It has been really hard to learn astronomy without a teacher or a guide. I have managed to ace through a few introductory astrophysics courses by using whatever little physics I learned at school(luckily my physics doesn't suck as much). But sometimes, my lack of formal training shows bitterly at places.
Today, I was solving an exercise involving the radial velocities of stars in a hypothetical galaxy. I managed to solve some of the problems before getting stuck. The problem told me to identify a graph showing correlation between radial velocity and right ascension of the stars. Let’s not go into much details here.
Now that italicized term became a horror for me. I tried to learn about it(on my own) near the beginning of senior high school. I didn’t get it then. I couldn’t wrap my head around it today.
That's why I have decided to attend an astronomy camp in nearby future. I am looking for a great place with amazing enthusiasts. Do you have a suggestion?
Will write about the further developments.
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