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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on February 4, 2018 by haleytopper04

Galileo Galilei: Birth-February 15, 1564 , Death-January 8, 1642 Galileo provided a ton of insight into a lot of scientific concepts that we think of as fact today. In terms of motion, Galilei decided to question what Aristotle believed to be true, that heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones. Through his experiments with ramps … Continue reading Historical Astronomers in Context Continue reading →

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Historical Astronomers in Context

Posted on January 30, 2018 by kyleweil

Tycho Brahe (December 14, 1546-October 24, 1601) was the best naked-eye observer of his time. He compiled a comprehensive list of stellar and planetary positions in the sky and noticed that the alignment of Jupiter and Saturn occurred two days after Copernicus had predicted it. He also observed and recorded a supernova. He was able […] Continue reading →

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The Powers of Ten: Very Powerful, Ten/Ten would Recommend

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Jeanie Zeng

It’s always interesting to see the ways in which humans try to conceptualize the the scale of the universe. It’s not an easy task to reconcile such different size and distance scales such as that of quarks and galaxies. In some cases, we use mathematical values to help us formulate a sense of these scales. … Continue reading The Powers of Ten: Very Powerful, Ten/Ten would Recommend → Continue reading →

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What is Astrophysics?

Posted on January 22, 2018 by haleytopper04

I thought I’d start my blog off by talking about what I am most interested in, Astrophysics. While I am a physics major, my passion is astrophysics and studying the life and death of stars. Astrophysics applies the laws of physics and chemistry to explain the birth, life, and death of stars, planets, galaxies and … Continue reading What is Astrophysics? Continue reading →

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First Galaxies Formed Today

Posted on January 22, 2018 by mattbarnhartastro2110

…according to the cosmic calendar. The cosmic calendar is a visualization method to help comprehend the age of the universe. This calendar puts the beginning of the universe at the start of the first of January, and the end of December 31st at our current point in time. In this demonstration model, January 22nd (today!) … Continue reading First Galaxies Formed Today → Continue reading →

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Blog 01: Megamasers

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Caroline Henning

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has recently captured an awe-inspiring picture of a distant “exotic” galaxy, UGC-6093. It is an active, barred galaxy–this means the center, featuring a bar across the illuminated center, hosts an active galactic nucleus. In this center region, matter is sucked into a supermassive black hole, thereby emitting the intense radiation that … Continue reading Blog 01: Megamasers → Continue reading →

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Anaxagoras

Posted on January 21, 2018 by astronomydylan

Known most for bringing philosophy to Athens before the era of Socrates, Anaxagoras is recognized as the first person in history to correctly explain eclipses. He claimed that material variation was caused by relative preponderance over other ingredients, explaining how change could occur in the pre-Socratic era. Before him, there stands no record of anybody … Continue reading Anaxagoras → Continue reading →

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Eagles

Posted on January 21, 2018 by samssolarsystem

Onward to the Super Bowl!  Fly Eagles Fly! Continue reading →

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Eagles

Posted on January 21, 2018 by samssolarsystem

Onward to the Super Bowl!  Fly Eagles Fly! Continue reading →

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My First Post

Posted on January 21, 2018 by terranojm

Greetings fellow astronomers! I look forward to a fun-filled semester blogging with you all!
 
Below is a picture of me (the left), my brother, and our friends when we visited New York City!

New York Trip (by me)
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