Starship Asterisk*

[size=120][b]M13[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.astro-pics.com/13npm.htm[/url]
Copyright: Wolfgang Promper
[img2]http://www.astro-pics.com/13npm.jpg[/img2]

[size=120][b]Orion Nebula (M42) region[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.astrophoto.com/WildOrion.htm[/url]
Copyright: Tony Hallas
[attachment=0]WildOrion.jpg[/attachment]

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[url=http://spacetelescope.org/images/potw1417a/][size=120][b][i]ESA/HEIC: A hungry starburst galaxy (M61)[/i][/b][/size][/url]

[img3="[b][i]Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble[/i][/b]"]http://spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/screen/potw1417a.jpg[/img3][/c][/float]

[size=120][b]Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237)[/b][/size]
[url]http://wise.ssl.berkeley.edu/gallery_Rosette.html[/url]
Copyright: NASA/JPL-Caltech/WISE Team
[img2]http://wise.ssl.berkeley.edu/gallery_images/WISE2010-030-med.jpg[/img2]

[size=120][b]NGC 2655[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.astrobin.com/86690/[/url]
Copyright: Mark Elvov
[attachment=0]6b51b43c2bdbb0ee8db037d0395fc226.1824x0_q100.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]APOD - Flare over sundial[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Danijel Reponj[/b]
[attachment=8]EN_Iridium81_22.04.2014_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Rosette Nebula: April 2014[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Shailesh B. Trivedi [/b]
[attachment=7]Rosette2_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]M82: Cigar Galaxy in Ursa Major[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Peter Nagy[/b]
[attachment=6]M82_HaRGB_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]CALIFA: A panoramic view of the properties of galaxies[/size][/b]
[b]Credits: R. Garcia-Benito, F. Rosales-Ortega, E. Perez, C. J. Walcher, S. F. Sanchez & the CALIFA Team[/b]
[attachment=5]CALIFA_HexRGB_web_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Easter Sun[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Alan Friedman[/b]
[attachment=4]sm_easter_sun_2014_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Milky Way and Auroras over Aldeyjarfoss[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Stephane Vetter[/b]
[attachment=3]image002.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Mars April 2014[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Richard Bosman[/b]
[attachment=2]Mars 16-04-2014 22h39 UT Richard Bosman.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Sun Halo over bridge[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Göran Strand[/b]
[attachment=1]GS_20140424_SunHalo_4523_Pan.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]M109[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Albert Barr[/b]
[attachment=0]M109-LRGB_cropped_small.jpg[/attachment]

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[url=http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1416a/][size=120][b][i]ESA/HEIC: Cosmic Fairy Lights (Messier 5)[/i][/b][/size][/url]

[img3="[b][i]Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble[/i][/b]"]http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/screen/potw1416a.jpg[/img3][/c][/float][/quote]
YAY!!!!

[size=120][b]Hercules Galaxy Cluster (Abell 2151)[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.caelumobservatory.com/gallery/n6050.shtml[/url]
Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
[img2]http://www.caelumobservatory.com/mlsc/n6050s.jpg[/img2]
This is my favourite galaxy cluster, I love all the interacting and peculiar galaxies. It is actually the galaxy cluster containing the most number of Arp peculiar galaxies with four in total. They are:

1. Arp 71: NGC 6045, the elongated galaxy at the centre.
2. Arp 122, NGC 6040A and NGC 6040B, the weird and wonderful interacting pair of spirals near the top left corner.
3. Arp 172, IC 1178 and IC 1181, the two dancing galaxies near the top right corner.
4. Arp 272: NGC 6050 and IC 1179, the interacting pair to the right of NGC 6045.

Another one that should have been included is IC 1182, the severely distorted galaxy near the bottom right corner. What looks like a jet is actually a tidal tail, read more here: [url]http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2004/17/aa0295/aa0295.html[/url]

A [url=http://www.astrophoto.com/A2151LRGB.htm]wider view[/url] shows even more peculiar galaxies!

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[url=http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1416a/][size=120][b][i]ESA/HEIC: Cosmic Fairy Lights (Messier 5)[/i][/b][/size][/url]

[img3="[b][i]Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble[/i][/b]"]http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/screen/potw1416a.jpg[/img3][/c][/float][/quote]
Wow! And here I thought M13 was my favorite globular cluster! It just might have to move over and share the bench![/quote]
M5 is ridiculously underrated, is seriously neglected by amateur astrophotographers.

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[url=http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1416a/][size=120][b][i]ESA/HEIC: Cosmic Fairy Lights (Messier 5)[/i][/b][/size][/url]

[img3="[b][i]Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble[/i][/b]"]http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/screen/potw1416a.jpg[/img3][/c][/float][/quote]
Wow! And here I thought M13 was my favorite globular cluster! It just might have to move over and share the bench!

