Dean Regas

How Cincinnati became the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

Ann Thompson — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000

The Cincinnati Observatory is celebrating an anniversary this weekend. It was 168 years ago that a prominent Cincinnatian made the city the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel must have been a pretty convincing guy. In the mid-1800s he went door to door to collect 25 dollar donations for a telescope and observatory.

The House of 'WOW!'

Jim Nolan — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:16:32 +0000

Dean Regas is the Outreach Astronomer for The Cincinnati Observatory in Mt. Lookout. The observatory is home to, among other things, the oldest telescope in the United States which is still in use on a daily basis.

The Big Bang Theory

Dean Regas — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:30:20 +0000

Dean Regas from the Cincinnati Observatory joins Cincinnati Edition as a monthly contributor, and his Looking Up segment makes a big bang this month as he talks with Bill Prady, co-creator of the monster CBS hit The Big Bang Theory. They discuss the science used in the show, the growth of the characters over the years, and the story behind Raj’s inability to speak to women.