apod 1.5

This picture makes me think of a blue berry exploding when it is put into a microwave. What this really is, is a dumbbell nebula. Which basically is what our sun will look like when it stops performing nuclear fusion.This particular nebula is the M27 nebula which is one of the brightest planetary nebulae in the sky. Fun fact: it takes light about 1000 years to reach us from M27!

sources for biography

Mastin, Luke. "Brahmagupta - Indian Mathematics - The Story of Mathematics."Brahmagupta Indian Mathematics - The Story of Mathematics. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2014.

"Brahmagupta." Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 2. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2008. 416-418. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 25 Sept. 2014.

Apod 1.4

This is a picture of various moons of the planets of our solar system. These include: Jupiter's Europa and Ganymede, and Saturn's Enceladus and Titan. Each of these four moons support the idea that moons,not just planets, can have an enviroment that can support life. Some researchers believe that sizable exomoons could outnumber exoplanets in stellar habitable zones.

apod 1.3

A cupcake indeed, this picture has so much to show us. From the green hazy smog looking aurora, to the vast expanse of our Milky Way Galaxy.In this case the milky way would be the icing on this cupcake.  Just imagine being in a boat around this city and seeing the green glow of the water around you.

apod 1.2

This picture can be described with one word: WOW. The sheer amount of colors in the sky is amazing. The unusual pattern is made by gravity waves in the atmosphere, and these are waves made up of alternating air pressure that changes after the air thins. The color is made not due to an aurora, but chemoluminescence, which is the production of light do to chemical reactions.