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Found Images: 2013 December

Post by owlice » Sun Dec 01, 2013 3:20 am


Have you seen a great image or video somewhere that you think would make a great APOD? Nominate it for APOD! Please post as much information here as you have about the image/video with a link to any source(s) for it you know of here, and the editors will take a look.

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Re: Found Images: 2013 December

Post by starsurfer » Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:44 am

IC 1805 and IC 1848
http://www.starpointing.com/ccd/heartsoul.html
Copyright: Fabian Neyer
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Re: Found Images: 2013 December

Post by starsurfer » Thu Dec 05, 2013 1:18 pm

Orion Nebula (M42) region
http://www.astrostudio.at/1_Deep%20Sky% ... 37290c5113
Copyright: Gerald Rhemann
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Re: Found Images: 2013 December

Post by starsurfer » Fri Dec 06, 2013 5:59 pm

NGC 2438
http://www.caelumobservatory.com/gallery/n2438.shtml
Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
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I love planetary nebula haloes and other extended features such as jets and ansae!! :D

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Re: Found Images: 2013 December

Post by starsurfer » Mon Dec 09, 2013 7:20 am

M74 w/SN2013ej
http://www.astro-koop.de/?attachment_id=1323
Copyright: Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries and Michael Breite

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Re: Found Images: 2013 December

Post by starsurfer » Wed Dec 11, 2013 7:31 am

LDN 1221
http://afesan.es/Deepspace/slides/LDN%2 ... us%29.html
Copyright: Antonio Sánchez
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Re: Found Images: 2013 December

Post by starsurfer » Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:27 am

RCW 58
http://www.chart32.de
Copyright: CHART32
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This Wolf Rayet nebula also has an outer OIII shell.

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Re: Found Images: 2013 December

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Re: Found Images: 2013 December

Post by starsurfer » Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:59 am

Helix Nebula (NGC 7293)
http://cosmicphotos.com/gallery/image.p ... lbum_id=11
Copyright: Jason Jennings
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Re: Found Images: 2013 December

Post by starsurfer » Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:55 am

NGC 5792
http://sleshin.startlogic.com/stargazer ... itemId=651
Copyright: Stephen Leshin
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Re: Found Images: 2013 December

Post by starsurfer » Tue Dec 17, 2013 12:59 pm

RCW 86
http://www.glitteringlights.com/Images/ ... -fDDtLmp/A
Copyright: Marco Lorenzi
rcw86.jpg
This is likely to be the remnant of SN 185, more here: http://arxiv.org/abs/1108.1207

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Re: Found Images: 2013 December

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Re: Found Images: 2013 December

Post by starsurfer » Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:32 pm

NGC 6744
http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/NGC6744.html
Copyright: Robert Gendler
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This galaxy has never been featured on APOD ever!!! :D

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Re: Found Images: 2013 December

Post by Ann » Fri Dec 20, 2013 2:39 pm

starsurfer wrote about NGC 6744:
This galaxy has never been featured on APOD ever!!! :D
Is that so? Then it's really high time to give NGC 6744 (and why not Robert Gendler?) that honor! :D

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Re: Found Images: 2013 December

Post by starsurfer » Sat Dec 21, 2013 12:48 pm

Centaurus A (NGC 5128)
http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.co ... -hFknr4n/A
Copyright: Rolf Olsen and Michael Sidonio

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Re: Found Images: 2013 December

Post by starsurfer » Mon Dec 23, 2013 12:54 pm

47 Tucanae (NGC 104)
http://www.astropilar.com.ar/cumulos/47_Tucanae_1.html
Copyright: Ezequiel Bellocchio
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The surrounding region also includes clusters that belong to the SMC.

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Re: Found Images: 2013 December

Post by starsurfer » Tue Dec 31, 2013 10:05 am

Running Chicken Nebula (IC 2944)
http://wise.ssl.berkeley.edu/gallery_IC2944.html
Copyright: NASA/JPL-Caltech/WISE Team
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