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Our Nearest Star; Measuring the Distance
When you look up at the sky on a clear night, you can see a few thousand twinkling points of light with your tiny human eye. Each one of these could be a planet, a galaxy or a satellite passing … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Quick Tips, Space & Earth
Tagged astronomy, beginner, binary, parsec, proxima centauri, sky, star, sun
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Why do we have blue skies, red sunsets?
It’s a question that at one point in our lives we have either been asked or asked ourselves. Why is the sky blue? Why are our sunsets red? These two questions are two sides of the same coin. Out of … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Environment, Space & Earth
Tagged air, atmosphere, blue, earth, intermediate, light, molecules, planet, rayleigh, red, scattering, sky, sun, sunset
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