Starship Asterisk*

[img]http://i43.tinypic.com/317h3cl.jpg[/img]
[b]Image of the Gamma Cyg area[/b] (superposition of two frames)
FSQ 106 N f5
STL11000 bin 1x1
L : RGB = 120 m. : 60 m.
Observatorio Altamira J24
Fasnia - Tenerife - Islas Canarias
[b]Author[/b]: José Francisco Hdez.
http://altamiraobs.org.es/

[b][size=115]A history of the sky[/size][/b]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNln_me-XjI[/youtube]

Suggested by Angela Jakary

[size=120][b]Kappa Coronae Borealis[/b][/size]
[url]http://herschel.cf.ac.uk/results/kappa-coronae-borealis[/url]
Copyright: ESA/Bonsor et al. (2013)
[img2]http://herschel.cf.ac.uk/files/kCrB_small.jpg[/img2]

[size=120][b]Sagittarius Trio[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.astrophoto.com/M8M20.htm[/url]
Copyright: Tony Hallas
[attachment=0]M8M20.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=120]B84[/size][/b]
[url]http://www.pbase.com/dsnope/image/150797247[/url]
Copyright: Dave Snope
[attachment=0]150797247_WbaKq7F9.jpg[/attachment]
It's easy to see why dark nebulae were considered to be holes in the sky when they were first discovered! :D

[size=120][b]NGC 6240 with SN 2013dc[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.caelumobservatory.com/gallery/n6240.shtml[/url]
Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
[img2]http://www.caelumobservatory.com/mlsc/n6240s.jpg[/img2]
This image serendipitously captured a new supernova in this galaxy that has now been confirmed as a true supernova and given the official designation of SN 2013dc. Best of all, the discovery has been credited to Adam Block, his first ever supernova discovery! Congratulations to Adam and his amazing perseverance, you've come a long way since those Kitt Peak days! :D
More info here: [url]http://uanews.org/story/supernova-discovered-at-ua-skycenter[/url]

[b][size=120]Gum 22[/size][/b]
[url]http://wise.ssl.berkeley.edu/gallery_GUM22.html[/url]
Copyright: NASA/JPL-Caltech/WISE Team
[img2]http://wise.ssl.berkeley.edu/gallery_images/WISE2011-023-med.jpg[/img2]

[size=110][b][i]Billion-Pixel View of Mars from Curiosity at Rock Nest[/i][/b][/size]
NASA | [url=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-205][b]JPL-Caltech[/b][/url] | [url=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA16919][b]Space Images[/b][/url] | [url=http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA16919][b]Photo Journal[/b][/url] | 2013 Jun 19
[quote][float=right][img3=""]http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/images/mediumsize/PIA16919_ip.jpg[/img3][hr][/hr][/float]This image is a scaled-down version of a full-circle view which combined nearly 900 images taken by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover. The Full-Res TIFF and JPEG provided in the top right legend are smaller resolution versions of the 1.3 billion pixel version for easier browser viewing and downloading. Viewers can explore the full-circle image with pan and zoom controls at [b][url]http://mars.nasa.gov/bp1/[/url][/b].

The view is centered toward the south, with north at both ends. It shows Curiosity at the "Rocknest" site where the rover scooped up samples of windblown dust and sand. Curiosity used three cameras to take the component images on several different days between Oct. 5 and Nov. 16, 2012.

This first NASA-produced gigapixel image from the surface of Mars is a mosaic using 850 frames from the telephoto camera of Curiosity's Mast Camera instrument, supplemented with 21 frames from the Mastcam's wider-angle camera and 25 black-and-white frames -- mostly of the rover itself -- from the Navigation Camera. It was produced by the [url=http://www-mipl.jpl.nasa.gov/mipex.html][b]Multiple-Mission Image Processing Laboratory (MIPL)[/b][/url] at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

This version of the panorama retains "raw" color, as seen by the camera on Mars under Mars lighting conditions. A white-balanced version is available at [url=http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA16918][b]PIA16918[/b][/url]. The view shows illumination effects from variations in the time of day for pieces of the mosaic. It also shows variations in the clarity of the atmosphere due to variable dustiness during the month while the images were acquired.

[b][i]Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS[/i][/b] [/quote]
[url=http://www.universetoday.com/103036/][size=110][b][i]Spectacular Billion Pixel Panorama from NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover[/i][/b][/size][/url]
Universe Today | Ken Kremer | 2013 Jun 19

[size=120][b]NGC 5806[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1235a/[/url]
Copyright: ESA/Hubble & NASA
[img2]http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/screen/potw1235a.jpg[/img2]

