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Category Archives: Class
THE COSMIC CALENDAR
The Evolution of the Universe from the Big Bang to Modern Day Humans When I first started this course, I knew that our universe was very old, however, I didn’t understand the depth to how long it really was. Our universe has evolved significantly from the original Big Bang that occurred approximately 14 billion […] Continue reading
Blog 1
As someone who knew very little about anything astronomy related prior to this course, I was enamored by the first two chapters of the textbook. There were a few topics in particular that I had always been curious about but never got the chance to learn about, one of which being how seasons work. I […] Continue reading
Blog 1: size of the universe
The size and scale of our universe is nearly incomprehensible. While many comparisons have been formulated to describe certain cosmological distance (such as from the Earth to the Moon, and so on), I believe that only one can even claim to do justice to the size of the universe. To gain even a slight comprehension […] Continue reading
Intro post
I am excited to learn about the solar system this semester! I have taken Astronomy which inspired me to become a physics major! You can learn more about the physics major at Vanderbilt here. The attached image is My buddy and I playing volleyball
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First Astro Blog Post
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Welcome
Hello everyone! My name is John Newell and I am from Saint Louis Missouri. As I do with most people I meet in person, I will now force you to look at a picture of my dog. His name is Lloyd. In this picture, Lloyd is looking very handsome in his bowtie! Oh – and […] Continue reading
Sabrina’s Intro Post
by Bruce Alperin Hi everyone my name is Sabrina. The picture taken above was from this past summer when my family and I traveled to Spain. Specifically, this photo was taken from an old, castle-like structured that we climbed up in Tossa de Mar. To learn more about Spain’s different regions, please read the following: […] Continue reading
Introductory Post
Photograph by me
This is my cat, Pixie! She is about a year and a half and is the sweetest cat in the world.
This is the link to my professor’s blog.
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Welcome!
Welcome to my blog! The below picture is the astronomical clock in Prague, Czech Republic. I took this picture last summer when I toured Europe as part of an orchestra trip. Here is more about it on wikipedia. Continue reading
Blog 0: Introduction
Hello! I’m Mackenna, a sophomore Earth and Environmental Sciences major with plans to minor in Astronomy and Anthropology! The picture above is of one of my favorite places: Goblin Valley State Park! It’s a really cool place in Utah filled with mushroom-shaped rock formations. It’s also designated as an International Dark Sky Park, so the […] Continue reading