Submissions: 2020 December

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Flaming Star and Tadpoles

Telescope: William Optics 71mm ED doublet
Camera: ZWO ASI1600
Mount: Skywatcher AZ-EQ6
Filters: Chroma 3nm Ha and Oiii
Integration time: Ha = 13.6 hrs , Oiii = 7.2 hrs
Bortle 8
Regina SK, Canada

[jose]

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hola a todos
estas fotos son del 26-12-2020
esto es lo que yo uso
telescopio: PST
cámara: DMK31AU03.AS
y la lente de barlow que tiene el ocular de 13 mm. del HYPERION
ó el HYPERION entero para las tomas de mas campo
son 400 frames por toma
procesado con registax 3
espero que os guste
saludos jose

[jose]

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hola a todos
estas fotos son del 26-12-2020
esto es lo que yo uso
telescopio: PST
cámara: DMK31AU03.AS
y la lente de barlow que tiene el ocular de 13 mm. del HYPERION
ó el HYPERION entero para las tomas de mas campo
son 400 frames por toma
procesado con registax 3
espero que os guste
saludos jose

[jose]

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hola a todos
estas fotos son del 26-12-2020
esto es lo que yo uso
telescopio: PST
cámara: DMK31AU03.AS
y la lente de barlow que tiene el ocular de 13 mm. del HYPERION
ó el HYPERION entero para las tomas de mas campo
son 400 frames por toma
procesado con registax 3
espero que os guste
saludos jose

[a.carrozzi]

Sun in H-Alpha - December 27th 2020 by Alessandro Carrozzi, su Flickr

The Sun in H-Alpha taken on December 27, 2020. The image is a 2-panel mosaic showing the active regions AR 2794 and 2795 and a large prominence on the edge. Notable detail is the larger sunspot of AR 2795, which was captured while it was splitting in two.
William Optics Mergez 90mm at 2600mm focal length with Daystar Quark Cromosphere. SkyWatcher NEQ 6 Pro. ZWO ASI 174MM

[Wissam Ayoub]

Hi,

My submission:
NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy.



Tech Card:
Imaging telescope: Explore Scientific 127mm ED TRIPLET APO.
Imaging camera: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro-Cool.
Mount: iOptron CEM60.
Frames: Astronomik LRGB 1.25": 80x180" (gain: 139.00) -20C bin 1x1
Total integration: 4.0 hours.
A re-process of my data of Jan. 31, 2020, Feb. 1, 2020.
Imaging location: UAE desert, Abu Dhabi.

https://flic.kr/p/2kmTrBL

Copyright: Wissam Ayoub.

Thank you,

[steve_fung]

Newbie here - first time to visit Starship Asterisk*, so I hope this is the correct place to submit an image that people would consider for APOD.

Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn HDR, 17:59 CST, 21 December 2020
https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevehfung/50772502208/
Copyright: Steve H Fung (Creative Commons license)


I'm sure a lot of people have already posted images of Jupiter and Saturn on December 21, but here is an HDR image that was created using Celestron 9.25" f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain, Nikon Z7, Celestron AVX Mount, stacked frames from 5 x 1 min 2160p videos acquired at 30 fps with varying ISO gains (64, 100, 200, 400, 800), and postprocessed using PIPP, AutoStakkert, RegiStax, and Photoshop.

Thank you for visiting,
Steve

[mdieterich]

Wide field Orion
www.mattdieterich.com
Copyright: Matt Dieterich
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/507 ... 9e2b_b.jpg

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I've wanted to capture a long exposure of the constellation Orion to reveal many of the beautiful deep sky objects for quite a few years. The red emission nebulae surrounding Orion, such as Barnard's Loop, require dark night skies to be fully revealed. In this tutorial I will show you how to edit wide field astrophotography data of Orion and I hope this inspires you to attempt your own images of this stunning area! You can also download the Orion data in the video description to follow along and edit with me for practice.

EXIF
Modified Nikon Z6 and 50mm lens at f/3.2 ISO 1600 and ISO 3200. 24x4 min + 21x3 min = total 159 minutes. Skywatcher StarAdventurer for tracking.

[Jheison_Huerta]

Trains Graveyard with Milky Way
Copyright: Jheison Huerta

I took this picture inside an old train graveyard in southern of Bolivia (South America).
These trains were used in the 1950s to transport minerals from Andes to Pacific Ocean
and now they are an attraction to remember those times.
I waited for the Milky Way core and Mars to compose with the main train.

