APOD 2.3: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111118.html
The apod entry for November 18, 2011 is a picture of a colored topographical picture of the moon. The side of the moon on the picture is the side that cannot be seen by people on the Earth. This picture was taken by the Lunar Orbital Reconaissance Orbiter. Stereo overlap allows the pictures to be mounted on top of one another, thus allowing for a proper topographical image to be produced. This picture is very high in resolution with a resolution of 300 meters. White, red and purple represent lower areas, and areasof different colors represent higher areas.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
APOD 2.2
November 4th: Edge-on NGC 3628
Due to the great quality accquiered by shar telescopic views, the spiral galaxy NGC 3628 was spotted as a galactic disk that is divided by dark dust lanes. The other name for the NGC 3628, is the hamburger galaxy, due to its unique shape and ressemblance to that of a hamburger. NGC 3628 has some approximately close neighbors, like that of the constellation Leo that is 35 million light years away. These constellations in "close" proximity to NGC 3628 are the likely cause of its unique shape
Due to the great quality accquiered by shar telescopic views, the spiral galaxy NGC 3628 was spotted as a galactic disk that is divided by dark dust lanes. The other name for the NGC 3628, is the hamburger galaxy, due to its unique shape and ressemblance to that of a hamburger. NGC 3628 has some approximately close neighbors, like that of the constellation Leo that is 35 million light years away. These constellations in "close" proximity to NGC 3628 are the likely cause of its unique shape
APOD 2.1
October 28: October Skylights
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111028.html
As the year passes, days in the Northern Hemisphere get significantly longer, thus making October a good month for spotting various auroras. On Octover 24th a solar coronal mass impacted the planet Earth's magnetosphere thus creating massive auroral displays. These create a massive display of bright Red and Green colors that gleamed in the night sky. Auroras were reported as far sotuh as Alabama, Kansas, and Oklahoma. The red color came from the excitation of Oxygen Atoms.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111028.html
As the year passes, days in the Northern Hemisphere get significantly longer, thus making October a good month for spotting various auroras. On Octover 24th a solar coronal mass impacted the planet Earth's magnetosphere thus creating massive auroral displays. These create a massive display of bright Red and Green colors that gleamed in the night sky. Auroras were reported as far sotuh as Alabama, Kansas, and Oklahoma. The red color came from the excitation of Oxygen Atoms.
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