Astronomy on Tap: The Cursed History of Star Brightness
What is an apparent magnitude? Why are they backwards? How do we actually measure star brightnesses through a telescope? There's a lot of history buried beneath these questions, …
Astronomy on Tap: 110 Things That Are Not Comets
Who was Charles Messier and why did he write down a catalog of things that aren't comets? What is in his catalog and can you observe them all in a single night? I'll explain all in …
Astronomy on Tap: Star-forming Regions and How to Read Them
What are star-forming regions? What do the different colors mean in the images from Hubble? This talk will answer those questions and more!
Astronomy on Tap: An Astronomer's Perspective
Taking a look at the spatial and temporal size of the universe and adding my perspective on the story of astronomy.