Dean Regas is the Astronomer at Cincinnati Observatory, responsible for science outreach activities, and a national popularizer of astronomy. He is the author of several books including Facts from Space! and was the co-host of the prolific PBS show Star Gazers. An extremely engaging and media-savvy astronomy lecturer, he has served as the Observatory's Outreach Astronomer since 2000 and is one of NASA's Solar System Ambassadors, responsible for sharing its latest science and discoveries. An accomplished educator, Dean is an expert in observational astronomy and is a Contributing Editor to Sky & Telescope magazine, where he won the "Out-of-this-World Award" for astronomy education.