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Apod 1.5

Here you can see a image of the sky. Markab is at the center of this, and is part of the great square. The great square is part of the Pegasus constellation. It also has very dust clouds, and galaxies. This image provides a nice view of various interstellar objects, and shows just how massive the universe is.

Apod 1.4

This image is taken near the September equinox.  During this equinox, electromagnetic storms increase, and the northern lights are more common. This picture shows the northern lights in Norway, on September 20th.
The lines in the aurora are actually parallel, but are distorted by the lens, and the perspective of the camera.
To the right of the tree is  polaris,  and to the left is Shedar.  Altair is in the lower left of the image.

Observations on September 13th

Saw the moon as a waning gibbous,  and nearby, saw Venus. this was between 7 and 8 am

Later, between 10 and 11, I had the chance to observe them again, and noticed that they were much higher in the sky, nearly straight up.

Apod 1.3

This image shows two galaxies, M60, and NGC 4647. M60 is the very bright one in the center, while NGC 4647 is the blue, spiral galaxy in the upper right corner.  M60 is larger, about 120,000 light years in diameter, while NGC 4647 is only about 90,000 light years in diameter.  There is a good chance that these two galaxies will collide in the future, much like the Milky Way may collide with the Andromeda galaxy.

APOD 1.2

This image above is of a mysterious hole in mars.  This hole was discovered by the Mars Reconnaissance orbiter while orbiting mars.  The cause of the hole is unknown, however the hole leads to a large underground cavern.  This has made many very interested in the hole, as if there is any life on mars, there is a good chance that it will exist in that hole, sheltered from the harsh martian elements.  Future exploration of mars will likely involve exploring this cavern, and possibly discovering alien life.

APOD 1.1

The image I choose was one about Jupiter's rings, called Jupiter's Rings.  Naturally, this image shows Jupiter and its rings.  I learned that the rings are formed by meteors impacting the moon, and going all the way through, which sends small particles into Jupiter's orbit.  Lastly, I also learned the name of one of Jupiter's four inner moons moons, which is Adrastea.