Submissions: 2018 April

See new, spectacular, or mysterious sky images.
Post Reply
User avatar
Sandgirl
Captain
Posts: 1500
Joined: Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:27 pm
Location: UK
Contact:
Contact Sandgirl

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by Sandgirl » Sun Apr 22, 2018 12:57 pm

Coalsack Nebula, Crux and Lambda Centauri Nebula
Copyrights: Ricardo Francisco Leite
casp_small.jpg
The Elephant’s Head Nebula
Copyrights: Jon Smith
image1_small.jpg
The Veil Nebula
Copyrights: Jon Smith
image1 (1)_small.jpg
Orion
Copyrights: Chuck Manges
unnamed.jpg
Barnard's Loop
Copyrights: HongLin Huang & Neiku
BH-20180326-29e_small.jpg
The colourfull Milky Way
Copyrights: Xiao Hang-Wang
thr Colorful Milky Way_small.jpg
Galactic Maelstrom M81
Copyrights: Tom Masterson
M81-GrandMesaObservatory-TomMasterson-Crop_small.jpg
Northern Lights above Sessøya
Copyrights: Yilun Ma
IMG_7392_small.jpg
Omega Centauri
Copyrights: Peter Lawrence
unnamed (1)_small.jpg
Electric Blue and Green Aurorae
Copyrights: Matt Melnyk
0F8A1145_small.jpg
0F8A1280_small.jpg
0F8A1288_small.jpg
Peering through the dust clouds of Corona Australis
Copyrights: Ivan Bok
NGC 6726 IR-LRGB_small.jpg
NGC 6726 LRGB_small.jpg
Tree of Life
Copyrights: Sandino Pusta
Tree of Life_small.jpg
Pleiades
Copyrights: Quico Hernández
Panorama_M45_20171215_90mx4_small.jpg
Milky Way and Andromeda
Copyrights: Gallon Weng
DSC_4282-2-Pano_small.jpg
M45
Copyrights: Albert Barr
unnamed (2)_small.jpg
M42 - The Orion Nebula
Copyrights: Ray Stann
M42 - The Orion Nebula - Ray Stann_small.jpg
Top
Kinch
Science Officer
Posts: 212
Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:53 pm
Contact:
Contact Kinch

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by Kinch » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:06 am

NGC 2327
(A mix of NB & RGB data).
Attachments
NGC 2327 NB+RGB Signed (1379 x 800).jpg
Top
Kinch
Science Officer
Posts: 212
Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:53 pm
Contact:
Contact Kinch

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by Kinch » Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:50 am

The full image (The previous is a is a crop from this.)

NB & RGB Mix
NB+RGB Signed (1402 x 937).jpg
Top
Zhuoxiao Wang
Ensign
Posts: 15
Joined: Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:58 pm

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by Zhuoxiao Wang » Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:28 am

Lagoon Nebula Rising above snowcap
Lagoon Nebula Rising above snowcap
When the Milky Way is rising, Lagoon Nebula and Trifid Nebula are easily visible deep sky objects even for naked eyes.
This 20mins exposure night sky also allows us digging into some dark nebulae and dust around galactic plane and thinking
how the dust could be such concentrated to block most of star light. At middle left, it's M22, a bright globular cluster
in Constellation Sagittarius accompanied with some smaller globular clusters around.
Beneath the sky, the snowcap is Mt. Xiaowutai, the major peak of The Taihang Mountains which is running down the
edge of Northern China Plateau.
Zhuoxiao Wang
PhD candidate in Astrophysics, Tsinghua Univ. , China
E-mail: zhuoxiaowang[at]gmail.com
Top
SteveJ
Ensign
Posts: 43
Joined: Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:30 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by SteveJ » Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:51 pm

Autumn Milky Way
Copyright: Steve Johnston
IMG_0696.JPG
A single exposure of 20s captures the Milky Way rising over the Alpine National Park to the north of Mansfield, Victoria, Australia on 20 April 2018. Jupiter is in the upper left of the image.
Last edited by SteveJ on Tue Apr 24, 2018 2:30 am, edited 1 time in total.
Top
nvc123
Ensign
Posts: 85
Joined: Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:18 pm

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by nvc123 » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:37 pm

