Starship Asterisk*

Saturn, Mars, Moon

Copyright: Giuseppe Parinisi
Canon EOS 5D Mark III + Samyang 14mm
Caltabellotta (AG) - Italy

shtutik wrote:Solitude and reflection in the dark

Salt lake El'ton.

Author's site: http://www.astroadventures.ru/
Copyright: Yuri Zvezndy

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Amazing images, particularly the first one.

Ann

Amazing images, particularly the first one.

Ann

bien dicho, Ann. hay que tener valor, o inconsciencia, para publicar después de este post. enhorabuena, Yuri

blue moon

Mercury's pass across the solar disc
Copyrights: Udo Backhaus Comet C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS)
Copyrights: José J. Chambó Dance of another worlds
Copyrights: Jorge Luis Moreno Luna Mars, Saturn and Scorpio
Copyrights: Shahrin Ahmad
Full size: https://www.flickr.com/photos/shahgazer ... datetaken/ So Far from Center
Copyrights: Will Vrbasso Saturn (March 20th.)
Copyrights: Damian Peach Waxing Gibbous Moon seen with Mars, Antares and Saturn
Copyrights: A Kannan

Antares and Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Region Wide-Field View

The Rho Ophiuchi and Antares dark cloud region is located in the constellation Ophiuchus just north of Antares and is one of the closest star-forming regions to our solar system. This image was produced using nine 30-second exposures and a Canon 6D with a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM lens, both mounted on an iOptron Skytracker mount. The lens was left wide open at f/2.8 and set at 70mm, images were stacked in DeepSkyStacker. The image was heavily processed to coax out the nebula areas with the short exposure time. It also shows the planets Saturn (brightest point in the upper left) and Mars (the brightest point) as of April 14, 2016.

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Rothkko wrote:

Amazing images, particularly the first one.

Ann

bien dicho, Ann. hay que tener valor, o inconsciencia, para publicar después de este post. enhorabuena, Yuri

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Had to run that through Google Translate.

Thanks for the blue moon! It is slightly blue!

Ann

Mars May 12th, 2016 Hubble Space Telescope comparison with my images taken within hours.

Saturn on May 21st, 05:29ut. Under above average conditions. Small amount of brightening on the rings possible Seeliger effect taken place (ice crystals shadows is directly behind reflecting more light).

Ann wrote:Your zodiacal light image is great, Petr H, but tell me something. Is all of it in color? The Milky Way looks very colorful in your image, but the rest appears to be (almost) black and white.

What is the bright source near the top in your image?

Ann

Dear Ann,

It's result of the post-processing - feel free to read much more details here, including of post-process steps: http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?p=2351. In short I had to deal with strong and various colors of airglow, especially above horizon. That's why the colors are weak far from the Milky Way, which was, actually, in zenith. But generally I tried to avoid too much color saturation, which decreases the better quality of the structures as well (due to deep colors of background). The bright object is planet Jupiter.

If you look at the image in horizontal way again (see bellow), you can notice the ecliptic constellations. The Jupiter (left) lies in Leo, then follows the Virgo (bright star in Gegenschein is Spica), dim stars left from the MW bulge are from Libra, in MW Scorpius (with Mars and Saturn), Sagittarius, right from bulge is Capricorn and bright column of the light lies in the Aquarius. In full res image (feel free to download here - http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/wp-conte ... 00px-1.png) there is chance to spot even the Helix nebula.
Petr H.

Comet C/2014 S2 Panstarrs
March 1st 2016
Localition: San Romualdo - Ravenna (Italy)
Tecnosky Apo 130 F/7 on ASA DDM60PRO
QSI520wsi cooled -20 - LRGB Baader CCD filters

Cristina Cellini

Hubble Takes Mars Portrait Near Close Approach
Image credits: Hubble Space Telescope
More about: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archiv ... es/2016/15 http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=35952#p257723

Copernicus Crater 04-17-16
Copyrights: John Chumack NGC 281
Copyrights: Francesco Pelizzo M101
Copyrights: Francesco Pelizzo Sunspot, in H-alpha
Copyrights: Gabriel Corban Jupiter images (March 19th and 20th.)
Copyrights: Damian Peach Gum15
Copyrights: Wolfgang Promper Gum 19 & 20
Copyrights: Wolfgang Promper NGC6250
Copyrights: Wolfgang Promper Solar Halo in Montreal sky May 21 at 3:15 pm
Copyrights: Hadi Rezaei Moon and plane
Copyrights: Benedetto Roberto Chinaglia Full Moon and Mars
Copyrights: Slawbor Rokicki Proton Arc
Copyrights: John Zhou Moon over Lake Superior
Copyrights: David Tovar Transit of Mercury
Copyrights: Ali Karaminejhad Full Moon
Copyrights: Heiko Vahrenhold Milky Way and Southern Cross
Copyrights: Rui Li Blue Moon With Mars 21 22 May 2016
Copyrights: Michael Stiel Conjuction Fullmoon-Mars opposition
Copyrights: Juan Carlos Casado Fantastic lightning
Copyrights: Bertrand Kulik

