APOD 4.8 : The Last APOD

This is unfortunately the last APOD ....but it is by fa my favorite. This was a picture taken on top of mount Mauna Kea. Towards the bottom horizon of the picture is the clouds. Rocks and plants are at the bottom of the picture showing the beauty of Hawaii. Mauna Loa is off in the distance. A green glow from excited molecules from the volcano can be seen in the distance. The milky way also is shown horizontally. 

APOD 4.7

This is a photograph of the moon rising through the shadow of a volcano. The volcano is named Mauna Kea and is located in Hawaii. This is a popular spot for photographers since they encounter beautiful moon rises like this. This is a wonderful photo that exemplifies the beauty on earth combined with the beauty in the heavens. 

APOD 4.6

This picture is of the international space station orbiting in front of the moon. The picture was photographed from Madrid, Spain. This is an interesting photo and must have been timed perfectly since it only took half a second for the ISS to orbit the moon. The rough terrain visible in the picture is called the Highlands and the smooth terrain is called the maria. The space stattion is not causing the shadow across the moon it just happens to be right in the middle of the light and dark line. The line is called the terminator. This picture shows how small the ISS is compared to our moon.  


 

APOD 4.5

In Nangan, Taiwan, there is luminescent blue water glowing around the rocks. This blue water is not from the stars or moon but from little plankton called Noctiluca scintillans. The blue glow around the rocks is also called blue tears. Seeing the milky way above the glowing blue tears makes it almost seem unrealistic.

APOD 4.4

This is a photo of the Carina nebula. Newly formed stars are spreading the interstellar dust from energetic light and winds that are formed when the stars are formed. These pillars of dust are known as the Mystic Mountain.They are about 7500 light years away and the photo was taken by the Hubble space telescope.  They are composed mainly of hydrogen gas. Despite their appearance these mountains are thinner than air. Within a few million years the dusty mountains will be spread once again.

APOD 4.3

This photo was taken on the April 4 total lunar eclipse above the San Francisco's golden gate bridge. This is the third lunar eclipse in the tetrad the final eclipse of this tetrad will be on September 28 2015. A tetrad is four consecutive lunar eclipses that occur within six months of each other. This is a unique picture because it symbolizes mankind's progress and accomplishments while still showing the beauty and mysteriousness of nature.

APOD 4.2

Hooray! Scientists have finally been able to make a suit and containment unit to feed the colonists on mars. These containment units will allow cows to live on mars and live there instead of having to consistently send cows via  Russian rockets. The Russians began complaining that the rockets were turning into a pigsty and something needed to be done. April Fools! There is no containment unit for pigs nor are there colonists on mars. But hopefully one day there could be. Below is an image of "Mooooonwalk".