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[url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=24964][color=#4000FF][size=110][b]<- Poll: Recent Submissions #30[/b][/size][/color][/url]


[size=120][b]Jones-Emberson 1[/b][/size]
http://www.darkskyimages.com
Copyright: Scott Tucker
[img2]http://www.darkskyimages.com/images/JonesEmberson1_1600.jpg[/img2]
First seen [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=22862#p168765]here[/url]
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[size=120][b]Just South of the Tarantula[/b][/size]
http://www.baytop-observatory.com/ccdimages/nebulae/ghostheadnebnewth16.htm
Copyright: Rich Bowden
[img2]http://www.baytop-observatory.com/ccdimages/nebulae/GhosthdHaRgbNewth16med.jpg[/img2]
First seen [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=27059#p168269]here[/url]
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[size=120][b]Crepuscular Rays[/b][/size]
Copyright: Arun Venkataswamy
[img2]http://apodweekly.com/rays2.jpg[/img2]
First seen [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=26783#p167605]here[/url]
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[size=120][b]M81: Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major[/b][/size]
http://www.astrobrallo.com/gallery/index.php/M81-Brallo-A-M-GG
Copyright and credit: Marco Angelini, Fabio Tagliani, ADARA, image acquisition; Francesco Antonucci, image processing
[size=85][attachment=0]M81.jpg[/attachment][/size]
First seen [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=26504#p166705]here[/url]
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[size=120][b]Rho Oph and Environs[/b][/size]
http://www.starhunter.com.ar/ep-000-038.htm
Copyright: David A Harvey
[img2]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-eufnBUgVKbU/Tv0GZElE7FI/AAAAAAAADjA/yzmDN-j-TgM/s1200/rhoophharvey_apod.jpg[/img2]
First seen [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=26363#p165926]here[/url]
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[size=120][b]Sun Dragon![/b][/size]
Copyright: Randy Shivak
[img2]http://asterisk.apod.com/download/file.php?id=5788&mode=view[/img2]
First seen [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=26308#p165590]here[/url]
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[size=120][b]Jupiter[/b][/size]
Copyright: Efrain Morales
[img2]http://www.jaicoa-observatory.com/Jupiter_17_12_2011_2359ut-T-EMr.jpg[/img2]
First seen [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=26275#p165327]here[/url]
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[size=120][b]Aurora, Yellowknife[/b][/size]
Copyright: Kwon O Chul
[img2]http://www.astrokorea.com/twan/aurora_201109_pano.jpg[/img2]
First seen [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=26068&p=163958#p163958]here[/url]
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[size=120][b]VdB 14 and VdB 15[/b][/size]
http://www.emilivanov.com/CCD%20Images/VdB_14_15_LRGB.htm
Copyright: Emil Ivanov
[img2]http://www.emilivanov.com/CCD%20Images/VdB14_VdB15_LRGB_m.jpg[/img2]
First seen [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=25878#p162530]here[/url]
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[size=120][b]NGC 7822 in Cepheus in SHO Palette[/b][/size]
http://www.elfirmamento.com/galeria/n_band/page/NGC7822_2000.html
Copyright: Manuel Fernandez
[img2]http://www.elfirmamento.com/galeria/n_band/img_nband/NGC%207822_Manuel%20Fernandez.jpg[/img2]
First seen [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=25919#p162803]here[/url]
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[size=120][b]Milky Way over Arches National Park[/b][/size]
http://www.gcollier.com
Copyright: Grant Collier
[img2]http://www.gcollier.com/MilkyWayOverArchesNationalPark.jpg[/img2]
First seen [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=25862#p162267]here[/url]
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[size=120][b]Not The Spherical Spaceship[/b][/size]
http://home.u05.itscom.net/apodjpn/apodj/Lib/ejs/ejs0311_aid.htm
Copyright: Aiichirou Niwa
[img2]http://asterisk.apod.com/download/file.php?id=5138&mode=view[/img2]
First seen [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=25776#p161658]here[/url]
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[size=120][b]M57: Ring Nebula in Bicolor[/b][/size]
http://billsnyderastrophotography.com/?page_id=1370
Copyright: Bill Snyder
[img2]http://billsnyderastrophotography.com/wp-content/gallery/recent-images/20110901_m57_ha-oiii-for-web-first-light.jpg[/img2]
First seen [url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=25246&p=157454#p157454]here[/url]
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[url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=24964][color=#4000FF][size=110][b]<- Poll: Recent Submissions #30[/b][/size][/color][/url]