Against Mars
Copyrights: Will Vrbasso Southern Cross Eta Carinae & Lambda Centauri
Copyrights: Carlos Fairbairn
Larger size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/245526/B/ Milky Way Core, Eagle, Swan, Trifid & Lagoon Nebulae
Copyrights: Carlos Fairbairn
Larger size: https://www.astrobin.com/full/247180/B/ IC 2177 Seagull Nebula
Copyrights: Burley Packwood Moon - Mars conjunction
Copyrights: Nisarg Ingole Planet Mars 05-22-2016 01:33 near opposition
Copyrights: Francesco Badalotti Moon regions
Copyrights: Houssem Ksontini Moonset over the peak of the Teide volcano
Copyrights: Daniel López Jupiter (March 21st, 2016.)
Copyrights: Damian Peach SwRI scientists discover fresh lunar craters
Credits and Copyrights: Albedo map credit: NASA GSFC/SwRI; Topographic map credit: NASA GSFC/ASU Jmoon
An article: http://www.swri.org/9what/releases/2016 ... 0SiAJErJpk http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=35971

Full Moon rising over Madrid four towers on May, 22 2016
Copyrights: Javier Martinez Moran Full Moon
Copyrights: Philippe Moussette Mercury transit
Copyrights: Philippe Moussette The Sun
Copyrights: Philippe Moussette NGC6380 + Pismis26 + SL28 dark nebula
Copyrights: Róbert Németh

Take your pick... which do you like better? Hmm?

Blue WISE Pleiades
NASA / WISE / Judy Schmidt


Fiery WISE Pleiades
NASA / WISE / Judy Schmidt

NIght in the forest

River of Dreams

Igniting stars

Author's site: http://www.astroadventures.ru/
Copyright: Yuri Zvezndy

The Milky Way over South Peloponnese, Greece (Top European Destination 2016)

Lonely Planet has released its annual list of Top European Destinations to visit in 2016,
naming the southern Greek region of Peloponnese as its Number 1 choice.

“Now more than ever the Peloponnese is the perfect destination for absorbing traditional Greek life,
compelling history and inspiring landscapes,” Lonely Planet says on its website.

http://www.alexandrosmaragos.com
Copyright: Alexandros Maragos

Mars on May 21st,04:37ut, May 22nd,04:16ut - Sun Opposition, May 23rd,03:34ut.

Sun Spot AR2546


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Copyright: Daniel Pasternak

Saturn


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Copyright: Daniel Pasternak

Sun


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Copyright: Daniel Pasternak

22 degree halo, a circumscribed halo and a parhelic circle
Copyrights: David Huenemoerder NGC 5395 - Heron Galaxy
Copyrights: Martin Pugh Planets
Credt : JL Dauvergne / E Kraaikamp / F Colas / S2P / IMCCE / OMP Milky Way
Copyrights: Peter Muks IC2944
Copyrights: Patrick Winkler Mars at Opposition
Copyrights: John Chumack Hubble finds clues to the birth of supermassive black holes
Credits: NASA/CXC/M. Weiss
An article: http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1610/ http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=35974

Mars through the window
Copyrights: Khalil Azar Casleo from above
Copyrights: Sergio Montúfar Mars (24 May 2016)
Copyrights: Alexei Pace Parallax - ISS moon transit
Copyrights: Franz Kerschbaum and Arno Rottal Clouds over Lower Seletar Reservoir
Copyrights: A Kannan Lightning on 23 May 2016
Copyrights: A Kannan The Milky Way over South Peloponnese, Greece
Copyrights: Alexandros Maragos M31 Andromeda Galaxy
Copyrights: George Chatzifrantzis

Three faces of the Sun



One of the most interesting active regions AR12546 on the Sun in last weeks. Not so active but very attractive visually.
To make this photos I used TS 102/1100 refractor with TV barlow 2x and PG Chameleon3 camera.
And three different accesories for different bands: Lunt etalon and BelOptik ERF for h-alpha, Lunt CaK B600 diagonal for K-Line and Baader ND3,8 with Solar Continuum for white light.

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sundog on the beach sunspot 2546

Moon Dawn Saturn and Mars Conjuction at Plemmirio 2
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Copyright: Dario Giannobile

Airglow in the air like the aurora as turf, like the war between the Alliance and Horde Warcraft. Meanwhile, the Galaxy also magnificent show in front of me.

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