by | Mar 5, 2023 | Astronomy
The notion of colonizing Mars is fascinating on a number of levels. Yet, this stirs a number of questions. The primary being, why? Often, the suggested reasoning within both the scientific community and media for colonizing Mars, is need driven by humans making Earth...
by | Mar 5, 2023 | Astronomy
Hello everyone, I believe that the colonization of Mars is currently an impractical idea due to the challenges of travelling to the Red Planet safely. I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone when I say that Earth is currently suffering from severe problems...
by | Feb 25, 2023 | Astronomy
The Sun is comprised of a variety of fascinating parts. From its gaseous core to the layers of the atmosphere which are only visible to the naked eye while the photosphere is hidden during a solar eclipse, the composition of the Sun is interesting at the very least....
by | Feb 14, 2023 | Astronomy
I chose the photo from January 16th, 2023. The picture is of our Moon, but a digital creation of it. This creation is made off of factual images and knowledge we have of the Moon. The majority of the time, the Moon suffers from tidal locking. Essentially, we view the...
by | Jan 25, 2023 | Astronomy
Preamble: You should know that the speed of light, c = 300,000 km/sec The equation for distance, d, is: d = v × t, where d is the distance, v is the speed and t is the time. Equivalently, time, t = d/v, where, as before d is the distance and v is the speed. Make sure...
by | Dec 11, 2022 | Astronomy
The instructions are attached. The data needed is as follows. Date of experiment 12.9.22 Sunrise 6:57a Sunset 5:29p Length of daylight 10:33 Height of gnomon is 41″ True noon was 11:15am by experiment. location is Contoocook NH 43.2397270, -71.7158842 the angle...
