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zema88 · Post by **zema88** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:31 am

Moon-Venus Conjunction over the Western Alps:

Full resolution: http://www.astrobin.com/4470/

Paolo Demaria,
Ass.Astrofili Bisalta, Cuneo, Italy

nuclearcat · Post by **nuclearcat** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:34 pm

Earth's shadow and Belt of Venus from Turkish National Observatory in Antalya, 2600m above from sea level.

Copyright: M. Raşid Tuğral

owlice · Post by **owlice** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:48 pm

IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus
http://www.billionsandbillions.com/cocoon.html
Copyright: Warren Keller
[attachment=5]cocoon_keller.jpg[/attachment]

Caldwell 49: Rosette Nebula
http://upload.pbase.com/wysinwyg/image/141162352/large
Copyright: Mark Wielgosz
[attachment=4]Caldwell 49.jpg[/attachment]

IC-5067 in the Pelican Nebula
http://obscarlsagan.blogspot.com/
Copyright: José Manuel Sánchez
[attachment=3]pelicano_final3.jpg[/attachment]

Jupiter over the Alps
http://www.ccdsky.eu
Copyright: Christoph Pütz
[attachment=2]k-f-img_1527.jpg[/attachment]

Milky Way over Mobius Arch
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewmeye ... /lightbox/
Copyright: Andrew Meyers
[attachment=1]mwarch.jpg[/attachment]

NGC 6888: Crescent Nebula in Cygnus
http://www.astrosurf.com/jousset
Copyright: Marc Jousset
[attachment=0]ngc6888_rha_111014.jpg[/attachment]

chapdelaine · Post by **chapdelaine** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:50 pm

Sharpless 2-54, NGC 6625, NGC 6604, LDN 408
Copyright: Data: DSS 2, 12 tiles 60x60 arcminutes each; Registar, Image Plus 4.50A and PS CS4; processing, Gilles Chapdelaine

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Sharpless 2-54 is rarely pictured by amateurs probably because of the presence of M 16 right down below which outshines the more obscur Sharpless nebula.
To complete this 12 tiles mosaïc and merging RGB colors I used Registar and the rest of processing had been done with Image Plus and PS. The open cluster NGC 6625
could be located easily with the bright blue star at the left of the picture but other star belonging to this cluster are difficult to determine. LDN 408 is a dark nebula
right at the left border of the image. NGC 6604 is located down below the brightest part of Sharpless 2-54. Should I mention that the original in .tiff made 371 Mo.

Cheers
Gilles

ManuelJ · Post by **ManuelJ** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:06 pm

M81 M82 Mosaic
http://www.manuelj.com
Copyright: Manuel Jimenez

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Full resolution image: http://www.manuelj.com/Astronomy/Galaxy ... Mosaic.jpg

davidebardini · Post by **davidebardini** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:18 pm

Christmas Tree cluster, Cone nebula, the star 15Mon & IC 446, IC 2169, NGC 2245, NGC 2247, NGC 2259, NGC 2264

full size at:
http://www.astrosky.it/imagebig.php?big=339

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This is my rendition of the field centered AR: 99.026217072 and DEC: 10.0666703594 degrees
The Image is composed of a three panels mosaic, with data acquired remotely from our tuscany obs. by me & gimmi ratto

Thanks for viewing!
Davide Bardini
www.astrosky.it

Paul Haese · Post by **Paul Haese** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:01 pm

The Seagull nebula (IC2177)

Copyright: Paul Haese

Full size image here

eafrica · Post by **eafrica** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:54 am

The Horsehead and Flame Nebulae
http://www.skiesbyafrica.com
Copyright: Eric Africa

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eafrica · Post by **eafrica** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:59 am

The Cone and Foxfur Nebulae
http://www.skiesbyafrica.com
Copyright: Eric Africa

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owlice · Post by **owlice** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 4:56 am

Effelsberg 100m Radio Telescope
Copyright: Alex Tudorica
[attachment=0]Effelsberg_100m_small.jpg[/attachment]

Moon & Venus over the Masjid-e-Jahan-Numa
http://goo.gl/BAuSw
Copyright: Ajay Talwar

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rich bowden · Post by **rich bowden** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:04 am

Just south of the Tarantula
Copy right: Rich Bowden

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Full size link:
http://www.baytop-observatory.com/ccdim ... ewth16.htm

Nuitsacrees · Post by **Nuitsacrees** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:05 pm

Milky Way over the Matterhorn
http://www.nuitsacrees.fr
Copyright: Stephane Vetter

