Zooniverse Post 2

I have decided to change my topic from identifying craters and canyons on the moon to observing and classifying nebulas and galaxys. It is a whole lot more fun than sitting and looking at the moon's surface. I wanted to change my topic because looking at the moon was getting quite repetetive. I have seen a few really cool looking galaxys along with a few stars. I hope to see some more cool stuff in the future.

Weekly Observation Post 27

This was an okay week for observing the cosmos. It was a little bit cloudy on all the days of the week, but there was still a deal of objects that I could see. For example, the full moon was clearly visible on Thursday night along with a few constellations such as Ursa Major and Leo. There was nothing really special to see, so I hope that something extra special happens next week that I can see.

APOD 4.5 The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130422.html
This is an image from the Hubble Space Telescope of the Horsehead Nebula. It was taken in the infrared wavelength and looks absolutley amazing. It does actually look like a horse's head and at the bottom, for me at least, there appears to be a hand shaped cloud reaching out and trying to grasp the viewer. This picture was taken in honor of Hubble's 23rd Anniversary. This nebula is just over 1,500 light years away and is cataloged as "Barnard 33".

Zooniverse Post 1

Just a few days ago I started to catalog craters on the moon's surface. It's very boring unfortunatley, but I don't want to do any of the other topics to chose from. I can classify the craters in a few different ways and also identify some trenches or small canyons on the moon as well. I hope to see something on the moon that is really big. Unfortunatley I haven't seen anything like this yet. Just small craters and small canyons. I'm hoping eventually to see a large crater or rift.

Weekly Observation Post 26

This week was decent for observing. It was very cloudy by my house on Wednesday and Thursday so I couldn't see much on those days. However, on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, I was able to see the sky pretty good. I looked at the moon and also looked at a few constellations. Unfortunatley, it was nothing that I haven't seen before so it wasn't THAT exciting, but better than nothing I suppose :)

APOD 4.4 Sun With Solar Flare

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130413.html

This image shows our sun in UV light expelling energy. It's the largets solar flare seen yet in 2013 and it is enormous compared to the size of Earth. This particular solar flare was taken on April 11th. The colors of the sun are absolutley stunning and it looks even more beautiful than it does in visible light.

Weekly Observation Post 25

This week was decent for looking at the stars. I was able to see the moon on every night except for Thursday because it was extremely cloudy. Thursday was the only day I wasn't able to see anything. On the other days of the week I was able to view multiple constellations such as Orion, and what I believe was Leo. I think I saw Regulus. Regulus is a bright star, but the faintest of them all. I'm pretty sure it was Regulus that I saw, though.

APOD 4.3 Yuri's Planet

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130412.html

This is an amazing image of Earth at night from the ISS. You can see all the lights on and are able to tell what parts of Earth are most inhabited. This portion of Earth is the right side of the U.S, so the Atlantic Coast. New York and Long Island are clearly visible in this picture. If you move left from there, you are able to see Baltimore, Phildelphia, and Washington D.C. This image is really fascinating and the lights almost look like veins connecting the Earth.

Weekly Observation Post 24

This week was not good at all for observing. It was EXTREMELY cloudy at my house due to rain and bad weather. I was only able to observe the moon this week. However, on Sunday I was able to see a few stars, but none of them I could identify due to there being sporatic cloud coverage.

APOD 4.2 IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130402.html

This image shows the Horse Head nebule located in the constellation of Orion. I've looked at this nebula before, but it was different colors and looked slightly different. In the picture I saw before, the "head" looked more like the skelleton of a horse. With this one, however, the head looks more like an actual horse's head and not so much as the skelleton of a horse. This entire nebula is made from dust, which is extremely reflective and this is why we can see it.