NGC4631, a LArtL-RHa,GOIII,BOIII picture
https://www.astrobin.com/users/nvcchr1/
Copyright: Niels V. Christensen
NGC4631LumArtLumRGB-RHaGOIIIBOIII-FinalLrgb-CSize30pct[1].jpg
http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/efkl ... t.jpg?dl=0
Last edited by bystander on Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:42 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Please, no hotlinks to images > 500Kb. Uploaded as an attachment.
Top
User avatar
felopaul
Ensign
Posts: 97
Joined: Mon Apr 29, 2013 7:14 pm
AKA: Felopaul
Location: Flagey (France)
Contact:
Contact felopaul

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by felopaul » Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:41 pm

RHO Ophiuchi region in RVB
full size (9 Frames 4000x4000) : http://www.cielboreal.com/galerie/photo78f.jpg

total done with TEC160, Moravian G4-16000 on Paramount MX+ near Actacama Desert in Chile, El Sauce Observatory


M83 LRHaVB
full size : http://www.cielboreal.com/galerie/photo79f.jpg

total done with CDK20, Moravian G4-16000 on Paramount ME2 near Actacama Desert in Chile, El Sauce Observatory


http://www.cielaustral.com
Copyright: Team CielAustral with J.C CANONNE, N.OUTTERS, P. BERNHARD, D. CHAPLAIN & L. BOURGON
Top
AlbertoP
Ensign
Posts: 17
Joined: Sun Nov 13, 2016 11:23 am

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by AlbertoP » Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:54 pm

Triplet of galaxies in Leo with a lot of company in the background.

Authors: Alberto Pisabarro, Jim and Linda Powell.

Image

Imaged in Deep Sky West, Rowe, New Mexico
Camera: SBIG STXL16200
Telescope: TEC160ED
Filters: Astrodom Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2
L: 65x900s
R: 16x1200s
G: 16x1200s
B: 16x1200s
Top
Efrain Morales
Commander
Posts: 508
Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:15 pm
AKA: Jaicoa
Location: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Contact:
Contact Efrain Morales

Jupiter, GRS April 21st

Post by Efrain Morales » Tue Apr 24, 2018 2:25 am

Jupiter, GRS on April 21st, 06:32ut.
Attachments
j2018-04-21_06-32-00_RGB-EMr.jpg
Top
KuriousGeorge
Science Officer
Posts: 218
Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2015 7:07 am
Location: San Diego, CA
Contact:
Contact KuriousGeorge

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by KuriousGeorge » Tue Apr 24, 2018 3:13 am

Antennae Galaxy from Julian, CA. KG Observatory using our new Planewave CDK24.
Attachments
Antennae_S1_Curves_Shadows_CBS_Noise_Noise_Crop_RS_ABE_GE_Edit_SS.jpg
Top
KuriousGeorge
Science Officer
Posts: 218
Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2015 7:07 am
Location: San Diego, CA
Contact:
Contact KuriousGeorge

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by KuriousGeorge » Tue Apr 24, 2018 3:38 am

NGC 6946 from Julian, CA using our new Planewave CDK24. KG Observatory.
Attachments
NGC 6946_S1a_Shadows_LHE2_RS_SS10_7_Crop_Edit_Noise_Curves_Noise_Small.jpg
Last edited by KuriousGeorge on Tue Apr 24, 2018 2:18 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Top
mftoet
Ensign
Posts: 54
Joined: Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:34 am

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by mftoet » Tue Apr 24, 2018 12:53 pm

LDN 1089, 1094 & 1100, LBN 444 & 447 and Sh2-130
Patches of rarely photographed of dark nebulas in Cepheus.
https://www.mauricetoet.nl/Astro/i-kWQgQc8/X5
Copyright: Maurice Toet
Top
Martin Cincura
Asternaut
Posts: 8
Joined: Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:23 pm

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by Martin Cincura » Tue Apr 24, 2018 7:26 pm

"On the way to the stars"
Copyright: Martin Činčura
Image

This panorama of rising Milky way core was taken in the middle of Slovakia near one of national parks.
It is a place with relatively good quality of night sky.

I am trying to find my own way to the stars. Typically it is so dark during that nights, so I need some extra light on my journey.
Is this way the correct one?

Picture was taken on 14th of April 2018.

