Submissions: 2013 July

Marco · Post by **Marco** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:49 am

5 years noctilucent clouds over Germany

http://www.sternwarte-nms.de/fotogaleri ... tmosphare/

Copyright: Marco Ludwig

NLCs 2009 with Autobahn A7:
http://www.sternwanderer.eu/wp-content/ ... 2130768257

NLCs 2010 near Neumünster:

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NLCs 2011 with Neumünster “Skyline”

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NLCs 2012 with the lake “Einfelder See” near Neumünster

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NLCs 2013 with the lake “Einfelder See” near Neumünster

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http://www.sternwarte-nms.de
and more of my pictures:
http://www.sternwanderer.eu

starsurfer · Post by **starsurfer** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:14 am

avdhoeven wrote:
Barnard344_HA-S2-IR_22072013_websmall.jpg
Copyright: André van der Hoeven - http://www.astro-photo.nl

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Barnard 344 is a dark nebula in the constellation of Cygnus. It’s located close to the star Sadr in the Gamma Cygni Nebula. Barnard 344 is located on the bottom of the image.

This region is very rich of dark and emission nebulae. On the image also VanDenBergh 130, a reflection nebula in this region, can be seen. LBN234 is an emission nebula glowing with hydrogen and sulphur.

The image shown here is very different from the ordinary images that you often see of nebulae because this image is fully taken in the deepred part of the spectrum. Images were made in Hydrogen-alpha (656nm), Sulfur (673nm) and Near-infrared (>807nm). They were combined in a Spitzer satellite like palet that is often used for infrared imagery.

Near infrared = red
Hydrogen alpha = green
SII (sulphur) = blue

Telescope: TEC-140
Camera: QSI-583
Mount: Skywatcher NEQ-6

H-alpha: 6 x 1800 s (3nm astrodon)
SII: 3 x 1800 s (3nm astrodon)
Near infrared: 4 x 300 s (Baader 807nm Ir-pass)

Actually vdB130 isn't visible as you can't see reflection nebulae in a narrowband image unless it also has a few hours of LRGB.

Turnit Tops · Post by **Turnit Tops** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 3:57 pm

Copyright: Peter Nagy
Caption: NGC7635: Bubble Nebula Hubble Palette in Cassiopeia. 0.47"/pixel. 8/24/2012, 9/7/2012, 10/6/2012.
Tech info: Astrodon Ha 5nm filter: 21 x 15 minutes, 1x1, Excellent seeing condition. 8/24/2012
Astrodon Oiii 5nm filter: 31 x 15 minutes, 1x1, Not so good seeing condition. 9/7/2012
Astrodon Sii 5nm filter: 12 x 30 minutes, 1x1, Excellent seeing condition. 10/6/2012
Celestron 8" EdgeHD at F/10 with A-P Mach1GTO GEM. Atik 460EX mono. Hutech OAG. Lodestar.
Captured and pre-processed with Nebulosity. Stacked and post processed with PixInsight.
PHD settings: RA Aggressiveness: 60, RA Hysteresis: 10, Max Dec Duration: 75, Min Motion: 0.70, Calibration Steps: 125msec, Auto/Resist Switching, Extreme dithering and Settled at < 0.5, 3 - 4 sec guiding exposure.
Red = Sii, Green = Ha, Blue = Oiii
Link: http://peternagy.smugmug.com/Telescopes ... &k=Nwkx9gJ

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http://www.hubertdrozdz.pl/astro/big/iss1.jpg
Copyright: Hubert Drozdz
Caption: Sun and ISS (from Radomsko/Poland, 2013-07-16 9:51:40)

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Copyright: Ohad Herches/Daniel Lellouch, Weizmann Institute
Caption: T-Rex swallowing Saturn
No, it's not Photoshop: the picture is for real and was shot for the Saturn Mosaic Project. This Tyrannosaurus Rex is a full scale display, part of a dinosaur exhibit held at the "Clore Garden of Science" (http://davidson.weizmann.ac.il/en/science-garden), the open-air science museum of the Weizmann Institute of Science (http://www.weizmann.ac.il/), Rehovot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehovot), Israel. Arcturus is well visible on the top right hand corner, while Spica teases the throat of the beast. The model is equipped with a presence detector which triggers furious hand waving and roaring when someone dares approaching. It had to be blinded out by the photographer.

