Dean Regas
Dean Regas is the Astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory and a renowned educator, a national popularizer of astronomy and an expert in observational astronomy.
Dean is the co-host of Star Gazers, a new twist on an iconic backyard astronomy program made famous by Jack Horkheimer, which airs on over 100 PBS stations around the world. He is a Contributing Editor to Sky and Telescope magazine and a contributor to Astronomy magazine, where he won 2008 “Out-of-this-World” Award for astronomy education. Dean has written over 120 astronomy articles for the Cincinnati Enquirer, blogs for the Huffington Post and is regularly featured on television and radio.
Since 2012 Dean has been a frequent guest on National Public Radio’s Science Friday with Ira Flatow, and his first book, Facts From Space! hit the shelves in October 2016.
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With Daylight Saving Time coming up this weekend, Dean and Anna explore a bit of its history and the unending question: do we even need it anymore? What… -
He’s a veteran TV meteorologist in the New York City area and an astronomer who writes for outlets like Space.com. Joe Rao recently listed his Top 10… -
As the pandemic wears on towards a full year, we got to wondering how our friend and Twitter legend, Phil Plait, is doing. He’s known as the…
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One of the most impacted aspects of life in this pandemic is education, whether by classroom teachers or outreach efforts like those at the Cincinnati… -
Cosmos is one of the most recognizable names in science TV and books. Just before the pandemic set-in, Dean Regas and Anna Hehman had the chance to talk… -
In astronomy, a conjunction is when two astral objects appear to us as being next to, or very close to one another. Coming in December is what’s being… -
Mars may be the most studied, most discussed planet in our universe. What is this fascination?On this edition, Dean and Anna welcome Dr. Tanya Harrison –… -
If you google our guest Dr. Ethan Seigel, you won’t see images of a white-coated scientist. He’s big, bald, bearded, and there’s even one where he’s… -
NASA undertakes so many studies and projects that often they call on “citizen scientists” to assist them.Dr. Marc Kuchner, astrophysicist and NASA’s Chief… -
For this episode, we start at the end…that is, the topic is the end of everything. Dean Regas and Anna Hehman welcome Katie Mack, a theoretical…
