Starship Asterisk*

by **Analog6** » Mon May 09, 2011 5:09 am

A couple of recent ones I took of the 4 planets and the moon. From 01 & 02 May, both at around 0525. Taken from Terranora, far north coast NSW, Australia. How I came to take them was quite funny.

I woke up at my usual early worm time of 4.30am on Mayday, ambled out to the computer, played about for a bit, then for some reason had a look at my Stellarium program, which showed me THIS conjunction of 4 planets and the moon. You never saw anyone scramble for the camera and tripod so fast in your whole life!

Planetary conjunction #2 by Photography by Odille, on Flickr

Conjunctions 02 May 2011 by Photography by Odille, on Flickr

I hope I did that right.

by **Ann** » Mon May 09, 2011 3:03 am

The picture of the moonlit(?) Mount Elbrus, with the Milky Way rising over it like ghostly fire and smoke, is most evocative.

Ann

by **owlice** » Sun May 08, 2011 8:22 pm

Sharpless 289 and the Spikes
http://www.sharplesscatalog.com/Sharple ... ?sharp=289
Copyright: Dean Salman

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Veil Nebula
http://www.eprisephoto.com
Copyright: Anna Morris

[attachment=1]HST2.jpg[/attachment]

The Image is the final result of the narrowband (SII, OIII, & Ha) images, and the gif is the individual channels as they were processed shown in this order: SII, OIII, Ha, SII tonemap, OIII tonemap, Ha tonemap, HST palette, Custom palette

by **owlice** » Sun May 08, 2011 7:34 pm

The Milky Way over Mount Elbrus
Copyright: Eugene Kazakov
[attachment=0]NS02_9-result-f-s4.jpg[/attachment]

by **owlice** » Sat May 07, 2011 10:58 am

Aurora Australis over Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
Copyright: Christine Schultz

[attachment=1]Aurora_2.jpg[/attachment]

[attachment=0]Aurora_3.jpg[/attachment]

by **owlice** » Sat May 07, 2011 1:51 am

Eta Aquarid Meteor over Hegyestü in Hungary
http://www.astrophoto.hu
Copyright: Tamas Ladanyi
[attachment=3]aquarid_110506_ladanyi.jpg[/attachment]

ISS Crossing the Sun
http://www.danikxt.com.es
Copyright: Daniel Fernández Méndez

[attachment=1]cruce ISS Sol.jpg[/attachment]

[attachment=2]detalle ISS manchas solares .jpg[/attachment]

Proper Motion of Proxima Centauri over 1 Year
http://www.pbase.com/rolfolsen/image/134481220/original
Copyright: Rolf Olsen
[attachment=0]134481220.kpELG7zI.ProximaCentaurimovement1year04052011.gif[/attachment]

by **owlice** » Fri May 06, 2011 8:38 am

M13: Globular Cluster in Hercules
http://www.tvdavisastropics.com/astroim ... 0000d4.htm
Copyright: Tom Davis
[attachment=0]m13-rha.gif[/attachment]

by **owlice** » Fri May 06, 2011 8:23 am

North America & Pelican Nebula
Copyright: Data acquisition, Jim Misti; processing, Louie Atalasidis
[attachment=5]North-America-&-Pelican-Nebula.jpg[/attachment]

Earthshine and Sisters
web site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/danicaxete/
Copyright: Daniel Fernández Méndez
[attachment=4]Luna cenicienta y pleyades .jpg[/attachment]

Messier 51: Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici
http://www.astronomie-hoefferhof.de/de/galerie/168.html
Copyright: Richard Müller
[attachment=1]M51_THELI_m.jpg[/attachment]

Planetary Conjunction over Buenos Aires
http://www.luisargerich.com
Copyright: Luis Argerich

[attachment=3]IMG_0036_16c_x.jpg[/attachment]

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Webcam Astronomy
http://www.DonegalSkies.com
Copyright: Brendan Alexander

[attachment=0]SaturnComparsion.jpg[/attachment]

I have attached an image of Saturn I took from my garden with an off-the-shelf webcam. Conditions were reasonably good and the Cassini division, the northern storm and planets shadow on the rings clearly visible. It is remarkable how much the CCD age has changed things for astronomy enthusiasts in the last few decades. With a simple, inexpensive, off-the-shelf webcam and minimal skill fantastic details can be seen on the planet. The image compares my webcam Saturn image taken from my back garden (left) to one taken on August 26, 1979 by Pioneer (right). (Courtesy of NASA/JPL)

by **grantcollier** » Fri May 06, 2011 6:21 am

Milky Way over Turret Arch
http://www.coloradophotographyfestival.com
http://www.gcollier.com
Copyright: Grant Collier

This is a shot of Turret Arch in Arches National Park. It was taken about 4 hours after sunset...the light near the horizon is from the moon that recently set. The bright planet to the left is Venus. Taken at 14mm with a 14-24 Nikon lens mounted on a Canon 5D II.

by **owlice** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:56 am

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