Starship Asterisk*

K1-26
http://www.ernst-von-voigt.de/gallery/deepsky/k126.html
Copyright: Dietmar Böcker and Ernst von Voigt

I have actually retired from commenting on pictures in the Recent Submissions threads, but I can't resist a particular picture here. Before I comment on that one, however, let me thank everyone else for their splendid contributions here! It's such a joy to look at your great photos! (Rothko, you we...

Cassiopeia mosaic
http://blog.deepskycolors.com/archive/2 ... The-W.html
Copyright: Rogelio Bernal Andreo

Mmmm......doubly ionized oxygen! Is one of the most detailed images of this planetary nebula. There should be at least 2-5 more planetary nebula images per year on APOD! Stardeath is beautiful!!

SN 1006
http://www.capella-observatory.com/Imag ... SN1006.htm
Copyright: Stefan Binnewies and Josef Pöpsel

I'm sure someone may have asked this before, but does anyone notice there are no stars at all? Not even the slightest glimmer of a trace. The moon atmosphere is virtually nonexistent. Stars should be like bright point lasers in the sky. Did they take this photo with digital or film equipment? Digit...

NGC 1333
http://www.skyimager.net/astro/nebulae/ ... 01010.html
Copyright: David Churchill

Does anybody know if it is possible to see any of those upper atmosphere lightning phenomena with the naked eye? Only from surmising that they were first reported 200 years ago, before photography, that someone spotted them with only their eyesight. They might have been observed telescopically alth...

Ring Nebula (M57)
http://www.imagingdeepsky.com/Nebulae/M57/M57.htm
Copyright: Ken Crawford This deep image also shows a previously unknown possible outer halo that is being studied by professional astronomers right now!

NGC 6357
http://www.glitteringlights.com/Images/ ... &lb=1&s=X3
Copyright: Marco Lorenzi

It looks a little like an internal lens reflection but then I'm not an expert!

Circinus Galaxy
http://users.westconnect.com.au/~sjastr ... usnew.html
Copyright: Steven Juchnowski

Lagoon Nebula (M8)
http://www.cosmotography.com/images/small_ngc6523.html
Copyright: R. Jay GaBany

NGC 2366
http://www.astrophoton.com/NGC2366.htm
Copyright: Bernhard Hubl

LoTr 5 and NGC 4725
http://www.astrosurf.com/zoll/images/LO ... B_1280.jpg
Copyright: Stephane Zoll

M83
http://www.karelteuwen.be/photo_page.php?img=7&album=0
Copyright: Karel Teuwen

LBN 117
http://cosmicphotos.com/gallery/image.p ... lbum_id=11
Copyright: Jason Jennings

Incredible image of one of my favourite Wolf Rayet nebulae! Quite possibly the greatest false colour image of this nebula! I still find true colour images of the Crescent Nebula to be more colourful and magical!

M81 and M82 widefield
http://www.bucksnortobservatory.com/dee ... flux.shtml
Copyright: John Davis

I prefer the true colour version but I can understand why they do a white balanced false colour version to help analyse features in the image.

HDW 2
http://dg-imaging.astrodon.com/gallery/ ... ?imgID=250
Copyright: Don Goldman

Partial solar eclipse
http://www.capella-observatory.com/Imag ... pse_28.htm
Copyright: Stefan Binnewies

Circinus Cloud
http://www.glitteringlights.com/Images/ ... &lb=1&s=X3
Copyright: Marco Lorenzi

Lagoon Nebula (M8)
http://www.pbase.com/gailmarc/image/144825967
Copyright: Marcus Davies

Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC 6334) widefield
http://www.glitteringlights.com/Images/ ... &lb=1&s=X3
Copyright: Marco Lorenzi