Starship Asterisk*

Souls of Pantalica - Unesco World Heritage
http://www.dariogiannobile.com
Copyright: Dario Giannobile From Unesco web site: "The Necropolis of Pantalica extends over some 1,200 m from north to south and 500 m from east to west in the region of Sortino. In the hilly terrain (caverns and precipices) and a natural environment of great beauty, about 5,000 tombs are visible, most of which have been hewn out of the rock face. Archaeological research has brought to light, in this zone, vestigial remains of dwellings from the period of Greek colonization. Materials of Mycenean origin and monumental structures were recognised, enabling the identification of the Anaktoron (Prince's Palace). Similarly, it has been possible to identify a period of reoccupation of the site in the 9th-10th centuries: the zone was in fact used for the defence against invasions of Sicily by the Arab armies."

Here the lights represents the super - natural dimension of a place where can still be still felt the presence of these ancient souls from the people who built those tombs.

Dario

Souls of Pantalica 2 - Unesco World Heritage
http://www.dariogiannobile.com
Copyright: Dario Giannobile From Unesco web site: "The Necropolis of Pantalica extends over some 1,200 m from north to south and 500 m from east to west in the region of Sortino. In the hilly terrain (caverns and precipices) and a natural environment of great beauty, about 5,000 tombs are visible, most of which have been hewn out of the rock face. Archaeological research has brought to light, in this zone, vestigial remains of dwellings from the period of Greek colonization. Materials of Mycenean origin and monumental structures were recognised, enabling the identification of the Anaktoron (Prince's Palace). Similarly, it has been possible to identify a period of reoccupation of the site in the 9th-10th centuries: the zone was in fact used for the defence against invasions of Sicily by the Arab armies."

Here the lights represents the super - natural dimension of a place where can still be still felt the presence of these ancient souls from the people who built those tombs.

Dario

NGC 6334 & NGC 6357
http://www.astropilar.com.ar/nebulosas/ ... 357_1.html
Copyright: Ezequiel Bellocchio

In this wide field image, the full moon is rising over the second largest city in Greece, Thessaloniki. I was planning to make this image last year because I saw the orbit of the moon coming out of the city's landmark the White Tower and had to wait patiently so it would come at the same spot. Weather was good and after 12 months I was waiting at the perfect spot!
Clear skies
Constantine Emmanouilidi
http://www.stellar-explosions.com
f/b: infection photography

Here is my image from Badlands National Park taken May 18th, 2015. This image contains pink aurora (lower left), light pollution (orange on the horizon), green air glow, and the Milky Way.



Image on my website:
http://www.mdieterichphoto.com/p2811580 ... #h489c9f05

"What comes to mind when you think about the geology and night sky of our national parks? Does beauty, or even inspiration come to mind? Starlight and geology share a unique quality, they both required an inconceivable amount of time to form in relation to human lifespans. The starlight collected in this picture traveled millions of miles and originated thousands of years ago in our Milky Way Galaxy, while the sedimentary rocks seen in the foreground were deposited approximately 28-37 million years ago during the Paleogene Period as mountains and volcanoes to the west released sediment into low-lying regions. The striking timescales required to create our night skies and geologic wonders such is remarkable and thought-provoking." -Matthew Dieterich

Thank you for considering my image!

Best,

Matt Dieterich

M101
johnsastrophotos.com
Copyright: John Vermette
http://www.johnsastrophotos.com/uploads ... gbdone.jpg

Moonrise June 2, 2015
Copyrights: Nicholas Daniyyel M33, Triangulum Galaxy
Copyrights: Bryan Cogdell
Larger size: http://www.stellarscapes.net/wp-content ... 060515.jpg Solar Flare - 5th of June
Copyrights: Frédéric Jabet
http://astrochonum.com/Astro/solaire/5- ... ation1.gif Venus images 2015/05/23
Copyrights: Vitalij Chuev Crab Nebula
Credits and Copyrights: Dean Salman/NOAO/AURA/NSF M16
Copyrights: César Blanco González
Full size: http://www.cieloprofundo.com/cesar/foto ... ETALLE.jpg HI-SEAS habitat underneath the Milky Way
Copyrights: Neil Scheibelhut

M3
johnsastrophotos.com
Copyright: John Vermette
http://www.johnsastrophotos.com/uploads ... 3-lrgb.jpg

M100
johnsastrophotos.com
Copyright: John Vermette
http://www.johnsastrophotos.com/uploads ... 0-lrgb.jpg

Camping at Lyman Lake Arizona
johnsastrophotos.com
Copyright: John Vermette
http://www.johnsastrophotos.com/uploads ... e_camp.jpg

Simeis 147
johnsastrophotos.com
Copyright: John Vermette
http://www.johnsastrophotos.com/uploads ... 7hargb.jpg

http://cdn.astrobin.com/images/thumbs/9 ... ermark.jpg

HaLRGB presentation. Details in Astrobin.

