Bob Berman

Robert Berman, known as Bob Berman, is an American astronomer, author, and science popularizer. He runs Overlook Observatory in Woodstock, New York, USA. He was an adjunct professor of astronomy at New York’s Marymount College located in Westchester County, from 1996 to 2000 and has appeared on CBS This Morning, the Today Show, and the Late Show with David Letterman.

Biography In 1976, Berman founded the Catskill Astronomical Society. From 1986 to 1994 he created and directed the summer astronomy program at Yellowstone National Park. He was the "Sky Lights" and "Night Watchman" astronomy columnist for Discover from 1989 to 2006. He was Astronomy Magazine'''s "Strange Universe" columnist between January 1992 and February 2024 and remains a contributing editor .

He also is the astronomy editor of The Old Farmer's Almanac. He has led aurora and eclipse expeditions as far away as the Arctic and Antarctic.

Berman conducts a weekly radio broadcast, "Skywindow", and a monthly, hour-long call-in show on Northeast Public Radio. He was keynote speaker at Starfest 2007. He is also heard nightly on Slooh.com