APOD 4: 17 Oct. 2013

17 Oct. 2013
ISON, Mars, Regulus

This shot captures Comet ISON, planet Mars, and the alpha star from the constellation Leo, Regulus, in one frame. The comet is the most fleeting of the figures, towards the top right of the snapshot. Mars is the second object, slightly washed out color from the exposure of the picture. The last and brightest object in this frame is Regulus. This picture draws me in because it looks like a sci-fi snapshot of how people have imagined pictures of stars to look for years. The exposure and fade of this snapshot has a really appealing, almost vintage quality to it. The focus from faintest to brightest is also appealing to the eye, giving real relativity to our perception of space.