4.1

This picture is just so beautiful. It shows the constellation Orion through the woods. The woods act like a frame for the constellation. Also one can see the two super red giants gleaming in the sky. These two red super giants are Alpha Orionis, the great star Betelgeuse and Alpha  Tauri, which is known as Aldebaran. Meaning that Alpha Tauri is in the constellation Taurus and Betelgeuse is in the constellation Orion. You can also see Orion's belt in this picture. also do you see that pink fuzzy stuff in the middle of the picture. That is a stellar nursery, where millions of stars are made, but only a few will make it to the main sequence.

Apod 3.7

This is a lenticlar cloud photo bombing the Venus, Mars, Moon conjunction. These types of clouds form only in highly elevated areas. So I won't be seeing any, anytime soon. This cloud may be a photobomber, but it adds more character to the picture.  A fun fact is that most lenticular clouds are mistaken for UFO's. These clouds are formed by layers of clouds on layers of clouds. It was taken on Madeira Island in Portugal. Also if u can see it midway down to the left is a little twinkle, that is Venus. While the cloud is covering Mars. This picture was taken by Nuno Serrao with an accent on te a. The next conjunction will appear in late august, so this really is a rare event.

Biography Q3

Camille Flammarion

Flammarion was born on 1842, February 26, in  France. When he was a student he studied astronomy from 1858 - 1862. After fourteen years Flammarion went to the Paris Observatory for six years. After he was finished with Paris Observatory he built the Juvisy Observatory. He also in 1892, founded the French Astronomical Society. Even though he was an astronomer he was also a scientist, he did multiple experiments on the upper atmosphere because he needed more research for double or multiple stars and the topography of Mars. Because of his many findings France awarded him the Legion of Honor, this award is one of Frances highest nonmilitary award.

Flammarion first was introduced into the physical phenomena world when he met Allan Kardec in 1861. Flammarion was writing his book The Plurality of Inhabited Worlds, when he was invited to join the society  for Phycological studies, which he joined. At this society Flammarion created many phrases that related to astronomy, he later was promoted to cheif Parisian spiritistic circles and realized that this society is a joke and left it. Later, in 1865, he published a book about the invisible force that was gravity, it was called Des Forces Naturelles inconnues. He later went around to disprove that ghosts are true.

Flammarion died at the Juvisy Observatory, Paris, on June 3, 1925. Then a "spiritualist" claimed that his name was Egoland in the spirit world.

Planetary Nebulae Research

NGC 6210

Constellation: Hercules


Distance: 4700 Light Years


Size: .36519 Radians




NGC 3242

Constellation: Hydra

Distance: 1400 Light Years

Size: .27195 Radians

Fun Fact: Called Ghost of Jupiter. Has two different angular arc seconds. Discovered by William Herschel.

NGC 2392

Constellation: Gemini


Distance: 2900 Light Year


Size: .67599 Radians


Fun Fact: Called the Eskimo Nebulae

NGC 7293


Constellation: Aquarius

Distance: 650 Light Years

Size: 6.31 X 10^-4 Radians

Fun Fact: Called Helix Nebulae. Is the closest  nebulae to
Earth.

NGC 650


Constellation: Perseus

Distance: 3400 Light Years

Size: .7 Light Years

Fun Fact: Called the little dumbbell. Has another NGC in
it.

NGC 3587

Constellation: Ursa Major

Distance: 2600 Light Years

Size: .042929 Radians

Fun Fact: Has M97 in it. Called the owl nebulae.

Twin Jet Nebulae

Constellation: Ophicuchus

Distance: 2100 Light Years

Size: .6 Light Years

Fun Fact: Contains M2-9





Footprint Nebulae

Constellation: Cygnus

Distance: 15000 Light years

Size