by Joseph A'Hearn | Mar 3, 2023 | Astronomy, Basics, Cosmology, Eclipse, Featured, Observational Astronomy, Outreach, Science & Faith
Now that I’ve transitioned from teaching high schoolers during my PhD research years to working in industry, I’ve decided to make my lecture videos public. My course is from my perspective as a Catholic scientist and is divided in two halves:• The History of...
by Joseph A'Hearn | Mar 27, 2021 | Astronomy, Basics, Featured, Outreach
“Astronomy is so cool, but it’s all over my head,” is a concept I hear a lot. This may be the case for you, but it doesn’t have to stay that way. In just 7 weeks, I can bring you up to speed with my Astronomy crash course. The first half of...
by Joseph A'Hearn | Jun 29, 2020 | Astronomy, Basics, Featured, Outreach, Science & Faith
Online High School Astronomy - Fall 2020 This Fall I will be teaching Astronomy for high schoolers on the Kepler Education platform. You can view and sign up for my course...
by Joseph A'Hearn | May 7, 2020 | Astronomy, Basics, Eclipse, Featured, Observational Astronomy, Outreach, Science & Faith
On Astronomy, Calendars, and Pluto's Status Joffre Swait from Kepler Education interviewed me on various topics of astronomy this afternoon. We talked about the calendar, why Pluto is not a planet, the Astronomy course I’m offering this Fall with Kepler...
by Joseph A'Hearn | Apr 12, 2018 | Astronomy, Basics, Featured, Outreach
On April 9 I hosted my first Astronomy Q&A live stream on Facebook. I responded to questions about the planets and then to questions made to me by viewers of the live stream. It was fun but wore me out. If I do another live stream in the future, I may reduce the...
by Joseph A'Hearn | Apr 5, 2018 | Administrative, Astronomy, Basics, Outreach
After getting your feedback, I’ve scheduled my first Astronomy Q&A live stream for Monday, April 9, at 6:45 pm Pacific Time via Facebook Live. I’ll start out by answering questions about the planets that middle- and high-schoolers of Summit Academy in...