Jim Webster
Jim Webster is an astrophotographer, dark sky advocate, and SciStarter Ambassador from New Jersey. After serving in the Air Force and working as a Verizon operations supervisor, he rekindled his childhood passion for astronomy in 2017, which led him to discover light pollution's harmful effects. As a DarkSky Advocate with the International DarkSky Association, he educates communities at parks, libraries, and festivals about citizen science projects like Globe at Night and Marine Debris Tracker. Through Verizon's partnership with SciStarter, he uses hands-on presentations with props like meteorite shards and ocean debris to make science accessible, helping establish a light pollution exhibit at Jake's Branch County Park and inspiring others to turn curiosity into environmental action.