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Wrapping Up the Solar System – Cameron Klein – Blog #8

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Cameron Klein

Wow. I simply cannot believe that the second semester of my freshman year has come to a close. Entering this class, I was expecting to struggle through just another science course, however, I could not have been more wrong. I have learned more in this class than any other class that I have ever taken. […] Continue reading →

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The Cosmic Calendar and the Cosmic Perspective

Posted on January 22, 2018 by stellarastronomy1995

Shrinking the history of the Universe down to fit into the time frame of one Earth year may not seem all too impressive at first. The realization however that, fit into a calendar year, each month is representative of about one billion years, while each day is 40 million years, presents one with the inescapable … Continue reading The Cosmic Calendar and the Cosmic Perspective → Continue reading →

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Blog 1 – Cosmic Calendar

Posted on February 15, 2017 by johnjohnb4

For my first blog, I wanted to discuss the cosmic calendar.  From the picture below, you can see, from a human bias, the five most important events in universal history, symbolized in the julian calendar: the big bang in january, the formation of the milky way in march, the development of the solar system in […] Continue reading →

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Human’s Fascination of the Solstices

Posted on January 26, 2016 by 2016spaceodyssey

If there was one thing that early humans revered most, it may have been the position of the Sun.  Ancient cultures around the world, before the first cities ever existed, built monuments to measure the Sun’s position (known as archaeoastronomy).  The most famous of which is Stonehenge in England, which has its entrances aligned to […] Continue reading →

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It’s About Time

Posted on February 13, 2015 by emilyksharp

Most of us have calendars hung in our kitchens or virtual apps constantly berating us with times, dates, and upcoming …

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The Cosmic Calendar

Posted on January 27, 2014 by mariah0407

Something that caught my attention while reading was the Cosmic Calendar.  It is truly amazing how looking at how the world evolved, from a perspective of a year, can help one’s understanding.  One of the most fascinating things was the evolution of humans.  Early life forms didn’t even come into existence until September 22nd, and […] Continue reading →

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The Cosmic Calendar

Posted on January 27, 2013 by rtjobe

The purpose of the cosmic calendar is to put into perspective the relative time frame in which everything has happened in the universe. The 13.7 billion years of the universe’s life is condensed down into one Earth calendar year, with the big bang happening on the midnight of January 1st. Even though the big bang […] Continue reading →

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Astronomically, it IS an early spring!!

Posted on March 20, 2012 by drgrundstrom

So I read this article and I had to share it with you – I think it’s very good :) Article:  Spring Arrives With Equinox Tuesday, Earliest in Over a Century by Joe Rao, SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist As an introduction, here in Nashville, we’ve been experiencing a really mild spring – personally, I’m pretty happy […] Continue reading →

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