Wednesday, October 26, 2011

APOD 1.3

- This image is very intersting to me. First off the land is extremely light yet the sky is dark, and the stars are visible. What time of tday is this? The description says that the photo was taken in Spain, I assume at a very high altitude away from the effects of city lights. The meteor streaks are as well very interesting. Taken over 90 minutes of time, the visible length the comets have taken is remarkable as I can only imagine how far away they actually are. If the size of the meteors are the size of a pebble, what makes them so visible in the sky. They cn't be on fire as there is no oxygen. They must be surrounded by some gas or force that reflects light, as how else would they be visible to us? None the less, a very cool image.

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