I live in New Jersey and I really need to attend college. The only thing I am interested in learning is zoology, wild life biology, Astronomy, and planetolgy. It’s tough for me to find a school. Can any one please help me.
Can you go out of state? Berkley is probably the best out there for crossing those very different sciences.
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Since the Maya calendar and mythology are both based on the underlying astronomy, it can be very helpful to understand this Astronomy. This is fun and easy to do as long as we take it a little bit at a time. It won’t take us very long to lay out all the information yet you may find yourself pondering this subject more deeply for quite awhile. For me personally, the more I dug into this material, the more mind-blowing it all became. Perhaps you will have a similar experience.
- Thomas Razzeto
http://www.infinitelymystical.com
Mystical spirituality for personal and world peace
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What’s different about the moon tonight? It’s inside your room! Authentically detailed, Moon In My Room hangs on your wall and shines moonlight just like the real moon. Twelve different phase settings let you match what the real moon looks like outside tonight! Listen to the included audio CD to learn exciting facts about the moon and its unique relationship with planet Earth
Are there new ways for making money in Astronomy now a days compared to 10 years ago? Are there new laws in physics that may be presented to the public? The US is planning to send a robot to Venus in the year 2019….
One doesn’t go into astronomy to get rich. You’d better try banker in that case.
But astronomy is interesting. Go outside on a starry night and look with binoculars at Jupiter, the Moon or the Pleiades. You either get hooked or… well, there must be other interesting jobs too. If you like stuffy offices…
Ancient Astronomy – Best Of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos (Part 17)
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BEST OF CARL SAGAN’S “COSMOS”:
1) 10 Years After: Carl Sagan & Ann Druyan Reflect:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leTNfwfH0Jc
2) Lost Between Immensity And Eternity:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIVsDg6U0LU
3) The Realm Of The Galaxies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1axoV6HhWfI
4) Our Galaxy, The Milky Way:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOazBTHzRYA
5) Our Solar System:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBqjob-UVeo
6) Eratosthenes And The Round Earth Model:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en5UKtcNujI
7) The Library Of Alexandria:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVQs4B2jAW0
A Short History Of The Universe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n2r0qOxJ6k
9) Artificial And Natural Selection:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3uToVWZkWM
10) The Cosmic Year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFqbm_94nTM
11) Tree Of Life – 4 Billion Years Of Evolution:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF0UECN4ndA
12) The Miracle Of Life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOyojWeOYNA
13) DNA – The Common Basis Of Life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecmuvjSykf8
14) Abiogenesis The Origin Of Life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yet1xkAv_HY
15) Astronomy vs Astrology:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImaQS9NJ0nI
16) Pictures In The Sky:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwCAwc4bge4
17) Ancient Astronomy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-5dwJwau1Y
18) Triumph Of Modern Science Over Medieval Superstition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lfmRqT-B_c
19) The Mysterious Tonguska Event:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irVof7adq4s
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Carl Edward Sagan, Ph.D. (1934-1996) was an American astronomer, astrochemist, author, and highly successful popularizer of Astronomy, astrophysics and other natural sciences. He pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
He is world-famous for writing popular science books and for co-writing and presenting the award-winning 1980 television series “Cosmos: A Personal Voyage”, which has been seen by more than 600 million people in over 60 countries, making it the most widely watched PBS program in history.
A book to accompany the program was also published. He also wrote the novel “Contact”, the basis for the 1997 Robert Zemecki’s film of the same name starring Jodie Foster.
During his lifetime, Sagan published more than 600 scientific papers and popular articles and was author, co-author, or editor of more than 20 books. In his works, he frequently advocated skeptical inquiry, secular humanism, and the scientific method.
http://www.carlsagan.com
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Science & Discovery Toy – YOUNG SCIENTISTS EXPLORE THE SOLAR SYSTEM! Study the stars with a star fact book, make a constellation box, design a telescope, and use bouncy balls and planet facts to create a solar system mobile that will enlighten any room. Finish this set with the study of forces, gravity, momentum, and Newtons three laws of motion. A great introduction to Astronomy! For ages 9 – 12.Award Winner:Dr. Toy 100 Best Children’s Products The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval Learning Magazine Teachers’ Choice Award – Stars, Planets, Forces – Set 11
I wanted to know some of the recent discoveries made in Astronomy, to see which was is the most interesting to me.
"Most massive black hole found in galaxy M87"
http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8337
"Red giant star Betelgeuse in constellation Orion mysteriously shrinking"
http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8342
"Radio telescope images reveal planet-forming disk orbiting twin suns"
http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8347
You can find the latest news on the Astronomy.com website, or you can get the news sent as a Newsletter (as I copied the headlines and links from), on the website.
Reissued in HD. Bad Astronomer Phil Plait explores his favorite images from the early days of Hubble. Visit Phil on http://www.badAstronomy.com. His amazing book “Death from the Skies” is now available in paperback via Amazon.com.
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It’s a real working telescope like no other. Use it as a telescope or click to view stunning back-lit images from NASA. Press a button to hear three cool facts about each image. Product Description Explore the universe with this 3-in-1 telescope. This amazing tool takes little scientists on a space journey through 10 real NASA space images, and teaches them all about what they’re seeing through synchronized audio narration. Each image is accompanied by two to three fascinating factoids. Measures approximately 24″ long. Requires 3 “AAA” batteries (not included). Recommended Age: 6 – 12 years
I’m going to clemson in the fall, and i’m majoring in physics but they don’t have Astronomy as a major or minor and not all that many classes in that area. Which schools do?
Actually, Clemson has quite a few astronomy classes – I’m doing my PhD in astrophysics there. I didn’t go there for undergrad, but they do seem to teach at least a few a year to undergrads.
If you want to apply to grad school for astronomy, majoring in physics is the important thing – you don’t need all that much of a background in astronomy, but spend your summers doing REU (research experience for undergraduate) programs. They are offered all over the country, will pay you and provide housing, and you might even get a publication of conference trip out of it. That will look great on grad applications.
Good grad schools for astronomy: Harvard, CalTech, Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, U Chicago, U Hawaii, UT Austin, Columbia, U Arizona. A lot of it will depend on what exactly you want to do – stellar astronomy, galactic, extragalactic, theory, planetary, high energy, etc.
