Almost Dark Galaxies are really hard to spot because they're not as bright as other galaxies. They can't be seen...
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About Introduction To The Cosmos
Welcome to the companion website for the free book Introduction To The Cosmos!
I also intended this book to be for someone that’s interested in expanding their knowledge based on practical advice and someone that has a willingness to experiment.
This book is now completely Free! Just enter your email address for a link to download the book right away. Download the book free here!
This book is for someone that’s interested in astronomy at the beginner to intermediate level. You have an interest in the things you see in the sky at night but might not have a lot of background information and you want a place to start and have a good foundation to build upon.
The Latest Posts from the Blog:
LIGO Advancement Improves Gravitational Wave Detection by 60%
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/ October 26, 2023
LIGO researchers have achieved a significant advance in quantum squeezing technology, allowing the observatory to surpass the quantum limit and...
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Astronomers Clarify Binary System Composition
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/ October 19, 2023
Astronomers studying the binary star system called Swift J0503.7-2819 have disentangled the nature of the star system, leading to a...
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Observations Show Dusty Gas Cloud Elongating as it Approaches our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole
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/ March 20, 2023
Astronomers have taken images of a dusty gas cloud near Sag A* over a span of 20 years and show...
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From Einstein to LIGO and Beyond: A Journey through Gravitational Wave Astronomy
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/ February 23, 2023
Albert Einstein first predicted gravitational waves in 1916 as a consequence of his theory of general relativity. However, it took...
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Astronomers Discover Ringed Planet in Solar System
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/ February 22, 2023
A new discovery has been made by astronomers using the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) located on La Palma. They have...
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Astronomers Find Planet Possible Suitable for Life
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/ February 22, 2023
A team led by astronomer Diana Kossakowski of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy has found a rocky planet in...
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Comet 96P Makes Close Approach to Sun
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/ January 30, 2023
Comet 96P/Machholz is making a very close approach to the Sun, the orbit places the perihelion - the closest approach...
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Hubble Spots Free Floating Globule in Soul Nebula
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/ December 24, 2022
The Hubble Space Telescope spotted a free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globule (frEGG) in the Soul Nebula, or Sharpless 199. Here's the...
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Large Dark Matter Halo Surrounds Milky Way’s Dwarf Satellite Galaxy
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/ February 2, 2021
Astronomers have found a large halo of dark matter surrounding a recently discovered satellite galaxy of our Milky Way. The...
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Presumed Supernova Is Actually A Black Hole Consuming An Orbiting Star
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/ January 14, 2021
Astronomers have discovered what they thought was a supernova in the galaxy ESO 253-G003. The All Sky Automated Survey for...
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Most Distant Quasar Observed
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/ January 13, 2021
Astronomers have discovered a quasar, called J0313-1806, that was formed about 670 million years after the big bang. The quasar...
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Arp 220 – An Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy
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/ September 22, 2020
This is Arp 220, a galaxy formed as a result of a collision with another galaxy and 250 million light...
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Scheduling and Observing an Exoplanet Transit Using The MicroObservatory
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/ September 20, 2020
Observing exoplanet transits takes hours of observations, so using something like Slooh.com or iTelescope.net is not practical. Fortunately, the MicroObservatory...
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Updates To JS9 Processing
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/ September 19, 2020
Since the publication of my book, I have found some other ways to process images using JS9. One of the...
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Detecting An Exoplanet Using The Radial Velocity Method
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/ September 18, 2020
The radial velocity method for detecting an exoplanet is useful for ground-based telescopes finding massive exoplanets that are close to...
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Discovering Exoplanets
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/ September 17, 2020
As discussed in my book, Introduction To The Cosmos, there are hundreds of billions of galaxies, each with at least...
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Book Cover and Website Background Image
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/ September 16, 2020
The book's cover is from the the Hubble Ultra Deep Field image, taken in 2004 by Hubble's Advanced Camera for...
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Book Launch
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/ September 16, 2020
Introduction To The Cosmos is finally finished! You can find a link to download the book at the top of...
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Table Of Contents Of Introduction To The Cosmos
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/ September 16, 2020
Below is the table of contents for my free book, Introduction To The Cosmos: IntroductionHistory of Astronomy__(there are several subsections...
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