Found Images: 2013 September
Found Images: 2013 September
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A closed mouth gathers no foot.
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Re: Found Images: 2013 September
NGC 6820
http://www.astro-koop.de/?attachment_id=905
Copyright: Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries and Michael Breite Fun fact: this nebula isn't actually NGC 6820 but for some reason it is referred to by this name. It's actual name is Sh2-86 and the designation of NGC 6820 refers to a small reflection nebula in the surrounding region.
http://www.astro-koop.de/?attachment_id=905
Copyright: Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries and Michael Breite Fun fact: this nebula isn't actually NGC 6820 but for some reason it is referred to by this name. It's actual name is Sh2-86 and the designation of NGC 6820 refers to a small reflection nebula in the surrounding region.
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Re: Found Images: 2013 September
Northern Cygnus
http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/Cygnusmosaic.html
Copyright: Rob Gendler Although this image has been featured on APOD previously, I think it would make a great rerun on a Sunday! I regard this to be one of the greatest astroimages of the 21st century!![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/Cygnusmosaic.html
Copyright: Rob Gendler Although this image has been featured on APOD previously, I think it would make a great rerun on a Sunday! I regard this to be one of the greatest astroimages of the 21st century!
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Re: Found Images: 2013 September
IC 1396 North
http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im1173.html
Copyright: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), H. Schweiker & S. Pakzad (NOAO/AURA/NSF)
http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im1173.html
Copyright: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), H. Schweiker & S. Pakzad (NOAO/AURA/NSF)
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Re: Found Images: 2013 September
Seagull Nebula (IC 2177)
http://www.astrostudio.at/1_Deep%20Sky% ... 4bf509c46e
Copyright: Gerald Rhemann
http://www.astrostudio.at/1_Deep%20Sky% ... 4bf509c46e
Copyright: Gerald Rhemann
Re: Found Images: 2013 September
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Re: Found Images: 2013 September
Just a lovely composition and serene scene of aurora borealis as seen from Norway.
![Image](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2860/9644315039_6942450ddf.jpg)
Above and Beyond, by Tor-Ivar Næss
http://www.flickr.com/photos/torivarn/9644315039/
![Image](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2860/9644315039_6942450ddf.jpg)
Above and Beyond, by Tor-Ivar Næss
http://www.flickr.com/photos/torivarn/9644315039/
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Jones-Emberson 1 (JE1)
Power of Multiple Amateur Telescopes, UNITE!
Slate Blogs | Bad Astronomy | 2013 Sep 15
![Image](http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/09/09/jones-emberson1.jpg.CROP.original-original.jpg)
The planetary nebula Jones-Emberson 1, a dying star 1600 light years from Earth.
This image was taken using six different small telescopes, a total exposure time
of 125 hours, with their power combined into one beautiful picture.
Credit: Michael Stauning, Michael Rask, Torben Taustrup, Flemming R. Ovesen,
Morten la Cour, Paul Christiansen, and Morten Balling
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Re: Found Images: 2013 September
PGC 10922
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1334a/
Copyright: ESA/Hubble & NASA
Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt This galaxy is also known as ESO 3-13.
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1334a/
Copyright: ESA/Hubble & NASA
Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt This galaxy is also known as ESO 3-13.
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Re: Found Images: 2013 September
Summers Night Sky Story In Petrilo
Copyrights: Konstantinos Basilakakos
Suggested by Dimitris Papadopoulos
Copyrights: Konstantinos Basilakakos
Suggested by Dimitris Papadopoulos
Click to play embedded YouTube video.
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Re: Found Images: 2013 September
Sh2-284
http://wise.ssl.berkeley.edu/gallery_LB ... 01.37.html
Copyright: NASA/JPL-Caltech/WISE Team
http://wise.ssl.berkeley.edu/gallery_LB ... 01.37.html
Copyright: NASA/JPL-Caltech/WISE Team
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Re: Found Images: 2013 September
Eta Carinae Nebula (NGC 3372)
http://herschel.cf.ac.uk/results/carina-nebula
Copyright: ESA/Herschel/SPIRE/PACS/Thomas Preisbisch Thomas Preibisch has done a lot of work on the Eta Carinae Nebula, his website: http://www.usm.uni-muenchen.de/people/preibisch/
http://herschel.cf.ac.uk/results/carina-nebula
Copyright: ESA/Herschel/SPIRE/PACS/Thomas Preisbisch Thomas Preibisch has done a lot of work on the Eta Carinae Nebula, his website: http://www.usm.uni-muenchen.de/people/preibisch/
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![Image](http://d1jqu7g1y74ds1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/26158_original-580x580.jpg)
The entire disk of the Earth lit during the equinox on September 22, 2013.
Credit: Roscosmos / NTSOMZ / SRC “Planeta” / zelenyikot.livejournal.com
Animated gif (3.4 MB)
Source: Universe Today | Nancy Atkinson | 2013 Sep 24
Electro-L’s Fully Lit View of Planet Earth at the Autumnal Equinox
https://vk.com/electrol
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Re: Found Images: 2013 September
Abell 39
http://bf-astro.com/abell39/abell39.htm
Copyright: Bob Franke This deep image shows the rarely seen galactic cirrus nebulosity in this region of the sky.
http://bf-astro.com/abell39/abell39.htm
Copyright: Bob Franke This deep image shows the rarely seen galactic cirrus nebulosity in this region of the sky.
Re: Found Images: 2013 September
Sky diver and rocket launch
Copyrights: U.S. Air Force/Vandenberg Base
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronom ... aunch.html
Copyrights: U.S. Air Force/Vandenberg Base
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronom ... aunch.html
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LBN 438
http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im1167.html
Copyright: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF)
http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im1167.html
Copyright: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF)