Monthly Archives: January 2016

Blog #0 Starting Up

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An Unobstructed View

If you had to guess where the above picture was taken, what would you say? Iceland? Northern Canada? Alaska? Finland? Believe it or not, the above picture was taken in northern Michigan at Headlands International Dark Sky Park. This park is located west of Mackinaw City and encompasses two miles of undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline. Headlands became … Continue reading An Unobstructed View Continue reading

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Introduction

Introductory Blog Post for Astro2110
Hi my name is Clayton Harrell and I’m a senior in the School of Engineering studying Mechanical Engineering, here is my Blog #0

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Introduction to Me

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Astro2110: Blog 0

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Look, Ma! I Got a Blog!

Getting to know the girl at the helm… Continue reading

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Solar System: Blog 0

Hi, my name is Nate and I am a senior Public Policy major. One of my favorite hobbies is golfing. This is a picture of the 12th hole at my home course Polo Fields Country Club. I look forward to posting … Continue reading Continue reading

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A Piece of Me

Just a simple picture of me that I took. I’m not much of a selfie taker. Continue reading

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ASTR2110: Blog 0

Hi there, I’m Lindsey! This is my blog. For this semester, most of my posts will be related to a course I’m taking at Vanderbilt University – Astronomy 2210: The Solar System. Here is a picture of me to put a face to the voice behind the words. Is that not the largest bowl you’ve […] Continue reading

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The Size of the Universe

After reading our first assignment in the text, I am stunned by the size of the universe. Our book, The Cosmic Perspective, asks us to imagine that there are 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars in the observable universe. And then there are more beyond that, over 14 billion light years away! Now I’m thinking about how many planets […] Continue reading

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