Starship Asterisk*

Sunrise plane
Copyrights: Mohd Nazam Anuar IFN region M81 M82
Copyrights: José Francisco Hernández Saturn (March 18th.)
Copyrights: Damian Peach Jupiter (March 18th.)
Copyrights: Damian Peach Jupiter with Io & Ganymede (March 17th.)
Copyrights: Damian Peach Venus turning, growing and thinning
Copyrights: Shahrin Ahmad Venus in relative size to the other planets and Moon
Copyrights: Shahrin Ahmad The Tadpoles (IC410)
Copyrights: Álvaro Ibáñez Pérez M51
Copyrights: Jerry Keith Moon from Edmonton, Alberta on March 12, 2017
Copyrights: Rahman Khan Eastern Veil Nebula
Copyrights: Kevin Quin Crescent Venus setting on Sacre-Coeur Basilica
Copyrights: Josselin Desmars The Cave Nebula, SH2-155
Copyrights: Eric Coles Astronomical castles
Copyrights: Sergio Montúfar
Acknowledgement: Planetario Ciudad de la Plata The Famous Beehive Cluster in Binoculars
Credits: Project Nightflight Sunrise from La Coruña, Spain, Galicia
Copyrights: Ana García Green Flash
Copyrights: Ana García Cone Nebula Region
Copyrights: Ron Brecher NGC 6745
Credits and Copyrights: Data: Hubble Legacy Archive; Processing: Domingo Pestana M57
Credits and Copyrights: Data: Hubble Legacy Archive; Processing: Domingo Pestana NGC7822 - Cederblad 214
Copyrights: Idir Saci Journey to Venus
Copyrights: Uğur İkizler Aurora storm and aurora hunters
Copyrights: Juan Carlos Casado

NGC 4725, NGC 4712, NGC 4747 Galaxies in Coma Berenices
Copyrights: Claudio Galeotti 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak
Copyrights: Fabien Paquet Zodiacal light and Venus
Copyrights: Jingpeng Liu Magical Milky Way above Uyuni Saltlake
Copyrights: Vincent Chen Comet 41P Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak passing M108 and M97 the Owl nebula
Copyrights: Lee Phillips LMC
Copyrights: Almir Menezes Neto Spring equinox sunset from Holland MI
Copyrights: Adwait Bhagwat Flux
Copyrights: Raul Villaverde Fraile Phases of Venus - 10th November, 2016 to 11th March, 2017
Copyrights: Roshaan Bukhari Comet 41P, M108, M97
Copyrights: Barry Riu Moonlight Iridium Flare above Isaac Newton Telescope
Copyrights: Miguel Claro Comet 41P with galaxy M108 and Owl Nebula
Copyrights: Jean-Francois Gout Thor's Helmet
Copyrights: Christopher Massa The Heart Nebula, IC 1805
Copyrights: Gordon Wright Moon mosaic
Copyrights: Dmitry Seleznev M81/M82 + IFN
Copyrights: Jean-Baptiste Auroux Monkey Head Nebula
Copyrights: Kenya Endo NGC-2237 - Rosette Nebula
Copyrights: Angel M. Lozano Pérez NGC 5256
Credits and copyrights: Data: Hubble Legacy Archive; Processing: Domingo Pestana Venus in the evening of 2017 March 22
Copyrights: Ekkehard Gnadler Venus in the morning of 2017 March 26
Copyrights: Ekkehard Gnadler The Moon from Barcelona
Copyrights: Antoni Casas Grimaldos Unusual double cloud formation over Täby, Sweden
Copyrights: Philip Todd

Messier 42 Orion Nebula
(Narrowband- Hubble Version)
Copyright: Frank Iwaszkiewicz https://www.deep-sky-astroteam.de/en/me ... ion-nebula

Galactic cirrus clouds in Draco - LBN 415. 8 x 6 degree field containing Eta Draconis

[Aimed at Orion[/b]
http://www.mdieterichphoto.com
Copyright: Matt Dieterich
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Catching Orion for the last time this season before the new spring constellations come into view. I am very eager at the Summer Milky Way now entering the Northern Hemisphere night sky, but Orion will be missed until later this fall!

Moonset and Mercury-set
Copyright: György Soponyai




Photo details:

2017.03.29. Dunakeszi, Hungary
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Canon EF 200/2.8 L
3 x 2.5sec, F 2.8, ISO 800

