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Re: Submissions: 2016 September

Post by IO_12 » Sun Sep 18, 2016 7:26 am

SL 17 - dark nebula in Scorpius

Copyright: [url=mailto://info@irida-observatory.org]Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov[/url]

Located in the constellation of Scorpius this dark nebula is known as SL 17 (Sandqvist and Lindroos 17). The nebula resembles the shape of a wolf's profile and often is referred as the Wolf Nebula. SL17 is situated into the emission nebula RCW113 (or Gum 55)
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Re: Submissions: 2016 September

Post by IO_12 » Sun Sep 18, 2016 8:48 am

M8, M20,NGC6559,IC 1274, IC1275, IC4685 and other objects in Sagitarius

Copyright: [url=mailto://info@irida-observatory.org]Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov[/url]
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Re: Submissions: 2016 September

Post by jose » Sun Sep 18, 2016 6:00 pm

hola a todos:
Os dejo una foto en banda estrecha de LA CRECEN ó NGC 6888, a ver que os parece,
esta en paleta hubble y estos son los datos:
TOMAS:
H alfa: 17 Light de 900 segundos; 30 flats, 17 darks y 50 bias
OIII: 16 Light de 900 segundos; 30 flats, 16 darks y 50 bias
SII: 13 Light de 900 segundos; 30 flats, 13darks y 50bias
TEMPERATURA: -10 GRADOS
TUBO: FSQ 106 ED
CCD: SBIG ST-8300M
MONTURA: CGEM
CCD guiar: QHY5II
LUGAR: TORREJÓN DE ARDOZ y LAS INVIERNAS (GUADALAJARA)
un saludo
jose[/quote]

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Re: Submissions: 2016 September

Post by Niko » Sun Sep 18, 2016 6:28 pm

The Giant Squid in the Flying Bat

Copyright: Nicolas Kizilian
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Full resolution : http://kizix.org/files/public-docs/Sh2- ... 1-full.jpg

Sharpless 129 and OU4 nebulae.
The blue nebula, OU4, is so faint that it hasn't been discovered until 2011 by Nicolas Outters.
It took me 19h20 of exposure with a OIII (Oxygen) filter to capture it, and 6 more hours with a Ha (Hydrogen) filter to get Sh2-129, for a total exposure of 25h20m from my backyard near Paris.
The fabulous story of OU4 discovery : http://outters.fr/wp/wp-content/uploads ... OU4-eu.pdf

Technical data : William Optics ZenithStar 66 / AZ-EQ6 / Moravian G2-8300 / Astrodon 5nm Ha and OIII filters / Ha : 36 x 600 sec / OIII : 58 x 1200 sec.

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Post by Sandgirl » Sun Sep 18, 2016 6:42 pm

Parhelion in the romanesque chapel of the XII century
Copyrights: Christian Garcia
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"Soaring Through Serpens" M16 The Eagle Nebula
Copyrights: Robert Yount
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The Nebulae of September 2016
Copyrights: Will Vrbasso
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IC 5070
Copyrights: Francesco Pelizzo
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Illusion of Earth in the Atmosphere
Copyrights: Vishal Sharma
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Ibiza's zodiacal light
Vicent Guasch
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IC1396- Elephant Trunk
Copyrights: Jesus M. Vargas & Maritxu poyal & Alvaro Ibáñez Pérez
Trompa v2 logo_small.jpg
NGC7023, The Iris Nebula
Copyrights: Ron Brecher
NGC7023 15hr RGB Sept 2016_small.jpg
The hunter rising
Copyrights: Martin Marthadinata
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Deer Lick Group - NGC 7331
Copyrights: Eric Coles
The Deer Lick Group - NGC 7331 HLRGB Image_small.jpg
Electric Storm from Pontevedra (Spain)
Copyrights: Orlando Benítez Sánchez
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IC 1848 - IC 1805 Heart and Soul nebula
Copyrights: Jose Jimenez Priego
Corazon y Alma horizontales-2_small.jpg
Heart Nebula (IC 1805)
Copyrights: Waheed Akhtar
HeartNebula_IC1805-submission.jpg
M15
Copyrights: Agrupació Astronòmica d'Eivissa/Ibiza (AAE) - Rubén Quejigo Gutiérrez
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IC1396 Elephant Trunk
Copyrights: Kayron Mercieca
IC1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula in Narrowband Hubble Palette - Kayron Mercieca_small.jpg
Pic Du Midi Observatory... Looking North
Copyrights: Martin Campbell
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Annular Solar Eclipse - Madagascar
Copyrights: Kosmas Gazeas
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Post by Sandgirl » Sun Sep 18, 2016 7:28 pm

