by Mark Duggan | Oct 11, 2019
What compels us to look to the heavens? To dream of distant galaxies and worlds unexplored? To say to ourselves tomorrow, we see farther? In the final part of the series Collecting Light: An Exploration of Arizona Astronomy, we look at two projects that will make a...
by Mark Duggan | Oct 11, 2019
Arizona became an astronomy hub a century ago because of its clear, dark skies. Settlements were small, remote mountaintops plentiful, and clouds rare. Even today, the state gets up to nine months a year of near-perfect conditions for night sky observations.In part...
by Mark Duggan | Oct 11, 2019
A new telescope is termed “the world’s largest” every few years. The race is on to build instruments that see farther into the heavens and explain more of the unknown universe.In part three of Collecting Light: An Exploration of Arizona Astronomy, we learn more about...
by Mark Duggan | Oct 11, 2019
How did Arizona get to be America’s epicenter of astronomy? Part of it was pure happenstance. But Arizona‘s notoriously clear and dark skies also played a role. In part two of Collecting Light: An Exploration of Arizona Astronomy, we examine the state’s...
by Mark Duggan | Oct 11, 2019
Astronomy is becoming huge with everyday people. Observatories with public viewing programs are booked months in advance. People want to see what the professionals are seeing. It’s all part of the democratization of astronomy. It’s a sea change from the days...
