Observation 4.5

This past week I went outside and looked at the night skies for one hour. The moon was very bright and in the waning crescent phase. I was able to see the constellations Leo and Ursa Minor.

APOD 4.5

This is a photo of a massive ash plume from a volcano in Iceland in 2010. Its location was noticable because the plume drifted across many highly populated areas. Eyjafjallajökull volcano started errupting March 20th, 2010 and had a second eruption near a small glacier in April of that same year. The second eruption melted a large amount of glacial ice which cooled into fragmented lava. This is a photo of the second eruption.

Observation 4.4

This past week I went outside and looked at the night skies for one hour. I saw the lunar eclipse and the extremely reddish color of the moon during the eclipse. During the red moon eclipse I was also able to see the blueish star, Spica.

Observation 4.3

This past week I went outside and looking at the sky for one hour. The moon was in the waxing gibbous phase. I was able to see the very bright blue star, Spica. I also saw the constellation, Orion and the three stars in a row that make up Orion's belt.

APOD 4.4

The redded moon resulted after the moon was completely immersed in Earth's shadow. It is the year's first total lunar eclipse. This image was taken from the Carribbean Island of Barbados. The moon's reddish color contrasts with the very bright blue star Spica. Spica is in the constellation Virgo that we just learned about.

APOD 4.3

This is a photo of the Great Nebula in Orion, the most famous nebula. Glowing gas surrounds hot young stars on the edge of an interstellar molecular cloud. This image was taken by the hubble space telescope. This nebula is easily identifiable by the naked eye near one of the three stars in Orion's belt. This nebula is also known as M object 42.

Observation 4.2

This past week I went outside and viewed the night skies for one hour. I saw the waxing cresecent moon inside the constellation Taurus the bull. I also saw Orion and the three stars in a row that make up Orion's belt.

APOD 4.2

Mars is the bright red object depicted above. Spica is the blue star radiating very brightly. They will both be visible together for the next few months. We were able to see them together in telescopes at past star gazes. Spica has been seen since ancient times.