Professor Cohen is also a founding member of the old Florida (Amateur) Astronomical Society (1971) and the Alachua Astronomy Club (1987) where he has been a frequent presenter.ĭr. Although unsuccessful, his efforts finally helped Santa Fe College build its own planetarium. For many years he tried interesting the University of Florida in building a planetarium. Later he served as the department's graduate coordinator. In addition, he also helped pioneer the use of multimedia for teaching astronomy.ĭuring the 1980s, while directing the undergraduate laboratory courses, he completed a major renovation of the Teaching Observatory and initiated its Friday night public programs. During this time he taught graduate courses and basic astronomy and science classes to more than 15,000 students. Cohen is a retired faculty member in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Florida, Gainesville, where he taught physical sciences and astronomy for more than thirty-five years (1968-2003). It remains among my wife's favorites, which prompts me to do it again. Most current AAC members have probably not seen or remember this presentation. Later further adapted for an AAC talk, 2007 October. * An adaptation of a presentation given 2002 August at the Nebraska Star Party. You may even learn some astronomy along the way. Sometimes we get it right often we get it wrong! This unusual, entertaining, informative and sometimes humorous presentation illustrates how we have often mangled stars, planets and moons in an attempt to capture the heavens in our literary and artistic works.ĭon't miss this fun-filled multimedia program filled with many examples of celestial perversions! This program is suitable for both beginning and advanced star gazers. Topic: Celestial Perversions: Distorted Visions of Our Heavens*Įver since our ancestors first gazed upwards, people have used the sky to express emotions in words and images. Professor of Astronomy, University of Florida 7:00 - 7:15 General Meeting & Announcementsħ:15 - 7:30 Short topic presentation by a club memberĮmeritus Assoc.
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