Recent Submissions: 2011 January 28-31

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Recent Submissions: 2011 January 28-31

Post by owlice » Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:41 am

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Please post your images here for January 28-31.

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The Horsehead Region in Hubble Palette
http://www.astrodad.com/Hors_LHaRHaGS2BO3_Best2a.jpg
Copyright: Max Corneau
[attachment=7]Horsehead_Corneau.jpg[/attachment][/i]

IC 1318: Butterfly Nebula in HaRGB
http://gallery.me.com/nheacock
Copyright: Neil Heacock
[attachment=6]02-IC1318-HaRGB-3h30m.jpg[/attachment][/i]

IC 2631 in Chameleon
http://astronomiapampeana.com.ar/foto/67/IC-2631.html
Copyright: Leonardo Julio M57: Ring Nebula in Lyra
http://www.malagon.webs.com
Copyright: A. Carlos Malagón
[attachment=5]m57_cmalagon.jpg[/attachment][/i]

ISS Transits the Moon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danicaxete/
Copyright: Daniel Fernández Méndez
[attachment=4]secuencia ISS maxima.jpg[/attachment][/i]

NGC 7000: The Wall
http://jbonald.webs.com/photos/Galeria- ... sample.jpg
Copyright: Javier Ballesteros Bonald
[attachment=3]NGC7000_Bonald.jpg[/attachment][/i]

Wispy Hydrogen in Auriga
http://www.masil-astro-imaging.com/SWI/ ... mosaic.jpg
Copyright: Dennis di Cicco and Sean Walker
[attachment=2]HydrogenAuriga_Walker.jpg[/attachment][/i]

Star Trails Reflections over Death Valley
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kurtlawson ... otostream/
Copyright: Kurt M. Lawson Heart and Soul Nebulae
http://florencior.fotoastronomia.net/im ... x2_ps2.jpg
Copyright: Florencio Rodil
[attachment=0]IC1805_Rodil.jpg[/attachment][/i]

Supernova Remnant CTB-1 in Cassiopeia
http://www.pbase.com/escilla/image/1320 ... iginal.jpg
Jorge Garcia/NTO
[attachment=1]Abell 85_Garcia.jpg[/attachment][/i]


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Re: Recent Submissions: 2011 January 28-31

Post by owlice » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:04 pm

Three Halo Sky
Copyright: Mark Bellefeuille
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What halos are these? More images and speculation here.
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Re: Recent Submissions: 2011 January 28-31

Post by DeanSalman » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:08 pm

Here is another Orion Nebula (SH2-281) but I wanded to use it on my new camera with the KAF 8300 sensor. This is a a 2 hour (6x20) exposure in the H-Alpha channel blended in wit 10 minutes (1x10) to help resolve the core area. The Color was 2 hours each channed (10x12) using my MakNewt 8 inch F/4

Here is a link to the full size image color http://www.ccdimages.com/astronomy/sh2-281BIG.jpg

Here is a link to the full size image H-Alpha Only http://www.ccdimages.com/sharpless/sh2-281BWBIG.jpg

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Post by lodrigj » Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:43 pm

M76, The Little Dumbbell Nebula
http://www.astropix.com
Copyright 2011 Jerry Lodriguss

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Re: Recent Submissions: 2011 January 28-31

Post by astrodad » Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:45 pm

The Horsehead region in narrowband was very enjoyable and reveals things I have not seen before in this region.

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Post by owlice » Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:54 pm

Hmmm... interesting; I cropped this from the linked Supernova Remnant image. Looks like a little halo or, if one prefers, a gaseous toroid.
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Re: Recent Submissions: 2011 January 28-31

Post by escilla » Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:47 pm

Hi Owlice,

This is a little surprise in the image, is a planetary nebula called PLN 116+0.1 or WE 2-262.

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Post by owlice » Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:59 pm

escilla wrote:This is a little surprise in the image, is a planetary nebula called PLN 116+0.1 or WE 2-262.
Thanks! I think I'd have missed it entirely if I hadn't looked at the large version.
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Post by owlice » Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:03 am

Moonlit Horses
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Copyright: Robert Arn
[attachment=0]Wild Horses Couldnt Keep Me Away.jpg[/attachment]
I used the light from an 18.6 day old moon to illuminate the landscape, revealing a herd of horses. The constellation of Monoceros is completely visible, while Canis Major and Puppis are only partly visible along the horizon. ~ Robert Arn
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Post by tekic545 » Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:32 pm

http://tinyurl.com/4lk36l5

Copyright: Bob Gillette

This one's for Ann :wink:
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Post by owlice » Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:12 pm

M1: The Crab Nebula
http://www.astrogrossi.de
Copyright: Torsten Grossmann
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Post by Ann » Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:47 pm

tekic545 wrote:http://tinyurl.com/4lk36l5

Copyright: Bob Gillette

This one's for Ann :wink:
Well, thanks! I don't know what the object is, but I guess it is a planetary nebula. It sure looks nice and blue, so I like it! :D

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Post by owlice » Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:18 pm

Ann wrote:
tekic545 wrote:http://tinyurl.com/4lk36l5

Copyright: Bob Gillette

This one's for Ann :wink:
Well, thanks! I don't know what the object is, but I guess it is a planetary nebula. It sure looks nice and blue, so I like it! :D

Ann
Yes, it's a planetary nebula, NGC 1514. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1514

(I know this from following the tinyurl. :mrgreen: )
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Post by tekic545 » Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:47 pm

Ann,

Yes, it is indeed NGC 1514, aka the Crystal Ball Nebula (something it apparently resembles when viewed visually.) IMy apologies, I seem to have dropped the title on the cutting-room floor.

This planetary is unusual, in that it appears to envelop a tightly orbiting pair of stars, one a dying giant, the other an already more-or-less dead white dwarf. Tough luck for any planets in the neighborhood.

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Bob


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Post by nuclearcat » Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:11 pm

Winter Constellations

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Post by SalvatoreGrasso » Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:19 pm

Messier 1 - The Crab Nebula Supernova Remnant (RGB & Narrowband)
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Post by owlice » Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:51 am

NGC 3372: Eta Carinae Wide Field
http://astro-cabinet.com/showimage.php? ... ng=english#
Copyright: Dieter Willasch
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NGC3620 Edge-on Galaxy

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M104 Wide and Closeup Images

Post by ftherrmann » Sun Jan 30, 2011 3:13 am

Here's two images of M104 done in the last two weeks. One was taken with a TOA-130 refractor and the other with a AT RC10". I really love the symmetry of this galaxy!

Thanks for looking!

Fred H.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tI ... directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Yg ... directlink

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Post by DeanSalman » Sun Jan 30, 2011 3:40 am

This is one I have had trouble with because Aldeberanis so close so I have to have someone else use his telescope to capture it. it is a cool object and I did blend the H-Alpha into it but very little of it.

Used an E-210 F/3 with and ST-10 XME, Just RGB with a little HA mixed in.

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Here is the full size
http://www.sharplesscatalog.com/sharple ... 239BIG.jpg

Dean Salman and Steve Peterson

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Post by ftherrmann » Sun Jan 30, 2011 7:07 am

Widefield of M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
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Post by JohnD » Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:03 am

This page: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/0 ... piter.html contains some excellent images that should be considered for an APOD. In particular, the animated eruption of a IO volcano, seventh from the top.

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Post by owlice » Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:21 pm

IC 410: A New Star's Birth?
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Copyright: Davide Manca / Leonardo Orazi
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