Observing the Night Sky

The website Sky and Telescope is very cool! It shows an easy to understand layout of what planets, stars, etc. you will be viewing in the night sky and where they will be moving throughout the night and week. It also gives you categories of different celestial objects you can try to search for in the night sky. Beyond that there is an interactive tool to viewing the night sky, which makes it easy for any level of sky observers. Additionally, there are pictures, videos, and news updates relating to what is going on in space. Attached is the picture of tonight’s night.

Orion Nebula

Nebulae have always been one of my favorite parts of the universe. I like how this video goes into detail about what makes up the Orion Nebula. It’s so hard to believe that we have the technology to discover so much about something so far away. It’s hard to imagine that the four main stars in the middle are 10,000 times brighter than our sun. Also, it’s cool that scientists have discovered new stars covered in clouds of dust because if we ever develop the technology to get a closer look at those stars or continue to watch them over time, they can reveal a lot about the origins of our solar system beyond what we already know.