Starship Asterisk*

Eta Carinae in HST palette
http://www.bastienfoucher.com
Copyright: Bastien Foucher The 100% size image is here : http://www.bastienfoucher.com/Astrophot ... carene.jpg

Milky Way from Xinglong observing station
Copyrights: Haitong Yu Inside the Fiery Furnace
Image credits: ESO
An article: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1612/ http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=35831

Astronomical night - colors of the universe
Copyrights: Göran Strand Startrail With Double Iridium Satellites in Salamanca Sky (Spain)
Copyrights: Alfonso Barco Martin Taste the Rainbow Aurora
Coprights: John Chumack Flaming Star Nebula
Copyrights: R. Colombari / E. Recurt
Full size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/244496/0/?real=&mod= Mysterious Alignment of Black Holes DIscovered
Image credits: Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope
An article: http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/28 ... lack-holes http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=35822

Too close for comfort: Stars strip away the atmosphere of nearby super-Earths
Image credits: Peter Devine
An article: http://news.yale.edu/2016/04/11/too-clo ... per-earths http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=35823

Jupiter 10 April 2016
Copyrights: Alexei Pace Moon and Aldebaran from Brazil
Copyrights: Delberson Tiago M 13
Copyrights: Paul Christiansen Christmas Tree cluster
Copyrights: Mohammad Nowroozi Sunrise and sunset
Copyrights: Jhon Harold Mars images (March 27th, 2016.)
Copyrights: Damian Peach Halmahera desert island sky
Copyrights: Tunç Tezel Zodiacal Light vs. Light Pollution
Copyrights: Andrés Martínez Olmedo Panoramic of Milky Way
Copyrights: Sergi Luque M51
Copyrights: James P. Malott

Mini Grand Cannion of Spain
Copyrights: Dani Caxete Mercury : now less than 1 month from its transit
Copyrights: Emmanuel Beaudoin Galaxy of Mauna Kea
Copyrights: Zhong Wu NGC3372
Copyrights: Vesselin Petkov Giant Sunspot AR2529
Copyrights: Eduard Garcia Ribera Jupiter 11 April 2016
Copyrights: Alexei Pace Milky Way rising over St. George Island, Florida
Copyrights: Dave Woolsteen Polaris
Copyrights: Sam Cornwell Milky Way & Comet 252P Linear
Copyrights: David Forteza MW2 Mandel-Wilson Angel Nebula
Copyrights: Leonardo Orazi VdB 14 and VdB15
Copyrights: Jerry Lodriguss Solar eclipse 3 Novembe 2013 rising over ocean
Copyrights: Kevin Bourque M42: The Great Orion Nebula
Copyrights: Jan Karlo Hernandez
Larger size: https://www.flickr.com/photos/landmiiines/26398786525/ NGC5139: Omega Centauri
Copyrights: Jan Karlo Hernandez
Large size: https://www.flickr.com/photos/landmiiines/25796122483/ March's new Moon
Copyrights: Elizabeth Anaya NGC 3372 Eta Carinae Nebula
Copyrights: Francesco Badalotti NGC 292 Little Magellanic Cloud
Copyrights: Francesco Badalotti NGC 2264
Copyrights: Jesús Astrogades The Sun has a Heart!
Copyrights: John Chumack Milky Way arc and Zodiacal light over the Himalayas
Copyrights: Jeff Dai Moon in Hyades
Copyrights: Tamas Ladanyi Lighthouse under the Milky Way
Copyrights: Sergi Luque Comet 252P/LINEAR
Copyrights: José J. Chambó

