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Post by Sandgirl » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:40 pm

Solved: Mysteries of a Nearby Planetary System's Dynamics
Credit: Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds, Penn State University
An article: http://science.psu.edu/news-and-events/ ... Ford4-2014
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Panorama of starry sky on Himalaya jokuls from AULI
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IC2944
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Milky Way
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Total Lunar Eclipse
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Galaxy bridge on jokuls valley
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Snow mountain raining star
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The Galactic Fountain (NGC 3576)
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Post by Sandgirl » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:57 pm

Milky Way
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Aurora Borealis
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Winter stars departing
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Meteorite over Europe
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Solar Eclipse 2011
Copyrights: Andrea Macchiarini
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Milky Way and 2 meteors (2012)
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Carina Nebula
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The Sun plays Saturn
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Jupiter inside Moon's halo
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May there always be starlight on the path ...
Copyrights: Christophe Marlot
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Post by Andromeda 2013 » Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:19 am

April 20 2014 Saturn

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Copyright: Daniel Pasternak
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April 20 2014 Sunspot AR2036

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Post by Andromeda 2013 » Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:22 am

April 20 2014 Mars

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Post by hims1526 » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:36 am

Milkyway at Seven Sisters Cliff
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Post by starsurfer » Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:51 am

Sandgirl wrote:Meteorite over Europe
Copyrights: Doug Lockhart
Meteorite Over Europe Seen From Iceland 03-31-14_small.jpg
Solar Eclipse 2011
Copyrights: Andrea Macchiarini
2011-01-04 5324079153_c0dacc9890_small.jpg
Milky Way and 2 meteors (2012)
Copyrights: Andrea Macchiarini
2012-09-08 DSC_9102_small.jpg
Carina Nebula
Copyrights: Ian Sharp
NGC3372-APR-2014-SIIHAOIII-IDS-50PC_small.jpg
The Sun plays Saturn
Copyrights: Hicham Dennaoui
lune-jupiter-halo-20140211-00026_jpg.jpg
May there always be starlight on the path ...
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Post by rwittich_de » Wed Apr 23, 2014 6:45 pm

Inside the Rosette Nebula.

Imaged in LRGB Ha OIII
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Re: Submissions: 2014 April

Post by astrodan » Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:26 am

NGC6164 planetary nebula in red and blue:
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Larger sizehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/dmal/13980524244/

Ha: 18 x 30m
OIII: 36 x 30m
Scope: Ceravolo 300mm f/9
Camera: Apogee U16M

Data Captured by: Rick Stevenson
Processing by: Daniele Malleo

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Post by starsurfer » Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:14 am

astrodan wrote:NGC6164 planetary nebula in red and blue:
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Larger sizehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/dmal/13980524244/

Ha: 18 x 30m
OIII: 36 x 30m
Scope: Ceravolo 300mm f/9
Camera: Apogee U16M

Data Captured by: Rick Stevenson
Processing by: Daniele Malleo
Amazing image of one of my favourite southern nebulae, I love seeing widefields of NGC 6188 that also show it. However it isn't a planetary nebula or a Wolf Rayet nebula. It is a very rare example of a nebula around an O-type star. The only other one is the Bubble Nebula.

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Mars 21_04_2014

Post by Kapkowski » Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:09 am

Elysium Planitia at the center with Elysium Mons clearly visible.
Mars 21.04.2014, 20:20 CET
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Re: Submissions: 2014 April

Post by ildiora » Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:50 am

Title: A bright Moon over Vendicari
Copyright: Dario Giannobile
website: http://www.dariogiannobile.com

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A Bright Moon enlightens the pillars of the old tunafish factory of Vendicari (sicily-Italy). This echoes a time past when the only light that brightend the night was the ones cast from the moon.
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Post by astrosirius » Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:00 pm

Hi at all!!

This is the first light of my roll-off-roof observatory after 1 year doing the installation. I hope you like it.

Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Due to its proximity to Earth, large size and active galactic nucleus (which harbors a 70 million M☉ supermassive black hole), Messier 81 has been studied extensively by professional astronomers. The galaxy's large size and relatively high brightness also make it a popular target for amateur astronomers
https://www.flickr.com/photos/llromero/13958777221/

Place: Àger-Lérida-Spain
Date: 18-04-2014
Time: From 02:06 am till 4:26 am
Luna Phase: Full Moon at 98%

Mount: Losmandy G11 Gemini II
Telescope: Takahashi Epsilon 180ED
Camera: Canon 5D Mark II mod.
Guide telescope: Minitelescope Orion 50 mm, df: 165 mm.
CCD Guide: QYL5M
Filter: Without
Exposures: 19 x 120 sec. ISO 800, 7 x 600 sec. ISO 800, 2 x 900 sec. ISO 800
Software: APT + Pixinsight 1.8.

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Post by SkyViking » Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:34 pm

NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory Center Astro Pro-Am: Professional and Amateur Astronomers Join Forces
http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: Rolf Olsen; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech The above image is the result of a collaboration between NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Center and amateur astrophotographer Rolf Wahl Olsen.
It is part of a series of professional-amateur collaboration images and was combined by Science Imager Joseph DePasquale from Chandra X-ray Observatory Center, using both X-ray, optical and infrared data.
The image is composed of the following data:
The combined exposure time is in excess of an astonishing 350 hours, or two weeks; more than the Hubble Ultra Deep Field.
Below are links to the official press releases including the other spectacular images in the series (M101, M81 and M51) with optical data by German astrophotographer Detlef Hartmann:
For full details on the Centaurus A Extreme Deep Field project please visit my Centaurus A gallery

If you are an amateur astrophotographer, or even just an 'armchair astronomer', and would like to get involved with astronomical research then the International Astronomical Union has an excellent page with information on how to get involved in citizen science projects or Pro-Am collaborations.

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Post by mexhunter » Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:59 pm

Atrocities of our Sun.
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Post by marion165 » Thu Apr 24, 2014 2:53 pm

A Fisheye View of the Forest Night
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Copyright: Marion Haligowski

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A Fisheye View of the Forest Night by Radical Retinoscopy, on Flickr

I have been having a little fun with the Canon 8-15L mm zoom lens at 8 mm. This image was made of 94 twenty second exposures (Canon T2i / ISO 400 / f/4.5). If you look carefully, a meteor can be seen near 6 o'clock.

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Markarian's Chain

Post by lynnhilborn » Thu Apr 24, 2014 3:58 pm

Markarian's Chain with TEC140@f5.3
Lynn Hilborn, WhistleStop Obs, Grafton, Ontario
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Post by shadowoo2 » Thu Apr 24, 2014 4:00 pm

This is an image of M46 and M47. Open clusters in constellation of Puppis. M46 has a nice planetary nebula NGC 2438.



M46 & M47
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Post by Michael Deger » Thu Apr 24, 2014 4:46 pm

NGC 2264
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Image details and higher resolution of this image:http://www.galaxyphoto.de/ngc2264_I.htm

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Post by Sandgirl » Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:41 pm

Barnard 161 - Crop of IC 1396
Copyrights: Nathan Brandt
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Lyrids meteor shower from Atacama
Copyrights: Yuri Beletsky
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Drawing of Mars 21st April 2014
Copyrights: Paul Abel
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Moonrise over the beach
Copyrights: Jennifer Khordi
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Green and Red flash
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Rosette Nebula
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Re: Submissions: 2014 April

Post by Dan Wilson » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:17 am

This is my M-101 Pinwheel galaxy. Taken with an AG Optics 17" IDK and SBIG STXL 11002. 7.2 hrs integration time.
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Post by Andrea Pistocchini » Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:34 am

C/2012 K1 PANSTARRS Comet
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