APOD 2.4

Created by the debris from explosion of a massive star, the Crab Nebula contains the Crab Pulsar. A rare neutron star, the Crab Pulsar spins 30 times a second. This remnant energizes the Crab's emissions in the electromagnetic spectrum. It is located in the constellation Taurus about 6,500 light years away.

APOD 2.3

What do you know about the constellation Orion? Yes, you're right it does have three bright stars that make up the belt, but what else? The Flame Nebula is right below the Alnitak star. To the right of the stars there is the Horsehead Nebula. On the right corner there is the Orion Nebula, which consist of gasses with energetic caldron. Last but not least, at the top of the picture there exist multiple blue stars called the Running Man. Now that you know the few phenomenas that make up the Orion constellation think about how many light years they all are. All of the phenomenas named above are about 75 light years away. Amazing!

APOD 2.2

This disk galaxy is called NGC 4762. It is nearby the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies. Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope we are able to view how thin this disk galaxy is. NGC 4762 is so thin that it is difficult to identify the type of disk galaxy it is. As far as we know the stellar line is about 100,000 light years! But do not think this disk galaxy is too rare; it is about as thin as our own Milky Way Galaxy. Also, did you catch the other galaxies surrounding NGC 4762? Breath taking right? It truly is an infinite world out there.

APOD 2.1

This is the Veil Nebula. It was created by an explosion of a enormous star and what you are seeing are debris clouds. From Earth, the Veil Nebula is about one half of a degree, about the same apparent size of the Moon. Its distance is about 12 light years! Thanks to the technology we have today we are bale to view the beauty of this phenomena.