Canon 6D + Sigma 35mm F1,4 ART

link to full size images:
https://flic.kr/p/23K9Waj
Top
juanfilas
Asternaut
Posts: 7
Joined: Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:56 am

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by juanfilas » Wed Apr 25, 2018 2:06 am

IC4604 "The Mickey Mouse Nebula"

Imageic4604 "The Mickey Mouse Nebula" by Juan Filas, en Flickr

Full image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/juanfilas ... ed-public/

Copyright: Juan Filas
Top
masahiro miyasaka
Ensign
Posts: 39
Joined: Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:37 pm
Contact:
Contact masahiro miyasaka

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by masahiro miyasaka » Wed Apr 25, 2018 10:17 am

ImagePrince Emperor Godaigo cherry tree by MASAHIRO MIYASAKA, on Flickr
Top
KuriousGeorge
Science Officer
Posts: 218
Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2015 7:07 am
Location: San Diego, CA
Contact:
Contact KuriousGeorge

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by KuriousGeorge » Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:42 pm

Sombrero Galaxy (M104), close-up. Taken in Julian, CA on April 14.

Imaging telescope or lens:Planewave CDK24
Imaging camera:FLI Proline 16803
Mount:Planewave L600
Guiding camera:Starlight Xpress Ultrastar
Software:Planewave PWI4, Planewave PWI3, PixInsight 1.8, Maxim DL6, PHD Guiding 2, Neat Image V7, Photoshop CS3, Sequence Generator Pro
Filters:Astrodon 50mm B, Astrodon 50 mm G, Astrodon 50mm R, Astrodon 50mm L
Accessories:FLI CFW-5-7, Astrodon Monster MOAG, Hedrick Focuser, Planewave Delta-T, Planewave EFA
Resolution: 3104x2546
Dates: April 14, 2018
Frames:
Astrodon 50 mm G: 12x300" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon 50mm B: 7x300" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon 50mm L: 35x300" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon 50mm R: 12x300" -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 5.5 hours
Darks: ~20
Flats: ~80
Flat darks: ~80
Bias: ~20
Avg. Moon age: 27.91 days
Avg. Moon phase: 2.96%
Mean SQM: 21.40
Astrometry.net job: 2012514
RA center: 189.997 degrees
DEC center: -11.615 degrees
Pixel scale: 0.468 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 0.550 degrees
Field radius: 0.261 degrees
Locations: KG Observatory, Julian, CA, United States
Attachments
Sombrero_S1_SS_Levels_Crop_Noise.jpg
Top
KuriousGeorge
Science Officer
Posts: 218
Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2015 7:07 am
Location: San Diego, CA
Contact:
Contact KuriousGeorge

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by KuriousGeorge » Wed Apr 25, 2018 3:51 pm

Antennae Galaxies.

Imaging telescope or lens:Planewave CDK24
Imaging camera:FLI Proline 16803
Mount:Planewave L600
Guiding camera:Starlight Xpress Ultrastar
Software:Planewave PWI4, Planewave PWI3, PixInsight 1.8, Maxim DL6, PHD Guiding 2, Neat Image V7, Photoshop CS3, Sequence Generator Pro
Filters:Astrodon 50mm B, Astrodon 50 mm G, Astrodon 50mm R, Astrodon 50mm L
Accessories:FLI CFW-5-7, Astrodon Monster MOAG, Hedrick Focuser, Planewave Delta-T, Planewave EFA
Resolution: 3913x3285
Dates: April 17, 2018, April 20, 2018
Frames:
Astrodon 50 mm G: 10x300" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon 50mm B: 10x300" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon 50mm L: 54x300" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon 50mm R: 10x300" -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 7.0 hours
Darks: ~20
Flats: ~80
Flat darks: ~80
Bias: ~20
Avg. Moon age: 3.14 days
Avg. Moon phase: 13.09%
Mean SQM: 21.40
Astrometry.net job: 2025684
RA center: 180.471 degrees
DEC center: -18.898 degrees
Pixel scale: 0.468 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 0.562 degrees
Field radius: 0.332 degrees
Locations: KG Observatory, Julian, CA, United States
Attachments
Antennae_S1_Shadows_LHE2_SS297_Crop_Noise_Curves_HPF2_Noise.jpg
Top
APO_Team
Asternaut
Posts: 6
Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2018 7:40 am

Sandqvist 169, dark nebula in Circinus

Post by APO_Team » Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:27 pm

Hi All,

Sandqvist 169, a not so often seen dark Nebula in Circinus:

