Submissions: 2014 February

[MvD]

Here are my latest images, all are made with a C11 Hyperstar in the Netherlands.

NGC2264

Large Res

IC443 The Jellyfish Nebula

Large Res

M42

Large Res

Copyright: Michael van Doorn

[jase]

NGC1360
http://cosmicphotos.com
Copyright: Jason Jennings
Image details on web site. Thanks for looking.

[MvD]

All the known globular clusters in M31
Shot with the C11 Hyperstar in the Netherlands

FullRes

And my personal favorite:
Cygnus wall to the Pelican

Large Res

Copyright: Michael van Doorn

www.dutchastrocolors.com

[owlice]

Northern Lights near Tromsø
Copyright: César Piret
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Conjunction and Zodiacal Light
Copyright: Jeff Dai
[attachment=4]Conjunction in the Zoidacal light.jpg[/attachment]

Southern Cross, Carina Nebula, Wishing Well Cluster
Copyright: Jeff Dai
[attachment=3]Horizontal southern gems.jpg[/attachment]

Panorama of the SWOPE Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory
Copyright: Yuri Beletsky
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22° Halo and Sundogs
Copyright: Jeremy Askew
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Mars on February 3
Copyright: Leo Aerts
[attachment=0]Mars 3 februari 2014 3h48 UT b.jpg[/attachment]

[Sandgirl]

Tarantula Nebula
Copyrights: László Francsics

Simeis147
Copyrights: Maurizio Cabibbo

M38
Copyrights: Albert Barr

Quadrantid meteor shower
Copyrights: Catalin Paduraru

Orion, Sirus and Mars
Copyrights: H. Aziz Kayihan

Crescent Venus
Copyrights: Steven Bellavia

Big sunspot
Copyrights: Juerg Alean

[f.lorand]

Colorful clouds of Antares
http://www.pleiades.hu/en/index.php
Copyright: Lóránd Fényes

HI-RES version: http://www.pleiades.hu/en/galeria/kozmo ... mal/70.jpg

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200mm Canon lens
SkyWatcher EQ-6
Canon EOS600D
26 x 6 min and 38 x 3 min ISO 800
Isabis, Namibia
06.2013

[st_armen2]

Here is my recently completed image of the Rosette nebula area. Sorry it's taken a few tries to get the Flickr links correct.

ngc2237,ngc2244 area
Copyright: Steve Armen

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Link to original 60% resampled image (1950x1450) on Flikr:

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5528/1231 ... 2f8c_o.jpg

Captured at Tierra Del Sol, CA Feb 2014
105mm Pentax refractor
8 x 15m x L,R,G,B
Processed in Pixinsight

[Astromontufar]

Keyhole Nebula in NGC 3372

Image Credit: Based on observations made with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, and obtained from the Hubble Legacy Archive, which is a collaboration between the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI/NASA), the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF/ESA) and the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre (CADC/NRC/CSA).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/m_acubens/12398064773/

Process Credit: Sergio Montúfar

[Astromontufar]

NGC 3372

Image Credit: NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, and obtained from the Hubble Legacy Archive, which is a collaboration between the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI/NASA), the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF/ESA) and the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre (CADC/NRC/CSA).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/m_acubens/ ... /lightbox/

Process Credit: Sergio Montúfar

[Astromontufar]

Region Lagoon Nebula

Image Credit: NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, and obtained from the Hubble Legacy Archive, which is a collaboration between the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI/NASA), the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF/ESA) and the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre (CADC/NRC/CSA).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/m_acubens/12401432403/

Process Credit: Sergio Montúfar

[alcarreño]

New version.


La Roseta NGC 2237 V8 por astrocentejo, en Flickr

[Efrain Morales]

Mars on February 8th, 10:08ut. Oragraphic clouds on the Tharsis region. Under above average conditions. (north is up)(Equipment: LX200ACF 12 in.OTA, CGE mount, Flea3 Ccd, TeleVue 3x Barlows, Astronomik LRGB filter set.

[Sandgirl]

NGC 6946
Copyrights: Robert Gendler

QUA meteor show
Copyrights: Zhan Xiang

Venus crescent
Copyrights: Daniele Gasparri

Guard of honor for the snow God
Copyrights: Jeff Dai

All sky of Yunnan Astronmical obersavatory
Copyrights: Jeff Dai

M78
Copyrights: Bernard Miller

[marion165]

Reach for the Stars
http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalret ... 415688915/
Copyright: Marion Haligowski


Reach for the Stars by Radical Retinoscopy, on Flickr

Jupiter and the Winter constellations, shining brightly, can be seen overhead in a snow covered forest in central Pennsylvania.