Dead tree in Los Padres National Forest, CA
Copyright Tom Masterson, http://www.facebook.com/transientastro

Single shot of a dead tree in Los Padres National Forest. by Transient Astronomer, on Flickr

Lagoon Nebula Bi Color with RGB stars
Copyright: José Mtanous
Full image details
https://mtanous.wordpress.com/m8/

Copyright:
Raul Villaverde Fraile, Domingo Pestana and David Forteza

mosaico bolido by Raul Villaverde, en Flickr

loquin wrote:Ran across this earlier today - found it interesting.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/coron ... spot-group

Stacked images where coronal lines help visualize the shape of magnetic fields on the sun.

reduced size image

sdo_0171_blos_reduced.jpg

That is a truly bizarre image. Very cool though.

NGC1333 (CED16;VDB17) in Perseus
http://lbuckphotos.smugmug.com/Astrophotography
Copyright: Lee Buck
High-res Version

NGC6164 in Norma.
a Truly interesting emission nebula which has the appearance of a planetary.

Copyright: Paul Haese

Click here for larger resolution image.

The Wizard Nebula (Sharpless 142 or SH2-142 for short)
Copy right: Jaspal Chadha
http://www.jkobservatory.net

http://www.flickr.com/photos/95267225@N06/17851718595/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/95267225@ ... ed-public/
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alcarreño wrote:Copyright:
Raul Villaverde Fraile, Domingo Pestana and David Forteza

mosaico bolido by Raul Villaverde, en Flickr

mosaico bolido by Raul Villaverde, en Flickr

Cygnus Cross - small mosaic
http://www.astromarcin.pl
Copyright: Marcin Paciorek
Better resolution: http://astromarcin.pl/images/wide/cygnu ... c_1600.jpg

Lyra and the MIlkyWay are setting behind the marvelous landscape of Meteora Greece. The ligthts on the right side of the image are coming from monasteries that are built over the rocks many years ago and I believe they provide a better feeling of time passing (or not passing...) through the years.
Clear and not light polluted skies
Constantine Emmanouilidi
http://www.stellar-explosion.com
f/b: infection photography

M16 Eagle Nebulae
http://observatorioelche.blogspot.com.e ... banda.html
Copyright: Juan Lozano de Haro

Fireworks Galaxy, globular cluster and Integrated Flux Nebula
Copyrights: Álvaro Ibáñez Pérez
Larger size: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kokehtz/1 ... ateposted/ M97, The Owl Nebula
Copyrights: Ron Brecher Malibu Sea Cave & Milky Way
Copyrights: Jack Fusco Centaurus sky and GTC
Copyrights: Juan Carlos Casado 06/08 Stormy Saturn
Copyrights: Christopher Go M81 with Arp's Loop
Copyrights: Dave Doctor
Full version: https://www.flickr.com/photos/astrodoc7 ... ed-public/ Lunar Red Flash
Copyrights: Rick Albrecht Carina Nebula x3
Copyrights: Richard Galli ALMA uses ‘Natural Telescope’ to Image Monstrous Galaxy near the Edge of the Universe
Image credit: Y. Tamura (University of Tokyo) /ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
An article: http://www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/science/20 ... -alma.html http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=34853


Nearby "Dwarf" Galaxy is Home to Luminous Star Cluster
Copyrights: Hubble Telescope
An article: https://www.aftau.org/news-page-astrono ... &ncs4699=3 http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=34358#p241668

Bird and Sun
Copyrights: Francisco Soldán The MAGIC-II Cherenkov telescope and the Galactic Center
Copyrights: Diego Tescaro The Scorpion's Stinger
Copyrights: Klaus R. Brasch Moonlight
Copyrights: Cristian López Milky Way over the Andes mountains
Copyrights: Cristian López Nebulae parade, SH2-155, VDB 155, LDN 1210, ...
Copyrights: Herbert Walter Lunar halo over city
Copyrights: Göran Strand Searching for Hope
Copyrights: Konstantinos Vasilakakos New Hubble image of galaxy NGC 6503
Credits: NASA, ESA
An article: http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1513/ http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=34827#p244372

Night sky over Paros, Greece
Copyrights: Aggelos Mpitsaktsis