I never got a chance to observe the planet Uranus this last weekend; I was busy non-stop during the Astronomy at the Beach event with my Virtual Reality (VR) gear showing dozens of attendees a VR fly-over of Saturn in OVERVIEW (A Walk Through The Universe); I had a line both evenings. Everyone has been completely blown away by it – from kids to fellow astronomers!  Attendees also got to see Saturn through telescopes on the observing field – which was a wonderful bit of synchronicity. Now, MORE THAN EVER, I want to get a dozen Windows 10 workstations and VR headsets, so I can show VR educational apps at schools, planetariums, libraries, SF conventions and whatnot! VR is a great way for the public experience the wonders of astronomy – I’ve actually had a couple people GASP as I removed the headset and they had to “come back to reality.” Broken record again… Saturn, Jupiter and the star Antares … Continue reading →