{"id":373,"date":"2022-03-05T22:34:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T03:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casastellare.com\/?page_id=373"},"modified":"2025-04-02T23:53:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T03:53:57","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/casastellare.com\/?page_id=373","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"373\" class=\"elementor elementor-373\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e20dd7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e20dd7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8047685\" data-id=\"8047685\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79726e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79726e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1341968 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1341968\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-863c62c\" data-id=\"863c62c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49aa68f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49aa68f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Casa Stellare team is Jeff McFarlin, Jerry Smith, and Josh Lake.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope you enjoy the web site and hard work of the team in collecting and developing the data from our selections of galaxies, nebulae and other amazing and wonderful objects. We welcome you all and hope you will come back soon to see what is next!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e438cdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e438cdf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa5e947\" data-id=\"fa5e947\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdd6dd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cdd6dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/casastellare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jeff-e1646683445203.jpeg\" title=\"Jeff\" alt=\"Jeff\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Jeff<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f0a7ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f0a7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jeff McFarlin, co-founder, owner and primary operator of Casa Stellare. He manages all technical aspects of the observatory, and runs the imaging sessions. He lives in northern Virginia with his wife and two kids, and by day works in I.T. Jeff began his serious astrophotography pursuits in 2009.<br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-27f3c67\" data-id=\"27f3c67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b021c62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b021c62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/casastellare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jerry.png\" title=\"Jerry\" alt=\"Jerry\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Jerry<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a72266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a72266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jerry Smith, co-founder of Casa Stellare. Former Air Traffic Supervisor\/Manager and Controller from Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). Still works for FAA as Contractor (L3Harris) implementing Next Gen Data Communications between Pilots and Controllers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-73758ed\" data-id=\"73758ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae5f1b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae5f1b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/casastellare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lake-Avatar-e1646683579557.png\" title=\"Lake Avatar\" alt=\"Lake Avatar\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Josh<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bddc106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bddc106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Josh is the Casa Stellare team&#8217;s image processor. By day, Josh is a physics, engineering, and astronomy teacher at Pomfret School, a CT independent boarding school. He runs the Pomfret Olmsted Observatory and teaches students how to use PixInsight to process astrophotography. In 2012, Josh won the Public and Jury Prizes for the international Hubble&#8217;s Hidden Treasures contest.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d1ef5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d1ef5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73b9c1b\" data-id=\"73b9c1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us The Casa Stellare team is Jeff McFarlin, Jerry Smith, and Josh Lake.\u00a0 We hope you enjoy the web site and hard work of the team in collecting and developing the data from our selections of galaxies, nebulae and other amazing and wonderful objects. 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