Ralph Aeschliman

Sunset Beach, Long Beach, Ventura, San Francisco, San Diego,CA; Seattle, Eastgate, LaConner, Bellingham, WA; Bandon, Brookings, OR; Flagstaff, AZ; Taipei, Taiwan; Moscow, ID, Wilmington, CA.

Astronomy, playing brass instruments from Tuba to Cornet, sailing, painting, C.G. Jung, kayaking, massage and bodywork.

Developed a test to detect antibodies on the surface of blood platelets.

Numerous exhibits as a painter including galleries in Seattle, San Francisco, Toronto and New York.
Was one of the 'Fishtown Artists' around LaConner during the '70's.

Planetary mapping for NASA at the Astrogeology group of the USGS in Flagstaff. I was project chief for the mapping of Venus from Magellan mission radar data at nominal scales of 1:50 million and 1:10 million; 36 maps in all. My maps hane been in many worldwide publications and used by such institutions as the Hayden Planetarium, the Mars Spaceflight Center, NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratories, the Japanese Planetary Society, the Planetario de Madrid, etc. In 2020 I made a fine Lunar map for the Celestron telescope company.

I became a competent massage therapist and Neuro-structural Bodywok practicioner.

Now playing around with astrophotography.

Mostly not a very happy time for me. Developed some skill in playing Jazz trumpet.