Submissions: 2013 June

StevenMx · Post by **StevenMx** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 10:17 pm

Object: NGC 602 - Cluster in SMC - 14~18 July 2004
FITS data obtained from Hubble Legacy Archive (HLA).
Ha_R Blend = (HST_10248_a6_ACS_WFC_F658N, HST_10248_05_ACS_WFC_F814W)
G = HST_10248_05_ACS_WFC_F555W
B = PSEUDO

Processing by: Steven Marx

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SkyViking · Post by **SkyViking** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:59 am

The Olsen-Sidonio Centaurus A Extreme Deep Field
http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com and http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002
Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen & Michael Sidonio

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Rolf Olsen and Mike Sidonio are pleased to present here what we believe to be the deepest colour image in visible light ever presented of the entirety of the enigmatic and famous galaxy NGC 5128.

This image represents a mammoth collaborative integration time of 140 hours worth of exposure using two different imaging systems:

Rolf Olsen: 120 hours using a 10" Newtonian and QSI CCD camera from the outer suburbs of Auckland New Zealand and reaches to at least magnitude 25.45
See Rolf's gallery Centaurus A Extreme Deep Field - 120 Hours for full details.

Mike Sidonio: 20 hours using a 6" Starfire refractor and FLI CCD camera from perfect dark skies at Wiruna, North West of Lithgow Australia and reaches beyond magnitude 24
See Mike's gallery Centaurus A - the ultimate collection for full details.

starsurfer · Post by **starsurfer** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 11:29 am

SkyViking wrote:The Olsen-Sidonio Centaurus A Extreme Deep Field
http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com and http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002
Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen & Michael Sidonio
http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.co ... 879-X2.jpg

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Rolf Olsen and Mike Sidonio are pleased to present here what we believe to be the deepest colour image in visible light ever presented of the entirety of the enigmatic and famous galaxy NGC 5128.

This image represents a mammoth collaborative integration time of 140 hours worth of exposure using two different imaging systems:

Rolf Olsen: 120 hours using a 10" Newtonian and QSI CCD camera from the outer suburbs of Auckland New Zealand and reaches to at least magnitude 25.45
See Rolf's gallery Centaurus A Extreme Deep Field - 120 Hours for full details.

Mike Sidonio: 20 hours using a 6" Starfire refractor and FLI CCD camera from perfect dark skies at Wiruna, North West of Lithgow Australia and reaches beyond magnitude 24
See Mike's gallery Centaurus A - the ultimate collection for full details.

OMG David Malin would be so proud of you guys!! What an amazing age we live in where both professionals and amateurs can contribute to our understanding of the universe! Hey Mike, you should try a 50 hour exposure with your new scope!!

Peter R · Post by **Peter R** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 11:39 am

Last year in July I photographed some interesting NLC for almost 1.5 hours and made a timelapse.
The clouds appear to roll like waves on a stormy sea.
The time lapse is on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/67714622 .

/*Peter R

owlice · Post by **owlice** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:22 pm

Artist's conception of SS Cygni double-star system
http://www.nrao.edu/pr/2013/sscyg/
Credit: Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF
http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=31442

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Stellar nursery IC 2944
http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1322a/
Credit: ESO
http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=31432

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Triple conjunction from Argentina
http://www.luisargerich.com
Copyright: Luis Argerich
[attachment=3]s_EOS 60D8923_16.jpg[/attachment]

Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)
http://spaceweather.com/gallery/indiv_u ... d_id=82245
Copyright: Ernesto Guido & Nick Howes
[attachment=2]panstarrs.jpg[/attachment]

Planet trio in Taurus
http://mizar.blogalia.com
Copyright: Paco Bellido
[attachment=1]PlanetTrio.jpg[/attachment]

Planetary conjunction and tajinaste
http://www.elcielodecanarias.com
Copyright: Daniel López
[attachment=0]Pano_Conjunction 01.jpg[/attachment]

owlice · Post by **owlice** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:43 pm

Moon and Basilica of our Lady of the Pillar
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4dso5t9u6q363 ... llMoon.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwuAc3kgNDw
Copyright: Rafael Martínez Ramón
[attachment=4]Ramon_Moon.jpg[/attachment]

NGC 3842
http://skycenter.arizona.edu/gallery/Galaxies/NGC3842
Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

