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Mars on March 25th, 06:10ut. Under optimum conditions, Slight Saharra dust & Volcanic ash in the region. At left (limb) Terra Meridani, Terra Sabaer, (mid) Syrtis Major, (bot) Hellas Planitia, (top) Vastitas Borealis, (right) Nodus Alcyonius, Utopia Planitia, (limb) Elysium Mons. (Equipment: LX...

Just a superior APOD image, overcoming every ordinary simple Moon like this one: LPOD ...

Jupiter on November 21st, 06:46ut, 07:28ut under average conditions while it lasted before the rain arrived. Jupiter is now within two months from opposition. R,G,B 55sec. per channel, Lum 45sec. Equipment: LX200ACF 12 in. OTA, CGE mount, Flea3 Ccd, TeleVue 3x barlows,Astronomik LRGB filter set. Be...

IC 4628 (Gum 56, Ced 137b, Prawn Nebula ) in Scorpius http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: [url=mailto://info@irida-observatory.org] Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov [/url] IC 4628 (Gum 56, Ced 137b, Prawn Nebula) is an emission nebula located south of Antares about 6 000 light-years away and it i...

Tidal Streams in NGC 4216, the members of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: [url=mailto://info@irida-observatory.org] Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov [/url] This image was taken during several nights on April, 2013 in remotely controlled IRIDA Observatory. We used our ...

NGC 2070 (30 Doradus, The Tarantula Nebula) in Dorado http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: [url=mailto://info@irida-observatory.org] Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov [/url] The Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus, or NGC 2070) is an H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The Taran...

NGC 3247 and NGC 3199 in Carina http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: [url=mailto://info@irida-observatory.org] Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov [/url] NGC 3247 - This giant HII region and massive star formation region in the Carina arc is associated with the star cluster Westerlund 2. There are tw...

Super Nova SN 2013ej type II in M74 (NGC 628) in Pisces. http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: [url=mailto://info@irida-observatory.org] Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov [/url] According to CBET 3606 this transient has been discovered by LOSS supernova survey on unfiltered KAIT images obtained on J...

vdB 141 (Sh2-136) - Reflection Nebula in Cepheus http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: [url=mailto://info@irida-observatory.org] Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov [/url] VdB 141 (also known as Sh2-136) is a reflection nebula joint in an emission nebula in the constellation of Cepheus. It is catalogu...

Nova in Delphinus from 2013-08-16 http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: [url=mailto://info@irida-observatory.org] Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov [/url] Thе image was taken from remotely controlled IRIDA Observatory on 2013-08-16 / 22:15:56 UT LRGB combination: L:6*120sec; R:6*120sec; G:6*120sec; ...

Bright nova in Delphinus: PNV J20233073+2046041 http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: [url=mailto://info@irida-observatory.org] Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov [/url] K. Itagaki discovcered a bright nova in Delphinus: PNV J20233073+2046041 RA: 20 23 30.73 Dec: +20 46 04.1 More info: http://www.cba...

NGC 2467 (Sh2-311, LBN 1067) - Open Cluster associated with Emission Nebula in Puppis http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: [url=mailto://info@irida-observatory.org] Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov [/url] In the new moon period from 3-th to 17-th of May 2013 me and my friend Emil Ivanov were in th...

NGC 1333 (LBN 741, VDB 17, LDN 1448) - Open Cluster associated with nebulosity - a star forming region in Perseus http://www.elateobservatory.com http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: Velimir Popov NGC 1333 is located in the constellation Perseus and is a beautiful example of a reflection neb...

M65, M66 and the supernova in M65 / SN 2013am in Leo http://www.elateobservatory.com http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: Velimir Popov M65 and M66 are a part from The Leo Triplet, a well known conspicuous grouping of galaxies (also known as the M66 Group). This is a small group of galaxies ...

NGC 1491 (LBN 704, LBN 706, Sh 2-206) - Emission nebula and HII region in Perseus http://www.elateobservatory.com http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: Velimir Popov NGC 1491 (also designated SH2-206 and LBN 704) is a bright emission nebula and HII region, located on the edge of a vast cloud ...

M74 (NGC 628) - Spiral Galaxy , type Sc, in Pisces http://www.elateobservatory.com http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: Velimir Popov M74 (NGC 628) is is one of the best examples of a face-on Sc-type spiral galaxy in a distance about 36 million light years. The spiral arms are about 1000 lig...

Hi Chepar, you have done a great job, congratulations

Double Cluster in Perseus sometimes designated χ Persei and h Persei - NGC 869 (Melotte 13, h Persei Cluster) and NGC 884, (Melotte 14, chi Persei Cluster) - Two frames mosaic of Double Cluster in Perseus http://www.elateobservatory.com http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: Velimir Popov NGC ...

Melotte 15 - Open Cluster (The Heart of Heart Nebula - IC1805) in Cassiopeia http://www.elateobservatory.com http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: Velimir Popov This is the H-HO-O bicolor combination. Melotte 15 is a very loose open cluster in the central regions of emission nebula IC 1805 (H...

Comet C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR ) http://www.elateobservatory.com http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: Velimir Popov http://www.elateobservatory.com/www.ELATEOBSERVATORY.com/asets/assets%20secondary%20pages/00%20Astroimages/C2012K5/C2012K5-RGB-30sec-800px.jpg A composite image can be seen here: htt...

M33 (NGC 598, Triangulum Galaxy) - Spiral Galaxy , type Sc, in Triangulum http://www.elateobservatory.com http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: Velimir Popov M33 (The Triangulum Galaxy) is the member of our local group of galaxies. It is over 50000 light-years in diameter, the third largest i...

NGC 925 (UGC 1913) - barred spiral galaxy type SBc/Sc in Triangulum http://www.elateobservatory.com http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: Velimir Popov NGC 925 (UGC 1913) is a very asymmetric galaxy with a strong spiral arm in the south and flocculent arms in the north. NGC 925 has at least 1...

NGC 772 (Arp 78, UGC 1466) - unbarred galaxy type Sb in Aries. http://www.elateobservatory.com http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: Velimir Popov NGC 772 (also known as a peculiar spiral galaxy Arp 78) is an unbarred giant spiral galaxy approximately 106 million light-years away in the const...

Jupiter on November 18th, 05:30ut. Beautiful up-drifts, Festoons and many small ovals throughout the regions. The GRS and Oval Ba has transit ed across the disc with a dramatic trailing tail of disturbances and the Dark cyclonic oval its walls seems to be making contact with the Oval Ba's walls. Eq...

NGC 6946 (Arp 29, UGC 11597) - Spiral Galaxy type Scd, in Cepheus http://www.elateobservatory.com http://www.irida-observatory.org Copyright: Velimir Popov NGC 6946, also known as the Fireworks Galaxy, is a face-on spiral galaxy about 10 million light years away beyond a multitude of forground star...