Starship Asterisk*

Sh2-308
Copyright: Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov Irida Observatory More info and hi-res images on website

Update! Mars from this apparition 2015-2017, Here is less then a third of captured images showing the size differences in a years time lapse as it gets closer (Oct.17,2015) thru opposition (May 22nd & Closest to earth on May 30th) and gaining distance from us as of Feb.8th, 2017.

M 31 - Andromeda Galaxy
Copyright Michael Deger Image details and higher resolutions: http://www.galaxyphoto.de/m31_I.htm


Best regards
Michael

Light Pillars by Dimitri Goderdzishvili, on Flickr

Light Pillars by Dimitri Goderdzishvili, on Flickr

Light Pillars by Dimitri Goderdzishvili, on Flickr

NGC2264, The Fox Fur, Cone and Christmas Tree

copyright: Chuck Manges



NGC2264 by Chuck Manges, on Flickr

Rolando Ligustri wrote: Comet 45P (H-M-P) near the galaxies Ngc 4656 and Ngc 4631. are weakening, but also notice a slight change in the morphology of the coma.

https://get.google.com/albumarchive/107 ... U9Wxeo4gHC link for high res, http://www.astrobin.com/284181/

Milky Way
Copyrights: Sergio Montúfar Orion Nebula
Copyrights: Marco Verstraaten Jellyfish Nebula
Copyrights: Leon Kijk in de Vegte Etruscan Vase Sun
Copyrights: Derrick Lim C/2015 V2 (Johnson) - Feb 1st.
Copyrights: Damian Peach Solar halo over mountain from Italy
Copyrights: Christian Trivellato Veil Nebula
Copyrights: Matteo Collina NGC281 - Pacman Nebula
Copyrights: Artūras Medvedevas ISS over OGLE telescope
Copyrights: Krzysztof Ulaczyk Two roads
Copyrights: Krzysztof Ulaczyk Crescent Moon with earthshine and Venus in alignment
Copyrights: Vittorio Poli Venus, the Moon and the Sunset
Copyrights: Cleofus Di Bombadini Title:Winter Triangle over plum blossom
Copyrights: Tailfin Chou Jupiter rising over QianXia lake
Copyrights: Tailfin Chou

M44 Beehive Cluster
Copyright Jaspal Chadha
https://flic.kr/p/RFUufN

I take this photo of ISS passing near Venus and Mars, the photo was taken Wednesday, february 15 2017 19h47 pm in a little south west french city called Saint vincent de paul.
Flickr : https://flic.kr/p/QWL29k

Canon 60D
Lens 17-55 mm Tamron
5 exposures at 15 sec 400 ISO
Starmax and photoshop for compositing

The other photo was taken Thursday, february 16 2017 12h27 pm in an other little french city called Mimbaste, this picture was made with a Canon EOS 60D in rafal mode mounted on telescope Perl Bellatrix 200/1000 .
Flickr : https://flic.kr/p/S89qMU
FB : https://www.facebook.com/davidduarteastrophotographie

Canon 60D
Telescope type Newton 200/1000
Solar filter
Photoshop

A glory shadow above the Dominican Monastery in Zwolle, The Netherlands...



Glory above Dominican Monastery Zwolle by Andre van der Hoeven, on Flickr

Next to NGC6820/NGC6823
Credits and Copyrights: Data:NAOJ; Assembling and processing: R. Colombari
Full size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/282406/0/?real=&mod= Milky Way from Córdoba, Argentina
Copyrights: Cristian Willemoës Trifid Nebula on a Deep Colorful Ocean of Stars
Copyrights: Miguel Claro Airglow over the Jorge Sahade Telescope
Copyrights: Sergio Montúfar Moon from Glenville, NY
Copyrights: Alan French NGC2264
Copyrights: Zoltan Bach NGC 5139 "Omega Centauri"
Copyrights: Tragoolchitr Jittasaiyapan NGC 5170 in Monoceros
Copyrights: Tragoolchitr Jittasaiyapan Moonset over s 'Espartar
Copyrights: Vicent Guasch ARP 142 - Hubble Lagacy Files
Copyrights: Rafael Rodríguez Morales The Rosette Nebula
Copyrights: Donald Waid
Larger size: http://www.waid-observatory.com/images/ ... B-1600.jpg M33 - The Triangulum Galaxy
Copyrights: Bernard Miller VDB14 & VDB15
Copyrights: Guenter Kerschhuber Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038 and NGC 4039)
Copyrights: Domingo Pestana Milky Way from Haleakala volcano in Maui in April 2016
Copyrights: Dave Shippen Rosette nebula
Copyrights: Juan Ignacio Jimenez Jellyfish
Copyrights: Albert Barr Pillars
Copyrights: Christopher Gomez Moon and Venus from Isla Vista, California
Copyrights: Brian Haidet M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy
Copyrights: Ron Brecher

http://cdn.simplesite.com/i/05/27/28513 ... h1280_.jpg
Ic 443 Jellyfish nebula in HOO colors total 35h50mn Filter=3nm
Telescope RC 14" +Camera SBIG STX-AOX 16003+ mount AP 1600AE
The skyX + Pixinsight + Photoshop
Place :Remote from Fregenal de la Sierra (Spain)
Full size:http://www.astrobin.com/full/284372/0/

NGC7822
http://bzpc.hu/gallery/nebula/ngc7822/
Copyright: Zoltan Bach [/superhide]

Dark Horse in Ophiuchus with Pipe Nebula (LDN 1773), B 63, B 72 (Snake Nebula), B 268, B 270 and B 276, Namibia, Sept. 01 2016
http://www.sternklar.ch/images-webpages ... ept-16.htm

Exposure data:
Carl Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 135 mm f/2.0 ZE @ f/2.8 with Canon EOS 6Da. Exposure time: 8 x 5 minutes @ 800 Asa.

