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Celestial Navigation 101: The Sextant

Posted on February 6, 2017 by connormorency

The purpose of the sextant is to measure the angle between an astronomical object and the horizon, and ultimately get … More Continue reading →

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Galileo’s Telescope

Posted on February 6, 2017 by vmorehead0

Most people credit Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) with building the first telescope.  He did not, but he made great improvements and ingenious use of the instrument. Before the telescope were lenses.  In the 13th century, Italian artisans created lenses for glasses to be worn by scholars with failing eyesight.  The process of making glass was difficult, as unrefined … Continue reading Galileo’s Telescope Continue reading →

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Archaeoastronomy: The Anthropology of Astronomy

Posted on February 5, 2017 by brynnabhall

On the Center for Archaeoastrony’s website, they differentiate their science as “the anthropology of astronomy” rather than “the history of astronomy.” By studying the influences that astronomy has had (frequently, it seems, through the study of archaeological sites) on the humans and cultures who were studying the stars and attempting to reason with that which … More Archaeoastronomy: The Anthropology of Astronomy Continue reading →

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Archaeoastronomy

Posted on February 3, 2017 by josiezd

The study of the astronomical knowledge and achievements of these prehistoric cultures is called archaeoastronomy. Continue reading →

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The Hubble Telescopes

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Afi Mohd Sayuti

(Photo by NASA) Since it first introduction, telescopes have served mankind a vast deals of researches experiences and discoveries of planets, moons and other intergalactic contents. As we all know telescopes help us to see stars beyond our naked eyes. It becomes a defense mechanism to predict the fall of asteroids or predict movements of celestial […] Continue reading →

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Celestial Navigation: A Method of the Past?

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Haley Topper

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Gravitational Time Dilation

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Paolo Dumancas

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The Best Astronomy Apps

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Ahmed A

Top Five List of The Best Apps In the Apple Store Now SkySafari (4.99) Allows you to view the the position of celestial bodies as far back as 1 million years back and as far forward as 1 million years in advance. Purchase  comes with subscription of Skyweek. StarMap (4.99)- A point and locate app that […] Continue reading →

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Zodiacs

Posted on January 27, 2016 by samanthas25

Many people are familiar with zodiac signs; as kids we often look at them for weekly, daily, or monthly advice from things ranging from crushes to personalities. Whether or not our zodiac sign determines who we are, the constellations they are based off on is entirely a reality. Each month, as the Earth moves around […] Continue reading →

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It’s kind of in the name

Posted on January 27, 2016 by philhawkins221

captain’s blog, Stardate 69536.8 you, potentially: “wait Phil, isn’t the Stardate of blog post 2 is pretty close to the Stardate of blog post 1?” me: “Shhhhhhhhh.” This last week we looked deeply into the movement of the sun throughout the year. Without discussing it, we were inherently learning about solstices and equinoxes, a topic […] Continue reading →

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