Category Archives: astronomy

While I Was Out…

Teaching Astronomy on the High Seas

My latest episode of The Astronomer’s Universe went up at AstroCast.TV on March 1. It’s Part 2 of my coverage of the January 2010 American Astronomical Society winter meeting. There’s an interview focusing on the James Webb Space Telescope and another with Noreen Grice of You Can Do Astronomy, LLC, a unique company that provides astronomy materials for blind and low-vision people.  Check it out!

If you are an observatory or planetarium, why not consider embedding these and other episodes from Astrocast.TV on your institution’s website?  It’s free and easy to do.  Contact me at cc dot petersen @ astrocast dot TV for more details.

Enjoy!!

Back From The South Seas

Sharing Astronomy

Sunset over New Caledonia, copyright C.C. Petersen

I’ve been scarce here the past month because I’ve been out teaching astronomy on the high seas. Specifically, on the South Pacific, with its gorgeous Southern Hemisphere skies.

However, I broke my left arm while hiking on Fiji, and between that and working on a project for JPL, I didn’t get any blogging done.

I’d like to give a shout out to the folks onboard the Pacific Princess (pax and crew) who made the trip so much fun!  It was my pleasure to share astronomy with everyone.

As soon as I get my arm back, I’ll be posting more often.  In the meantime, enjoy the sunset over New Caledonia.