Starship Asterisk*

by **owlice** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 3:00 am

beyond wrote:That thing is smaller than a baby fruitfly on a "nilla' wafer

lol!

It's a gorgeous image, isn't it? All greys and soft yellows, and beautifully composed.

by **Beyond** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:44 am

owlice wrote:Sunspot at 10 o'clock
Copyright: Peter Pick
[attachment=0]tesco sunshine close 3.jpg[/attachment][/i]

Even with the larger image i almost missed the sunspot. That thing is smaller than a baby fruitfly on a "nilla' wafer

by **owlice** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:35 am

M78, NGC-2071, and McNeil's Nebula
http://www.galacticimages.com
Copyright: John Chumack
[attachment=0]M78_QHY8_Chumack2webhr.jpg[/attachment][/i]

by **owlice** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:27 am

Sunspot at 10 o'clock
Copyright: Peter Pick
[attachment=0]tesco sunshine close 3.jpg[/attachment][/i]

by **owlice** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:13 am

IC 1396: Melotte 15 in the Heart of the Heart in Hubble Palette
http://www.starrysite.com/index.php?sit ... ryitem,172
Copyright: Michał Żolnowski
[attachment=0]ic 1805 dark mini.jpg[/attachment][/i]

by **owlice** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:07 am

Zodiacal Light, the Galactic Center, and the Paranal Residencia Building
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djulik/5245974674/
Copyright: Julien Girard

[attachment=0]paranal_night_swoosh (5 of 1).jpg[/attachment][/i]

I took this picture last month (November 6th) where we can really see the zodiacal light "pointing" at the galactic center just above the famous Paranal Residencia Building. In addition, during this 20-second exposure, a car drove past to enter the parking lot where I was standing. Paranal observatory is an extremely dark site, the few car that circulate at night use their low lights, only a 20-second exposure can reveal them with such brightness.

by **Amir** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:57 am

Captured on Decemeber 3 in Maranjab Desert, Iran.

(i'm the one on far left, thanks to self-timer!)

by **owlice** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:12 am

ISS Transit
http://www.jaicoa-observatory.com
Copyright: Efrain Morales
[attachment=0]ISS-SUN_27_11_2010_145705-EMr.jpg[/attachment][/i]

by **owlice** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:02 am

NGC 6960: Western Veil Nebula
http://www.skiesburnelectric.com
Copyright: Kevin Rasso
[attachment=0]Mean-Witches-Broom-Ha-Scaled-CS4-X.jpg[/attachment][/i]

by **owlice** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 4:37 am

The Twins in Mono Lake as Saturn Looks On
http://www.AstroPics.com
Copyright: Wally Pacholka
[attachment=0]MonoLake-Saturn-GeminiTwinsReflection-14-850wp.jpg[/attachment][/i]

by **owlice** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:19 pm

The Antennae Galaxies in Oil
http://thecosmosgallery.com/mypaintings ... -galaxies/
Copyright: Dacio Rivera
[attachment=0]antennae_galaxies_rivera.jpg[/attachment][/i]
http://thecosmosgallery.com/images/pain ... laxies.jpg

by **owlice** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:26 am

Moon, Venus, Spica and Saturn
Copyright: Samir Dhurde
[attachment=0]LunVenSat031210.jpg[/attachment][/i]

by **Céline Richard** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:30 am

Hello

Here is a sunset over the Atlantic Ocean, i took in last November.

If you like double rainbows, i have taken one here. It seems that it is due to the fact the ground is very wet, so the rainbow reflects on the forest. There are ponds in the forest, but not huge lake. There was one big lake, but it drained.
The explanation is here: http://asterisk.apod.com/vie ... 82#p138382
If you seek more beautiful rainbows with explanations, you can go here to entrance of this very website: http://www.atoptics.co.uk/bows.htm (thank you Chris for this link!). This is a great webite

Have a very nice day!

Céline

by **lodrigj** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 5:36 am

Simeis 147 - Supernova Remnant
http://www.astropix.com/
Copyright 2010 Jerry Lodriguss

Click on the image above to see a high-resolution version with more technical data.

by **owlice** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 5:09 am

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Please post your images here for December 8-10.

If you need instructions on posting images, please see this thread.

Thank you!
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<- Previous submissions

NGC 281: PacMan Nebula
http://www.pbase.com/kvwood/image/130800352
Copyright: Kent Wood
[attachment=2]NGC281, Pacman.jpg[/attachment][/i]

M78 and IC434
Copyright: Pedro González
[attachment=1]M78 and IC 434 final.jpg[/attachment][/i]

2009 Geminid Meteor Fireball over Mojave Desert
http://www.AstroPics.com
Copyright: Wally Pacholka
[attachment=0]Geminid-Meteor-Mojave2-8923-850wp.jpg[/attachment][/i]

M33: The Pinwheel Galaxy
http://www.azstarman.net/web_links/M_33.htm
Copyright: Bernard Miller