Night is on my mind

Posted on January 13, 2015 by christophermfitzgerald

Night is on my mind

I made this image myself using Hubble space images available from NASA. From Boulder, CO, I have an undying love for the Broncos.


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Intro Post

Posted on January 13, 2015 by hbutter13

sisters

This is a picture of me and my four little sisters at my oldest sister’s senior night. You might notice the age gap between the 14 year old and the 4 year old twins… Getting twin sisters when I was a junior in high school has played a really big part in my development as a big sister and a person. Being the oldest of five girls is a unique situation but I wouldn’t have it any other way.


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About Me: Additions to the Blog

Posted on January 13, 2015 by lukegchapman

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Hello I’m Luke Chapman. I will be expanding this blog to include posts about Astronomy and this blog will cease to only be about science writing. I look forward to the new semester and I am excited about the direction this astronomy class is headed.


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The Universe is too large for the scale

Posted on January 13, 2015 by adamlbirnbaum

Reasoning out the Vast Size of the Universe

The Universe is an interesting place that is constantly changing. In addition to it changing, people’s perceptions of the Universe have constantly been changing over time. For instance, the ancient belief of many famous philosophers was that the Universe was geocentric, meaning the Earth was located at the center. Overtime, the belief changed to the idea of the Sun being at the center (heliocentric) and now it is accepted that the Earth, the Sun, the Solar System and  the Milky Way Galaxy are not special, but rather just one small component of the Universe. To put the size of the Universe in perspective, the diameter of the Milk Way Galaxy is 100,000 light years, and the fact that the Milky Way is just a spec in comparison to the entire Universe further emphasizes the great size of the Universe. Another thing of emphasis when it comes to addressing the size and scale of the Universe is all the different components that are comprised within the Universe. The Universe encompasses and simultaneously dwarfs the items within it, which include galaxies, galaxy clusters, stars, supernovas and superclusters.

This image depicts the Milky Way's minute size in relation to the entire Universe.

This image depicts the Milky Way’s minute size in relation to the entire Universe. Source: http://www.basicknowledge101.com/subjects/space.html


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Me!

Posted on January 13, 2015 by abbeyrstephens
Picture taken by me!

Picture taken by me!


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Jaclyn’s Intro Post

Posted on January 13, 2015 by jclyncmp

This is a picture I took with my DSLR camera. Photography is a hobby of mine that I pursue outside of classes and work. This picture was taken in the gardens of Mohonk Mountain located in New York. The rain had just stopped and it was early in the morning. So the lighting was perfect to capture the vivid colors of the flowers and the details of the raindrops. There was no photoshop or photo editing done on this photo! The colors and details you see are all the original photo.

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Taken by Jaclyn Campis luxpluvia.tumblr.com

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Introducing Me

Posted on January 12, 2015 by alyssasolarblog

This statue (which is super climbable!) can be found in a Benedictine monastery on the mountain of Montserrat in Spain. It represents a stairway to the heavens. To me, this statue demonstrates humanity’s desire to transcend both earthly circumstances and earth itself, and understand our place in a broader universe.

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Astronomy 201 Intro Post

Posted on January 12, 2015 by revanth111

Majesty of the Seas

This is a picture of the cruise ship I was on over Winter Break 2014. I loved being able to see the stars at night; being out on the water away from the lights of the city made the night sky way more vivid and detailed than I am used to.

Photo: by me


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Marissa’s Introductory Post

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Marissa LePore

Good morning!

This is a picture of an early morning at the barn where I work. It’s only about thirty minutes from school, but it’s nice being able to escape the traffic every once in a while and have a clear view.

By me

By me


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About Me

Posted on January 11, 2015 by robbyks
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Taken on July 12, 2014 in Brasilia, Brazil

This is a picture of one of my most cherished memories. My dad was able to procure tickets for the World Cup this past summer. He flew me down to Brasilia for the weekend so I could attend the third place match (Brazil vs. Netherlands) with him and my mom. This and other pictures from that day are especially important to me now because my mom recently passed away in November. Despite the hard times, looking at this picture and remembering this day always brings a smile to my face.


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