Starship Asterisk*

M81, M82 and Integrated Flux Nebula
Full-size/details (interactive version w/ w/out flux): http://jeffjastro.com/dso/M81M82_27Dec13.htm
Copyright: Jeff Johnson (http://jeffjastro.com)
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IC 5146 - Cocoon Nebula
Full-size/details: http://jeffjastro.com/dso/IC5146_27Dec13.htm
Copyright: Jeff Johnson (http://jeffjastro.com)
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Some Voyage
http://www.radiocluj.ro/blog/messzelato ... z-repulok/
Copyright: Pál VÁRADI NAGY
Camera: Canon 1100D, ISO 800, 1/160
Telescope: MC 102/1300 on EQ3

Nightscape Panorama at Aroudillas beach, Corfu, Greece

Nightscape Panorama at the natural cove on the coastal of Arcoudillas at Asprokavos cape, nightscape under the moonlight, gazing the distant stars next to the clay sediment age of ~1-2 million years old on deposit with big pebbles which form two lines creating the cove.

In the center and right of the photo we see our galaxy Milky Way that creates an arc because of its position on the sky, next to it and out of the picture is our satellite the Moon that shins in the sky, on the left and up on the picture is the constellation of Ursa Major the Bear or Big Dipper, and almost on the centrer is Vega, α-Lyr, the second brightness star across the northern hemisphere.

here in hight resolution: http://www.astrovox.gr/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=17595

NGC3582 in Hubble Palette
Copyrights: Roland Christen IC410 (The Tadpole Nebula in Narrowband)
Copyrights: Bernard Miller Stars at Sunrise
Copyrights: Charles Hakes M3
Copyrights: Robert Fields Saturn and the Moon in Colour
Copyrights: Daniel López M 42
Copyrights: Robert Fields Winter Triangle Cum Winter Northern Cross
Copyrights: Philip Valitchka Mars and Its Two Companions
Copyrights: Jimmy Westlake

Equinoctial hole
Copyrights: Giuseppe De Donà IC 1848 Soul Nebula
Copyrights: Cesar Blanco Rosette and Christmas Tree
Copyrights: Albert Barr Incredible Aurora Display
Copyrights: John Chumack Messier 66
Credits: Caltech, Palomar Observatory, Paul Gardner, Justin Belicki

The Amazing Tree
Copyrights: Gianni Fardelli
https://www.facebook.com/gianni.fardelli

rgb rings, 150% http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php? ... 70#p222770

Late-Season M42 and Running-Man

Higher res@
http://westcoastpics23.blogspot.com.au/?view=flipcard

[attachment=0]M3 copy.jpg]Did a three hour session with M3 last night , also NGC 5263 towards bottom right .Luminance only

Finished an LRGB image of NGC 4631 and 4656 (Whale and Hockystick Galaxies) Williams Optics FLT98 ,NEQ6 mount and SXV 694 mono cooled CCD with Loadstar guide CCD

Orion and Running Man Nebulae
Copyrights: Roberto Colombari
Full size: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3763/1335 ... 3d0c_o.jpg Sadr surrounded by IC 1318
Copyrights: Jeff Johnson Milky Way with Moonlight above South Peak of Mt. Kinabalu
Copyrights: Wei-Loon Chin Rapt with Spiral Arms
Copyrights: Adam Block NGC 2403
Copyrights: Bruce Waddington

M82 and Supernova 2014J

Luminance collected Feb 21 - March 1
RGB collected on March 6 and 7
Ha collected March 1 - 6
http://www.astrobin.com/86468/C/

The treasures of Orion - Ha
http://astrofotky.cz/~Konihlav
Copyright: Pavel Pech


The treasures of Orion - L/R+Ha/G/B
http://astrofotky.cz/~Konihlav
Copyright: Pavel Pech

Title: Golden Ribbon
copyright: Dario Giannobile
http://www.dariogiannobile.com/sky

The Moon rising from the sea during the blue hour paints a golden ribbon upon the sea.
Hope you like.
Dario

Mars on March 25th, 06:10ut. Under optimum conditions, Slight Saharra dust & Volcanic ash in the region. At left (limb) Terra Meridani, Terra Sabaer, (mid) Syrtis Major, (bot) Hellas Planitia, (top) Vastitas Borealis, (right) Nodus Alcyonius, Utopia Planitia, (limb) Elysium Mons. (Equipment: LX200ACF 12 in.OTA, CGE mount, Flea3 Ccd, TeleVue 3x barlows, Astronomik RGB filter set. 65sec. per Chnl. North top.

Sh2-155 and vdB155 in Cepheus reprocessed
2013, September.
Crimea, Ukraine.
HiRes photo: http://olegbr.astroclub.kiev.ua/files/a ... lov_v3.jpg
Copyright: Oleg Bryzgalov

Hi resolution image of AR2014 taken with Astro-Physics 152mm F8 telescope and Baader 3.8 ND solar film. 4800mm EFL.

Efrain Morales wrote:Mars on March 25th, 06:10ut. Under optimum conditions, Slight Saharra dust & Volcanic ash in the region. At left (limb) Terra Meridani, Terra Sabaer, (mid) Syrtis Major, (bot) Hellas Planitia, (top) Vastitas Borealis, (right) Nodus Alcyonius, Utopia Planitia, (limb) Elysium Mons. (Equipment: LX200ACF 12 in.OTA, CGE mount, Flea3 Ccd, TeleVue 3x barlows, Astronomik RGB filter set. 65sec. per Chnl. North top.

Hi Efrain, the planets images you have usually made are really amazing!!!

Velimir

Venus-Moon Conjunction Over Budapest
Copyright: György Soponyai

On Thursday early morning I observed the conjunction of Venus and Moon in the look-out tower of József Hill where a wonderful panorama of the waking Budapest was visible.



Photo details: 2014.03.27. Budapest, Hungary
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Canon EF 100/2.8 macro
4 x 2sec, F4, ISO 640

Sandgirl wrote:Messier 66
Credits: Caltech, Palomar Observatory, Paul Gardner, Justin Belicki

m66_justin_small.jpg

The only downside of this image is that it doesn't show the faint outer tidal features.

Libration higher resolution gif (800x600, ~1MiB): http://www.radiocluj.ro/blog/messzelato ... bracio.gif
url (Hungarian): http://www.radiocluj.ro/blog/messzelato/a-libraciorol/
Copyright: VÁRADI NAGY Pál
Note: weather's not been my friend

a reprocess of NGC 4631 and 6465 Whale and Hockystick. 9 hour exposure total . Much happier with this one

For full size version http://www.shaunreynoldsastro.com

Sh2-308
Copyright: Evzen Brunner An oxygen bubble near Sirius. Picture taken at Tenerife near Izana observatory. Total 8h exposure - 4h Ha, 4h OIII.
Higher res.: http://s6.postimg.org/6viiilowh/Sh2_308_fin_1600px.jpg