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Copyright: Ryan Hannahoe / Salvatore Grasso
Caption: 2.4 million light-years from Earth, the Triangulum Galaxy resides in the constellation Triangulum and spans some 50,000 light-years. This galaxy contains roughly 40 billion stars and is the third largest galaxy in the Local Group. M33 contains many star-forming regions, and these regions are represented by the color red. Data for this image was taken at the Perez Observatory located at New Mexico Skies.
Link: http://ryanhannahoe.nmskies.com/?p=654

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Copyright: Salvatore Spinoso - Palermo/Italy
Caption: my final elaboration of the dark nebula in Aquila "LDN673". I made my LRGB from the "madonie mountains" in sicily... SQM 21,4
Link: http://www.astrobin.com/44752/E/

Rothkko · Post by **Rothkko** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:37 pm

sundogs

left, 37' after

right, 13' after

: Mérida, Spain. 2012-11-14

MvD · Post by **MvD** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:49 pm

Here are some new images i made with my C11 Hyperstar in the Netherlands.

The Crescent Nebula + the soapbubble nebula, RGB image with Ha and OIII added

Full-res

The Cave Nebula in Ha,OIII,SII 'Hubble palette"

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sternklar · Post by **sternklar** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:54 pm

Starfield with Pipe Nebula, M 8, M 20 and Great Sagittarius Star Cloud, July 1, 2013
http://www.sternklar.ch/images-webpages ... Jul-13.htm

For this new image from Namibia I used a small Tele lens (EF 135 mm f/2.0 L USM at f/4.0) and astro modified Canon EOS 6D.
Copyright: Manuel Jung

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Ayiomamitis · Post by **Ayiomamitis** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:03 pm

Full Moon Rising Against Athena Nike (427-424 BC)
http://www.perseus.gr
Copyright: Anthony Ayiomamitis

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July's full moon rising against the Temple of Athena Nike (427-424 BC) at the Acropolis of Athens. Further details available at http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Lunar-Scene ... ike-02.htm .

Anthony.

Robmski · Post by **Robmski** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 12:23 am

HaleakalaCraterMoonlightMilkyway
copyright: Robert Malinowski 2013
A panographic image taken from the north-west rim of Haleakala Crater Maui..under a 21% waxing moon..three one minute photos stitched together
In the background are the peaks of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66085839@N02/9345252009/

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rcolombari · Post by **rcolombari** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 12:52 am

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Composition of 40 panels with Talahashi FS60C and Neximage.

Regards,
Roberto

Seantos · Post by **Seantos** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 12:54 am

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"Road to the Watchmen's Galaxy"

Driving around Zion at night was one of the hardest things to do for me. The milky way was shining so bright that it made it difficult to keep my eyes on the road.Here is a photo of the Milky Way over Zion's Mount Carmel Highway. The lit up peak in the distance is "The Watchmen" which is being up naturally from the little town of Springdale which is near the park's entrance. The road is being lit up by my headlamp. The green you see in the sky is "Airglow."

