Daily Archives: January 22, 2015

Blog Post #2: What’s up with harvest moons?

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Elizabeth D.

When the moon seems to be bigger than usual and have an orange tint, we call it “The Harvest Moon”. …

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Blog #1: The Cosmic Calendar

Posted on January 22, 2015 by oliviasn

After a particularly tough day or week, people can often be heard grumbling that “it has been such a long day/week.” I definitely fall victim to this habit and have always been fascinated by the fact that a specific amount of time can seem to pass by at different rates depending on the situation. How […] Continue reading →

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Precession and its Effects (And Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid)

Posted on January 22, 2015 by robbyks

Axial precession is the gradual wobble that alters the orientation of Earth’s axis in space. Historically, discovery of this phenomenon was attributed to Greek astronomer Hipparchus. The axis traces out the path of a cone over a 26,000 year cycle. When I first read about this concept, I imagined Earth becoming like Westeros and experiencing […] Continue reading →

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The oldest recorded solar eclipse!

Posted on January 22, 2015 by karenagrebenc

After talking about solar eclipses in class yesterday, I got super nerd-ily excited about reading more about them!  A quick wikipedia search (since that is totally acceptable and awesome!) links to tons more wikipedia pages that list the exact date, time, type, location, and path width, among other details.  The oldest recorded one listed on […] Continue reading →

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The oldest recorded solar eclipse!

Posted on January 22, 2015 by karenagrebenc

After talking about solar eclipses in class yesterday, I got super nerd-ily excited about reading more about them!  A quick wikipedia search (since that is totally acceptable and awesome!) links to tons more wikipedia pages that list the exact date, time, type, location, and path width, among other details.  The oldest recorded one listed on […] Continue reading →

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Blog #2- Moon Phases and Eclipses

Posted on January 22, 2015 by boonea2

I remeber a couple years ago I was in Florida and… I’m blanking on what type of eclipse it was, but it was incredible. My dad was yelling at me to come outside and watch it. I was pretty young so I don’t remember a lot, but I do remember that I was amazed by […] Continue reading →

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