Recent Submissions: 2011 January 13-16

[Emil Ivanov]

Emil Ivanov, that's a fantastic image of a Perseid making a "bulls-eye" at the Pleaides! The meteor appears to aim for, or originate at, Alcyone, the brightest star of the Pleiades and the very "heart" of the Seven Sisters, if such a "heart" exists. And what a delightful color contrast between the very blue Pleiades and the white and green Perseid!

Ann

Thank you so much, Ann!
I would like the meteor aims for Alcyone, but actually it originates at. I didn't see it, my wife did and she told me that the meteor moved outwards from Pleiades.
To be honest, I must admit that I rotated the image at 180° to achieve a more dramatic look
Kind regards
Emil

[SalvatoreGrasso]

Sunset and a Crescent Moon
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Copyright: Salvatore Grasso

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[Ann]

Thank you, Mike and Emil, for your kind replies to me! Mike, by the way, I think the central star of your planetary looks slightly buer now, but still slightly green. I don't think you should try too hard to "fix" it, however. The inner, OIII-green part of your nebula looks very interesting, and I like the dramatic appearance of the great dust lanes.

Ann

[owlice]

General image discussion has been moved here.

[nicola montecchiari]

Nicola Montecchiari, that is a very beautiful portrait of the Eta Carina Nebula, particularly the high-resolution image. I like how you bring out the different color and texture of the different "lobes" of the nebula. I like the impressive appearance of the great NGC 3293 cluster in the far left corner of your picture. The cluster looks very rich, and some wisps and tatters of all the gas that went into making it are still visible around it.

Ann, thank you very much! My only regret here is that when I planned the framing I was totally unaware of the mixed reflection/emission nebula around that open cluster, otherwise I would have rotated the camera in order to give it more importance in the overall image.

[quattroman]

Very nice pictures, Emil..