Daily Archives: January 20, 2013

Perspective of the Cosmic Calendar

Posted on January 20, 2013 by jhughes216

What do you think of when someone mentions the word old? Turning 21, grandparents, black and white photos? Maybe even cave men or the dinosaurs? However, all these things are insanely young on the cosmic scale! If you were to take the time from the creation of the universe until present day and squeeze it all into […] Continue reading →

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ASTR 201

Posted on January 20, 2013 by rtjobe

So this is my blog for ASTR 201. Here I’ll post things of an astronomical nature over the coming weeks. Picture of me is unrelated, but just look at those fish! Continue reading →

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UFO sighting

Posted on January 20, 2013 by indianwm

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The Cosmic Calendar

Posted on January 20, 2013 by staunesm

A concept that “wowed” me from these first couple weeks of material was the Cosmic Calendar.  Our universe has a lifetime of 13.7 billion years, which is scaled into a year-long calendar. The cosmic calendar is a way to scale … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Is there anything more interesting?

Posted on January 20, 2013 by michaelglindsay

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The Great Wall

Posted on January 20, 2013 by theskyisbeautifultonight

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A picture of the Great Wall from when I studied abroad in China.  Unfortunately, it actually cannot be seen from space.  Sorry to anyone whose dream I may have crushed…
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