of clear sky and lots of passersby is perfect for astronomy.
By day, Justin is a composer, audio engineer, and multimedia producer; guitar teacher; stagehand; and writes a monthly astronomy column for a small newspaper. He also writes speculative fiction and is hard at work on a novel called Companion.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife (a vascular neurologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital), three children, and two dogs.
