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The last time I remember learning about astronomy formally was as far back as elementary school, where we learned about the basics of our solar system’s planets and other ideas about space commonly known by most people. Having never studied astronomy at a higher level, going into this class felt similar to traveling to a foreign country, or sailing in foreign waters, so to speak. Many of the concepts and facts have been things I have had little to no prior knowledge of. But regardless of any of that

Could you envision a planet that sees no sun? In the story, “All Summer in a Day,” Ray Bradbury draws us in, as readers, with a story that takes place on the planet Venus. The environment of Venus is as described in this quote, “It had been raining for seven years; thousands upon thousands of days compounded and filled from one end to the other with rain, with the gush and gush of water...fall of showers and the concussion of storms so heavy they were tidal waves come over the islands…”(Bradbury

was a hand or two peeling away paint behind the furniture; otherwise there might be yellow teeth in my soap dish or a tongue growing into the seam between the kitchen cabinets and the wall. They were always different, different colors, different apparent ages, different hair. The first time I found one it was a lone foot that had knocked over a lamp. I tried to throw it out, but it seemed somehow wrong to be handling parts of someone’s body this way. I tossed it and every piece since then into the

All of Summer in a Day is a tale from the far off future, when humanity has colonized Venus. Once every seven years for only about two hours, taking place in a class room of young children, most of which don’t remember the sun or the gentle yellow glow it gives off due to living in underground bunkers their whole lives. One child, Margo, recently moved to Venus from Earth, remembers the Sun and tries to explain it to her fellow class mates who believe she is lying. On the day the Sun is to come out

I’ve spent my whole life trying to get back to one moment, one image: me, no older than seven, running to the park on a brisk summer day, with my mom behind me, and the grass as green as can be. It was the earliest I had ever gotten up, which combined with the gray - instead of the light blue sky - made me feel like I was in a new realm. The sun was glimmering, with speckles of it coming shooting right through the neighbor’s roof. For the first time, I found the sun tolerable that day. Up until then

La Luna He stares at the beautiful night sky as his father and Nonno takes him to the quiet sea. They took a small wooden boat which can fit three people in. The wooden boat swishes through the middle of the calm dark water as Bambino’s father rows gently. He parked the wooden boat properly. The three watched the sky as the beautiful and bright moon rises up high onto the horizon. Bambino’s father pulls up a tall ladder from the inside of the bottom of the boat and lets it reach near closely to the

While researching “pre-industrial astronomical accomplishments,” it seemed that a good majority of the accomplishments being highlighted were those of the Mayan and Aztec civilizations. Feeling that these topics may be over-researched, I decided to turn my attention towards the accomplishments of those in a different area of the world. After switching my focus to the pre-industrial astronomical feats of ancient Greek scientists, I have found that in many cases, these scientists contributed more

Is everyone familiar with the “Yin Yang” symbol? I’m pretty sure that we’ve all seen it one way or another. The principle of Yin and Yang which are opposites living in harmony is linked with Ancient Chinese Philosophy. Although Yin and Yang come from Ancient China, the classic symbol was introduced as a shield pattern used by the Ancient Romans, 700 years before its first use in China. A connection between the two is yet to be found. Disregarding who created it, the Yin Yang was a bright idea, but

In the story, “All Summer in a Day,” Ray Bradbury draws us in, as readers, with a story that takes place on the planet Venus. The environment of Venus is as described in this quote, “It had been raining for seven years; thousands upon thousands of days compounded and filled from one end to the other with rain, with the gush and gush of water...fall of showers and the concussion of storms so heavy they were tidal waves come over the islands…”(Bradbury, 1954) With an environment like this, what type

Canis Major is my favorite constellation, I don't have a particular reason for this constellation to be my favorite, I just really like it. Canis Major, or The Greater Dog, is fairly easy to pick out in the night sky during the winter. It is made up of eight main stars, the brightest one being Sirius. Sirius also happens to be the closest star to Earth, in Canis Major. Canis Major is said to be the dog Laelaps, who was so fast that nothing it chased could outrun it. Laelaps had a whole bunch of