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Jacob Bramwell

Jacob Bramwell is a public education coordinator at a municipal observatory in Morgantown, West Virginia. He organizes public telescope viewings and instructs volunteers on running the equipment. Bramwell began working in informal astronomy education around 2019 and holds a physics degree, spending his clear evenings helping visitors observe the night sky.

What Will Earth Look Like in 5 Billion Years?Earth & Space
How Fast Is the Sun Going Around the Galaxy?Earth & Space
What Is the Moon’s Angular Size in Arcseconds?Earth & Space
What Color Is a Nebula and Why Do We See It Differently?Earth & Space
Can Betelgeuse Become a Black Hole?Earth & Space
What Happens When a Star Dies and What Is Left Behind?Earth & Space
How Is Iron Created in Stars and Supernovae?Earth & Space
What Is a Blazar? Galaxies With Jets Aimed at Earth Earth & Space
What Happens When Neutron Stars Collide?Physics
What Is a Nova and What Happens When One Erupts?Earth & Space
How to Focus a Telescope: Step-by-Step Tips Earth & Space
What Is Zodiacal Light and How Can You See It?Earth & Space
How to Make Dark Matter—and Why It’s So Hard Physics
What Is the Best Way to Determine a Galaxy’s Redshift?Earth & Space
What Is the Difference Between Redshift and Blueshift?Physics
Why Isn’t the Milky Way Expanding With the Universe?Earth & Space
What Would a Black Hole Do to Earth?Earth & Space
What Happens When Galaxies Collide?Earth & Space
How Is the Methuselah Star Older Than the Universe?Earth & Space
What Is the Resolution of the Dilemma Known as Olbers’s Paradox?Physics
What Is the Opposite of a Black Hole?Earth & Space
Do We See Stars in the Past?Physics
What Does It Mean to Characterize a Nebula as Diffuse?Earth & Space
What If the Universe Is Infinite?Earth & Space
What Would the Big Rip Actually Look Like?Physics
How Old Are Galaxies? Tracing Their Cosmic Origins Earth & Space
What Does the Entire Universe Look Like?Earth & Space
Why Do Galaxies Spin? The Origin of Galactic Rotation Earth & Space
Do Galaxies Orbit Anything? From Groups to Superclusters Earth & Space
Is Abell 1201 Bigger Than the Phoenix Cluster?Earth & Space