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When reading about Space I felt that it was so interesting how vast it really is. Space is commonly seen as an empty void or vacuum however, as MacAuley states, space contains widely dispersed stars, nebulae, planets, comets, asteroids, meteors, … Continue reading →

When thinking about night, I immediately started to think about the stars and how beautiful they are. Where I live there are hardly any stars at night, due to light pollution which is caused by an extreme amount of artificial … Continue reading →

When reading about light and shadow, I was intrigued on the section on the northern lights. Macauley describes these lights as “one of the natural world’s most extravagant spectacles ” (247). I’ve always been intrigued by these lights, and definitely … Continue reading →