Starship Asterisk*

Aurora above Hungary
Copyright: György Soponyai

Standing on 47° Northern latitude, Auroras are very rarely visible. If so, the result is a faint, almost invisible glow at the bottom of the Northern horizon.
But on the evening of 2023-11-05, a once-in-a-lifetime unforeseen miracle was shining for more than one hour above Hungarian skies: the brightest and most beautiful Aurora for decades.

I was alarmed by my friends very lately so I was able to capture the very end of the event near my home, Mogyoród.
This photo is a concatenated result of two 14mm wide angle frames, so you may imagine the huge size of the phenomenon.



Details:
2023-11-05 Mogyoród, Hungary
Canon EOS RP + Samyang EF 14/2.8
2x6 sec, F2.8, ISO 3200

Milky Way over a lake in southern Chile.
Copyright: Marcelo Maturana Rodríguez (@matuutex)
Location: Lago Chapo (Chapo lake), Lakes Region, Chile
Date: 30 July 2021
Instagram: @matuutex
Nikon d5600, Tokina lens 14/20mm f2
14mm f2 iso 2000 20 segs
Panorama

Lake Chapo is a turquoise pre-mountain lake of glacial origin, located at 240 meters above sea level, 40 km northeast of Puerto Montt and 110 km southeast of Puerto Varas. It is located between the Alerce Andino National Park and the Llanquihue Natural Reserve, so it offers a very beautiful view of both the mountains that surround it and the lush vegetation of the place. It is the only lake in the Puerto Montt commune. Since 1990, it has had to endure the devastating effects of a basin transfer, producing an ecological imbalance without return associated with the operation of the Canutillar hydroelectric plant.

In the photograph we observe the reflection of the Milky Way in the lake, along with the Carina Nebula, the Southern Cross and the Galactic Center, as well as the airglow that dyes the scene red.


Milky Way over a lake in southern Chile. by Marcelo Maturana, en Flickr

Target : IC1396 ; B161 ; B162 ; B163 ; B365 ; B367 ; Sh2-131 ; LBN 451 ; LBN 452 ; LBN 455 ; LBN 456 ; LBN 457 ; PK098+04.1
Site : Toulon (83), France, Bortle 6
Dates : from July to September, 2023
Main Equipment:
Instrument : Lunette Takahashi FSQ106 f5 focal 530 mm Aperture 106 mm
Dimension : 9188 x 5830 pixels
Field : 3.89x2.60 degrés
Resolution : 1,46"/pixel
Mount : Takahashi EM200
Image Sensor : ZWO ASI6200MM-PRO 7 filtres
Autoguideur : ZWO ASI290 mini
Accessories : Robofocus and USB Focuser 2 Pierro-astro
Filters : RGB Ha ANTLIA unmounted 50 mm
Acquisition : PRISM V10 62 hours in 440 exposures R 131x300s, G 84x600s, B 119x600s, Ha 106x600s
Processing :
PIXINSIGHT 1.8.9-2 Enhancing Red with Hydrogen-Alpha,
AFFINITY : Levels
High resolution : http://www.astrosurf.com/leguenp/photos ... XT_NXT.jpg

Patrice Le Guen

Villarica volcano and southern cross.
Copyright: Marcelo Maturana Rodríguez (@matuutex)
Location: Pucon, Aracania Region, Chile
Date: 22 January 2023
Instagram: @matuutex
Nikon d7500, Tokina lens 14/20mm f2
14mm f2 iso 1600 15 segs
Vertical Panorama (3 Photos)

Without a doubt one of my favorite natural elements are volcanoes. During this time I have been able to marvel at their majesty and the presence that they impose on the environment.

Observing the Milky Way from above in one of them is an unforgettable experience.

We can see the winter Milky Way in the southern hemisphere, along with the Carina Nebula, the Southern Cross and the Villarica Volcano.


Villarica volcano and southern cross. by Marcelo Maturana, en Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/533 ... fd52_k.jpg

THE GLOBULAR GLUSTER NGC 5286 AND STAR M CENTAURI

BEST DETAILS:
https://www.astrobin.com/full/pj9ugi/0/


EQUIPMENT:
Esprit 150mm triplet
Zwo asi 6200mc
Mount CEM120
Frames 94X100"

LOCATION: Munhoz - MG - Brazil
DATES: From 04/09/2023 to 04/11/2023

PROCESSING AND CAPTURE:
Adobe Photoshop, ASTAP, SGP, PHD2 and PixInsight

Author: Fernando Oliveira de Menezes
Email: Barretosmed@hotmail.com

"Remember remember the 5th of November"

On Bonfire Night, Mother Nature provided her own fireworks in the form of another spectacular display of the northern lights that were reportedly seen as far south as Greece and Turkey!

To the naked eye, a faint glow could be seen for several hours. Here's what my camera saw at Dryslwyn Castle in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

Nikon Z7 II
14mm, ISO 1600, F/4, 15 seconds - single shot
Edited with Luminar Neo

Dryslwyn Castle, United Kingdom © Mathew Browne via PhotoHound

Lobster Claw, Bubble, and Northern Lagoon Nebula. (Sh2 - 157, NGC 7635, NGC 7538)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/194543639@N07/
https://www.instagram.com/mark_hoffman_photography/

Copyright: Mark Hoffman, @mark_hoffman_photography

With Stars
by mark h, on Flickr

Starless
by mark h, on Flickr


Equipment/Capture Details:
Williams Optics Z73
EQ35-Pro
ZWO ASI EAF
ZWO ASI 120MM
ZWO ASI 1600MM Pro
ZWO ASI 7 position EFW
Kendrick Dew Heater
Pegasus Pocket Powerbox Mini
36mm Astronomik 6nm Ha, O3, RGB filters
Total Integration Time = 37 hours
Ha Integration Time = 122* 480sec
O3 Integration Time = 165 * 240sec
S2 Integration Time = 68 * 540 sec
RGB Integration Time = 30 * 30sec
USA
Bortle 7

Preprocessed in Pixinsight. Post processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop.

Osorno Volcano aligned with the Milky Way.
Copyright: Marcelo Maturana Rodríguez (@matuutex)
Location: Osorno Volcano, South of Chile
Date: 20 May 2023
Instagram: @matuutex
Nikon d5600, Tokina lens 14/20mm f2
Foreground: 14mm f2.8 iso 3200 122 segs
Sky: 14mm f2 iso 2500 20 segs

Without a doubt one of my favorite natural elements are volcanoes, during this time I was able to marvel at their majesty and the presence they impose on the environment.

Observing the Milky Way from above in one of them is an unforgettable experience.

We can see the Osorno volcano aligned with the Milky Way next to the galactic center, on the edges we can see the airglow, warning of a storm in the area.


Osorno Volcano aligned with the Milky Way. by Marcelo Maturana, en Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/533 ... c9be_h.jpg

blue flash
many will be familiar with the more famous green flash, but sometimes blue flashes also happen, this appeared off the coast of Anzio south of Rome in Italy on the evening of 08 November 2023
photography by Cristiano Ceracchini
canon eos1100d
samyang 100/500 lens