May 17, 2024 | 89 Road Trip, Astrotourism
There is so much to love about summer, and warmer nights for stargazing are up there with swimming, camping, and road trips for me. It’s also Milky Way season when we can look directly toward our galactic core. Most people can’t see the Milky Way from where they live,...
Mar 26, 2024 | 89 Road Trip, Podcast
In this episode, I invite you to the place where I live in Fountain Hills, Arizona. I’ve invited five guests to help me show you around our International Dark Sky Community. CHECK OUT THESE LINKS FROM EPISODE 92: Town of Fountain Hills:...
Oct 10, 2023 | 89 Road Trip, Podcast
Matthew Jackson is an astrophotographer who recently opened an art gallery in Livingston, Montana. His gallery, called Montana Dark Sky Photography, features astrophotography exclusively. I chat with Matt in-person at his gallery to find out how he got started, about...
Sep 25, 2023 | 89 Road Trip, Podcast
Glacier National Park is one of the most scenic and amazing parks in the United States. Known as the backbone of the country, it is home to enormous glaciers, the largest population of bears in the lower 48 states, and extraordinary starry night skies. It’s also home...
Jun 13, 2023 | 89 Road Trip, Podcast
Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, deserves a place at the top of your bucket list for night sky experiences. In this episode, Lowell’s executive director Dr. Jeffrey Hall shares about some exciting new additions to the visitor experience and gives us an...
Apr 26, 2023 | 89 Road Trip, Podcast
Kenneth Zoll has conducted extensive fieldwork in the ancient astronomy of the Southwest, particularly at a site known as V Bar V Ranch in Central Arizona. In this episode, we chat about the people who made the rock art, the astronomical associations discovered in the...