Tuesday, February 21, 2012

APOD 3.5

Seen above is an example of a reflection nebula, in this case, Merope's reflection nebula. Reflection nebulas are characterized by a large amount of carbon dust which is able to reflect blue light more easily.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

APOD 3.4


Seen above is the Rosette Nebula which resides in the constellation Monoceros. I thought that this APOD would be more relevant than others seeing as how Monoceros was one of our constellations of the week.