My dear friend wrote a profile of Dr. William Hartmann, planetary scientist, artist, author of astronomy books, an investigator of the Kennedy assassination. His intent in writing this profile is to celebrate Dr. Harmann’s amazing life and career, and he’d like to publish it in an astronomy publication and is looking for advice. Thought the members of the Astrobin community might have some experience and suggestions. Are there publications that would be a good fit for this type of profile? If you’ve had success getting your writing published, what were some of your lessons learned? Thanks in advance for your thoughts and suggestions.
Here is an excerpt from the article and a photo of Dr. Hartmann and some of his artwork:
As a graduate student, Hartmann pioneered the practice of counting impact craters to determine the age of planets and moons. He went on to serve on the Mariner 9 imaging team that created the first detailed map of the Martian surface and, perhaps most significant, originated with his colleague Dr. Donald R. Davis the leading theory on how our Moon was formed. Hartmann is also a celebrated space artist, and his painted visions of other worlds have graced the walls of the National Air & Space and other museums. Along the way, he has written and illustrated popular astronomy books, investigated unidentified flying objects and the Kennedy assassination, and garnered major scientific awards including the first Carl Sagan Medal for Communicating Science to the Public.
📷 Hartmann Photo 1 by Adam Eisenberg.jpeg