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The vast size and scale of the Universe

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Elias Ibrahim

Cosmic Background Radiation 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 mind, counting one […] Continue reading →

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The Cosmic Calendar

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Matthew Marcus

For me, one of the biggest challenges in studying astronomy is truly understanding the scale of space and time. When humans have walked the earth for hundreds of thousands of years, it is hard to recognize that our collective existence is a mere flash in the grand scheme of the universe’s 14-billion year life. Every […] Continue reading →

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Blog #1

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Catherine Sack

Depending on the moon’s location around the Earth, it causes the sun to light up different parts of it. As seen in the picture above, there are 8 different moon phases: new, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous, last quarter, and waning crescent. Waxing phases light on the right side of the […] Continue reading →

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Blog #1

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Henry Wang

A sight everyone has seen is the moon, shining brightly over the dark shadows of night. But have you ever wondered why it looks so different all the time? The answer is that the moon is just a rock, not a glowing one, so all of the light we see is just reflected sunlight. Since […] Continue reading →

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Blog1 – Additional Observation Tools

Posted on September 1, 2024 by Mercedes

People create so many different apps for observation for so many unique purposes such as understanding the scale of the universe, observing the Solar System day or night, and learning mind-blowing facts about space. For my first official blog, I wanted to explore a few other options outside of Stellarium that are available for free […] Continue reading →

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About Myself

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Elias Ibrahim

by me, On Staten Island Ferry in front of Statue of Liberty My name is Elias Ibrahim and I will talk a little about me. I am from Memphis, TN and I am currently a freshman at Vanderbilt University and I also take astro2110 . I am a Jazz studies Major and my primary instrument […] Continue reading →

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Introduction

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Michael

This is a picture I took while backpacking the Appalachin trail a few weeks ago. I stayed in PATC shelters while doing that. Continue reading →

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My First Blog Post

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Justinc

This is my high school graduation photo. https://www.google.com ^ This is a hyperlink to Google. Continue reading →

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Considerations of the Grandfather Paradox with the Speed of Light

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Leo Silva

The Grandfather Paradox The Grandfather Paradox is a concept in theories about time travel. More specifically, the paradox introduces the dilemma that if you were to travel back in time to a point before your grandfather met your grandmother, and you happened to prevent them from meeting (i.e. killing your grandfather), you would, by extension, […] Continue reading →

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Hello, this is my blog

Posted on August 29, 2024 by jasonljohnson465

This is my blog for my astronomy class about the solar system. While there aren’t any black holes in our galaxy, I used to be obsessed with them back in elementary school.

Here is a hyperlink to a website that kind of freaked me out when I was… Continue reading →

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