People gather Friday in front of the Kukulkan temple at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza, Mexico, to observe what many believe is the conclusion of a 5,125-year cycle in the Mayan calendar.
Dean Regas is the astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory and co-host of the PBS program "Star Gazers."
The Mayan Doomsday of Dec. 21 was the cultural phenomenon of the year. First-graders sheepishly asked me about it. College students uncomfortably snickered about it. Senior citizens warned me about it. Whether they believed or not, everyone knew about it.
I received too many calls at the Cincinnati Observatory from genuinely worried people - worried about their lives and those of their friends, and loved ones. "Will my children be OK?" several wondered aloud. ...