Astronomy for (sort of) beginners

This is space.               This is the past, present, and the future. most people think of space as a huge vast void of planet after planet, but for those who are interested space is everything. Even the gravity that keeps your feet on the ground all has to do with the massive gravitational force coming from the sun.



It's probably best to start in our solar system. We live in the thin spiral galaxy the Milky Way (not the candy bar that's a lot smaller)on the Orion arm. The Earth may seem big to us but if we were to look at Earth from even the closest galaxy you would have a seriously hard time spotting even our galaxy.



This is called a nebula. These are the results of a star dying or colliding they are swarming particles of matter that can have a permanent shape or can change shape as though a gas.



 
    When people think of black holes they usually think of a black tornado in space. Well it's far from that. all a black hole is is an immense and dense amount of  gravity. black holes cannot be near anything at all or it would be crushed and stretched. heres how it works:



                                                     the gravitational pull is so strong that half of your body
                                                     that's closest will be taken by this much gravity and
                                                     the other half would be taken by slightly less gravity
                                                     which would tear your body apart.this is an animation of how black holes can be considered literal bends of space and time

Out of the Silent Planet

Out of the Silent Planet, by C.S. Lewis is a story of a man named Ransom who is a traveler looking for a place to stay. One night he comes across a large mansion and sneaks into the garden, when later he finds out the mansion belongs to one of his old colleagues named Weston and his assistant Divine. Ransom later finds out that they are using him for some sort experiment as he dozes off from drugged wine. When he comes to his senses he is on a high tech space shuttle to a distant planet called Malacandra where apparently there is life. Ransom still knows Weston and Divine are using him, so he attempts to sneak away on the baron and unknown planet.



 160 pages                                                                        
  
 

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows is the conclusion to a well known series about  wizards and mythical creatures living among us. These wizards are put up against an evil wizard named Voldemort. The main characters Harry, Ron and Hermione are meant to destroy him and restore peace to the wizard and muggle world.

859 pages

CAMP!!!!!!!

This week we went to Calvin Crest conferences for outdoor education. Every day we would have to wake up at seven in the morning to clean our cabins. The food was incredible, throughout the week there wasn't anything I didn't like for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. all the classes we took were very informal and helpful. My favorite class was either survival or "rock your world". these were my favorite because there were so many hands on experiences. This week was probably the best week of sixth grade.

midnight for Charlie Bone

Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo is a story of a boy that discovers that he is a part of a family of mystical powers. Charlie is sent to a school for people with this "special" capability, and from there on bad things happen.........very bad things. I recommend this book for people who enjoy fantasy.


(401pages)

Sent

In the sequel to the book Found, Sent by Margret Peterson Haddix is a story about a 13 year old boy named Jonah, his sister Katherine, his friend Chip, and a boy named Alex all travel back in time to the early 1500s, which is where Chip and Alex's "home time is". this is a book or series I would highly recommend to those who love history, science fiction, and fantasy.

(313 pages)

found

In the book found by Margaret Peterson Haddix a 13 year old boy named Jonah started receiving mysterious letters saying: "you are one of the missing", and "beware they are coming back to get you. And then he finds out from a witness13 years ago a plane came out of nowhere and in every single seat was a baby. I highly recommend this book to science fiction and fantasy lovers.

(314 pages)