Traveling the Sea of Night: Understanding Time and Distance in the Universe (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780984823130)

Astronomer Joseph R. Caruso was the physical science technician and telescope operator for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory at Harvard for nearly twenty years. He operated its 61-inch telescope (he made nearly half, or almost 64,000, of that institution's Echelle Observations on the device), and he also operated the observatory's 84-inch radio telescope for the Paul Horowitz Planetary Society's SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) program. He has also taught college-level astronomy as well as adult education classes, spoken at numerous "star parties" and other astronomical events, lectured at planetariums, and conducted tours at the Oak Ridge Observatory. The 2001 recipient of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award "for contributions to astronomy education and outreach in the Greater Boston area for more than twenty-five years," Mr. Caruso continues to make numerous community presentations, and he has also published in the field in notable journals/magazines, including Astronomy, Sky & Telescope, Selenology Today, Deep Sky, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and The Astronomical Journal.