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Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

Ella Bergman, CJ1 Writer May 19, 2026

“It's the first time I've ever taught astronomy as a semester-long class, and it's been super exciting because I've been able to ask the kids what they [want to learn]. It's really different, especially...

Wilken uses glasses from the solar eclipse to observe the sun. He spent the entire day of the eclipse teaching science classes what he’s learned about the sun and letting students look through a solar filtered telescope at the sun.

Paris Wilken looks to the stars

Nell Jaskowiak, OPINIONS AND ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR September 29, 2017

Every clear Friday night, Paris Wilken drives to Broemmelsiek Park and unpacks a huge, olive green box. He gets his telescope set up for a night of watching the stars, one of his biggest passions. “Before...

Brown lectures astronomy students on helioseismology.

Guest speaker Timothy Brown visits astronomy classes

Nell Jaskowiak, OPINIONS AND ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR March 20, 2016

On Friday, Mar. 11, a pioneer in the field of helioseismology, the study of the movements of the Sun, Timothy Brown, spoke to Colleen O’Toole’s Astronomy classes. Brown has made numerous contributions...