Starship Asterisk*

Bodes Galaxy M81 & M82
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East of Merak: M97 & M108
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Two views of the Pleiades http://www.skytrip.de Copyright: Mario Weigand http://www.skytrip.de/deepsky/m45-2011-09-27b.jpg Full resolution Pentax 105/670 SDP / STL11k http://www.skytrip.de/deepsky/m45-2012-11-15c.jpg Larger Full resolution TEC 160/1280 ED / STL11k The center of the heart [attachmen...

The Pleiades Close-Up http://www.skytrip.de Copyright: Mario Weigand http://www.skytrip.de/deepsky/m45-2012-11-15c.jpg Larger Full resolution The Heart Nebula Close-Up http://www.skytrip.de Copyright: Mario Weigand http://www.skytrip.de/deepsky/ic1805-2012-11-15c.jpg Larger Full resolution cheers M...

Jellyfish Nebula IC 443 (bicolor)
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Veil Nebula 2-pane mosaic
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Messier 92 • The "small" one in Hercules http://www.skytrip.de Copyright: Mario Weigand http://www.skytrip.de/deepsky/m92-2012-07-24b.jpg full resolution Messier 39 closeup http://www.skytrip.de Copyright: Mario Weigand [attachment=0]M39_mario.jpg[/attachment] http://www.skytrip.de/deepsk...

Cr 399 - The Coathanger & NGC 6802
Stars with clouds and clouds of stars.
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Optics: 4" astrograph
Camera: STL-110000
Location: French Alpes

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Just east of Merak: M97 & M108
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The faint colors around Aristarchus
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- Offenbach / Gemany

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Hi,

here my Mars contribution.

Mars: Syrtis Major & Utopia Planitia
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- DMK21 USB camera with Baader RGB filters
- 14-inch SCT

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Copernicus with enhanced colour http://www.skytrip.de Copyright: Mario Weigand http://www.skytrip.de/mond/kopernikus2012-02-04-fc-b.jpg Full resolution - Offenbach / Gemany - DMK41 + DSL - 14-inch SCT standard b/w version: Copernicus http://www.skytrip.de Copyright: Mario Weigand http://www.skytrip...

Standard 42
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Standard 31
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Hi, here here are some impressions from Germany. Lunar Eclipse in the Evening http://www.skytrip.de Copyright: Mario Weigand http://www.skytrip.de/mond/mofi2011b/lunar-eclipse2011-12-10-1b.jpg Larger version http://www.skytrip.de/mond/mofi2011b/lunar-eclipse2011-12-10-4b.jpg Larger version http://ww...

Young moon with Earthshine and Corona
October 31 2011
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- Offenbach / Gemany
- Canon EOS 5D MkII
- TEC 160/1280

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Hi,

next week is Jupiter opposition!

Jupiter with Io
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rstevenson wrote:Mario, that is a beautiful image of the Pleiades -- not too florid in colour, yet showing plenty of detail in the gas cloud. Great work.

Rob

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Mario

The great winter sky is coming... Horse Head Nebula http://www.skytrip.de Copyright: Mario Weigand http://www.skytrip.de/deepsky/ic434-2011-01-30c.jpg Full resolution The Great Orion Nebula http://www.skytrip.de Copyright: Mario Weigand http://www.skytrip.de/deepsky/m42-2010-02-14b.jpg Full resoluti...

Harvest moon rising above Königstein Castle
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Location: Germany / Königstein
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The Great Ball of Fire
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Hi Ann, thanks for your feedback! :-) Yes, the first moon is Ganymede, then Io, (J), Callisto and Europa. Well, I did not normalize the moons in brightness. However, Europa has indeed the highest albedo of the four moons. (Europa = 0.67, I = 0.63, G = 0.43, C = 0.22) The egg-shaped spot is White Ova...

5 worlds at once
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Calcium Sun
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Hi,

here is another view at the sun.

Sunspots at Sunset
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- Feldberg / Germany
- Canon EOS 5D Mk II
- Pentax 105/670 SDP

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Hi,

here is a picture of the awakened solar activity.

Big Sunspots
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- Offenbach / Gemany
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Hi,

here is a picture of dirt in space .

Barnard's E Nebula
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- France / Alpes
- SBIG STL-11k
- Pentax 105 SDP

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