Life can be a very chaotic thing. Some things live for millions of years while some only live for seconds. But in reality, life expectancy can never truly be predicted. Never take life for granted.

markh@tds.net · Post by **markh@tds.net** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:18 am

NGC 6823
Copyright: Mark Hanson
Here is a deep image of this object with 30 hours of Data.

you can find a full resolution image of this object. http://www.btlguce.com/page22.html

Thank you,

Mark Hanson

owlice · Post by **owlice** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:22 am

Titan, Enceladus, and Rings
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA08235
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

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Manivela Moonset
http://www.miguelclaro.com
Copyright: Miguel Claro
[attachment=1]ErmidaLagorMourao-net.jpg[/attachment]

Noctilucent Clouds over Sweden
http://www.astrofotografen.se
Copyright: Göran Strand
[attachment=0]GS_20130723_YranNLC_4720.jpg[/attachment]

Astropoverty · Post by **Astropoverty** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:26 am

NGC 7000 (The Wall)
Copyright: Ken Pendlebury
Details here: http://www.astrobin.com/48791/
http://cdn.astrobin.com/images/d0851bfb ... 67970e.jpg

Thanks for looking!

Juan Lozano · Post by **Juan Lozano** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 7:38 am

IC 1396 Mosaic
http://observatorioelche.blogspot.com.e ... fante.html
Copyright: Juan Lozano

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Turnit Tops · Post by **Turnit Tops** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 7:39 am

Copyright: Sahm Werner
Caption: the polarization of the scattered light of the full moon, made with a fisheye and a polarizing filter.
Time: 2013-07-22 00:29:25
Location: Near Tübingen/Germany
Top of the picture: South
lefts side: West

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Copyright: Miguel Claro http://www.miguelclaro.com
Caption: In the image we could see the moonset (almost like the sunset, with an orange tone) reflected in the Alqueva´s Lake water, where is located the old: "Fonte da Manivela" or in English the source crank. The image was captured in Mourão, a region of the great Alqueva Dark Sky Reserve. At the first sight, we could think that it wasn´t the moon, but maybe the Sun, so, how could we have sure ? First, because during the sunset we couldn´t see the stars and the sky so dark due to our atmosphere effect. And the most important, if you look carefully in full resolution, you will notice that the moon wasn´t completely full, in fact, due to an Earthshine effect, is also visible part of the moon´s left limb that is in the shadow (not directly illuminated by the sun), something that will not occur in the sun´s surface.
Canon 50D - ISO1600, Exp. 10 segs. 24mm f/2.8 - 16/06/2013 00:50

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Copyright: Tunç Tezel http://www.twanight.org
Caption: I went to Uludağ National Park near Bursa, Turkey for two mornings to catch Mars and Jupiter together. I want to submit these pictures for APOD.

The first morning, 21st July, had better skies, but I was not able to reach the point I wanted on time, so I stopped at another place close to the ski resort. The pair was fairly easy to see and looked really eye catching.
I went up the mountain again this morning, 22nd, and this time I reached my planned spot with time to spare. The sky was cloudy and there was some wind also, which carried the clouds in and out of the way.

This is from Bakacak Peak, literally meaning "The Lookout". The elevation is 1734 meters, and the place has a good view of Bursa on the plain, about 1600 meters below. Mars-Jupiter pair cleared the clouds over the horizon around the beginning of morning twilight.

With just a 85 mm lens, a few stars of M35 becomes visible. The cluster is a few degrees west of the pair. Thanks to the elevation, the clouds did not block the view, unlike in the city.

Jupiter, Mars and M35. Ganymede and Europa are visible to the east of Jupiter and also Callisto to the west. Despite the twilight getting stronger, the open cluster shows up nicely.
In a few days, Mercury will also gain altitude and become visible together with Jupiter and Mars in the dawn sky. The Moon will also pass by the three on 4th and 5th August. I hope to catch them all, if all goes well.

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Copyright: Damian Peach
Caption: Comet 29P/S-W (July 22nd.)
Here is 29P from earlier today. Certainly looking fainter and less impressive than a couple of weeks previously.
20"CDK with FLI-PL6303E camera. 4x3mins unfiltered. Full moon present.

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Copyright: Yuri Beletsky
Caption: a recently obtained panorama of the very dark night sky taken from a 8000 feet summit in Atacama desert. This is an excellent example that even in such extremely remote and isolated places, the color of the night sky is never black. The are many components (airglow, dust, zodiacal light, etc..) which contribute to the final color. In the foreground one can see the rocks of the desert, what makes the panorama looks like a Mars surface. The Zodiacal light is spanning across the whole image and makes the perfect arc.

