Starship Asterisk*

The Wall in Cygnus
Copyright: Mark Hanson
Full Resolution Image and image details can be found here:http://www.btlguce.com/page26.html

STRATOSPHERIC Winter Constellations
Website: http://www.skyobserver.net/ or http://youngwoocho.com/
Copyright: Youngwoo Cho

This is the STRATOSPHERIC winter constellations, that is, viewed from the Air-bus 11-km above sea level. The Air-bus which took off Incheon was flying over the Pacific before landing at San Francisco in one and half hours. It was taken while new day's dawning. It was expected that the Orionids would light up the sky, but I could hardly see any.

Orion, Canis', Gemini, Taurus and another winter constellations alongside with the Pleiades can be seen in the sky. Note that some bright stars of the constellations Canis Major and Orion are seen reflected on the wing of the airplane. Sirius as well as the navigation light at the tip of the wing is very bright and is making flares.

Finger pointing to the Hearts Center
Copyright: Mark Hanson
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http://www.btlguce.com/wpimages/wpfb8e5d80_00.jpg

For more info and entire image visit: http://www.btlguce.com/page60.html

The Stellar Star Barn
http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalret ... 052337441/
Copyright: Marion Haligowski


The Stellar Star Barn by Radical Retinoscopy, on Flickr

The following photograph was made of 110 fifteen second exposures using a Canon t2i. A 17-40L Canon lens at 17 mm was used. Each exposure was taken at f/5.0 at ISO 400. The individual exposures were stacked using StarstaX. The star barn is a central Pennsylvania landmark located in Middletown. A subtle bank of fog rolled in during the last few exposures adding a soft glow above the pond.

CopyRight: Rafael Rodriguez Morales
Hubble palete narrow band

http://skyandphoto.smugmug.com/Other/My ... &lb=1&s=X3

http://skyandphoto.smugmug.com/Other/My ... OOK-X3.jpg

Venus rises over Mesa Arch
http://www.high-iso.de
Copyright: Andreas Möller

M33
Copyright: Wolfgang Promper
[attachment=0]M33_wolfgang.jpg[/attachment]
http://www.astro-pics.com/33mne.jpg
http://www.astro-pics.com/33mne.htm

Hi all
here's my attempt at the Bubble nebula, taken from Italy with a Canon 40D central d.s. on Televue 102 f/7. Stack of 45x7min. subframes at 1600 iso. Processing: Iris, PixInsight, PS.

Full size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/21624/B/?

Carlo Rocchi (Italy)

Sunspot 1569
Copyright: Dzmitry Kananovich Close-up view of sunspot No.1569. Date and time: 16 september 2012, 10:00 UT. Location: Tallinn, Estonia.
TAL-250K (250 mm) Klevtzov-Cassegrain telescope @ f/18, Basler 640-100gm CCD, Baader Solar Continuum filter + IR/UV-block, Astrosolar photo film. Stacked in Autostakkert!-2, drizzle 1.5x. Image resolution approx. 0.17"/pix. Pseudocolor.

Photo: PK164+31.1
Copyright: Descubre Foundation, CAHA, OAUV, DSA, Vicent Peris (OAUV), Jack Harvey (SSRO).
This image has been aquired with the Zeiss 1.23 meter telescope at Calar Alto Observatory (Spain). It is a 28-hour exposure with broadband RGB and narroband H-alpha filters.

For more technical information and full resolution image please visit this link:

http://astrofoto.es/Galeria/2012/PK164/ ... HA_en.html

To know more about this object you can read this article by David Galadí:

http://pixinsight.com/gallery/PK164+31.1-CAHA/en.html


Best regards,
Vicent.

The "Pic du Midi" Observatory (in the Pyrénées, south west of France) will be paint Pink during 3 days.
The purpose is to mobilize about breast cancer research and treatment and to celebrate the future "international starry night reserve" to be set up locally to preserve the night sky.
World Known light Artist Yann Kersalé (aik #at# ykersale.com) has provided his artistic contribution for the operation. Yann has already illuminated lot of buildings including "Grand palais" in Paris.

On her own side, Martine (aka MsEclipse,Amateur Astronomer in mission on site during the event ) courageously fighted 3 times breast cancer. She fully supports this operation.

[attachment=0]pink_Pic.jpg[/attachment]
http://for.me.its.free.fr/Pic_en_Rose.jpg


Copyright: Jean-Paul GODARD & Martine TLOUZEAU

Respective websites http://uranoscope.free.fr & http://mseclipse.free.fr

The Milky Way over Chelmos Mountain, Kalavryta, Greece.
Copyright: Alexandros Maragos
http://www.alexandrosmaragos.com

The Milky Way over Kalavryta Ski Center by Alexandros Maragos, on Flickr

Hello,
I have 3 versions of Bubble Nebula.

52x900s Ha with a TEC200ED, F7
78x600s OIII with a 115/800 APO, only colour


60% Version
100% Version


60% Version
100% Version


60% Version
100% Version

"Sol and Starscape", our sun in perspective.

Image captured from Redlands, Califronia with a Lunt 100/Coronado 90 double stacked Ha telescope, a DMK 41 camera, and a Takahashi FSQ106N refractor.



