Interviews, talks, webinars, & podcasts
with Mountains of Stars Executive Director, Douglas Arion
Interviews
Our Place in the Universe
Jay Talking (WBZ News Radio)
And There Was Light — Too Much Light
Jay Talking (WBZ News Radio)
Happy 50th Apollo 11!
Jay Talking (WBZ News Radio)
DART - Targeting an asteroid. How’d it turn out?
Bradley Jay did a great video about the Stellafane Telescope Makers convention - held every summer in Springfield, VT.
Webinars
Learn about astrotourism, the upcoming solar eclipses, and special Galileoscope kits with solar filters and solar shades!
Doug Arion talks about the history of astronomy research — and what that says about our place in the Universe. What ‘universal view’ can we have once we understand that better?
Listen to Doug Arion discuss the effects of light pollution - and what to do about it, in this webinar produced for the Appalachian Mountain Club.
Learn about the Appalachian Mountain Club effort to create an International Dark Sky Reserve in the Maine Woods - which will be only the 2nd in the US and 17th in the world.
Are we the only life in the Universe? Where do we fit in? Learn about how life formed on Earth, and what that tells us about life elsewhere in the Universe.
Where do we fit in to the Big Picture of the Universe? How did we come to be, and what does that say about everything else here on Earth and across the Universe.
How does astronomy connect us to the environment, and motivate us to take better care of it? What does the absence of stars due to light pollution due to our understanding, and what can we do about it? Watch this program with Douglas Arion talking to StarvingforDarkness creator Jane Slade.
Podcasts
Talks
Messaging in Public Outreach - A presentation by Douglas Arion to the New Hampshire Astronomical Society.
Galileoscope: Bringing the sky to millions around the world
(TEDxLittleton) | TEDx Talks
A presentation by Doug Arion at the Stellafane Telescope Makers Conference on the advent of 3D printing for telescope making.
Communicating Astronomy to the Public - Using Astronomy for Environmental Education (CAP Conference 2021)
Are We Special? - Using Astronomy to Engage the Public
Presentation to the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston
Astrotourism - A growing industry, especially for campgrounds and RV parks.
Presentation for Campspot