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Space Topics: Planetary AnalogsStars Above, Earth BelowAstronomy and Space Exploration in America's National Parks
Astronomer and physics professor Tyler Nordgren took a journey across
the American landscape, exploring the connections between the parks and
the wonders of the night sky. He visited twelve parks in twelve
months, from the icy grandeur of Denali National Park in Alaska to the
red rocks and steep-walled canyons of Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. As
he met with park experts and visitors, he examined the themes that
link the parks to other landscapes in the solar system, and wrote about
what he discovered here on The Planetary Society's website. Through
it all, he enjoyed the uniquely dark skies that grace most national parks,
a resource that is quickly vanishing from the rest of the country. About Tyler Nordgren Stop 1: Denali National Park and
Chugach National Forest, Alaska Stop 2: Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah Stop 3: Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado Stop 5: Glacier National Park, Montana Stop 6: Acadia National Park, Maine Stop 7: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina Interlude Stop 8: Chaco Culture National Historic Park, New Mexico Stop 9: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Stop 10: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Stop 11: Big Bend National Park, Texas Stop 12: Arches National Park, Utah Stop 13: Yosemite National Park, California Stop 14: Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah Stop 15: Glacier National Park, Montana (again) Epilogue: Yosemite National Park, California (again) |
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