Starship Asterisk*

The intriguing NGC1333 in a two-scope composite (Takahashi FSQ85ED at 450mm FL plus ODK14 at 2380mm for the main nebula.) This is LRGB without narrowband input. Both images had 12 hours total exposure.
Imaged from Les Granges in south-east France at 900 metres.
Olly Penrice and Yves Van den Broek.

Larger; http://ollypenrice.smugmug.com/Other/Be ... EB2-X3.jpg

"Tail of the hen" - Deneb
http://www.starkeeper.it/Deneb.htm
Copyright: Leonardo Orazi

M27 - The Dumbell Nebula
Copyright: Danny Flippo Details at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/flippo/799 ... hotostream

Copyright: Mario Cogo

Picture taken from the Stellisee lake with the Matterhorn (swiss alps), star trails, perseids and the lights emitted by the climbers headlamps who attempt the climb to the summit.
About 4,5 hours on the night of August 10 (2012), the image is a composite of 350 consecutive 45-sec exposures, looking toward S-W with last quarter moon.
Canon EOS 60D, EF-S 10-22 mm f/3,5-4,5 USM (10 mm f/3,5)
http://www.intersoft.it/galaxlux/Index.htm

Milky Way above the Abyss / Reunion Island
http://www.lucperrot.fr/
http://www.facebook.com/lucperrotphoto
Copyright: Luc Perrot The Abyss is a crack which penetrates far into the land. It's a very dangerous place at Réunion where there are many tragic accidents.

Nebulosity in Cygnus and Cepheus
http://www.nuitsacrees.fr
Copyright: Stephane Vetter A mosaic of 10 pictures with a 24x36 and a 85 mm ...

a version in Vimeo : http://vimeo.com/49568427

Orion, Jupiter, & M45
Copyright: Adam Moncrieff Orion, Jupiter, and M45 taken from Lennox & Addington County in Ontario. Canon EOS Rebel T3i, 18mm lens at ISO 1600, 25s exposure.

http://www.amoncrieff.ca

Sunset and Midnight at the VLT. September 18, 2012.
http://www.sc.eso.org/~gbrammer/night_day_pan/
Copyright: G. Brammer

NGC 4725: One-Armed Spiral Galaxy type SBb/Sb in Coma Berenices

http://www.elateobservatory.com

Copyright: Velimir Popov
Large scale and more information is avaliable here ...

Thank you for looking ...

Hello everyone. Those pictures were taken from my amateur near-space project 'SLAROS'.
http://www.facebook.com/slaros.project contains tons on high quality images. If you are interested in Greece check it out

Melotte 15
Copyright: Paolo Demaria

Full resolution and technical specifications:
http://www.astrobin.com/20277/

M23 Cluster in Sagittarius
http://www.astropilar.com.ar/cumulos/M23_1.html
Copyright: Ezequiel Bellocchio

Celestial "X"


http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeef_dai/8003285197/



http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeef_dai/7837651850/

Nebula NGC7129 and open cluster NGC7142 in Cepheus
http://www.flickr.com/photos/olegbr/8003627802/
Copyright: Oleg Bryzgalov, Ukraine

VdB 158 in Andromeda
http://www.emilivanov.com/CCD%20Images/Vdb158.htm
Copyright: Emil Ivanov Bigger size available here
On this image could be spotted the tiny planetary nebula PK 110-12 1.
Here is a highly magnified crop showing this nebula:

Cederblad 214
http://www.darkskyimages.com
Copyright: Scott Tucker An HaRGB image of star-forming region Cederblad 214 (aka Sh2-171) in Cepheus, taken this weekend in Arizona.

Webpage with description and info

Higher-resolution version

This is of one of the Sharpless catalogue of objects Sh2-155 more commonly known as the "Cave Nebula". It was taken over three nights and consists of 12x30 minutes Ha, 10x30 minutes OIII and 8x30 minutes SII mapped to the wavelength ordered palette (HST palette). It was taken with a Takahashi FSQ106ED, FLI ML8300 on a Paramount ME
Gordon Haynes
http://www.imagingtheheavens.co.uk

IC 1805, Hearth Nebula
Copyright: Lorenzo Comolli - http://www.astrosurf.com/comolli/index2.htm

Copyright: Fredrik Broms
Web: http://www.northernlightsphotography.no

IC1396: Elephant´s Trunk in Hubble colors
Copyright: Christian Mauser
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Abell 39: Well Rounded Glow
http://skycenter.arizona.edu/gallery/nebulae/Abell39
Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona Moon and Mars over Merville-Franceville
http://www.flickr.com/photos/campodelcielo/
Copyright: Mohamed Laaïfat
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The Moon and Mars
http://www.rddnj.com
"The Moon and Mars"
On the evening of September 19, 2012, the Moon and Mars was around 2 Degrees apart.
Mars was extreemly red to the naked eye.
Copyright: Russell E. King
http://www.rddnj.com/RussellsMoonMars91 ... arge2A.jpg

http://emrefoto.hu/ngc7635.html

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http://www.emrefoto.hu/kepek/gallery/ngc7635-1700.jpg

http://emrefoto.hu/M13_800emrefoto.htm

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http://www.emrefoto.hu/kepek/gallery/m13_1700.jpg

250/1200 Newton
Canon350D
Guidemaster QHY5 vebcam
EQ6 Goto
35x5min 50x1min
Registar, Iris,PS.

http://emrefoto.hu/leotriplet.html

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http://www.emrefoto.hu/kepek/gallery/leotriplet_n.jpg

150/750 Newton Canon EOS 350D

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星天日和
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