Summer Musings

Hello friends!

This summer I've taken the amazing opportunity to intern at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, CA. That's right, I'm getting paid to scientifically search for aliens in one of the smartest and healthiest areas in the country. It's basically heaven.

My internship is funded by the awesome Physics Department at Cal Poly Pomona through the CAMPARE program. Since they have interns at locations across California and Arizona, we all keep a central blog to keep in touch over the busy summer.

You should definitely check it out to follow my adventures in aliens, science, nature and, of course, food! See you there -> Cal Poly Pomona Astroblog

:)

Purple Sky Juice

To make ~18 oz:

2 Gala apples

1/4 Fennel Bulb (I remove the leaves)

1/8 Head of Purple Cabbage

1 Bearr's Lime

1-inch Chunk of Ginger

Enjoy!

The nebula pictured is the Angel Nebula, found in our sky in the constellation Ursa Minor (the Big Bear), also where the Big Dipper is! Learn more about this beauty here: 

Astronomy Photo of the Day Check that site daily for amazing photos of our universe. 

Eagle Nebula Juice

To make 20 oz:

1 medium orange bell pepper

4 Cuties (leave 1 unpeeled)

4 large carrots

1 bunch kale

Ginger

Enjoy!

This nebula is an open star cluster living about 7,000 light years away toward the snake constellation, Serpens. To learn more about the Eagle Nebula, visit Chandra's Photo. For the full Hubble image go to the Hubble gallery.  Lastly, widen your horizons with more knowledge on Serpens by visiting Universe Today.