APOD 4.1

April 1 2015
Suiting Up for the Moon

This picture appealed to me because it is a unique picture. The picture shows a spacesuit for a cow, and that is something that I have never seen before. I've seen spacesuits for animals such as dogs and chimps, but never for a cow. The comments underneath the picture pose a unique question: How will cows survivie on the Moon? The comments state that scientists have spent decades thinking about an answer to this question. Engineers have finally come up with a solution, the new Lunar Grazing Module. Directly after this comment a statement wishing everybody a happy april fool's day from APOD is shown. In reality, cows are not predicted to be in space anytime soon. They are large animals that don't launch well into space. 

APOD 3.8

March 20 2015
Sunshine, Earthshine

This picture appealed to me because it depicts something mysterious and familiar. The picture shows both a dark and lit section of the moon. This throws a sense of mystery over the picture. Mystery interests me as it could be multiple different things, but the truth is truly never known. As this is a picture of the moon, and the moon is something I have studied, it is familiar. It is always nice to learn more about something that I know a good amount about. The comments underneath the picture talk about how the equinox that was on March 20 impacted the moon. The comments state that the exact timing of both the equinox and a new moon occurred within a span of only 13 hours. The comments also state that this is the largest new moon of 2015 as the moon reached its new phase only 14 hours after perigee. The comments end by stating that the equinox solar eclipse will be total across parts of the Arctic Ocean, and visible in parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. 

Observation Post 5/15

Observation Post

Week of 4/27

The majority of my observations were made at around 8:00 at night and at 5:30 in the morning. They were done in a moderate to cold temperature. The sky on some days was clear while other days were cloudy. I did my observations at home, and on my way to school. On the days with the cloudy sky no observations could have been made. On the days that were not cloudy I observed multiple things. I observed two famous constellations, the Big Dipper, or Ursa Major, and the Little Dipper, or Ursa Minor. I was able to locate what I believe to be Spica in the constellation Virgo and Arcturus in the constellation of Bootes. I also observed the stars Castor and Pollux in the constellation of Gemini. I also observed multiple phases of the moon, including a waning gibbous, a third quarter, and a waning crescent. 

Observation Post 5/8

Observation Post

Week of 5/4

The majority of my observations were made at around 8:00 at night and at 5:30 in the morning. They were done in a moderate to cold temperature. The sky on some days was clear while other days were cloudy. I did my observations at home, and on my way to school. On the days with the cloudy sky no observations could have been made. On the days that were not cloudy I observed multiple things. I observed the constellation of Orion, the hunter. I was able to delineate between Rigel and Betelgeuse. Using the location of Orion, and Orion's belt, I was able to locate what I belive was Sirius, which is in the constellation of Canis Major. Using Canis Major and Canis Minor, I was able to locate Monoceros, the Unicorn. I also observed the stars Castor and Pollux in the constellation of Gemini. I also observed multiple phases of the moon, including a waxing gibbous, a full moon, and a waning gibbous. 

Observation Post 5/1

Observation Post

Week of 4/27

The majority of my observations were made at around 8:00 at night and at 5:30 in the morning. They were done in a moderate to cold temperature. The sky on some days was clear while other days were cloudy. I did my observations at home, and on my way to school. On the days with the cloudy sky no observations could have been made. On the days that were not cloudy I observed multiple things. I observed the constellation of Orion, the hunter. I was able to delineate between Rigel and Betelgeuse. Using the location of Orion, and Orion's belt, I was able to locate what I belive was Sirius, which is in the constellation of Canis Major. Using Sirius, I was able to locate Procyon, in the constellation of Canis Minor. I also observed the stars Castor and Pollux in the constellation of Gemini. I also observed multiple phases of the moon, including a waxing crescent, a first quarter, and a waxing gibbous. 

Observation Post 4/24

Observation Post

Week of 4/20

The majority of my observations were made at around 8:00 at night and at 5:30 in the morning. They were done in a moderate to cold temperature. The sky on some days was clear while other days were cloudy. I did my observations at home, and on my way to school. On the days with the cloudy sky no observations could have been made. On the days that were not cloudy I observed multiple things. I observed the constellation of Orion, the hunter. I was able to delineate between Rigel and Betelgeuse. Using the location of Orion, and Orion's belt, I was able to locate what I belive was Sirius, which is in the constellation of Canis Major. I also observed the stars Castor and Pollux in the constellation of Gemini. I also observed multiple phases of the moon, including a new moon and a waxing crescent. 

Observation Post 4/17

Observation Post

Week of 4/13

The majority of my observations were made at around 8:00 at night and at 5:30 in the morning. They were done in a moderate to cold temperature. The sky on some days was clear while other days were cloudy. I did my observations at home, and on my way to school. On the days with the cloudy sky no observations could have been made. On the days that were not cloudy I observed multiple things. I also observed the constellation of Auriga, the charioteer. Another observed constellation was Orion, the hunter. I was able to delineate between Rigel and Betelgeuse. Using the location of Orion, and Orion's belt, I was able to locate what I belive was Sirius, which is in the constellation of Canis Major. I also observed the stars Castor and Pollux in the constellation of Gemini. I also observed multiple phases of the moon, including a waning gibbous, a third quarter, and a waning crescent.