Category Archives: Class

Why The Moon Look Different Throughout the Year

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Ninh Duong

HYPERLINK SOURCES; https://starinastar.com/moon-phases-names-an-easy-way-to-remember/, https://blogs.jccc.edu/astronomy/lab-manual/experiment-two-lunar-phases/ Have you ever noticed that the moon seems different now than it did a week ago when you looked up at it? The moon moves through several phases throughout the year, and this blog will help you understand why it appears differently at each stage of the cycle. Why there’s different […] Continue reading →

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HW3- Historical Figures in Context

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Mercedes

Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) Tycho Brahe was important in the history of astronomy. He created many new astronomical instruments and accurately calibrated them. Tycho was one of the first to correct for “atmospheric refraction.” In addition to this, he and his assistants discovered several anomalies that would lead to the future astronomical developments and models. Photo […] Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context -Leo

Posted on September 9, 2024 by Leo Silva

Johannes KeplerAccess more information about him here:1) New Mexico Space Museum2) American Museum of Natural History The Thirty Years WarAccess more information about the Thirty Years War here:1) History.com Publication of Shakespeare’s WorksAccess more information about the publication of Shakespeare’s works here:1) Royal Shakespeare Company René DescartesAccess more infromation about René Descartes here:1) Internet Encyclopedia […] Continue reading →

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A Moving Sky

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Ian Vasquez

Stars in Yellowstone National Park Have you ever heard of horoscopes, zodiac signs, or noticed you can see different constellations in the sky during different times of the year? This is all due to the shifting of our perspective on Earth throughout the year. No, the stars are not rotating around us out there. They […] Continue reading →

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Solstices/Equinoxes

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Alekzander Waller

Stone Henge Throughout a year on Earth, the sun changes positions in the sky due to the 23.4 degree angle of our axis. The points at which the sun reaches maximum and minimum heights in the sky are called the Summer and Winter solstices while the points half way between are called the Fall and […] Continue reading →

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The vast size and scale of the Universe

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Elias Ibrahim

Cosmic Background Radiation Astronomy, Class, Uncategorized Today in this blog post I will describe the size and scale of the universe from my understanding. To start off, light from the sun takes approximately 8 minutes to reach Earth, yet light from the farthest parts of the observable universe would take 13.8 billion years. Keep in […] Continue reading →

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Solstices and Equinoxes

Posted on September 3, 2024 by jasonljohnson465

Diagram of the Equinoxes and Solstices from Article from The Conversation about what a Solstice is What are the Solstices and Equinoxes? As stated in The Cosmic Perspective by Jeffrey O. Bennett, they are terms used to define one of four specific moment in the year that mark the changing seasons—as depicted above in the […] Continue reading →

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The Speed of Light In Respect to the Scale of the Universe

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Justinc

Distances in space is so great that it needs to be measured in how long it takes for light to travel to that location. Light travels around 299,792,458 m/s or about 671,000,000 mph. Compared to the speed of sound on Earth, which is about 373m/s or about 767 mph, the speed of light is more […] Continue reading →

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Blog 1: Cosmic Calendar and Biology

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Michael

When we learned about the cosmic calendar in this class, I was immediately reminded of something I had learned two years ago in BSCI 1511 here at Vanderbilt, which was the biological timescale clock. I remember seeing this diagram and being really surprised by how recent humans, or even multicellular organisms, are in the history […] Continue reading →

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First Post!

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Ian Vasquez

My buddy Kian and I under the northern lights back home in Minnesota. What are the northern lights? Published by Continue reading →

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