Comments on: Chasing Galileo – sketches of the moon

By: jane

jane — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:51:51 +0000

I am a long time 25 year astronomer by avocation (an amateur astronomer) but I also do work at NASA as an outreach (aka education) specialist. In my job I do a monthly podcast http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/whatsup.cfm and for each month in 2009 I have focused on Galileo’s first observations – this is because 2009 is International Year of astronomy celebrating Galileo’s first observations using a telescope in 1609. I’ve been an astronomical sketcher every since I made my first telescope in 1988, and for International Year of astronomy I am recreeating Galileo’s first sketches myself. Each of his sketches are in my podcasts too.

By: Gloria McMillan

Gloria McMillan — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:21:54 +0000

Dear Jane,

I am writing a grant for a DVD of an imaginary meeting bet. Galileo and Shakespeare and I want to show how people all over the US are inspired by Galileo. Are you an astronomer by profession? Or are you in some other line of work as well?

Thanks,
Gloria McMillan

By: Michael Rosolina

Michael Rosolina — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:09:30 +0000

Hi Jane,
Very nice website–great sketches by you (and G.)
Can you check your private messages on CN–I need to ask you a question about the podcast you did on Venus–more details in the PM.

Thanks,

Michael