Starship Asterisk*

crepuscular clouds

Two planetaries, one open cluster
http://www.emilivanov.com/CCD%20Images/M46.htm
Copyright: Emil Ivanov This two tiny planetary nebulae appear within the borders of the open cluster M46 in constellation Puppis. In the upper right corner is NGC 2438 and in the bottom left PK 231+4.1.
Here are magnified crops of NGC 2438: and PK231+4.1: And this is much wider image, which includes the whole Messier 46: Details could be found on the website, larger image here
Thanks for looking!

The Monkey Head Nebula

Copyright: Petri Kehusmaa, Caisey Harlingten
Total of 4 hours of LHaRGB.
http://kehusmaa-astro.com/gallery/d/132 ... B-v1_2.jpg

A small Leonid fireball over a beach in Ireland on the 18th. Pretty fast, going 10 degrees before blowing apart with a flash.

A lovely sight.



http://www.flickr.com/photos/thelunarscape/8196846066/

Trev

High Resolution here
http://www.nightoverontario.com/Astrono ... &lb=1&s=X3

Thanks for looking
Cheers
Lynn

I took these pictures on my back home after a busy day. I was passing through Barnesmore Gap, Co. Donegal, Ireland and I noticed it was clear, I pulled the car over to a nearby picnic area, opened the door and I was blown away by the night sky view. It was kind of eerie having such a dark, still sky above me and a really busy road next to me. So often we wrapped up in day to day tasks forgetting about the beauty above us. This photos, with the busy head nights and still, star-filled sky certainly made me glade that I stopped and looked up! My night was complete when I noticed that I photographed a meteor.


Barnes Milky Way by Donegal Skies, on Flickr


Light From the Gap by Donegal Skies, on Flickr

Image Details:
Location: Barnesmore Gap, Donegal, Ireland.
Exposure: 30 sec, ISO 1600, F1.8
Camera & Lens: Canon 1000D, Sigma F1.8 20mm

Thank you for your time,

Brendan Alexander
http://www.DonegalSkies.com

The Tarantula nebula - as imaged from Tivoli farm in Namibia

Thank you,

Kfir Simon

Larger version:
http://www.pbase.com/tango33/image/147414625

The Tarantula nebula - Hydrogen Alpha channel only.

Larger version:
http://www.pbase.com/tango33/image/147415167

Thank you,

Kfir Simon

La Noche de las Estrellas ( Night of the Stars ) is a great astronomical party, held once a year in more than forty cities in México, with the purpose of sharing the pleasure of observing the sky and learn more about the universe.
Metropolitan Cathedral in México City, 11/17/2012.
Image in HDR Toning:
Also:
http://www.astrophoto.com.mx/picture.ph ... category/9
http://www.astrophoto.com.mx/upload/201 ... 8c105f.jpg

Over The Atlantic
www.jackfusco.com
Copyright: Jack Fusco A Leonid meteor from Avalon, NJ.

SH2-155 Cave Nebula

http://www.deepskyobjects.com/
Copyright: Behyar Bakhshandeh

NGC 281 (Sh 2-184, IC 11, LBN 616, Pacman Nebula) - Emission Nebula, and IC 1590 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia

http://www.elateobservatory.com
http://www.irida-observatory.org

Copyright: Velimir Popov

Typical mapped color L-SHO combination L-HSO combination Large scale and more information is avaliable here ...

Thank you for looking ...

rainbow and anticrepuscular rays

Following the lead of the solar eclipse quilt from a couple of weeks ago, I have talked my wife into posting her quilt.
Horsehead in Orion By Mary Ann Andrews
La Canada, Ca

Editor57 wrote:Following the lead of the solar eclipse quilt from a couple of weeks ago, I have talked my wife into posting her quilt.
Horsehead in Orion

Click to view full size image

By Mary Ann Andrews
La Canada, Ca

This is an amazing picture ..
Would you share higher resolution copy? (Link or PM)
Thnx,
IanP
Western Australia

IC59/63 - Ghost of Cassiopeia in HaLRGB
http://cntastro.smugmug.com/Astrophotog ... 194_JfjgSD
Copyright: Craig & Tammy Temple IC59/63 - Ghost of Cassiopeia in LRGB
http://cntastro.smugmug.com/Astrophotog ... 376_VS247W
Copyright: Craig & Tammy Temple IC59/63 - Ghost of Cassiopeia in H-alpha
http://cntastro.smugmug.com/Astrophotog ... 326_x23skn
Copyright: Craig & Tammy Temple

Thank you Ann for the compliment....I really like your comments!

NGC 457 - The Owl Cluster
http://www.starkeeper.it/NGC457.htm
Copyright: Leonardo Orazi

M33 - The Triangulum Galaxy
http://www.massimotosco.it/M33.html
Copyright: Massimo Tosco

Leonardo wrote:NGC 457 - The Owl Cluster
http://www.starkeeper.it/NGC457.htm
Copyright: Leonardo Orazi

Click to view full size image

OMG owlice would love this one!

Orion Nebula & CO
Shots taken with Canon 60Da and Orion ED80 ...

tango33 wrote:The Tarantula nebula - as imaged from Tivoli farm in Namibia

Thank you,

Kfir Simon

Larger version:
http://www.pbase.com/tango33/image/147414625

Another fantastic image of this region, OIII exposures would show considerably more nebulosity! OIII emission is very abundant in the LMC, it's everywhere!

Jupiter on November 20th, 05:24ut Showing the storms GRS, Oval Ba, Small Dark Spot in which it split in two sections and a bright outbreak spot disturbance at the trailing end of the upheaval - Left-Lower side. Jupiter has grown in size as it approachs opposition.

M42 Narrowband Hubble filters
http://fth.bounceme.net/
Copyright: Fred Herrmann

Andromeda
http://fth.bounceme.net/
Copyright: Fred Herrmann