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A panorama of 36 pictures taken at 0h15 UT the 17 january 2012, just under the Gornergrat. After the shoot, a fantastic ski descent of 1500 m slope to Zermatt.
An annotated version here, 22 constellations, 15 Messier objects and 7 summits of 4000 m and more :
http://www.nuitsacrees.fr/DP/AP3/ArcheC ... ot2000.jpg

The same night, the Gornergrat Observatory at 3100 m :

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Matterhorn and Orion

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Stephane

Fnupp · Post by **Fnupp** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:29 am

Let's Pretend
http://www.fnupp.se
Copyright: Micke Woxberg

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theisey · Post by **theisey** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:07 am

Jupiter-Venus-Moon on Jan 28, 2012
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, Muleshoe, Texas

Venus is just above the horizon, with the brilliant Moon at center and Jupiter at top, forming a string of pearls.

theisey · Post by **theisey** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:26 am

The Sun and Moon usually get "squashed" when they approach the horizon, but I've never seen the either orb flatten as much as it did last Saturday night:

The wide angle at bottom is taken with a 55mm lens when the Moon is a degree or so off the horizon. The upper photos are ate 300mm with the Moon touching and then below the horizon. The crescent is badly distorted and flattened!

For more info on refraction, read this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_refraction

VegaStar · Post by **VegaStar** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:16 am

Fluorescent Moon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vegastarca ... hotostream
Copyright : VegaStar Carpentier

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Good Heavens

VegaStar.

jaimesoria · Post by **jaimesoria** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:27 pm

Jupiter Conjunct Moon over snow
http://www.astrofotografiadesdesoria.com
Copyright: Jaime Diez & Iván García

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IanP · Post by **IanP** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:15 am

Jupiter and Moon over Perth, Western Australia
http://i.imgur.com/pZuub.jpg

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prokyon · Post by **prokyon** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 10:26 am

M78

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http://www.prokyon.startime.at/M78.htm

owlice · Post by **owlice** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 10:34 am

Lunar X
http://www.galacticimages.com
Copyright: John Chumack

[attachment=5]LunarX_013012_wideChumackHRweb.jpg[/attachment]

This is a famous "optical feature" on the Moon, which appears like the letter "X" when the terminator is at an optimal position. The illusion of the "X" is created by sunlight falling on the rims/ridges between the craters La Caille, Blanchinus, and Purbach. The "X" is observable for about 4 hours just prior to the Lunar First Quarter.

NGC 2024: Flame Nebula in Orion
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/stefan.meingast/Flame.jpg
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/stefan.mei ... otated.jpg
Copyright: Stefan Meingast
[attachment=4]flame.jpg[/attachment]

Open Clusters in Puppis
http://www.starkeeper.it/OpenClusterPuppis.htm
http://www.starkeeper.it/OpenClusterPuppis_Full.htm
Copyright: Leonardo Orazi
[attachment=3]clusters_orazi.jpg[/attachment]

Venus, Jupiter and Moon in the Nautical Twilight
http://www.astrosurf.com/astroarte/Venu ... jo-net.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/astroarte/Venu ... el-net.jpg
Copyright: Miguel Claro
[attachment=2]Venus-Jupiter-and-Moon-Feijo-net.jpg[/attachment]

Abell 1314: Cluster in Ursa Major
http://starrysite.com/index.php?site=galleryitem,341
Copyright: Michał Żołnowski
[attachment=1]Abell 1314 mini.jpg[/attachment]

Keyhole Nebula (center) and Core of Eta Carina Nebula (around)
Copyright: Aldo Mottino
[attachment=0]keyhole final compress.jpg[/attachment]

owlice · Post by **owlice** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 10:59 am

Baade Reflections
Copyright: Yuri Beletsky
[attachment=4]reflect.jpg[/attachment]

NGC2237-9/2244 Rosette Nebula
Copyright: Brian Davis
[attachment=3]NGC2237-Medium.jpg[/attachment]

Orion Above a Luminous Fog
http://www.horolezec.cz/uschovna/APOD/Orion.jpg
Copyright: Ladislav Kamarád
[attachment=2]orion.jpg[/attachment]

NGC 2264: The Cone Nebula in Narrowband
http://www.azstarman.net
Copyright: Bernard Miller
[attachment=1]NGC2264_NB_PS4_SHARP_FULL.jpg[/attachment]

The Belt of Venus
http://www.luisargerich.com
Copyright: Luis Argerich
[attachment=0]belt_of_venus_january_28_2012.jpg[/attachment]