/looking-up-section Looking Up Section en-US Copyright Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:04:16 GMT /podcast/looking-up/2023-04-28/countdown-to-eclipse-2024 'Looking Up' is back! Dean and guest Michael Zeiler, a geographic information systems specialist and creator of greatamericaneclipse.com, discuss the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8th, 2024 in Looking Up’s triumphant return! Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:04:16 GMT /podcast/looking-up/2023-04-28/countdown-to-eclipse-2024 Dean Regas /2022-01-12/looking-up-return-from-the-grand-canyon-featuring-rader-lane From leading astronomy tours, to getting lost in the dark of the canyon, to almost getting eaten by a bobcat — Dean is back from his tenure as Grand Canyon National Park's Astronomer in Residency with stories to tell! Hear not just these stories about the magnificent vastness of Grand Canyon skies, but also some details of roadside attractions to hit if you find yourself making the cross country drive out west.We are also joined by Night Sky Park Ranger at the Grand Canyon National Park, Rader Lane to discuss how the program came to be and other great stories about the night skies in our National Parks. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:00:00 GMT /2022-01-12/looking-up-return-from-the-grand-canyon-featuring-rader-lane /podcast/looking-up/2021-10-13/looking-up-our-great-big-scary-or-beautiful-universe-featuring-jessica-meir There are many awe inspiring images from our universe; Apollo 8's Earthrise, the Hubble's Deepfields map of galaxies, Carl Sagan's commentary on the Pale Blue Dot image from Voyager 1. Some find them inspiring in their beauty. Others find them terrifying in their vastness and scale. Dean and Anna explore both camps of star gazers in this episode as well as the significance and stories behind some of these photos Wed, 13 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT /podcast/looking-up/2021-10-13/looking-up-our-great-big-scary-or-beautiful-universe-featuring-jessica-meir /podcast/looking-up/2021-09-08/looking-up-true-crime-meets-scientific-research-featuring-sam-kean Astronomy meets true crime as Dean and Anna explore stories of stolen moon rocks and urban legends of precious telescope lenses going missing at their own observatory. Wed, 08 Sep 2021 10:00:00 GMT /podcast/looking-up/2021-09-08/looking-up-true-crime-meets-scientific-research-featuring-sam-kean /podcast/looking-up/2021-08-11/looking-up-where-no-man-has-driven-before In 2019 we all celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first humans to walk on the moon, but August 2021 brings us an arguably more impressive 50th anniversary first on the moon: driving. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:00:38 GMT /podcast/looking-up/2021-08-11/looking-up-where-no-man-has-driven-before /podcast/looking-up/2021-07-29/looking-up-ep-89 Thu, 29 Jul 2021 18:09:13 GMT /podcast/looking-up/2021-07-29/looking-up-ep-89 Dean Regas, Anna Hehman /media/2021-07-14/looking-up-exploring-the-diet-of-black-holes Looking Up: Exploring the Diet of Black Holes Wed, 14 Jul 2021 07:00:00 GMT /media/2021-07-14/looking-up-exploring-the-diet-of-black-holes Dean Regas, Anna Hehman