Sunspot AR2529, Bring Things Together
Copyrights: Christian Rausch Jupiter image
Copyrights: Damian Peach Comet Linear over our Milky Way galaxy in Montauk Point Long Island, New York
Copyrights: Jim Abels Aurora and star trails
Copyrights: Jonathan Levert Sunspot AR 2529
Copyrights: Jack L. Metcalfe Eagle Nebula
Copyrights: Emil Pellett M3
Copyrights: Emil Pellett M10
Copyrights: Emil Pellett M27
Copyrights: Emil Pellett M51
Copyrights: Emil Pellett M82
Copyrights: Emil Pellett Jupiter and Ganymede close encounter with a star
Copyrights: Tiziano Olivetti SONG beneath the Hunter
Copyrights: Mads Fredslund Andersen Dwarf Dark Galaxy Hidden in ALMA Gravitational Lens Image
Image Credit: Y. Hezaveh, Stanford Univ.; ALMA (NRAO/ESO/NAOJ); NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope
An article: https://public.nrao.edu/news/pressrelea ... sdp81-halo http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=35833

Barnard 33 "The horsehead Nebula"
Copyrights: Ezequiel Etcheverry Europa’s heaving ice might make more heat than scientists thought
Image credits: NASA/JPL http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=35837

The Sun
Copyrights: Sylvain Lavoie The Moon
Copyrights: A Kannan The Sunrise
Copyrights: A Kannan Milky Way Central Region
Copyrights: Lui Weber The Lagoon Nebula
Copyrights: Lui Weber NGC 2070 Tarantula Nebula
Copyrights: Francesco Badalotti

The Whole Solar System with Reflex
Copyrights: Juan Luis Cánovas NGC2024 Flame Nebula from Halloumi2012 Observatory in Cyprus
Copyrights: Neubert Steffen JellyFish Nebula
Copyrights: Chuck Kozlowski
Larger size: http://www.astrobin.com/236731/C/ Orion and Running Man
Copyrights: R. Colombari / E. Recurt
Full size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/245416/0/?real=&mod= ISS transit captured from Ravenna
Copyrights: Fabrizio Guerrini ISS 'transit' Jupiter
Copyrights: Li Gang International Space Station over Spokane
Copyrights: Joe Bruce NGC4216 and Friends
Copyrights: Ron Brecher Moon
Copyrights: Filippo Valle Star Trail
Copyrights: Filippo Valle Fireflies and Star trails
Copyrights: Kung Yulang Mars, Antares and Milky Way
Copyrights: Zhuoxiao Wang Milky Way
Copyrights: Wiradej Thongsuwan Moon-Jupiter-ISS Conjunction
Copyrights: Peggy Summers Comet 252P Linear
Copyrights: John Chumack The Sun
Copyrights: Tamer B. Abu Rub Jupiter and its moons
Copyrights: Tamer B. Abu Rub The Moon, craters and shadows
Copyrights: Mehdi Bozzo-Rey SAC Sh2-1 in the constellation Scorpio
Copyrights: Jose F. Hdez Mars, Jupiter and the Milky Way from medieval village
Copyrights: Juan Carlos Casado

They way of the setting moon in one day
http://www.far-light-photography.at
Copyright: Arno Rottal
They way of the setting moon in one day
Taken with Canon EOS650D and Canon EF 75-300mm.

Star trail above the Licancabur volcano
Copyright: Sabine Gloaguen
Here is a picture from my recent trip to South America. The Moon was then present in the early evening. I took the opportunity to enjoy it for a nice star trail first plan: here the Licancabur volcano at the border between Chile and Bolivia in the Andes Mountains.

California nebula a raspberry sorbet!

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Melotte 15 IR_Ha_OIII
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http://themaurosky.wix.com/astrophotogr ... oiii/jw7yz

Sunrise above Prague
Distorted disk of the Sun shortly after sunrise above Prague. The Sun is in the background of the statue of Atlas carrying the celestial sphere atop the Clementinum Astronomical Tower (built in 1722).
Copyright: Tomas Trzicky

Copyright: Aldo Mottino (Argentina).

