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A Moving Sky

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Ian Vasquez

Stars in Yellowstone National Park Have you ever heard of horoscopes, zodiac signs, or noticed you can see different constellations in the sky during different times of the year? This is all due to the shifting of our perspective on Earth throughout the year. No, the stars are not rotating around us out there. They […] Continue reading →

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Solstices/Equinoxes

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Alekzander Waller

Stone Henge Throughout a year on Earth, the sun changes positions in the sky due to the 23.4 degree angle of our axis. The points at which the sun reaches maximum and minimum heights in the sky are called the Summer and Winter solstices while the points half way between are called the Fall and […] Continue reading →

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The vast size and scale of the Universe

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Elias Ibrahim

Cosmic Background Radiation Astronomy, Class, Uncategorized 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 […] Continue reading →

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Solstices and Equinoxes

Posted on September 3, 2024 by jasonljohnson465

Diagram of the Equinoxes and Solstices from Article from The Conversation about what a Solstice is What are the Solstices and Equinoxes? As stated in The Cosmic Perspective by Jeffrey O. Bennett, they are terms used to define one of four specific moment in the year that mark the changing seasons—as depicted above in the […] Continue reading →

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The Speed of Light In Respect to the Scale of the Universe

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Justinc

Distances in space is so great that it needs to be measured in how long it takes for light to travel to that location. Light travels around 299,792,458 m/s or about 671,000,000 mph. Compared to the speed of sound on Earth, which is about 373m/s or about 767 mph, the speed of light is more […] Continue reading →

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Blog 1: Cosmic Calendar and Biology

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Michael

When we learned about the cosmic calendar in this class, I was immediately reminded of something I had learned two years ago in BSCI 1511 here at Vanderbilt, which was the biological timescale clock. I remember seeing this diagram and being really surprised by how recent humans, or even multicellular organisms, are in the history […] 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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