Exploring the Universe & Dark Skies National Parks

Dr. Tyler Eugene Nordgren is an artist, author, astronomer, dark
skies ambassador and professor of physics at the University of
Redlands.


Nordgren earned a B.A. in physics from Reed College and an M.S.
and Ph.D. in astronomy from Cornell University.


Before joining the University of Redlands in 2001, Nordgren was
an astronomer at the United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff
Station and Lowell Observatory.


In 2004, with six other astronomers and artists, Nordgren helped
develop MarsDials, functioning sundials that NASA's Spirit,
Opportunity, and Curiosity rovers carried with them to Mars


Nordgren also designed the giant sundial that resides on the wall
of Appleton Hall at the University of Redlands and is accurate
within 10 minutes.


For the past five years, Nordgren has been traveling around the
U.S. to educate the public about what eclipses are and how the
opportunity to see the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017
should not be missed. More of Nordgren's research on eclipses can
be found in his most recent book Sun Moon Earth: The History of
Solar Eclipses from Omens of Doom to Einstein and Exoplanets.


Nordgren has been a member of the National Park Service Night Sky
Team since 2007, working with the U.S. National Park Service to
protect the night skies and promote astronomy education in U.S.
national parks.


Nordgren has helped document the parks' night skies with
photography that has been on display in galleries from New York
City to Flagstaff, Arizona, and is on display in a number of
national parks. The Acadia Night Sky Festival has featured many
of his photographs. Nordgren has also developed a poster campaign
in conjunction with the National Park Service to “See the Milky
Way” in America’s parks where “Half the Park is After Dark.”


His 2010 book Stars Above, Earth Below: A Guide to Astronomy in
the National Parks was published as a way to spread the message
of the importance of protecting the night sky. Nordgren was
elected to the Board of Directors of the International Dark-Sky
Association in 2011. He is also a member of the American
Astronomical Society.


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