Comets ISON & PanSTARRS: Comets in the "X"-Treme
Image credits: Chandra X-ray Observatory
An article: http://chandra.si.edu/photo/2016/comets/index.html http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=35845

Clavius Crater (painting)
Copyrights: Isabelle Morris Cone Nebula
Copyrights: Jim Renard Guardian of the Galaxy
Copyrights: Chris Cook Jupiter 889nm CH4 image - March 18th
Copyrights: Damian Peach Horsehead nebula
Copyrights: Marc Carofano III Milkyway and the Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
Copyrights: Sergio Vindas Milky Way from Atacama
Copyrights: Michał Żołnowski Mercury after sunset
Copyrights: Matt Robinson Multiple "Sombrero effect" on the Teide's top and Izaña Observatory
Copyrights: Massimo Cecconi M8 and M20
Copyrights: Christopher Gomez
Larger version: http://www.astrobin.com/full/245763/0/ Storm is coming...
Copyrights: Majid Ghohroodi Twisted Meteor Train
Copyrights: Tony Amicangelo Sunspot AR2529
Copyrights: Maximilian Teodorescu Moon - closeup
Copyrights: Hristo Pavlov NGC 3226 and NGC 3227
Copyrights: Eric Coles Sunspot AR2529 and all its rage in contrast with its sweet heart shape
Copyrights: Giancarlo Erra M100
Copyrights: Ian G UFO Galaxy with its neigbors
Copyrights: Ian G

Mobius Arch w/Milky Way + Comet 252P/Linear
Copyrights: Jack Fusco Iridium Flare and ISS near South Celestial pole
Copyrights: Bruce Hedge Milky Way over Colombia
Copyrights: Leonardo Villa Alvarez HALO effect - Large Millimetre Telescope
Copyrights: Augusto Hernandez Mars
Copyrights: Phil Orion over Death Valley
Copyrights: Bradley E. Sheard Jupiter and the Beehive cluster in Tecpán Guatemala
Copyrights: Sergio Montúfar The Sun
Copyrights: Sylvain Lavoie ISS transiting the Sun
Copyrights: Steven Doye Comet C2014 S2 Panstarrs near Owl nebula and M108 galaxy
Copyrights: Francesco Badalotti M81 & M82
Copyrights: Christian Guillonard C/2014 S2 PANSTARRS and Friends
Copyrights: Bob Franke
Larger size: http://bf-astro.com/APOD/Comet_C2014_S2 ... RRSbig.jpg The Planet Saturn 04-18-2016
Copyrights: John Chumack Milky Way from Australian Outback
Copyrights: Lorenzo Franco Santin Clavius mid-morning (lunar time)
Copyrights: Mark Christensen Sunset and Northern Lights over Estonia
Copyrights: Märt Varatu Milky Way, planets and nebula
Copyrights: David Forteza Azcona

NGC 2685 / Arp 336 / others
Dan Crowson - http://www.crowson.com

Full Size image here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/ ... 33/sizes/l

M51, a ~7 hours exposure
http://www.astro-hp.dk
Copyright: Niels V. Christensen

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Take that Swarovski
http://moonrocksastro.com/
Copyright: Paul C Swift
A Starburst M13 "Take that Swarovski" by Paul C. Swift, on Flickr

2016-04-22 full moon over perth, western australia

NGC3628 - Hamburger Galaxy
Copyright: Sergio Kaminsky



Faintest of the Leo Triplet. Beautiful Galaxy!
All the info on dedicated webpage here:
http://www.myastroscience.com/#!ngc3628-galaxy/f5877

The Milky Way over the cities of west Peloponnese in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece.
http://www.alexandrosmaragos.com
Copyright: Alexandros Maragos

Messier 106


Data/FullRes

Recording / preprocessing: by Frank Iwaszkiewicz
Image processing: by Nico Geisler & Frank Iwaszkiewicz


Best Regards Deep-Sky-Astro Team

M51 by Onejoshsmith, on Flickr

copyright: Josh Smith

StarGate [EXPLORED] by jean-paul mission, sur Flickr

Copyright Prof. Greg Parker 2016

Copyright: Prof. Greg Parker 2016
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Greg Parker wrote:Copyright: Prof. Greg Parker 2016

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