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Copyright: Astrophotographer Göran Strand http://www.astrofotografen.se/
Caption: Tonight we finally got some NLC here in northern Sweden, Frösön (63 lat). The nights are quickly getting darker and we can also see some stars now. These are two shots of the first NLC for the autumn, hopefully we'll get some more of these lovely clouds in the coming nights.

ki_cz · Post by **ki_cz** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:41 am

I would like to submit my photograph of yesterday's Full Thunder Moon rising over the Jan Zizka statue in Prague. Taken with an MTO 1000mm on a Canon 5D2. Have been trying to get this framing for years and it finally worked out.

Copyright: David Tschorn
http://www.15sunrises.com

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lup974 · Post by **lup974** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:41 am

The full moon over the crater of Piton de la Fournaise
http://www.lucperrot.fr/
https://www.facebook.com/lucperrotphoto
Copyright: Luc Perrot

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The full moon is photographed here over the crater of Piton de la Fournaise and crossing the belt of Venus. It is a composite of 11 images. The lunar landscape in the foreground is the Plaine des Sables, created by the eruption of Piton Chisny which the first slopes can be seen to the right of the image.

IanP · Post by **IanP** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:17 pm

This is the western view of Perth’s CBD a minute before sunset (skyscrapers flooded by the last light from “red” Sun), with rising orange full Moon, and eastern sky also reddish.
The redness of the eastern sky was disappearing with every second and the colour become dark-grey just a couple of minutes later.

Ezequiel · Post by **Ezequiel** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 3:24 pm

NGC 6520 & BARNARD 86
http://www.astropilar.com.ar/cumulos/NGC6520_1.html
Copyright: Ezequiel Bellocchio

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Best Regards,
Ezequiel.

astroligu · Post by **astroligu** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:21 pm

"bystander" Thanks for the help and explanation

regards Rolando

conemmil · Post by **conemmil** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:43 pm

Last Sunday, a major thunderstorm came into our city and gave us a spectacular view which reminded me the laser shows of Jean Michelle Jarre! While talking the images, I couldn't hide my enthusiasm every time a bolt was grounded to the mountains above the city. The image is a composition of more than 100 images with 10sec exposure time and it was made form the port of Thessaloniki Greece.

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Kind regards
Constantine Emmanouilidi

Robmski · Post by **Robmski** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 9:44 pm

HaleBoppp1997
copyright: Robert Malinowski
In anticipation of the coming of the comet Ison..I'm posting a photo of comet Hale-Bopp taken with fuji 800 color film with my OM1 camera in March 1997
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66085839@N02/9352222491/

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Rothkko · Post by **Rothkko** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:14 pm

iridiscence

: Mérida, Spain. 2012-11-18

owlice · Post by **owlice** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 1:19 pm

Full Moon Over Viveiro (Spain)
http://www.danikxt.com.es/fotografia/inicio.html
Copyright: Dani Caxete
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Arp 166: NGC 750 and NGC 751, two merging elliptical galaxies
http://bf-astro.com/ngc750/arp166.htm
Copyright: Bob Franke

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IC 1396: Elephant trunk nebula
http://observatorioelche.blogspot.com.e ... fante.html
Copyright: Juan Lozano de Haro
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Sunspot AR1793 - July 21st
http://www.damianpeach.com/solar13/ar17 ... 7_21dp.jpg
http://www.damianpeach.com/solar13/ar17 ... 7_21dp.jpg
Copyright: Damian Peach
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joelshort · Post by **joelshort** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 1:55 pm

My first post to asterisk.apod.com!
This is Sharpless 2-140 in Cepheus taken with a 115mm apochromatic refractor at f/5.4. It is nearly 11hrs of HaRGB

Link to more info and higher resolution: http://www.buckeyestargazer.net/Pages/N ... 2-140.html

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Copyright: Joel Short

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