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The Vatican Observatory: In The Service of Nine Popes

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Book (link to publisher) 429 pages Level: high school and above This book, written in Italian by Sabino Maffeo, S. J. and translated by George V. Coyne, S. J. (both of the Vatican Observatory), gives the history of the founding and development of the Vatican Observatory. From the web site of the current publisher, University of Notre Dame Press: The Vatican Observatory: In the Service of Nine Popes records the history of the Vatican Observatory (Specola Vaticana). It was originally published in 1991 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the observatory by Pope Leo XIII. This revised edition brings together many facts hidden in archival material, correspondence, previous publications on the observatory’s history, as well as fresh material derived from interviews. Of particular interest is new research on the difficult period in the observatory’s history as it moved from an institute struggling to establish research programs to a true astronomical observatory. The Vatican Observatory: In the Service of … Continue reading →

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Talking science and God with Science Magazine

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This link to an interview with Br. Guy Consolmagno explores some of the assumptions behind the question of baptism and Ets.

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Posted in Church and Science Today, Extraterrestrial Life, FAQs, Intelligence, Life in the Universe, Personal accounts, Personal reflections, Science, Religion & Society, Science, Theology & Philosophy, Vatican Observatory, Would You Baptize ET? | Tagged Br. Guy Consolmagno, Lemaitre

30 Years of Papal Blessing for VATT

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A post by Fr. Paul Gabor on the Catholic Astronomer website, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Pope’s approval to build the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope

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Star-mapping Sisters

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A post by Br. Guy Consolmagnoi on The Catholic Astronomer about four religious sisters in the early 20th century who played an essential role in producing the first photographic atlas of the stars.

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Posted in 20th Century, Church and Science Today, History of Church and Science, Vatican Observatory | Tagged sof-Sisters-Child-Mary

The Heavens Proclaim: Astronomy and the Vatican

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Chapters by members of the Vatican Observatory discuss our history, our current research, and reflections on our role in the world of science and faith. Editions in English, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, and Slovak.

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Astronomy and Belief (Why does the Vatican have an observatory?)

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Article 2000 words Level: all audiences An article by Br. Guy Consolmagno, S. J., Director of the Vatican Observatory, addressing the question of why the Vatican has an observatory.  This was originally published at ThinkingFaith.org, the online journal of the Jesuits in Britain. Astronomy and Belief ‘Why does the Vatican have an observatory? Aren’t there more important things to do than look at the stars?’ Vatican astronomer Guy Consolmagno SJ has been asked these questions many times; indeed, he asks them of himself. At an event hosted by the Mount Street Jesuit Centre last month, he explained how he encounters God in his scientific studies. I once caused a stir in a church in Hawaii by announcing that I was ‘an observer from the Vatican.’ Indeed, I am. As it happens, I was in Hawaii to use the telescopes there, just as I also observe with the Vatican’s own telescope in Arizona. That is my job with the Vatican Observatory. Why … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy and the Church, Church and Science Today, FAQs, Vatican Observatory | Tagged Astronomy, Br. Guy Consolmagno

Stars And The Milky Way

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Book chapter (PDF) 8 pages Level: high school and above A chapter by Fr. Christopher Corbally, S.J., an astronomer with the Vatican Observatory, for the book The Heavens Proclaim: Astronomy and the Vatican.  Fr. Corbally writes “the really interesting details contained within a [spectrum] are revealed when light from a star is focused onto a narrow slit, which from there passes through a prism, and then gets focused again onto your eye or a camera.”  Topics include ‘A History of Stellar Spectra’; ‘Spectra and Brightness’; ‘Classifying Stars’; ‘Getting to Know Our Neighbors’; and ‘The Simple Picture Gives Way to Surprises’. [Click here to download PDF]  

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Posted in 19th Century, 20th Century, Church and Science Today, History of Church and Science, Vatican Observatory | Tagged classification, Milky Way, stars, stellar spectra

A Galactic Universe

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Article 6 pages, 2000 words Level: high school and above This chapter by Fr. José Gabriel Funes, S. J., Director of the Vatican Observatory from 2006 to 2015, from the book The Heavens Proclaim; Astronomy and the Vatican, discusses topics including: A Galactic History; What Is a Galaxy Made Of?; Galaxy Formation; and Galaxy Trans-Formation. [Click here to download the PDF]

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Posted in Church and Science Today, Vatican Observatory | Tagged galaxy, galaxy formation, Herschel, Hubble

Meteorites: Aliens At The Vatican

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Books chapter 8 pages Level: all audiences In this chapter for the book The Heavens Proclaim: Astronomy and the Vatican, Br. Guy Consolmagno, S. J., an astronomer with the Vatican Observatory, writes “At the Vatican Observatory, you’ll find a thousand aliens: meteorites, rocks from outer space that have fallen to the surface of our Earth.”  Includes Introduction (with history of the Vatican Collection); Measuring the Meteorites; Densities; Pennies from Heaven   [Click here to download PDF]  

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Extrasolar Planets

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Book chapter (PDF) 11 pages Level: middle school and above Fr. Giuseppe Koch, S. J., a physicist with the Vatican Observatory, writes in this chapter from the book The Heavens Proclaim: Astronomy and the Vatican that with the development of various means of research, and the continual advance in precision of our instruments, the exoplanet hunters have finally realized their dream. Topics include: What Can We Say about 51 Peg and Its Companion 51 Peg b?; What Do We Know about the Formation of Stars and Their Planetary Disks?; New Systems of Planets; How Do We Define a Planet Now?; How Do We Make Sense of Our “Collection” of Planets?; Future Developments; The Significance of the Discovery of Extrasolar Planets. [Click here to download PDF]  

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Posted in Church and Science Today, Extraterrestrial Life, Life in the Universe, Vatican Observatory | Tagged Alien Life, exoplanets, planets

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