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STS Launch Complex 39B Dolphin Sunrise
http://www.MikeKillianPhotography.com
Copyright: Mike Killian
[attachment=3]LC-39B Dolphin Sunrise @ 2013 Mike Killian Photography.jpg[/attachment]

Storm front
Copyright: Steve Mills
[attachment=2]stormfront.jpg[/attachment]

Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae Wide Field
http://www.astrobin.com/full/43809/?mod=none
Copyright: Roberto Colombari
[attachment=1]Roberto_trifid.jpg[/attachment]

M11 Wide Field
http://www.starkeeper.it/M11D5.htm
Copyright: Leonardo Orazi
[attachment=0]orazi_m11.jpg[/attachment]

owlice · Post by **owlice** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:44 pm

The Yukon's Northern Lights
http://philhart.com/content/yukons-northern-lights
Copyright: Phil Hart

Rozel, Kansas tornado and lightning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5JuqgSfTic
http://www.twisterfiddler.com
Copyright: Olivier Staiger

[attachment=4]MVI_0112-1.jpg[/attachment]

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Cygnus constellation
http://www.skyfactory.org/cygnus
Copyright: Davide De Martin; Data credit: Caltech, Palomar Observatory, Digitized Sky Survey
[attachment=2]DeMartin_Cygnus.jpg[/attachment]

A Swift Tour of the Nearest Galaxies in UV Light
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011200/a011293/
Credit: NASA/GSFC; Visible light imagery: Axel Mellinger, Central Michigan University
http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=31512

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Jupiter and Moon before and during 21st May Cusco Peru earthquake
Copyright: Andrew Dare
[attachment=1]Jupiter & earthquake - LoRes.jpg[/attachment]

MW's Golden Beach: Wide Field between Vulpecula and Sagitta
http://www.starkeeper.it/VulpSag.htm
Copyright: Leonardo Orazi
[attachment=0]Orazi_Golden Beach.jpg[/attachment]

ftherrmann · Post by **ftherrmann** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 4:13 pm

Deep into M57 (Widefield - Amateur edition!)
http://fth.bounceme.net/
Copyright: Fred Herrmann, Terry Hancock, All rights reserved.

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owlice · Post by **owlice** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 4:33 pm

Galaxy group at Virgo
http://afesan.es/Deepspace/slides/Galax ... 0LRGB.html
Copyright: Antonio F. Sánchez
[attachment=5]Antonio_Virgo.jpg[/attachment]

Aurora borealis in Montana
Copyright: Justin Brunell
[attachment=4]Northern Lights.jpg[/attachment]

Hubble Maps 3-D Structure of Ejected Material Around Erupting Star
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archiv ... s/2013/21/
Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Crotts, J. Sokoloski, and H. Uthas (Columbia University), and S. Lawrence (Hofstra University)
http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=31516
[attachment=3]Hubble_Light Echo.jpg[/attachment]

Astronomers discover light echo from supernova
http://news.nd.edu/news/40397-astronome ... supernova/
Credit: Peter Garnavich/University of Notre Dame/Large Binocular Telescope Observatory
[attachment=2]NGC 1015.jpg[/attachment]

M101: The Pinwheel Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major
http://www.galacticimages.com
Copyright: John Chumack
[attachment=1]M101LRGBChumackHRweb.jpg[/attachment]

Star trails over Owachomo Bridge, Natural Bridges National Monument
Copyright: Marc Toso
[attachment=0]Owachomo Bridge star trails II.jpg[/attachment]

vtridgerunner · Post by **vtridgerunner** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:06 pm

Milky Way and Air Glow
Milky Way and air glow over Lake Elmore in northern Vermont, USA. The orange glow is light pollution from a small city about 20 miles south.

