Tag Archives: Astronomy

Starstruck Tonight

Posted on April 25, 2023 by admin

Starstruck Tonight, draft version (1 hr, 5 mins) Thursday night, April 27, at 6pm, Candace and I presented a virtual program for the Pioneer Library network. Here’s the event page. My thanks to Pioneer Library and Librarian Catherine Wahpeconiah for … Continue reading →

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Alcon2022

Posted on May 24, 2022 by admin

This summer Candace and I are going to Alcon2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We’ll be presenting an update on The Sky Tonight project (skytonight.org; see overview). The program and speaker line-up look exciting. It even includes an all-day trip to … Continue reading →

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The Sky Tonight: At launch

Posted on May 5, 2022 by admin

The Sky Tonight: Perils of Launching a New Digital Scholarship Project. A brief introduction of The Sky Tonight project prepared for the OU Libraries’ “UL Week” in late May, 2022. Abstract: We gaze at the night sky filtered through many … Continue reading →

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14 books on a deserted island

Posted on March 10, 2022 by admin

Russell Moore asks what 12 books one would want to have near if one were stranded on a deserted island for the rest of one’s life. I can’t do it. For me, 14 is the minimum! So here are my … Continue reading →

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Johann Kepler: Life and Works

Posted on March 28, 2021 by admin

As Curator of the exceptional Kepler collection at the OU History of Science Collections, I’ve been invited to give talks on Kepler to various audiences, including the 2013 Okie-Tex star party at Black Mesa, Oklahoma. Much as with similar talks … Continue reading →

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Copernicus and the Motion of the Earth

Posted on March 27, 2021 by admin

Back in 2005, I created a planetarium show, “Copernicus and His Revolutions,” for the Cosmology and Cultures Project of the OBU Planetarium (available here). Soon after that, as Curator of the remarkable Copernicus collection at the OU History of Science … Continue reading →

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Shape of the Earth II

Posted on May 4, 2020 by admin

My thanks go to Chuck Rice, president of the OKC Astro Club, for inviting me to present a program for the monthly meeting this coming Friday. This video addresses: When did people discover that the Earth is round? Was their … Continue reading →

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Flaming Oaks star party

Posted on February 18, 2018 by admin

At a star party last night, 13 central-Oklahoma amateur astronomers treated residents of the Flaming Oaks neighborhood to beautiful views of the universe from our own front yard. We traced the constellations of the Winter Hexagon and the circumpolar stars. … Continue reading →

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Historic Star Atlas Stories

Posted on January 27, 2018 by admin

Historic Star Atlases and their Stories On Thursday this week, it was a delight and an honor, with Brent Purkaple, to kick off the OU Department of Astronomy’s year-long series of monthly lectures, “Postcards from the Universe.” Brent and I … Continue reading →

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Hoot the Owl – the backstory

Posted on January 18, 2018 by admin

(Cross-posted from my professional blog, Lynx Open Ed; please link, cite or tweet it there) We believe that educational outreach is at the center of our exhibitions, so nothing could have excited us more than a letter we received last … Continue reading →

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