Night Sky: Moon Illusion

                                 

                   Day Time                                                                                Night Time 
      Color: White, some grey (grey craters)                                         Color: White, very bright 

                   8:33 PM                                                                               10:20 PM
                    Size: 2                                                                                   Size: 2 as well 

               Altitude: 50 degrees                                                              Altitude: 45 degrees 

                                                                                          Moved more westward!
                                                                June 26, 2012 


Temperature: 75 degrees 

Comic Strip

This is pretty funny, and i found it fitting since my astronomy teacher was talking about how we only send two to three people up to space now. When we sent seven people to space the rocket ship malfunctioned. Better to be safe than sorry, but im sure those two to three people would get annoyed with each others habits traveling years on end.

Concept Map: HR Diagram

Night Sky: Moon Maps

This was the moon on 6/26/2012 at 10:20 PM 

My attempt at drawing the moon

I see the moon at it's greatest lunar visibility when it is at a far distance and higher in the sky, not exactly when it's right above your head but when you are looking straight ahead. 

The sun is at its worst lunar visibility when it is about to set because of all the obstacles around it such as clouds, blocking all of the moons lights. The sun in most cases  rises at 6:34 a.m., at which time the moon is 74 degrees above the horizon, almost overhead. Sun and moon will both be above the horizon until the moon sets at 3:03 p.m., although the moon will be hard to see for the last hour or so because of horizon haze. Altitude range is relative to the setting sun, which excludes all relatively trivial sighting events.

*** FUN FACT: Sadly, much of the world's population is not 

privileged to enjoy the amazing sight of the thinnest, shortest crescents because of poor air transparency due to dust, haze, humidity, pollution, chronic cloudiness, and other hindrances to observing the celestial sky.

Poem: The Moon is Frowning

Here comes summer, And the sky is bright, even so, the planets are out of sight, The moon is pale even will all its light but its still the leader of the sky  during this breezy June night. I sit there and gaze awhile Is that a face on the moon? is it her cold smile? Even with this beautiful night the moon is still Too cold—too cold for me— It almost has a frown Proud Evening Star, such a glory from afar beams and light; it brings joy to my heart Now the moon slowly fades  as i fall fast asleep And for the last time I admire The distant fire, even with its frown now a lowly light.

Favorite Night Sky App: Google Sky

AN ASTRONOMY APP FOR THOSE ANDROID LOVERS OUT THERE!! 

Google Sky Map turns your Android-powered device in a window on the night sky. By using this application you can search for planets, grids, deep sky objects, and also use the search functionality to find something specific in the atmosphere.And the bonus is that is totally free.

I use this when i am just laying outside in the grass during nice summer nights, and i want to locate constellations and stars i have learned about in class or just want to find  because i heard about them.

I use it about once or twice a week when i am doing my night sky observations or for personal enjoyment! It's simple and easy to use! Uses GPS and compus data to be 100% accurate! 

YES i said it.......... FREE!!!! and free to do all the star and planet gazing you want!!!!! 

What i found: 

The Big Dipper

The Little Dipper

Polaris

The transit of Venus when it was behind the clouds 

Cassiopeia

Check out how to use it here >>>

Google Sky App
Just go to the android market on your smartphone and you are one click from locating your favorite star!

QUIZ TIME: PART TWO >> Time to learn more

Lets keep the momentum going and answer another quiz! 

1) These types of burning stars neither shrink nor grow because their thermostat is temporarily fixed.


2) How does a star like ours die?


3) What is the brightest thing in our night sky?


4) What does MACHO stand for?


5) Left over rock? HINT: Jupiter prevented them from forming


6) What type of planet is Earth?


7) What type of planet is Jupiter?


8) What proof do scientists have of the Big Bang Theory?


9) Point of infinite density?


10) How many Earths can you fit in our Sun? HINT: A LOT

ANSWER:
1) Helium burning stars

2) By puffing off it's outer layers, creating a planetary nebula

3) The Milky Way

4) Massive Compact Halo Object

5) Asteroids

6) Terrestrial

7) Jovian

8) Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

9) Singularity

10) 1,000,000 A MILLION!!!!!