Fly Me To The Moons

Yuri's Planet



April 12, 1961 : This date marks the first time that man has ever seen Earth from space. Yuri Alexseyevich was this man, and he himself was stunned by the miraculous view given to him. 20 years later on the same day, NASA launched their first space shuttle. To commemerate these advances and expeditions, on April 12 of 2013, this picture was taken. This picture grabbed my attention because it shows people on Earth what Yuri had seen 52 years ago; probably a bit different than he had seen it. We can see the clear distinctions of major cities on the East coast of the USA, such as New York city, Boston and Baltimore, giving people a totally different perspective of what nightlife in the USA really looks like.



Four X-Class Flares - Alex Moore

Four X-Class Flares



This picture was especially appealing to me because the sheer beauty of these four flares certainly intrigued me. It is scientifically amazing because these four x-flares were produced within 48 hours; these flares were the first flares produced of 2013. They are also the most powerful flares of their class, making it even more amazing that it happened in such a short time span.