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Efrain Morales · Post by **Efrain Morales** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:42 pm

Asteroid 1998 QE2 on June 1st, 20:35pm (June 2nd, 00:35ut) conditions were below average (cloudy,rain) short session. Animation At: http://www.jaicoa-observatory.com/1998Q ... Anim-2.gif. On the animation the first two frames a satellite past through its region at the time when I started to take test images at 4 sec. ea.

owlice · Post by **owlice** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 11:52 pm

NOAO: NGC 6334 - A Mini Starburst Region
http://www.noao.edu/news/2013/pr1308.php
Credit: S. Willis (CfA+ISU); ESA/Herschel; NASA/JPL-Caltech/ Spitzer; CTIO/NOAO/AURA/NSF
[attachment=2]NOAO_NGC6334.jpg[/attachment]

Local Arm of Milky Way probable major branch of Perseus Arm
http://www.nrao.edu/pr/2013/localarm/
Credit: Robert Hurt, IPAC; Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF
[attachment=1]localarm.jpg[/attachment]

MCO Flight Rocket Launch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S5uuNeOADg
Copyright: Chris Gillen

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Gemini Captures Comet ISON images
http://www.gemini.edu/node/12007
Credit: Gemini Observatory
[attachment=0]GeminiISON.jpg[/attachment]

Laser and Unit Telescopes at Paranal
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raindogjones/8873226220/
Copyright: David Jones

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StevenMx · Post by **StevenMx** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 4:53 am

Object: NGC 4911 - 16 December 2006, 22 January 2007
FITS data obtained from Hubble Legacy Archive (HLA).
R = HST_10842_au_ACS_WFC_F814W
G = HST_10842_a5_ACS_WFC_F606W
B = PSEUDO

Processing by: Steven Marx

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vtridgerunner · Post by **vtridgerunner** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 11:16 am

Air Glow and Milky Way

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Milky Way and air glow over Lake Elmore, Vermont, USA. Light pollution is from Montpelier, a small city 20 miles south.

rcolombari · Post by **rcolombari** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 4:14 pm

This image has been taken from the swimming pool area on the first floor of the big building in which I leave in Belo Horizonte.
It is a stacking of approx. 4 hours of data.

Best regards,
Roberto

http://s24.postimg.org/6ixhk7nr9/M8_M20_3_reduced.jpg
[attachment=0]colombari.jpg[/attachment]

Here for full resolution: http://www.astrobin.com/full/43809/?mod=none

ftherrmann · Post by **ftherrmann** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 5:17 pm

Sun in Halpha and CME Animation
http://fth.bounceme.net/
Copyright: Fred Herrmann All rights reserved.

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NOTE TO THE BANDWIDTH CHALLENGED!!! The GIF animation linked below is 25 MEGABYTES large!!!

To see a solar flare time-lapse animation spanning 3 hours please click here: http://api.ning.com/files/AMgcP5snh*DGY ... mColor.gif

marctoso · Post by **marctoso** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:50 pm

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-dVgZ ... %25201.jpg
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The one thousand year old Lowry Kiva in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Colorado under star trails illuminated by a full moon.
Copyright: Marc Toso

kokehtz · Post by **kokehtz** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 8:48 pm

Dissected Sun
Copyright: Álvaro Ibáñez Pérez
Personal Web: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kokehtz/

What if we peel the Sun as a orange? The first two layers would look like. Photosphere in white light and chromosphere in H-Alpha light

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Sun in H-Alpha light inverted
Copyright: Álvaro Ibáñez Pérez
Personal Web: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kokehtz/

The image was recorded in a single color of light called Hydrogen Alpha (H-Alpha), inverted, and false colored. The gradual brightening towards the Sun's edges is caused by increased absorption of relatively cool solar gas and called limb darkening. Spicules cover much of the Sun's face. Several scintillating prominences protrude, while prominences on the Sun's face are seen as light streaks. The most visually interesting of all are the magnetically tangled active regions containing cool sunspots.

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Sun in CaK light, H-Alpha light and White light
Copyright: Álvaro Ibáñez Pérez
Personal Web: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kokehtz/

The Sun emits light full range. Until recently, only professionals telescopes could observe the Sun in several wavelengths.
Today in amateur telescopes can observe in 3 wavelengths: Cak, H-Alpha and white light.

In the CaK image above shows the Sun as a purple disk since it was taken in ionized calcium light. This is light from calcium atoms that have lost an electron. It peaks in the violet part of the spectrum (393.4 nm) and is sensitive to magnetic fields -- magnetically active structures are easier to detect with this light. Places where moderate magnetic fields exist show up brightly (hot), whereas high magnetic fields are quite dark (cool). The brightest regions are found in the chromosphere and are known as "plages. The darkest regions are sunspots -- on the Sun's "surface" or photosphere. These "spots" approximately 1,500 - 2,000 K cooler than their surroundings. Granulation, over much of the photosphere, can also be identified.