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[url=http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/proam/][b][i]CXC: Professional and Amateur Astronomers Join Forces[/i][/b][/url]
[url=http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/1641-feature14-08][b][i]Spitzer: Professional and Amateur Quartet of Galaxies[/i][/b][/url]

[imghover=http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/proam/proam_525.jpg]http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/proam/proam_label_525.jpg[/imghover][i]Image Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech;
Optical (M101, M81, M51): Detlef Hartmann, (Centaurus A): Rolf Olsen[/i][/c][/float]



This quartet of galaxies comes from a collaboration of professional and amateur astronomers that combines optical data from amateur telescopes with data from the archives of NASA missions. Starting in the upper left and moving clockwise, the galaxies are M101 (the "Pinwheel Galaxy"), M81, Centaurus A, and M51 (the "Whirlpool Galaxy"). In these images, X-rays from Chandra are in purple, infrared data from Spitzer are red, and the optical data are in red, green, and blue. The two astrophotographers who donated their images for these four images -- Detlef Hartmann and Rolf Olsen -- used their personal telescopes of 17.5 inches and 10 inches in diameter respectively.

[size=120][b]Draco Trio[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.martinpughastrophotography.id.au[/url]
Copyright: Martin Pugh
[attachment=0]NGC5985LRGB.jpg[/attachment]
The edge on galaxy at the bottom is NGC 5981 and the spiral galaxy at the top is NGC 5985. In the middle is the shell elliptical galaxy NGC 5982.

Hi, today 23th of april 13h33 T.U a big prominence on sun...
coronograph 225 mm F/14 + 5A h-alpha filter, skynyx 2.1 M.
best regards.

[img2]http://www.hdr-sky.com/data/tosi/APOD/projection23avrilapod.jpg[/img2]

© philippe TOSI

[size=120][b]IC 4634[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1003a/[/url]
Copyright: ESA/Hubble and NASA
[img2]http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/screen/potw1003a.jpg[/img2]

[size=120][b]NGC 1360[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.cosmicphotos.com/gallery/image.php?fld_image_id=254&fld_album_id=254[/url]
Copyright: Jason Jennings
[img2]http://www.cosmicphotos.com/gallery/displayimage.php?fld_image_id=254&fld_album_id=11&fld_resol=1[/img2]

[quote="Karen Wehrstein"]Couple of points:

1) My name is spelled WeHRstein.
2) I have a larger and lighter-toned version of this image... see it [url=http://chevenga.com/sites/chevenga.com/files/images/gliese%20186f.preview.jpg]here.[/url][/quote]
You have to forgive Sandgirl for her spelling error! Whilst her spelling might not be 100% correct, at least she has a good heart. :wink:

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[url=http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1416a/][size=120][b][i]ESA/HEIC: Cosmic Fairy Lights (Messier 5)[/i][/b][/size][/url]

[img3="[b][i]Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble[/i][/b]"]http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/screen/potw1416a.jpg[/img3][/c][/float]

Couple of points:

1) My name is spelled WeHRstein.
2) I have a larger and lighter-toned version of this image... see it [url=http://chevenga.com/sites/chevenga.com/files/images/gliese%20186f.preview.jpg]here.[/url]

[b][size=127]Kepler 186f (artist impression)[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Karen Wehrstein[/b]
[b]Suggested by Steve Andrew[/b]
[attachment=0]Lycoris.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Eclipsed red Moon targeted by a green laser[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Dan Long[/b]
[b]Suggested by Tom Murphy [/b]
[attachment=0]D140414_47_ApolloEclipse_AFCc_16f_small.jpg[/attachment]

[size=120][b]NGC 1514[/b][/size]
[url]http://bf-astro.com/ngc1514/ngc1514.htm[/url]
Copyright: Bob Franke
[attachment=0]ngc1514.jpg[/attachment]

[float=left][c][size=150][url=http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1413/][b][i]ESO: A Study in Scarlet (Gum 41)[/i][/b][/url][/size]

[img3="[size=150][i]Credit: ESO[/i][/size]"]http://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/screen/eso1413a.jpg[/img3][/c][/float]

[size=120][b]NGC 2467[/b][/size]
[url]http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/ngc2467_STL11K_RC.htm[/url]
Copyright: Steve Crouch
[attachment=0]ngc2467.jpg[/attachment]

[size=120][b]Lagoon Nebula (M8)[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1403/[/url]
Copyright: ESO/VPHAS+ team
[img2]http://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/screen/eso1403a.jpg[/img2]
You can read more about the VPHAS+ survey here: [url]http://arxiv.org/abs/1402.7024[/url]

[size=120][b]M3[/b][/size]
[url]http://kepler-observatorium.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=134&Itemid=5[/url]
Copyright: Andrey Kuznetsov
[attachment=0]m3.jpg[/attachment]