APOD 4.5

This is the APOD from April 19, 2013. It shows the immense amount of gas and dust near the Orion nebula. It also shows Rigel and Beta Orionis. The Witch Head Nebula is also present. NGC 1788 is on the right and has newly forming stars present.

APOD 4.4

This is the APOD from April 14, 2013. It is a picture that was taken b Voyager 2 in 1989. The two crescents are Triton and Neptune. This picture is very interesting because it is a vantage point impossible to see from Earth. We never get to see Neptune's crescent stage.

APOD 4.3

This is the APOD from April 6, 2013. It is a picture that was taken by the International Space Station in June of 2001. It depicts Earth during tis transition from day to night and how it looks from space. The clouds helped shape the color of the Earth including the subtle red tint. It is a very pretty picture.

APOD 4.2

This is the APOD from April 2, 2013. It is a picture of a nebula that resembles a horse's head but it is not the common horsehead nebula in Orion. It is a reflection nebula, IC4592, that is near Scorpius. The bright part near the "eye" of the horse head is a star from the system Nu Scorpii. There is another reflection nubula, IC 4601, in the upper right part of the image.