In the H-Alpha picture, several prominences are visible. Active areas of the Sun are marked by dark plages.

In the white light picture, you can see the photosphere, spots with umbra and penumbra, also solar faculae are visibles.

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Purple Sun
Copyright: Álvaro Ibáñez Pérez
Personal Web: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kokehtz/

The image above shows the Sun as a purple disk since it was taken in ionized calcium light. This is light from calcium atoms that have lost an electron. It peaks in the violet part of the spectrum (393.4 nm) and is sensitive to magnetic fields -- magnetically active structures are easier to detect with this light. Places where moderate magnetic fields exist show up brightly (hot), whereas high magnetic fields are quite dark (cool). The brightest regions are found in the chromosphere and are known as "plages. The darkest regions are sunspots -- on the Sun's "surface" or photosphere. These "spots" approximately 1,500 - 2,000 K cooler than their surroundings. Granulation, over much of the photosphere, can also be identified.

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Efrain Morales · Post by **Efrain Morales** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:55 pm

A possible Nova in the Constellation Scorpio imaged on June 6th, 03:36ut (June 5th, 23:36pm). The SN shows very bright in the Red channel. According to Cbet No. 3542, PNV J17335943-3606216 is now NOVA SCORPII 2013. This nova has been discovered by Koichi Nishiyama and Fujio Kabashima (Japan) june 3rd. ( L=7min, RGB=3min ea.).

owlice · Post by **owlice** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 4:43 am

ALMA Discovers Comet Factory
http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1325/
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada
http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=31573

: Artist’s impression of the comet factory seen by ALMA

2012 transit of Venus
http://www.osae.info
Copyright: Oscar Martín Mesonero,
[attachment=3]2012_06_05_c.jpg[/attachment]

NGC 2359: Thor's Helme
Copyright: Julian Hancock
[attachment=2]NGC2359 HaOIIISII.jpg[/attachment]

Ursa Major over Urbs Prima in Indis
http://goo.gl/6B39J
Copyright: Ajay Talwar

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Stars Shoot Jets in Cosmic Playground
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/spitz ... 17018.html
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Wisconsin

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Cat's Paw Nebula "Littered" with Baby Stars
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2013/pr201315.html

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owlice · Post by **owlice** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:18 am

ISS and Tiangong 1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79233712@N07/8963500159/
Copyright: Viliam Klein

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NASA Wallops rocket launch 6/5/2013
http://www.jackfusco.com
Copyright: Jack Fusco
[attachment=1]JackFusco-WallopsLaunch.jpg[/attachment]

Pillars of creation
http://www.astrobin.com/users/Salvopa/
Copyright: Salvatore Spinoso
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dmammana · Post by **dmammana** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 1:11 pm

It's that wonderful time of year again, when the brightest part of the Milky Way returns for another season of great stargazing! Here it appears arched over one of many impressive metal sculptures scattered around the desert community of Borrego Springs, California. With a summertime population of far less than 3,000 and surrounded by a thousand square miles of the Anza-Borrego Desert, our community doesn't produce much light pollution and enjoys one of the darkest skies in Southern California. In fact, it is the state's only International Dark Sky Community. But on this night, the power to the entire town was out, making it even darker than normal. The word "borrego," by the way, is Spanish for bighorn sheep which inhabit the hills around town and frequently can be seen at local canyon watering holes. Photo Details: June 4/5, 2013 / 4:05 a.m. PDT; Nikon D700, AF-S Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8G ED lens at 24mm, ISO 2500, 15 sec at f/2.8 © Dennis Mammana/TWAN

Fanis Matsopoulos · Post by **Fanis Matsopoulos** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:43 pm

Orion Trapezium Cluster (25-inch Newall Refractor)
http://matsopoulos.blogspot.gr/
Copyright: Theofanis Matsopoulos

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ftherrmann · Post by **ftherrmann** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:32 pm

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Rothkko · Post by **Rothkko** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:04 am

motorcyclist

: Mérida, Spain. 2013-06-03

photography extracted from this video http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php? ... 75#p200981

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