Starship Asterisk*

[size=120][b]NGC 6357[/b][/size]
Image data: Hubble WFPC2; image processing: James Long
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[size=120][b]The Milky Way over Anakena Beach and Moai[/b][/size]
http://www.starryearth.com
Acquisition and processing: Juan Carlos Casado (http://www.shelios.com), (c) http://www.starryearth.com
[size=80][i][attachment=0]mwpano-anakena.jpg[/attachment][/i][/size]

[size=120][b]The Milky Way over Olive Trees[/b][/size]
http://miguelclaro.com
Copyright: Miguel Claro
[imghover=http://www.astrosurf.com/astroarte/ViaLactea-VBoim-3369-net.jpg]http://www.astrosurf.com/astroarte/ViaLactea-VBoim-3369-Label-net.jpg[/imghover]

I don't know about that first picture, Ann, it looks more like a vanilla wafer to me. ::Yum::

Hmmmm, solar photography has picked up, so that the Sun tends to look more interesting in recent pictures. And hey, that first one was taken by P-M Hedén, a fellow Swede! :mrgreen: What about the yellow background of his Sun image? It's okay with me, because it brings home the realization that the colors here are as false as they could be.

And I absolutely adore Bob and Janice Fera's image of the Little Coccon Nebula. The composition, the richness of the stellar field, the intricacy of the nebula and the absolutely delicious colors... now that is what I call a true cosmic beauty!!! ::clap::

Ann

[size=120][b]ISS: Sun Transit near Active Region AR1092[/b][/size]
http://ceastronomy.org/tramakers
Copyright: Theo Ramakers and Frank Garner
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[size=120][b]Solar Disc[/b][/size]
http://www.clearskies.se
Copyright: P-M Hedén
[size=80][i][attachment=1]Solardisc 2010 31 07 color.jpg[/attachment][/i][/size]


[size=120][b]The Veil Nebula[/b][/size]
http://www.jesion.pl/blog/2010/07/18/wolon-mlodej-panny-labedzicy-ngc-6992/
Copyright: Adam Jesionkiewicz
[url=http://www.jesion.pl/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Veil-RGB_medium.jpg][img]http://www.jesion.pl/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Veil-RGB3_medium-1024x1024.jpg[/img][/url]
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[size=120][b]IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula[/b][/size]
http://www.astrofabiomax.it/ic5146_vb168.html
Copyright: Fabiomassimo Castelluzzo
[img2]http://www.astrofabiomax.it/images/ic5146cocoonm1.jpg[/img2]


[size=120][b]Sh2-82: The Little Cocoon Nebula[/b][/size]
http://www.feraphotography.com/AM14/Sh2-82.html
Copyright: Bob and Janice Fera
[img2]http://www.feraphotography.com/AM14/pics/Sh2-82b.jpg[/img2]


[size=120][b]Conjunction of Moon, Jupiter, and Uranus[/b][/size]
Copyright: Jens Hackmann
[size=80][i][attachment=0]konjunktion3107.jpg[/attachment][/i][/size]