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On the windy and star-filled night of Oct. 26, Speakers from UVA and guests came to talk about astronomy and play trivia games in an event called Astronomy on Tap. The event took place at the Champion Grill location in Stonefield. With the event being close to Halloween, costumes were encouraged; The host, Matthew Pryal, […]
Continue ReadingClass sign ups have started at PVCC and many students are looking for an elective or an extra science class with a lab. Astronomy II is one of these options for the upcoming Spring 2021 Semester, plus students don’t need a prerequisite to take Astronomy II. Astronomy II is a natural sciences class on the […]
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Charles Stish, assistant editor Around 2:42 p.m. on Aug. 21, PVCC students and faculty members throughout the campus congregated in various outside locations to witness the solar eclipse. Using camera obscuras and special viewing glasses, the excited audience members took turns viewing the astrological spectacle and gazed at the sky with a shared sense of […]
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Antonia Florence, staff writer Geology and astronomy are alternative science electives to biology, chemistry and physics for many degree programs at Piedmont Virginia Community College. They and their accompanying labs each count as four credits. Geology is a study of solid Earth or other celestial bodies such as Mars. Physical geology focuses on the functions […]
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