Monthly Archives: January 2013

One of My Favorite Places on Earth

Posted on January 15, 2013 by fosterec

Rocky Mountain National Park is one of my favorite places on the planet. I took this picture facing away from Timberline Falls, shortly after I’d climbed down it (a scary but exhilarating experience). If you look just below the center of the photo, you can see The Loch, just one of the many beautiful alpine lakes you […] Continue reading →

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If light travelled really slow…

Posted on January 15, 2013 by ibrahim2016

The speed of light is one of the fundamental constants in the universe (along with the Gravitational constant, permitivitty etc.). Changing any constant even slightly will have deadly consequences. But if we manage to survive (somehow), we would find ourselves in a very ‘interesting’ universe. The constant for the speed of electromagnetic waves ‘c’ has […] Continue reading →

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Getting started…

Posted on January 15, 2013 by a2megal

Hi, my name is Megan and I am a Senior Math and Physics major at Vanderbilt University. This blog is going to be my thoughts and reflections on the ASTR 201 class that I am taking this semester. My intention is to take a look at the more mathematical and physical implications of the concepts […] Continue reading →

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Intro post

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Megan C

Hi, my name’s Megan C.  I’m a Junior triple majoring in Computer Science, Math, and Political Science. I love the West Coast. I visit Portland often because my older sister lives there, but I’m hoping to get an internship in Seattle this summer.  This is a picture of Mount Hood, which is considered the most […] Continue reading →

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For my 2013 class…

Posted on January 8, 2013 by drgrundstrom

If you’re in my Solar System class, please put a comment here showing that you’ve found my blog and that you’re following it.  Please include your first name and last name initial – let’s not have last names :) Also make sure you have bookmarked the big class blog aggregator: Astro201 – The Solar System.  […] Continue reading →

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