[size=120][b]Owl Nebula (M97)[/b][/size]
[url]http://kepler-observatorium.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=122&Itemid=5[/url]
Copyright: Andrey Kuznetsov
[attachment=0]M97.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=120]NGC 1316[/size][/b]
[url]http://www.glitteringlights.com/Images/deepsky/13667287_7Mtr58#!i=2249111188&k=8J8xGF6&lb=1&s=X3[/url]
Copyright: Marco Lorenzi
[img2]http://www.glitteringlights.com/Images/deepsky/i-8J8xGF6/3/X3/NGC1316_7_LRGB-X3.jpg[/img2]
What I really like about this widefield is the framing, instead of being centred on NGC 1316, it is framed a little to the side and includes many other interesting galaxies. Isn't the universe awesome?!! :D :D

[size=120][b]Milky Way[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.astroeder.com/carcrucen_eder_en.html[/url]
Copyright: Iván Éder
[attachment=0]carcrucen.jpg[/attachment]

[size=120][b]M78[/b][/size]
[url]http://ihermans.com/astro/nebulae/M78/index.html[/url]
Copyright: Jeff Herman
[attachment=0]M78.jpg[/attachment]

[size=120][b]NGC 4437[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.chart32.de[/url]
Copyright: CHART32 team
[attachment=0]ngc4437.jpg[/attachment]

[size=120][b]LoTr 5[/b][/size]
[url]http://afesan.es/Deepspace/slides/Longmore%20Triton5%20%202012.html[/url]
Copyright: Antonio Sánchez
[attachment=0]LongmoreTritton5.jpg[/attachment]

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/67995158[/vimeo]

[size=120][b]Pleiades (M45)[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.galaxyphoto.de/plejades_I.htm[/url]
Copyright: Michael Deger
[img2]http://www.galaxyphoto.de/Plejades_1.jpg[/img2]

[size=120][b]Sh2-290[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im1162.html[/url]
Copyright: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF)
[attachment=0]sh2-290.jpg[/attachment]
Lately there seems to be a lot of NOAO images of large ancient planetary nebulae. Data must have been taken for these for a new large study of planetary nebulae interacting with the ISM. I wonder who the principal investigator is? :?:

[size=120][b]Orion B molecular cloud[/b][/size]
[url]http://herschel.cf.ac.uk/results/horsehead-nebula[/url]
Copyright: Herschel: ESA/Herschel/PACS/SPIRE/N. Schneider, Ph. André, V. Könyves (CEA Saclay, France) for the “Gould Belt survey” Key Programme, N. Schneider, Ph. André, V. Könyves (CEA Saclay) Hubble: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI). DSS2: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2, D. De Martin
[b][i] http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?p=197613#p197613 [/i][/b]
[attachment=0]HorseHead_Herschel.jpg[/attachment]
[img2]http://herschel.cf.ac.uk/files/Compo_HorseHead_04_BIS_small.jpg[/img2]

[size=120][b]M84[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.astro-koop.de/?attachment_id=1074[/url]
Copyright: Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries and Michael Breite
[img2]http://www.astro-koop.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/m84_LRGB1-1200x869.jpg[/img2]

[b][size=120]SMA antennas through a droplet[/size][/b]
https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~gpetitpas/SMA/2mike/IMG_2986.JPG
Copyright: Glen Petitpas
[imghover6=http://www.astro.umd.edu/~teuben/sma/IMG_2986-center.JPG]http://www.astro.umd.edu/~teuben/sma/IMG_2986-full.JPG[/imghover6]

[size=120][b]M82[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.imagingdeepsky.com/Galaxies/M82/M82.htm[/url]
Copyright: Ken Crawford
[attachment=0]M82.jpg[/attachment]

[size=120][b]IC 1284[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.nightsky.at/Photo/Neb/IC1284_HaRGB.html[/url]
Copyright: Walter Koprolin
[attachment=0]IC1284.jpg[/attachment]

[quote="Ann"][url=http://www.caelumobservatory.com/mlsc/n3842.jpg]Adam Block has a great new image of a cluster of galaxies in Leo[/url]. The picture is too large for me to post as an image, so I'm posting it as a link instead.

Starsurfer, you've told me how to make an image smaller, but I've been too tired and busy to pay attention. Maybe you could make my image smaller, or post a version of Adam's image yourself?

Ann[/quote]
Looks like owlice beat me to it! In fact, the image is small enough to post with img2 tags! To post an image:

For Internet Explorer:
1. Right click on image and click on Properties.
2. If the size is less than 400k, it can be posted using img2 tags.
3. The Properties window also displays the URL of the direct image JPG file, copy this and post it between the img2 tags.

For Firefox:
1. Right click on image and click on View Image Info.
2. If the size is less than 400k, it can be posted using img2 tags.
3. The View Image Info window also displays the URL of the direct image JPG file, copy this and post it between the img2 tags.
4. It is also easier to find the direct image URL in Firefox. You can right click on an image and then click View Image. This shows only the image on the page and displays the JPEG address in the main address bar of the browser.

If you want to post an image larger than 400k, drop me a PM and I could help out.

Thanks! Yes, I understand. The comment was with respect to images published here in the discussion groups (observation deck) for the latest images or like at the beginning of this thread.
-Adam