Sharpless2-119 (Sh2-119) emission nebula in constellation of Cygnus
Copyrights: Mohammed AlAbdulkareem
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M31
Copyrights: Juan Lozano
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M31 Juan Lozano.jpg
NGC 1365
Copyrights: Petri Kehusmaa
LRGB-NGC1365-126-x-180s-v10.jpg
Astronomers observe star reborn in a flash
Image credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA
An article: http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1618/
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Solar 'filaprom' from 11 September, 2016
Copyrights: Pete Lawrence
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NGC 253 Galaxy
Copyrights: Francesco Badalotti
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Shark nebula and VdB 152
Copyrights: Joaquín Ferreirós
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Summer Sky
Copyrights: Michele Montanari
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Stange clouds
Copyrights: Bertrand Kulik
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Cygnus loop
Copyrights: David Lindemann
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Iris Nebula and dust
Copyrights: Álvaro Ibáñez Pérez
NGC7023_v4_LRGB_2048p_AIP_firma_jpg_small.jpg
IC 4603 IC 4604
Credits and Copyrights: Capture: Maicon Germiniani; Processing: Leandro Fornaziero
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NGC7000 and IC5070 (North America Nebula and Pelican)
Copyrights: John Ambrose
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Pleiades - M45
Copyrights: Bijan Moravej Alahkami
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Milky Way
Copyrights: Tanja Schmitz
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Star trails
Copyrights: Javier Martínez Morán
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Milky Way
Copyrights: Javier Martínez Morán
risingtothespace_small.jpg
Galaxy - a show quilt
Copyrights: Betty Jo Tatum
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M45 The Pleiades "The Seven Sisters" Star Cluster
Copyrights: John Chumack
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Mars (June 18th.)
Copyrights: Damian Peach
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The Moon 12 Set 2016 from Paraguay
Copyrights: Jhon Harold
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Face to face with the devil. Sh2 173
Copyrights: Fabiomassimo Castelluzzo
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Aurora storm from frozen water
Copyrights: Juan Carlos Casado
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Re: Submissions: 2016 September

Post by Gianluca Rossi » Sun Sep 18, 2016 7:45 pm

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NGC 281 HaRGB total exposure 10 hours with a 90 mm refractor
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Post by rwittich_de » Sun Sep 18, 2016 9:07 pm

Stardust LDN1250 Details and higher resolution: http://www.wittich.com/?p=2473

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Post by amyth91 » Mon Sep 19, 2016 10:57 am

Milkway Rising, Lake Tarawera (New Zealand)
Credit : Amit Kamble

The image shows milkyway rising behind Mount Tarawera (Lake Tarawera) along with a strong airglow. Mount Tarawera. Mount Tarawera is the volcano responsible for one of New Zealand's largest historic eruptions. Located 24 kilometres southeast of Rotorua in the North Island, it consists of a series of rhyolitic lava domes that were fissured down the middle by an explosive basaltic eruption in 1886, which killed an estimated 120 people. These fissures run for about 17 kilometres northeast-southwest.
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Post by ogami » Mon Sep 19, 2016 11:09 am

LBN468

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Re: Submissions: 2016 September

Post by nvc123 » Mon Sep 19, 2016 4:15 pm

The Bubble Nebula, a 2014 -> 2016 color picture
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Copyright: Morten la Cour, Niels V. Christensen

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Post by rolland.balazs@gmail.com » Mon Sep 19, 2016 5:37 pm

Jumper Fox in NGC 7000
Copyright: Rolland Balázs
Part of an 18 pieces Ha mosaic.

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Re: Submissions: 2016 September

Post by astrometbcn » Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:42 pm

IC 1848 & IC1805 - The Soul and Heart Nebulae
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Copyright: José Jiménez Priego
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Re: Submissions: 2016 September

Post by hbastro » Wed Sep 21, 2016 3:33 am

Sh2-240, SNR G180.0-01.7 or Simeis 147, is a supernova remnant (SNR)
copyright: Dave Erickson
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larger image at: http://www.astrobin.com/full/264966/0/
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Post by Rafeee » Wed Sep 21, 2016 11:15 am

The Pacman Nebula - NGC 281

copyright: Rafael Schmall
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Large version: http://www.asztrofoto.hu/galeria/img/1474037869.jpg

NGC 281 is an H II region in the constellation of Cassiopeia and part of the Perseus Spiral Arm. It includes the open cluster IC 1590, the multiple star HD 5005, and several Bok globules. Colloquially, NGC 281 is also known as the Pacman Nebula for its resemblance to the video game character.

