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A science center planetarium educator, Travis Lund writes about observational astronomy for Biology Insights. He previously led museum tours and presented public astronomy demonstrations. Lund still conducts live dome shows and teacher workshops a few hours a week.

Why Does the Local Sky Look Like a Dome?
What Is an Arcminute and How Is It Used for Precision?
Why Is Venus the Hottest Planet in the Solar System?
What Are the Lunar Maria and How Did They Form?
What Are the Phases of Venus and Why Do They Occur?
What Is the Perfect Amount of Sunlight Needed on a Planet?
Where Is the Center of Mass in the Earth-Moon System?
What Would Happen If the Moon Disappeared?
What Causes the Slow Shift of the Stars and Constellations?
How Close Was Jupiter to Becoming a Star?
Is Earth Getting Smaller? A Look at the Science
What Is the Difference Between a Solar Flare and a Prominence?
What Is an Ephemeris and How Is It Used?
What Causes the Meteor Showers We Witness on Earth?
Are There Molecules in Space?
How Can You Calculate the Peak Altitude of the Sun in the Sky?
What Are Circumpolar Stars and Why Do They Appear?
What Causes the Moon to Always Keep the Same Face Toward Earth?
What Is Luminosity and How Do Scientists Measure It?
What Type of Star Is Deneb? Its Classification and Characteristics
What Is the Relationship Between Star Color and Temperature?
Why Do the Planets Spin? The Science of Planetary Rotation
How Does the Heliocentric Model Explain Retrograde Motion?
What Makes Stars Bright? The Science of Stellar Luminosity
What Did Mars Look Like in the Past?
How Are We Able to Predict When an Eclipse May Occur?
Is Kepler-22b Habitable? The Current Scientific Outlook
What Would Happen If We Didn’t Have the Sun?
What Will Happen to Earth If the Sun Dies?
What Would Happen to a Human on Jupiter?