From Corona Australis to Rho Ophiuchi
Copyrights: Carlos Eduardo Fairbairn M42 & Running Man Nebulae in Orion
Copyrights: Stan Smith Jupiter, Spica, airglow and Milky Way over Oravská Lesná, Slovakia
Copyrights: Petr Horálek Like a fallen angel
Copyrights: Petr Horálek Night sky
Copyrights: Miquel Jover The Milky Way and the Magellanic Cloud above Taquile Island, lake Titicaca, Peru in October 2014
Copyrights: Doug Pham Comet 45P and many NGC
Copyrights: Christophe de la Chapelle
Full size: http://c.de-la-chapelle.chez-alice.fr/i ... 20full.jpg Rosette Nebula
Copyrights: Jonathan Rupert Comets 41P-Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak and C/2014 S2 Panstarrs
Copyrights: Francesco Badalotti Stars meets the volcano
Copyrights: Hower JI Desert camping under the Milky Way
Copyrights: Darren Foltinek Crab Nebula
Copyrights: Emil Pellett Orion Nebula
Copyrights: Emil Pellett Jupiter (March 15th.)
Copyrights: Damian Peach Star trails
Copyrights: Nick Lamendola Bright Green Bolide 2017-03-25 23:35UT
Copyrights: Christian Koll Perseus Double Cluster
Copyrights: Jose Hernandez Summer full Moon over the Western Mountain Range of the Picos de Europa National Park, Spain
Copyrights: Carlos Dias Untouched
Copyrights: Ondrej Kralik Amazing Auroras with a Fisheye
Copyrights: Ángel Rodríguez Arós

Barnard 33 Horse Head Nebula
Copyrights: Stan Smith
http://darkskyastro.com/wp-content/gall ... -final.png

Danish night sky phenomena in March

Credits: Adrien Mauduit

Milky way, aurora borealis, Zodiacal lights (faint because of the aurora), nebulae... And me, alone on the beach enjoying the Danish night sky!

Aurora Australis and meteor
Copyrights: Ian Griffin Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova in motion
Copyrights: José Jiménez Priego IC2087 & Barnard 22
Copyrights: José Jiménez Priego IC-1395
Copyrights: Angel M. Lozano Pérez Green magic
Copyrights: Mehdi Momenzadeh M31
Credits and copyrights: Data: NAOJ/NASA/ESA/DSS POSS II/R. Colombari; Assembling and processing: R. Colombari
Full size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/288715/0/?nc=&real=&mod= Abell 370
Credits and copyrights: Data: Hubble Legacy Archive; Processing: Domingo Pestana Milky Way above Mount DuoXiongLa
Copyrights: Alvin Wu NuSTAR Probes Puzzling Galaxy Merger
Image Credits: DCT/NRL
An article: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2017-088 http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=37006

The dawn and Aurora
Copyrights: Ziyi Ye Astronomers probe swirling particles in halo of starburst galaxy
Image credits: A.D. Kapinska, G. Meurer. ICRAR/UWA/CAASTRO.
An article: http://www.icrar.org/starburst/ http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=37007

Milky Way and Aurora Australis
Copyrights: Gill Fry M45
Copyrights: Terry Hancock Zodical light from Trefor coastline in North Wales, UK
Copyrights: Elgan Jones IRAS 05437+2502
Credits and copyrights: NASA, ESA, Hubble, HLA; Reprocessing & Copyright: Jesús M.Vargas & Álvaro Ibáñez M81
Copyrights: Patrick Gilliland MilkyWay
Copyrights: Edward Karim Torres Aurora Borealis from Iceland
Copyrights: Gísli Már Árnason Fogbow
Copyrights: Jim Rose

Ar 2644 / 204 mm F/10 H-alpha refractor.
Process AS2 / CS6
Image Philippe TOSI

Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 20" Ritchey-Chrètien F/4.2 STL6303E LRGB 17 minutes - 29 March 2017
by Dr Paolo Candy - Ci.A.O. - Italy

Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson) 20" Ritchey-Chrètien F/4.2 STL6303E LRGB 17 minutes - 29 March 2017
by Dr Paolo Candy - Ci.A.O. - Italy

Cone to Rosette Mosaic
copyright: Chuck Manges



Cone to Rosette Nebula Mosaic by Chuck Manges, on Flickr
Annotated Version:



Cone2Rosette_Annotated by Chuck Manges, on Flickr

NGC2070 Tarantula Nebula
Taken at La Réunion Island (Indian Ocean)
20hours of exposure (11hours of Ha, 3 hours of R, G and B)
G42 mount, TS130/910, QHY163M
By Jonathan Durand
Clear skies!

NGC2070 - 20 hours by Jonathan Durand, sur Flickr

Subject: IC417 The Spider Nebula (Ha, OIII, SII)
Copyrights: James Collins

Larger image URL:
http://jimstar11.com/IC417.jpg
Web Site: Meadow View Observatory
http://jimstar11.com/

Subject: NGC 281 Pacman Nebula (Ha, OIII, SII)
Copyrights: James Collins

Larger image URL:
http://jimstar11.com/NGC281psa_apod.jpg
Web Site: Meadow View Observatory
http://jimstar11.com/

Subject: IC 1805 The Heart Nebula (Ha, OIII, SII)
Copyrights: James Collins

Larger image URL:
http://jimstar11.com/IC1805a.jpg
Web Site: Meadow View Observatory
http://jimstar11.com/

Upcoming comet
Comet Comet C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy) on April 1st 2017
Copyright: Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov @ Irida Observatory More info and hi-res images on website