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Solar Eclipse

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Tejas Mahesh

Being in Nashville, I saw a partial solar eclipse today. It was unfortunate that it was extremely cloudy. Hence, the solar eclipse showed up once in a couple minutes. The clouds proved to be an excellent source of shades. So much so, that the combination of the thick clouds and the eclipse glasses blocked out […] Continue reading →

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The Cosmic Spin-off That Created Our Solar System

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Ethan Popper

Alright, let’s dive into how our solar system came to be, and trust me, it’s quite the cosmic tale. Picture this: over 4.5 billion years ago, the universe decides it’s time for a little creation project. So, in a neighborhood of our Milky Way galaxy, a giant cloud of gas and dust, known as a […] Continue reading →

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Star Trails

Posted on February 14, 2017 by liuy54

Star trails are probably some of the most well-known and well-received type of astrophotography out there, as the beautiful circular patterns the stars make as Earth rotates are truly mesmerizing and sometimes even inspirational. I know I always find time to look up at night and appreciate the night sky and the stars and even […] Continue reading →

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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…

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Hipster Lens Flare–From Whence Do They Come?

Posted on February 17, 2014 by claremcdaniel

This photo shows a pretty typical example of a lens flare. In chapter 5, we cover light, the visible spectrum, the three basic type of light, how it moves and bends and what can bend it. Lens flares are a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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An out of this world semester…

Posted on May 1, 2013 by sharpew

What a wild ride it has been for me in astronomy 201. I really didn’t know what I was getting myself into. I am not strong in science, I took this course because I needed a credit for MNS and i sounded really interesting, and I didn’t know anyone in the class when it began. […] Continue reading →

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(Infa) Red-Hot Photography

Posted on March 19, 2013 by sharpew

For my 6th blog post, I want to share one of my favorite videos I have found this semester. The video, titled, “Movements in Red”, by photographer Andrew Hurtleff, shows what our world would look like if we could pick up infared wavelengths. Near-infared light, as seen in the video, is detected by light-sensitive chips in Hurtleff’s […] Continue reading →

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