Parkes Radio Observatory, Australia

Parkes Radio Observatory, Australia

Parkes radio observatory was responsible for transmitting the live television broadcast of Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon. I was lucky to have gone in 2019 during the 50-year anniversary of the moon landings when all of Parkes was in the news!

SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo 2 Launch

SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo 2 Launch

Saturday May 30th, 2020 – Titusville, Florida

The Glass Library, home of the original ‘computers’

The Glass Library, home of the original ‘computers’

The story of my pilgrimage to the Harvard Center for Astrophysics to witness the earliest astronomical photos and view the precious artifacts of analysis that led to the greatest discoveries of our universe – meticulous science performed by the brilliant minds of the women who 

Very Large Array (VLA)

Very Large Array (VLA)

One of the major sites that I’ve always wanted to visit has been the Very Large Array in New Mexico… and in the summer of 2016 I made it there!  What an incredible trip full of majestic barren scenery, incredible painted horizons and once again 

McDonald Observatory

McDonald Observatory

My bucket list is to visit the world’s great astronomical observatories.  Since I’m in Austin, and got both my degrees from UT Austin, the first logical choice was to visit the Mcdonald Observatory in the mountains of Fort Davis, TX.  I’ve been to MCD Observatory 

Arecibo Radio Observatory

Arecibo Radio Observatory

In June of 2016 I started my bucket list journey of visiting the world’s great telescopes. After a long tough year of teacher Geology and Astronomy I started my journey with a tropical vacation to Puerto Rico to visit the Arecibo National Radio Observatory.  For 

The Essential Astronomer’s Bucket List

The Essential Astronomer’s Bucket List

I have a fairly unique – yet understandable – bucket list.  As an excuse to go travel to distant and remote unusual places, I have started to embark on various journeys to visit the great astronomical observatories of the world.  As I visit an observatory 

Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas

Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas

Words can’t describe how amazing the JSC is, or how many times I’ve been there – easily approaching 20 school fields trips that I’ve led over 10 years teaching astronomy and physics.