[rwright4930]

Gamma Cygni Region

It took three months go get enough clear nights go gather nearly 16 hours of narrow band data for this wide field image. I may well have spent more time processing this than I did imaging it over the months since, as I've been through several iterations and palettes, most of which I have discarded. Stretched appropriately, the Ha data will flood the entire frame. I toned it down a bit and so this is my "less is more" approach, but basically a Hubble Palette. Ha 3nm, OIII 3nm, and SII 3nm filters on QSI 683 & a 200mm Canon lens.

Image Details Here: http://www.eveningshow.com/narrow-band/ ... s2.png.php
Copyright: Richard S. Wright Jr.

[jthommes]

NGC 2726 and NGC 2723 in the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud

Hi Res image link - http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/NGC6726.htm

Click to view full size image

[jthommes]

Barnard 30, 31, 32

Hi Res image link - http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/B30-31-32.htm

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[Sandgirl]

M20-21, a Beautiful Flower of Sagittarius
Copyrights: Ivan Eder

Strong green and blue solar flash
Copyrights: Göran Strand

Sneak Preview of Survey Telescope Treasure Trove
Credit: ESO/VPHAS+ team
An article: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1403/

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Barnard 30, 31, 32 - Dust, Emission, and Reflection
Copyrights: Jim Thommes
Full size: http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/B30-31-32.htm

Integrated flux nebula (IFN) and ngc 7479 in Pegasus
Copyrights: Michael Vanhuysse

Are we alone?
Copyrights: Göran Strand

Volcanic Lightning
Copyrights: Martin Rietze

[Sandgirl]

Super Aurora Corona
Copyrights: Sebastian Saarloos

NGC 6946 and 6939 in Cepheus
Copyrights: Bryan Cogdell
Full size: http://www.stellarscapes.net/wp-content ... 14_BAC.jpg

IC1805 (Heart Nebula)
Copyrights: Bob Franke

ETA Carinae and WR 22
Copyrights: László Francsics

IC447, VdB77-79, VdB 82, IC446, NGC2245, NGC2247, B37
Copyrights: Leonardo Orazi

Zodiacal Ligth Over the Alps
Copyrights: Leonardo Orazi

NGC 1977 The Running Man
Copyrights: Tom Galland

[Bersonic]

Supernova 1987A
I processed some HLA data of sn1987a and made a gif of it.
http://i.imgur.com/dgSCdH3.gif

[Sandgirl]

Winter, but no snow
Copyrights: Tunc Tezel

3D Saturn
Raw images: NASA Cassini Processing: Paul Taylor
More images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/110677094@ ... 991868876/

Barnard's Loop and M78
Copyrights: Albert Barr

Mauna Kea Telescopes and Full Moon
Copyrights: Vinicius Placco

Eagle Nebula in Narrowband
Copyrights: Victor Eden

[strongmanmike]

At a visual magnitude of 15 and just 2 arc min across, very few images exist of this beautiful planetary nebula located in the
southern constellation of Vela and designated Wray 17-31. Approximately 16,000 years old this nebula has a very blue 18th
magnitude H rich white dwarf star at its centre.

Copyright: Mike Sidonio

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[starsurfer]

At a visual magnitude of 15 and just 2 arc min across, very few images exist of this beautiful planetary nebula located in the
southern constellation of Vela and designated Wray 17-31. Approximately 16,000 years old this nebula has a very blue 18th
magnitude H rich white dwarf star at its centre.

Copyright: Mike Sidonio

Click to view full size image

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OMG I can't believe you imaged this!!! This has been one of my favourite obscure southern planetary nebulae since seeing the AAO image 15 years ago! To me, the primary designation is VBRC 2, see the VBRC paper from 1973 here: http://cdsads.u-strasbg.fr/abs/1973ApJ...179..863V
Aww, you're the best Mike Sidonio in the world!! Don Goldman has got to work his magic on this Vela gem!

[starsurfer]

ETA Carinae and WR 22
Copyrights: László Francsics

Carina_apod_Francsics_small.jpg

For those of you wondering, WR 22 is the brightest star visible near the right edge of the image.

[starsurfer]

Barnard 30, 31, 32

Hi Res image link - http://www.jthommes.com/Astro/B30-31-32.htm

Click to view full size image

This is one of the best regions in Orion, and that's saying something after the colourful nebula goodness to be found in this constellation. The reflection nebula is Ced 51, Adam Block did an awesome closeup of it: http://www.caelumobservatory.com/gallery/ced51.shtml