Copyright: Manuel Jung, http://www.sternklar.ch

The Comet, The Whale and The Hockey Stick
https://www.flickr.com/photos/7776810@N07/33042002965
Copyright: Alan C Tough

Moon Venus Mars Aurora
Copyrights: Mia Stålnacke Venus 29th January 2017
Copyrights: Marco Guidi Parisian rainbow
Copyrights: Bertrand Kulik Markarian's Chain of Galaxies and Integrated flux nebula
Copyrights: Massimo Tosco Crazy atmosphere
Copyrights: Luc Perrot Melotte 15 in the Heart Nebula
Copyrights: Steve Cooper Milky Way from New Zealand
Copyrights: Sunil Saranjame Juno south pole from PJ04
Credits and Copyrights: Data: Juno; Processing: Damian Peach B22 with IC2087
Copyrights: John Vermette North America - Pelican Nebulae Complex in Hubble Color
Copyrights: Oleg Bouevitch Banded Sun
Copyrights: Patricio Leon

Around Alnitak
http://astrofotky.cz/~Konihlav
Copyright: Pavel Pech

control photo. seconds after, play at http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php? ... ra#p201796

M13 Globular Cluster imaged at DSW Processing in PixInsignt 1.8 and Photoshop CC
FSQ106/QSI683wsg/Paramount MyT
L:35x60s, 11x600s
R:12x60s, 20x600s
G:12x60s, 20x600s
B:12x60s, 20x600s

Northern lights and deep sky
Copyrights: Alex Battù From Corona Australis to Rho Ophiuchi
Copyrights: Carlos Eduardo Fairbairn NGC 6888 and surroundings
Copyrights: Jeffrey O. Johnson Milky Way from El Palmar National Park, Argentina
Copyrights: Mariano Cirigliano Milky Way over Chisaca Reservoir near Bogota DC - Colombia
Copyrights: Leonardo Villa Alvarez NGC2359 Thor's Helmet
Copyrights: Christopher Gomez Lunar-X
Copyrights: Peter M. Oden Aldebaran and Moon
Copyrights: Carlos Uriarte Castillo Arp 319
Credits and copyrights: Data: Hubble Legacy Archive; Processing: Domingo Pestana Dark Clouds around NGC 6914
Copyrights: Alessandro Milani Open Cluster NGC2244 with the Rosette Nebula
Copyrights: Dan Meek Solar prominence
Copyrights: John Chumack Spotless Sun
Copyrights: John Chumack Rosette
Copyrights: Tolga Gumusayak Sunrise in Omaha , USA
Copyrights: Sulthan Ibrahim Horsehead Nebula from southern Denmark
Copyrights: Jakob Arthur Andersen Star Trails Above A Dolmen
Copyrights: Jean-Baptiste Feldmann NGC1300
Copyrights: Rafael Rodríguez Milkyway Rrising above Carbbean Sea
Copyrights: Wang Letian

Pleiades
Copyrights: Oleg Bouevitch Moon and Buddha
Copyrights: Alvin Wu Phases of the Moon
Copyrights: Sylvain Jezequel Seagull Nebula
Copyrights: Steve Milne Panorama of all planets
Copyrights: Tunç Tezel ARP 188
Credits and copyrights: Data: Hubble Legacy Archive; Processing: Domingo Pestana Iridium Flare
Copyrights: Howard Cohen Night sky above castle of Morimont in France,Oberlarg Alsace country
Copyrights: Arnaud Besancon Comet C/2015 V2 Johnson
Copyrights: José J. Chambó IC2188 and background galaxies
Copyrights: Sedat Bilgebay Double Rainbow And The Big Tower
Copyrights: Leonardo Caldas Green flash sunset
Copyrights: Vince Sellars Pleiades
Copyrights: Rami Saadah The Olympic Light
Copyrights: Yong Yang M81 and M82
Copyrights: Ron Brecher Halo
Copyrights: Christian Trivellato M81
Copyrights: Christopher Gomez M42 Orion Nebula
Copyrights: Francesco Badalotti Galaxy core over Minorite monastery in Brehov
Copyrights: Lubomir Lenko Setting Moon with moondog, Venus, Milky Way, Orion
Copyrights: Ben Coffman Milky Way over Yaqing temple
Copyrights: Jianfeng Dai Orion rising over the Himalayas
Copyrights: Jianfeng Dai

IC 443 SUPERNOVA REMNANT
http://fenyeslorand.hu/en
Copyright: Lóránd Fényes

HD VERSION: http://www.fenyeslorand.hu/galeria/kozm ... al/100.jpg
101 x 360 Ha
37 x 360 OIII 2×2 bin
19 x 360 SII
9 x 180 RGB

02.2017, Piliscsév, Hungary