Casey Cooper is a professional astronomer dedicated to bringing accessibility, spirituality, and joy to the practice of stargazing. Casey works as a telescope operator at Griffith Observatory, leading youth field trips by day and facilitating celestial viewing sessions by night.

Casey began learning and teaching astronomy in the dark skies of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, sharing navigational waypoints and constellation mythology at an outdoor survival skills camp in Big Sky, Montana. They believe that the ritual of skywatching can be a grounding, meditative practice and foster a deep appreciation for the complexity of our universe and the significance of human connection.