APOD 1.4

November 17, 2010
Frosted Leaf Orion

I chose this picture because I thought that the photographer did a great job of capturing the beautiful night sky and nature. The leaf makes the picture seems like it's looking into water because the ice crystals look like they reflect the star light. I also really like this picture because it's one of the constellations that I know. I am able to easily recognize this constellation during the early morning. Now, I know that the top left shoulder of Orion is Betelgeuse and that the bright star to the left of Orion's foot is actually the brightest star in the night sky, Sirius. Sirius is in the constellation of Canis Major, or the big dog. This signified to the Greeks that it was summer. This is where we get our dog days of summer. Towards the left of the picture one can see a meteor zipping past in the sky. The next meteor shower will occur in December during 13-14. The best time to see the meteor is when the moon has set. I am hoping to try to see the meteor show that coming. All in all, this picture is a really neat picture because of the similarities between the sky and the ice.