APOD 3.7

This week's APOD of the week for the date of 27 February depicted is titled Daytime moon meets morning star and depicts that exactly. What it depicts is something we have been told in class and something I have been able to observe in the morning skies. It shows venus as the brightest object in the early morning and it is seen as if it were a star. I think this picture for one was very interesting and it gave a nice viewpoint of what we see. I liked the way it was presented with the colors and of the clear crescent shape. My favorite part of this picture is that is clear to the naked eye from Africa and I find it awesome that we as humans have that opportunity to simply look up and observe our universe.

APOD 3.6

The APOD I chose for this week from above depicts the lighthouse nebula. I chose it because we have been learning about nebulas in class and thought I might as well try to learn a few. This nebula was forms from the wind of a pulsar, rotating around with the speed of over 1000 km/second. This is something I found incredibily impressive.

APOD 3.5

This weeks APOD is titled Downtown Auriga which I chose to learn more about the constellation Auriga which we have to learn about for our constellation quizzes. This APOD entry depicts a deep telescopic mosaic view of the constellation while showing off Auriga's most popular sights for cosmic tourtists. This picture was taken in january. From the persepective of the picture, the zodiacal constellation of Taurus the Bull can be seen near the bottom. I enjoy choosing APOD which give me a new more realistic viewpoint of the constellations we learn so I can know what they look like beyond the bright dots I can only see with my naked eye.

APOD 3.4

This weeks APOD I chose depicted above shows a panoramic viewpoint of the moon from the perspective of the Chinese Yutu robotic rover. This robotic rover arrived in mid-december of 2013 and has been exploring Mare Imbrium on the moon. The reason I chose this APOD is because i did not know what Mare Imbrium was. In Latin it means  sea of showers or sea of rains and it is a large lunar mare on the moon. Apparently, it is one of the larger craters in the solar system. Its origin is said to come from a flood of lava. Depicted below is the extent and location of the mare imbrium. I am glad I know now one more fact about the moon's surface.