Location: Uyuni, Bolivia
Altitude: 3600 mts
Date: 29th February 2020
Hour: 00:32 am
Single exposure
Camera: Canon 5D Mark IV
Lens: Canon 16-35mm f2.8
Focal Distance used: 24 mm
Aperture: F/ 2.8
Exposure: 15 seconds
ISO: 6400

Thanks,
Jheison Huerta

[xuranus]

NGC2264 wide field

Copyright Byoungjun Jeong

Full resolution
https://www.astrobin.com/osp73p/?nc=user

[StefanoDeRosa]

10 years of astrophotos with the Basilica of Superga
https://www.instagram.com/stefano.derosa_photography/
Copyright: Stefano De Rosa

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in order to celebrate the end of the decade, please find above a collage of images taken in the last 10 years showing different events/phenomena next to the Basilica of Superga (one of the symbols of Turin, Italy, sitting on the hills area of the city):
row 1 (from left to right):
- sunrise with sunspot AR 1476;
- sun pillar before sunrise;
- comet Neowise
row 2 (from left to right):
- Moon and Mercury conjunction;
- a slender crescent Moon “touching the Basilica”;
- crepuscular rays;
- Moon and Venus conjunction
row 3 (from left to right):
- 2019 spring equinox SuperMoon;
- June 5, 2020 penumbral lunar eclipse;
- and finally…..Superga into the Moon

Best regards and happy new year!

Stefano De Rosa

[thomasroell]

IC 1318 and NGC 6888


The target in this image is the wide region around Gamma Cygni, Sadr, IC 1318 together with the Crescent Nebula

The data was shot on the night of November 2nd, from my home in the Northern part of The Netherlands, Bortle class 5 skies.

Optics:Sharpstar 61EDPH
Camera: Astro modified Canon 6D
Subs: 30 x 300 seconds ISO 3200

Regards Thomas Röell

[TaraMostofi]

29 Dec 2020 from Danville, CA. The last full moon of 2020 and of the decade. It has definitely been a year unlike any other, but hopefully, we can ring in the new year with hope and joy. Here's to2021! Wishing you all a very HAPPY NEW YEAR! Canon 80D 1260mm focal length taken at a distance of 1800ft (550m) from my friends through a thin layer of clouds. The clouds scattered the light and I could see the moon illuminating the sky full 10 minutes before it crested the ridge. Planned with PhotoPills
[img3]29 December 2020 Full Moon by tara442, on Flickr[/img3]
[img3]29 Dec 2020 full "champagne" moon by tara442, on Flickr[/img3]

[felopaul]

NGC 2020 & NGC 2021 to FINISH THIS 2020 YEAR AND START 2021!!!

SHORGB :

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full size/info : http://www.cielaustral.com/galerie/photo129.html

110 Hrs total frames
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, G.CHASSAIGNE, N.OUTTERS, P. BERNHARD, D. CHAPLAIN & L. BOURGON

[alcarreño]

Copyrights: Raul Villaverde, Domingo Pestana y Nicolas Romo
Los velos Starless_2020 by Raul Villaverde, en Flickr

[psemil]

A Christmas Tree Ornament -Simeis 147
4 panel HARGB image with 60 hours exposure
Setup DDM60 mount, Moravian G3-16200, Takahashi fsq85
for better resolution
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[Ronan Hunt]

Last Moon of 2020 by Ronan Hunt, on Flickr

Last Moon of 2020.

The moon shot with an asi 183mm pro and redcat telescope. 300 frames each in RGB. Best 75% stacked in autostakkert. Channels combined and processed in Pixinsight. Final colour editing in Photoshop.

[imranbadr]

Thor's Helmet
Skywatcher Esprit 100ed
ZWO AM5
ZWO OAGL
ZWO ASI290mm mini guide
ZWO EAF
ZWO ASI2699mcpro
Optolong L-Ultimate 4 hours 10-min
30 dark, flat, and dark flat
DSS, PixInsight, Gimp
Bortle 7, San Jose, CA

https://www.astrobin.com/0ysnp1/

[imranbadr]

California Nebula

Skywatcher Esprit 100ed
ZWO AM5
ZWO OAGL
ZWO ASI290mm mini guide
ZWO EAF
ZWO ASI2699mcpro
Optolong L-Ultimate 7h50mhours 10-min
30 dark, flat, and dark flat
DSS, PixInsight, Gimp
Bortle 7, San Jose, CA


https://astrob.in/l1nwpc/0/