Dean Regas
Dean Regas has been the Astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory since 2000. He is 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 Telescopemagazine and a contributor to Astronomymagazine, 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 Postand is regularly featured on television and radio.
Since 2012 Dean has been a frequent guest on National Public Radio’s Science Fridaywith Ira Flatow, and his first book, Facts From Space! hit the shelves in October 2016.
At the Cincinnati Observatory he has developed his skills as a dynamic writer and public speaker who brings the complicated field of astronomy down to Earth for students of all ages.
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Dean and Anna are joined by CEO of COSI and host of the new show from WOSU public media QED with Dr. B , Dr. Frederic Bertley. He shares how COSI ... -
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... -
Dean and Anna return for our first episode of the new year. Take a look back and forward as they review some of the top astronimical events of 2020 and... -
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...
