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the cosmic calendar

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Emma Williams

The history of the universe is tough to wrap our heads around, much less to place in the context of our own lives! When studying astronomy, we are presented with so many large numbers — that the distance between earth and sun is 150,000,000 km, the universe is 14 billion years old, and the Milky […] Continue reading →

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Moon Phases in the Southern Hemisphere

Posted on January 18, 2023 by willems49

While reading Chapter 2 in the textbook, I realized how much of a difference living in the southern hemisphere would affect the way you view space. I think we generally tend to think of things as being similar if not the same in the southern hemisphere, especially something as universal as the stars in the […] Continue reading →

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Blog 0: Introducing Me

Posted on January 17, 2023 by groblesnieles727

By Me

Hey everyone! Here’s a picture of me at the Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans from a road trip I took in May 2022 . Though not particularly astronomical, penguins have always been some of my favorite animals; plus this picture was mor… Continue reading →

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Welcome to Mo’s Astronomy Blog!

Posted on January 17, 2023 by mothuso

The beautiful night sky as seen from South Africa!

To find more stargazing spots in Africa, visit:

Top Stargazing Spots Africa | Find The Best Spots In Africa (pemburytours.com)
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Pink Floyd probably didn’t study Astronomy

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Liam Prescott

Although it’s one of my favorite albums, Dark Side of the Moon is not consistent with our scientific discoveries in space. There is no dark side of the moon. Continue reading →

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Blog 0 – Introduction

Posted on January 17, 2023 by constellationsarentreal

I was outside with my dad and brother a couple of weeks ago and saw this moon. Thought it looked cool so I took a grubby photo with my phone. Some info on the phases of the moon.

Outstandingly High Quality Image by me
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Blog 0 post

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Myles7235

This is my first ever headshot that was taken on Vanderbilt’s campus. You can find some cool facts about links between music and astronomy here Continue reading →

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“The Fault in Our Stars”

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Alex Diefenbach

One of my favorite topics in science since I took AP Chemistry has been the concept of entropy. (So much so that I’ve adopted it as my internet pseudonym to allude to my tendency to catalyze social controversy wherever I go.) Entropy was the first abstract concept that I encountered; we didn’t have a perfect […] Continue reading →

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Welcome to “This isn’t Zenon”

Posted on January 17, 2023 by thisisntzenon

Hi everyone! My name is Kayla and I would like to issue a warm welcome to my blog “This Isn’t Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century”. I am excited to share my thoughts and perspectives this semester. For those wondering, yes, the title of my blog is inspired by the movie, Zenon: Girl of the […] Continue reading →

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Introducing Myself

Posted on January 17, 2023 by cuia2

Hi, my name is Adam Cui, fun fact about me is that I’ve played the violin for 11 years! Here’s a hyperlink to an article from my high school newspaper featuring me in the All-State orchestra. Continue reading →

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