Jim Lafferty
Redlands, California
http://scopetrader.com/jimlafferty

Iridescent clouds
http://www.emilivanov.com/Other_Images/ ... clouds.htm
Copyright: Emil Ivanov Larger image could be seen here

Sharpless 171
Sharpless 171, is a star-forming region some 3,000 light-years away in the royal constellation Cepheus.
It spans about 20 light-years across the nebula's bright central region.
It shows glow of emission from atomic gas using narrowband filters.
Powering the nebular glow are the young, hot stars of a newly formed cluster, Berkeley 59.

Larger version can be seen here:
http://www.pbase.com/tango33/image/146426887

Thanks,

Kfir Simon
http://i.pbase.com/g1/85/890385/2/14642 ... b85EIL.jpg
[attachment=0]kfir_simon.jpg[/attachment]

The Elephant's Trunk nebula
http://static.squarespace.com/static/50 ... 9438493657
[attachment=0]elephant_lillo.jpg[/attachment]

Hello!

With greetings from Germany I'd like to show my latest image:

Pickering's Triangular Wisp:

[attachment=0]triangle_rolf.jpg[/attachment]
http://www.stern-fan.de/Bilder/Internet ... le-SSA.jpg


For all imaging data and a high res image please follow this link:
http://stern-fan.de/Seiten/galerie_Bild ... angle.html

Best Regards
Rolf Geissinger
http://www.stern-fan.de

Michael Deger wrote:Rosette nebula ( NGC 2244 )
Copyright: Michael Deger

http://www.galaxyphoto.de
http://www.galaxyphoto.de/NGC2244_1.jpg
http://www.galaxyphoto.de/ngc2244_I.htm

full size view √mesmerizing. Nicely done, Michael.

DzmitryK wrote:Sunspot 1569
Copyright: Dzmitry Kananovich
http://www.forum.belastro.net/files/spo ... c2_337.jpg

Close-up view of sunspot No.1569. Date and time: 16 september 2012, 10:00 UT. Location: Tallinn, Estonia.
TAL-250K (250 mm) Klevtzov-Cassegrain telescope @ f/18, Basler 640-100gm CCD, Baader Solar Continuum filter + IR/UV-block, Astrosolar photo film. Stacked in Autostakkert!-2, drizzle 1.5x. Image resolution approx. 0.17"/pix. Pseudocolor.

√ close-up enlarged is awesome. Nicely done, Dzmitry.

noverain wrote:STRATOSPHERIC Winter Constellations
Website: http://www.skyobserver.net/ or http://youngwoocho.com/
Copyright: Youngwoo Cho

This is the STRATOSPHERIC winter constellations, that is, viewed from the Air-bus 11-km above sea level. The Air-bus which took off Incheon was flying over the Pacific before landing at San Francisco in one and half hours. It was taken while new day's dawning. It was expected that the Orionids would light up the sky, but I could hardly see any.

Orion, Canis', Gemini, Taurus and another winter constellations alongside with the Pleiades can be seen in the sky. Note that some bright stars of the constellations Canis Major and Orion are seen reflected on the wing of the airplane. Sirius as well as the navigation light at the tip of the wing is very bright and is making flares.

http://www.skyobserver.net/zbxe/files/a ... c3b0a7.jpg

√good eye, nice capture. Well done, Youngwoo.

Emil Ivanov wrote:Iridescent clouds
http://www.emilivanov.com/Other_Images/ ... clouds.htm
Copyright: Emil Ivanov
http://www.emilivanov.com/Other_Images/ ... ouds_a.jpg
Larger image could be seen here

√nice capture. One of many, great gallery, Emil.

geissi wrote:Hello!

With greetings from Germany I'd like to show my latest image:

Pickering's Triangular Wisp:

http://www.stern-fan.de/Bilder/Internet ... le-SSA.jpg


For all imaging data and a high res image please follow this link:
http://stern-fan.de/Seiten/galerie_Bild ... angle.html

Best Regards
Rolf Geissinger
http://www.stern-fan.de

full size on black √wow. Nice image, Rolf.

marion165 wrote:The Stellar Star Barn
http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalret ... 052337441/
Copyright: Marion Haligowski

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8178/8052 ... 45da01.jpg
The Stellar Star Barn by Radical Retinoscopy, on Flickr

The following photograph was made of 110 fifteen second exposures using a Canon t2i. A 17-40L Canon lens at 17 mm was used. Each exposure was taken at f/5.0 at ISO 400. The individual exposures were stacked using StarstaX. The star barn is a central Pennsylvania landmark located in Middletown. A subtle bank of fog rolled in during the last few exposures adding a soft glow above the pond.

√great with the fog. Nice capture, Marion.

JimLafferty wrote:"Sol and Starscape", our sun in perspective.

Image captured from Redlands, Califronia with a Lunt 100/Coronado 90 double stacked Ha telescope, a DMK 41 camera, and a Takahashi FSQ106N refractor.

http://scopetrader.com/Photography/Photos/5238306.jpg


Jim Lafferty
Redlands, California
http://scopetrader.com/jimlafferty

√click to enlarge! Nice image, Jim.