Tag Archives: astronomy

Planning for the Future

Posted on February 21, 2013 by ibrahim2016

I was stumbling around the internet when I came across this series of pictures. If any one of you is interested in long term investments, high return savings, that sort of thing, this is a really good view of what the coming years will bring. Click here if animation doesn’t play. But seriously, this image […] Continue reading →

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Twinkle Twinkle Little Planet

Posted on January 28, 2013 by ibrahim2016

Sounds wrong because the extra syllable blemishes the aesthetic quality of the symmetry of the rest of the poem. Planets do twinkle, in fact. Its just that we do not notice. And it is the hallmark of a truly good (and bored) scientist to correct a misconception, even if it is only superhuman vision that […] Continue reading →

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Music and Universe

Posted on January 15, 2013 by eloisechen

Hi, this is my first post on my Astro 201 class blog. Although this is supposed to be a blog about astronomy, I am going to start this post with my classical guitar. Here is a picture of my guitar. I’ve always loved music. After I listened to the prelude of this piece, I thought […] Continue reading →

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If light travelled really slow…

Posted on January 15, 2013 by ibrahim2016

The speed of light is one of the fundamental constants in the universe (along with the Gravitational constant, permitivitty etc.). Changing any constant even slightly will have deadly consequences. But if we manage to survive (somehow), we would find ourselves in a very ‘interesting’ universe. The constant for the speed of electromagnetic waves ‘c’ has […] Continue reading →

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