The Pope's Astronomer - Sixty Symbols

> I recommend "Can a Scientist Believe in Miracles?" by Ian Hutchinson […] Books by (Brother) Guy Consolmagno, the Director of the Vatican Observatory, are also worth checking out: * [LINK] Perhaps specifically God's Mechanics: How Scientists and Engineers Make Sense of Religion . Interview: * [VIDEO]

what a coincidence, edu-Youtuber Brady Haran just uploaded three videos about the Vatican Observatory, a long interview with brother Guy and the their collection of space rocks: The Pope's Space Rocks [LINK] The Pope's Telescopes - Deep Sky Videos [LINK] The Pope's Astronomer - Sixty Symbols [VIDEO]

To think that the night sky around LA was dark enough at some point to make celestial observations. See also Castel Gandolfo outside of Rome, the office of the Vatican Observatory: * [LINK] * [VIDEO] Certainly there are bigger problems in the world, but it'd be nice if light pollution could be taken into account when making policy decisions (like which street lamps a municipality will buy): * [LINK] * [LINK] I think a lot of people would enjoy seeing the natural night sky without having to travel great distances: * [LINK]

> others are brothers One of the more well-known ones is Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory ("the Pope's astronomer"): * [LINK] Interview: * [VIDEO]

Brady Haran of Numberphile and a whole bunch of other channels visited the observatory some years back and made some videos and interviews. The Pope's Astronomer - Interview with Brother Guy: [VIDEO] The Pope's Telescopes - A tour of the observatory: [LINK] The Pope's Space Rocks - A look at their collection: [LINK]