Chris Pagan

• 
  www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20081129 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/29/2008    Last Visited: 11/29/2008  

  At their closest, the celestial bodies will appear separated by just 2 degrees, or roughly the width of the index and middle fingers held out at arm's length, said Chris Pagan, planetarium director at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum.
  
  Pagan suggested the event might make a good opportunity for photography buffs to catch an unusual image of the night sky's brightest objects.
  ...
  If it is a clear evening Monday, the rarity should be easily visible with the naked eye, Pagan said. Viewers need only walk outside at about 6 p.m. and look toward the southwest sky. By 7:30, the planets will have passed below the horizon, Pagan said.
  
  Planets frequently appear to move closer together in the night sky, he said. What makes this occurrence special is the fact that the three brightest objects typically in the night sky — Venus, Jupiter and the moon — will be involved and will be sufficiently far from the sun to be clearly visible to the human eye, he said.

• 
  www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectID=12&artic - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/6/2008    Last Visited: 1/6/2008  

  By CHRIS PAGAN
  ...
  Chris Pagan is planetarium director at Tulsa Air and Space Museum, www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.com
  
  By CHRIS PAGAN
  ...
  Film departs from other Christian works (35)

• 
  www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070610_1 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/10/2007    Last Visited: 6/10/2007  

  By CHRIS PAGAN
  ...
  Chris Pagan is planetarium director at Tulsa Air and Space Museum www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.com
  
  By CHRIS PAGAN

• 
  www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/2008/9/22/unequal_equinox - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/22/2008    Last Visited: 9/23/2008  

  That's according to Chris Pagan, planetarium director at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum, who noted the sun at that point will begin its southward movement from the equator and away from the Northern Hemisphere.
  
  In other words, it's going to start getting cold real soon.
  
  Pagan said the movement of the sun directly over the equator happens only one other time in the year, and that's in March, marking the beginning of spring.
  
  Now all this talk about the equinox may seem of little importance nowadays, but for ancient civilizations the movements of that fiery ball in the sky was a big deal, Pagan said.
  
  The equinox, in particular, signaled when it was time to plant crops or when it was OK to harvest them, Pagan said.
  
  There were some cultures which used the movements of the moon for their livelihood and existence, but, for the most part, it has been the sun that has
  
  been used by civilizations since before the birth of Christ, Pagan said.
  
  The French, Pagan said, had an unusual spin on the autumn equinox.
  
  Between 1783 and 1805, France marked the beginning of the new year with the September equinox, Pagan said.It was Napoleon who trashed the practice, he noted.
  
  The movements of the sun also help form the basis of the Gregorian calendar -- the calendar used by much of the world, Pagan said.
  
  The word equinox may sound like Greek to many people, but it's actually a Latin word, which means "equal night."
  
  And there is one misconception of the equinox, Pagan said.
  
  When the sun is directly over the equator, many people think that daytime and nighttime are of equal duration on that particular day.
  
  Not so, Pagan said.
  
  For the autumn equinox, he said, the balance between night and day occurs a couple of days later; for the spring equinox, the balance takes place a few days earlier.
  
  Much of that has to do with the Earth's yearly orbit around the sun.
  
  Most people tend to think there are only 365 days in a year, but Pagan noted the precise count is 365 and one-fourth days for the year.

• 
  www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070624_1 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/24/2007    Last Visited: 6/24/2007  

  By Chris Pagan
  ...
  Chris Pagan is planetarium director at Tulsa Air and Space Museum, www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.com
  
  By Chris Pagan

• 
  www.ips-planetarium.org/resources/jobsarchive.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/22/2007    Last Visited: 3/23/2007  

  To apply, please submit resume and references to Chris Pagan, Planetarium Director, Tulsa Air and Space Museum, 3624 North 74th East Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74115 or cpagan[at]tulsamuseum.com

• 
  www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&artic - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 12/1/2008  

  At their closest, the celestial bodies will appear separated by just 2 degrees, or roughly the width of the index and middle fingers held out at arm's length, said Chris Pagan, planetarium director at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum.
  
  Pagan suggested the event might make a good opportunity for photography buffs to catch an unusual image of the night sky's brightest objects.
  
  It might also be a fitting occasion to make a commitment to your sweetheart. The next time Venus, Jupiter and the moon get together for a night out they will be joining millions of lovers on the town for Valentine's Day in 2010. The celestial objects won't be as clearly visible for as long as they will be this year, however. The next time the three will be as close and as visible as they are on Monday will be Nov. 18, 2052, according to the Associated Press.
  
  If it is a clear evening Monday, the rarity should be easily visible with the naked eye, Pagan said. Viewers need only walk outside at about 6 p.m. and look toward > the southwest sky. By 7:30, the planets will have passed below the horizon, Pagan said.
  
  Planets frequently appear to move closer together in the night sky, he said. What makes this occurrence special is the fact that the three brightest objects typically in the night sky — Venus, Jupiter and the moon — will be involved and will be sufficiently far from the sun to be clearly visible to the human eye, he said.

• 
  www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070708_1 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/8/2007    Last Visited: 7/9/2007  

  By CHRIS PAGAN
  ...
  By CHRIS PAGAN

• 
  www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080902 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/2/2008    Last Visited: 9/2/2008  

  Planetarium Director Chris Pagan said that someone at KMOD 97.5 FM — which is promoting this week's event — came up with the idea to display "The Dark Side of Oz" at the planetarium, 3624 N. 74th East Ave.

• 
  Earthlings to get a bright view of nearby Saturn - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/27/2006    Last Visited: 1/27/2006  

  'Look for an especially bright star,' says Chris Pagan, assistant planetarium director at the South Florida Science Museum. 'A nice bright star.'
  
  The planet will rise in the sky, reaching its highest point at midnight, then slowly set in the west as the sun returns in the east.You'll find it surrounded by the bright stars of Orion and directly below the bright star Sirius, the dog's eye.
  
  Saturn is also famous for its rings.To see those, you'll need a telescope, but Pagan says even an amateur's backyard model will suffice.
  
  'Even with a small telescope of about a 3-inch diameter, anything with a 25-50 magnification, you can see the rings,' he promises.

Page:  1 2 3