The nebula was discovered in August 1883 by E. E. Barnard, who described it as "a large faint nebula, very diffuse." The multiple star HD 5005, also called beta one, was discovered by S. W. Burnham. It consists of an 8th-magnitude primary with four companions at distances between 1.4 and 15.7 seconds of arc. There has been no appreciable change in this quintuple system since the first measurements were made in 1875.


Constellation: Cassiopeia
Object: NGC 281

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194 x 480 sec - 25,8 hours~ / ISO800 / f4 / 800mm

Telescope: Skywatcher Quattro 200mm f/4 Carbon
Camera: Canon EOS1100D - fullspectrum
Guiding: Lacerta Standalone MGen
Filter: Astronomik IR/UV block
Mount: AZ-EQ-6 Pro GT

Processing: Nebulosity and Photoshop
Darks and Flats applied

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Post by moonrocks » Wed Sep 21, 2016 1:14 pm

"The Corn flake in in the milky way." By Paul C Swift

ImageThe Corn flake in in the milky way by Paul C. Swift, on Flickr

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Mars Opposition projection Map, Animation

Post by Efrain Morales » Wed Sep 21, 2016 3:43 pm

Mars Opposition 2016 - Mars Projection Map also a full globe rotation animation from images taken from May 18th - June 17th (Eleven sessions combined), At: https://www.flickr.com/photos/54342905@ ... ed-public/
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Re: Submissions: 2016 September

Post by ChrisKotsiopoulos » Wed Sep 21, 2016 7:16 pm

Stonehenge sunrise. Note the passing plane in front of the Sun.
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Re: Submissions: 2016 September

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Post by Sandgirl » Wed Sep 21, 2016 7:30 pm

The Tulip Nebula
Copyrights: Martin Pugh
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NGC 1579 and Surrounding Dust
Copyrights: Bryan Cogdell
Larger size: http://www.stellarscapes.net/wp-content ... esize5.jpg
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Milky Way lies in the West of Central Brazil
Copyrights: Carlos Eduardo Fairbairn
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Pipe Nebulae and other Barnard's catalog
Copyrights: Carlos Eduardo Fairbairn
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Pelican Nebula
Copyrights: R. Colombari / E. Recurt
Full size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/264254/0/?real=&mod=
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Waxing Gibbous Moon over Singapore on 13 September 2016
Copyrights: A Kannan
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Dusty fireworks
Copyrights: Giovanni Benintende
Full size: http://www.astrogb.com/images/galleria/M33RIFAsti.jpg
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Lake Traverse Meteor with Aurora
Copyrights: Stephen McKinney
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The Western Veil Nebula
Copyrights: Pedro Martinez Pinel
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The Moon
Copyrights: Muhammed Razi
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The Helix Planetary Nebula - The Eye of God
Copyrights: John Chumack
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Black Hole Hidden Within Its Own Exhaust
Credits: NRAO/AUI/NSF; D. Berry / Skyworks
An article: https://public.nrao.edu/news/pressrelea ... bh-exhaust
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http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=36377

Cygnus Area-Four Panel
Copyrights: Eric Coles and Mel Helm
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Astronomers capture best view ever of disintegrating comet
Credits: Hubble Space Telescope
An article: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/astro ... ting-comet
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http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=36378

Studies Find Echoes of Black Holes Eating Stars
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
An article: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2016-240
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The Moon on Sept, 14 2016
Copyrights: Oscar Jhon Harold Acosta Méndez
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Spitzkoppe Skyline
Copyrights: Jose Manuel Sanchez
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Andromeda Galaxy
Copyrights: Leonid Shatz
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NGC7789 Caroline's Rose Cluster
Copyrights: Kayron Mercieca
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Gamma Cassiopeia Region
Copyrights: Ron Brecher
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Post by Sandgirl » Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:07 pm

A comet or a fish?
Copyrights: Sebastiano Recupero
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The Moon
Copyrights: Princess Prayart
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M16
Copyrights: César Blanco González
Full size: http://www.cieloprofundo.com/cesar/foto ... O_2500.jpg
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VdB141 The ghost Nebula
Copyrights: Thomas Lelu
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Colorful Night Sky – A Stellar Spectrum
Copyrights: Miguel Claro
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From Propeller to Crescent
Copyrights: Roberto Colombari
Full size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/264479/0/

