Category Archives: Stars

Stellarium: a Great Planetarium Program

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Jiayu Kang

Wanna know what the sky looks like today? Here’s an amazing computer program where you can know everything about the sky without walking out of the door! It is simple to download Stellarium at stellarium.org and follow the instructions. After you install the program and open it, you can input any time and location you want … Continue reading Stellarium: a Great Planetarium Program → Continue reading →

Posted in Observables, Stars | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Stellarium: a Great Planetarium Program

Welcome to Neverland

Posted on January 14, 2019 by reallyroyalqueen

In my Astronomy class this semester, we will be learning about the Solar System and the universe we reside in. The world can seem so small but is massive when looked at through a Cosmic Perspective. I have always been a child at heart, so Disney is intertwined in everything I do. There are so many … Continue reading Welcome to Neverland → Continue reading →

Posted in Class, Stars | Tagged , | Comments Off on Welcome to Neverland

Intro Post

Posted on January 13, 2019 by dillonplageman3

Here is a photo I took at Joshua Tree National Park, this is one of my favorite astrophotography pictures I have taken over the years. Continue reading →

Posted in Class, Stars | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Intro Post

The Fate of Our Solar System

Posted on May 1, 2018 by interplanetira

With this being the final blog of the semester, I thought it would be fitting to write about the eventual fate of our Solar System – In approximately 5 billion years, as our Sun’s lifetime on the Main Sequence comes to end, the Sun (through the process of converting  gravitational potential energy to thermal energy) […] Continue reading →

Posted in General, Stars, Sun | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The Fate of Our Solar System

Where Do We Go from Here?

Posted on April 29, 2018 by therestisstardust

Given that NASA is a government agency, it’s a little worrisome how it’s funding can be pretty wantonly taken and given as the government sees fit. (That’s why privatization of the space industry through companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX is so necessary) However, Nasa is currently budgeted .5% of our national budget- that’s 18.4 billion-so […] Continue reading →

Posted in Stars | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Where Do We Go from Here?

The Fermi Paradox

Posted on April 29, 2018 by therestisstardust

After already having done research on the Drake equation and its implications for extra-solar life, the next question begs to be answered. If there really are so many earth-like planets out there that may have evolved intelligent life, why haven’t we heard from any of them? This is the underlying question that lies behind a […] Continue reading →

Posted in Aliens, Stars | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The Fermi Paradox

The Twin Sunsets

Posted on April 9, 2018 by mattbarnhartastro2110

When you think of tatooine from Star Wars, you may think of a couple of things – sand, sand barges, more sand(it gets everywhere), and the twin suns we see in the beginning of A New Hope. While Star Wars may be a space fantasy and the dual stars seem outlandish since we are in … Continue reading The Twin Sunsets → Continue reading →

Posted in Stars | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The Twin Sunsets

Are We Alone?

Posted on April 3, 2018 by therestisstardust

  I’ll actually take the liberty of answering that. Of course not! How, in our exponentially infinite and ever expanding universe, could it have been us that just happened to luck out on the single life supporting planet? There is certainly other life out there, it’s just a matter of where and what type. Operating […] Continue reading →

Posted in Stars, Universe | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Are We Alone?

Shine on, Crazy Diamond

Posted on March 16, 2018 by therestisstardust

All the light we see and information we receive in our day to day lives is all thanks to the sun- but do we ever really stop to think what allows the sun to produce to light we so rely on? The sun actually relies heavily on quantum physics to even exist- which sounds very […] Continue reading →

Posted in Physics, Stars, Sun | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Shine on, Crazy Diamond

What is a pulsar?

Posted on February 14, 2018 by justinrstevens

              WHAT IS A PULSAR? Pulsars are some of the most interesting astronomical objects out there and are the subject of intense study by teams of scientists around the world. Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars that emit beams of intense energy from their magnetic poles.  Here, it is…

Continue reading →

Posted in Physics, Science, Stars | Tagged , | Comments Off on What is a pulsar?