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 | 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 | Jan 7, 2018 | Astronomy, Eclipse, Featured, News, Outreach
Interested in seeing the Earth’s shadow fall on the Moon on the 31st of this month? Here’s a simple and elegant representation by timeanddate.com showing where on Earth it will be visible from. This is a lunar eclipse. It will be total roughly 5-6am...
by Joseph A'Hearn | Aug 25, 2017 | Astronomy, Basics, Eclipse, Featured, Observational Astronomy
The two minutes and six seconds of totality I experienced were otherworldly. Time had paused and I was submerged into an ethereal reality. I had spent so much time preparing for this, and yet it passed by so quickly. As the Moon’s shadow had approached...
by Joseph A'Hearn | Aug 16, 2017 | Astronomy, Eclipse, Featured, News, Observational Astronomy
This will be my first total solar eclipse. What I am planning on doing is not necessarily what I would recommend everyone to do. Nevertheless, perhaps these plans can inspire some ideas and spark conversation. I’ll be in the path of totality somewhere near the...
by Joseph A'Hearn | Jul 31, 2017 | Astronomy, Eclipse, News, Observational Astronomy
Bring a sweatshirt with you on August 21! During the eclipse, the temperature may change 1/2 or 3/4 as much as it regularly does at night, based on your location and climate. This will likely be 10-15 degrees, but it could be more. When the Moon blocks sunlight from...
