SkyGuy
A graduate of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Tom Vilot is an artist and self-taught software engineer. He has been part of numerous group shows and participated in Boulder’s jurried “Open Studios” two years.
After working in the software industry for almost twenty years, Mr. Vilot decided it was time to merge his two passions: astronomy and kids.
Being the quintessential “kid magnet,” Mr. Vilot has been volunteering at the Fiske Planetarium in Boulder, CO., in their K-12 outreach program.
Mr. Vilot studied acting for two years.
He launched SkyGuy.com, a series of short videos answering the many questions he has received from kids while volunteering at Fiske. The project is an abrupt change from his past, throwing himself into a completely new industry and learning all new tools. Once again, he is rapidly teaching himself. This time it is video, lighting, sound, editing and animation.
Skyguy – What’s Hot about Mercury?
Oct 13th
The MESSENGER probe is circling Mercury right now. Why is it there? What’s so interesting about Mercury?
Skyguy – DISPATCH: Hubble Trouble!
Oct 2nd
Uh oh. SkyGuy has some bad news. It’s not ALL bad, but it’s pretty important to people who care about space…
Skyguy – Why Are Galaxies Shaped Like a Swirl?
Aug 29th
Spiral galaxies are beautiful and swirly. But why? The answer my surprise you. Also, SkyGuy introduces the three other main types of galaxies.