Moonset and Milky Way aligned
Copyrights: Brook Wassall
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Harvest Supermoon in Singapore
Copyrights: A Kannan
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Double Cluster in Perseus / First Light
Copyrights: Ron Brecher
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M31
Copyrgihts: Alfredo Miguel
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Plane transitting the Moon
Copyrights: João Cruz
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Penumbral Eclipse Moonrise
Copyrights: Pablo Martinez Alemparte
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Eclipse and plane from Madrid, Spain
Copyrights: Annie Lewis
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Harvest Moon's Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Copyrights: Muhammad Rayhan
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Golden Leaves
Copyrights: Luocheng
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Moonrise, penumbral eclipse and 4 Towers (Madrid, Spain)
Copyrights: Javier Martínez Morán
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Re: Submissions: 2016 September

Post by Topazas » Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:08 pm

Let it rain!
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Copyright: Tadas Janušonis.
A composite photo from Perseid meteor shower 2016.
A composite photo from Perseid meteor shower 2016.

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Re: Submissions: 2016 September

Post by hbastro » Wed Sep 21, 2016 11:08 pm

California Nebula NGC1499...
Copyright: Dave Erickson
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higher resolution image at: http://www.astrobin.com/full/233223/B/
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Re: Submissions: 2016 September

Post by hbastro » Thu Sep 22, 2016 1:30 am

Sh2-227 top left, IC 405 IC410 M38,Sh2 232,LBN 805,LDN 1525, Sh2 231,LBN 803, LBN 802, Sh2 235, LBN 808, LBN797. The field includes emission region Sh2-227 top left, IC 405 (top center) about 1,500 light-years distant. Also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, its Hydrogen Alpha convoluted clouds of glowing hydrogen gas are energized by hot O-type star AE Aurigae. Slightly to the below is M38.

IC 410 (below center slightly right) is significantly more distant, some 12,000 light-years away. The star forming region is famous for its embedded young star cluster, NGC 1893, and tadpole-shaped clouds of dust and gas. IC 417 and NGC 1931 at the lower right.

To the Bottom center are Sh2 232,LBN 805,LDN 1525, Sh2 231,LBN 803, LBN 802, Sh2 235, LBN 808, LBN797.

Copyright: Dave Erickson
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Re: Submissions: 2016 September

Post by SkyViking » Thu Sep 22, 2016 8:03 am

Uncatalogued Galaxies in the Antlia Galaxy Cluster Extreme Deep Field
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Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen Full resolution image links:
Unannotated version: http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.co ... -3GJdqqH/O
Annotated version with uncatalogued galaxies marked: http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.co ... -mRmsS6P/O

Here is the latest version of my ultra-deep image showing the Antlia Galaxy Cluster. This is the deepest view ever obtained of the cluster, and perhaps the longest exposure reached by an amateur (152 hours).
The 2nd image is an annotated version of the image where I have marked all currently known galaxies from all catalogues. Red circles indicate additional uncatalogued galaxies which are not listed in any of the previous studies of the galaxy cluster population. 18 of these uncatalogued galaxies appear neutral/blue in colour and could be new candidate dwarf members of the cluster.
The Intracluster Light visible in the image is also not previously described in literature.
The Antlia Cluster (Abell S0636) is a compact cluster of galaxies located in the Southern constellation Antlia (The Air Pump). It forms part of the large Hydra-Centaurus Supercluster some 133 million light years distant, which makes it possibly the third closest galaxy cluster to our Local Group, after the Virgo and Fornax Clusters.
Over the course of 6 months I used a homebuilt 12.5 inch f/4 Serrurier Truss Newtonian telescope to collect 152 hours exposure on this magnificent and rarely imaged galaxy cluster. With a limiting magnitude of 25 the resulting image reveals most of these galaxies to be gravitationally interacting. Scattered across the background are a vast number of deeply reddened distant galaxies, many of which appear grouped into distant clusters of their own, far beyond the realms of the Antlia Cluster.
A diffuse trailing glow extends from the upper NGC 3258 group down towards and above the more massive NGC3268 group. This is Intracluster Light; the feeble glow of stars not gravitationally bound to one particular galaxy but still bound to the cluster as a whole. The groups also appear connected by a bridge of material, possibly reaching further down to include NGC3269. This is a peculiar Sa spiral surrounded by several tidal loops and clumps, and featuring a tiny 4 arcsecond wide dust cloud superimposed on the bright blue spiral arms.
Also visible throughout is a veil of Integrated Flux Nebula; ultra-faint traces of gas and dust not directly illuminated by stars but merely reflecting the faint combined glow of our own galaxy.
The vertical stretch of reddish nebulousity is part of the recently discovered large Antlia Supernova Remnant.

Full image details and analysis here: http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.co ... xy-Cluster

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