Image

Taken at SPACE, Alain Maury's facilities in San de Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Tak TOA150 - Custom made English type mount - Apogee U16M -LRGB Astrodon filters

LRGB= 480:120:120:120

Clear Skies,

APO_Team
Thierry Demange, Richard Galli, Thomas Petit

http://atacama-photographic-observatory ... dex_EN.php
Last edited by APO_Team on Thu Apr 26, 2018 3:10 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Top
strongmanmike

The Dark Doodad and NGC 4372 in Musca

Post by strongmanmike » Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:44 pm

Located in the far southern constellation of Musca, this unusual streak of dark obscuring dust slices across an almost uniform blanket of millions of stars covering 16 square degrees of sky.
Larger imge here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/strongman ... ed-public/
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/858/40780 ... 13f0_c.jpg
Copyright: Michael Sidonio
Last edited by bystander on Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Please, no hotlinks to images > 500Kb. Substituted smaller image.
Top
Efrain Morales
Commander
Posts: 508
Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:15 pm
AKA: Jaicoa
Location: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Contact:
Contact Efrain Morales

Jupiter - April 25th

Post by Efrain Morales » Thu Apr 26, 2018 9:05 pm

Jupiter on April 25th, 05:18ut. LX200ACF (305mm), CGE Mount, ASI290mm. PowerMate 2.5x barlows, Custom Scientific RGB filters.
Attachments
2018-04-25_05-17-42_RGB-N-EMr.jpg
Top
User avatar
AlessandroCantarelli
Ensign
Posts: 21
Joined: Fri May 05, 2017 8:41 am

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by AlessandroCantarelli » Fri Apr 27, 2018 6:30 pm

First of all


1° 360 panorama
1°milkyway of 2018
1° time there, rly good sky

Story:

When I arrived on the cliff of Sardinia the weather was not good ... A lot of humidity, lots of particles in suspension ... I mounted my setup and I started to track the sky

incredibly, the first shot was excellent, the core of the Milky Way was well legible, the dark nebulosity was well contrasted ...

so despite the clouds I went ahead with my 360 degrees panorama and I managed to bring home a good job.



8 frames for the land
8 frames for the sky 5 minutes x 800iso f4 each

Canon 5d Mark 4 with the new toy Samyang 12mm 2.8 Fisheye (180 ° angle of field and a lovely spike to f4)

Size = 15309 x 7857 = 120282813 pixels
Megapixels = 120 Megapixels

Over 20GB of PSB for processing
Attachments
First-of-all-jpeg.jpg
Top
SpookyAstro
Science Officer
Posts: 117
Joined: Sat Feb 07, 2015 7:38 pm

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by SpookyAstro » Sat Apr 28, 2018 10:42 pm

SpookyAstro wrote: ↑Tue Apr 17, 2018 8:15 pm

Image Credit and Copyright Tom Masterson
Newly updated version with a bit better processing to compensate for a modified camera...

ImageZodiacal Light Pierces the Winter Milky Way at Kelso Dunes by Transient Astronomer, on Flickr

Image Credit and Copyright Tom Masterson
Top
Andromeda 2013
Science Officer
Posts: 196
Joined: Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:11 pm
Contact:
Contact Andromeda 2013

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by Andromeda 2013 » Sun Apr 29, 2018 7:53 pm

Sun

https://www.flickr.com/photos/92681330@N06

Copyright: Daniel Pasternak
Attachments
Daniel Pasternak.jpg
Top
Andromeda 2013
Science Officer
Posts: 196
Joined: Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:11 pm
Contact:
Contact Andromeda 2013

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by Andromeda 2013 » Sun Apr 29, 2018 7:56 pm

Moon

https://www.flickr.com/photos/92681330@ ... 8/sizes/o/

Copyright: Daniel Pasternak
Attachments
Daniel Pasternak 1.jpg
Top
Andromeda 2013
Science Officer
Posts: 196
Joined: Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:11 pm
Contact:
Contact Andromeda 2013

Re: Submissions: 2018 April

Post by Andromeda 2013 » Sun Apr 29, 2018 7:58 pm

Moon

https://www.flickr.com/photos/92681330@ ... 2/sizes/o/

Copyright: Daniel Pasternak
Attachments
Daniel Pasternak 2.jpg
Top
Post Reply

Return to “The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography”