Starship Asterisk*

IC 410 (Cosmic Tadpoles) narrowband
Copyright: Luca Moretti

Barnard 8, 9, 11

larger Version: http://www.celestialobjects.net/B11.html
Copyright: Patrick Winkler

Witch's Head Nebula | NGC1752 | LRGB
Copyright: Steven Mohr

January 2, 2017

Information about the image:
Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5 | Focal Ratio: F8
Camera: STL-11002 + AOX | Mount: AP900GTO
Camera Sensitivity: Lum BIN 1x1, RGB BIN 2x2
Exposure Details: Lum 900sec x 5, RGB 300sec x 5
Viewing Location: Central Victoria, Australia.
Software Enhancements: CCDStack2, PS, Pixinsight

M8 Lagoon Nebula
Copyright: Chuck Manges



M8-Q23HS Reprocess by Chuck Manges, on Flickr

The Center of the Heart nebula:


Larger versions:
http://www.pbase.com/tango33/image/164770121


The Center of the Soul nebula:


Larger versions:
http://www.pbase.com/tango33/image/164770122

IC 417:


Larger versions:
http://www.pbase.com/tango33/image/164745198

Thanks for looking!

Kfir Simon

LBN 468

Copyright: Lloyd Smith
http://www.astrobin.com/full/277102/0/

Deadly Dance
NGC1316 and NGC1317
Copyright: Paul Haese

Click here for larger resolution image

IC 2118
image from Brumano (Alps in Italy)
in the nights of december 2016

Hello,

i would like to introduce my all work on the Moon through some few pictures.

I am interested with Moon geology and soils composition. Not really easy to work on this subjects for an amateur astronomer, just using a telescope and a camera.

I first try to get the colours of the Moon, using a small SCT 6" and a mono camera with RGB filters. With heavy treatments, it is possible to catch the colours of the soils.

This picture is one part of my work :



The very big amount of colours shows the wide variety of the soils. Those colours tell us about the metallic oxides we can find on the Moon.

Elevation can also be useful to understand the history of the Moon.

NASA with LRO satellite have made the elevation map of the Moon. As NASA is really cool, they give this digital elevation Model (DEM) for free.

So, with the Moon DEM, i was able to make 3D map of the Moon. Here is an example :



You can recognize Rima Hyginus, Mare Serenitatis and Mare tranquillitatis.

Being able to make 3D maps of any part of the Moon is really interesting. Many thanks to the NASA for providing us such datas.

The next step is to superimpose the Moon picture on the 3D map.

Here is 2 results :



A close up on Rima Hyginus :



In my opinion, this is really cool result with very common equipment. When i started astrophotography 6 years ago, i did not imagine i will make such things.

A last picture using 3D map. This is Mare Tranquillitatis area with Z values strongly enhanced. Why this picture ? Because Mare which are not the best subject for astrophotographers are much more complex that we should think. 3D map and the enhanced colours picture show this complexity.



This is the brief summarize of a 2 years work. I am quite proud of it and i think it is a good example of collaboration between an amateur astronomer and the NASA.

Clear skies.

Alain Paillou

PS : the links to the fullres pictures

http://www.webastro.net/upload/images/2 ... 515251.jpg
http://www.webastro.net/upload/images/2 ... 620438.jpg
http://www.webastro.net/upload/images/2 ... 515147.jpg
http://www.webastro.net/upload/images/2 ... 119013.jpg
http://www.webastro.net/upload/images/2 ... 458329.jpg

copyright: Carlos David

IC443
2016-12-29-30
19x1200s Ha-1x1, 5-5x1200s SII, OIII 2x2

Rosette Nebula in Monoceros
Copyrights: Evangelos Souglakos
Full size: http://www.celestialpixels.com/Nebulae/i-KxsjRKK/A NGC457 and NGC436
Copyrights: Ron Brecher Silhouette in to the Moon
Copyrights: Marcella Giulia Pace M20 Trifida Nebula in Sagittarius
Copyrights: Francesco Badalotti Earth completes another lap around the Sun
Copyrights: Göran Strand Horsehead and Flame Nebulae
Copyrights: Alexis Castillo Rodríguez
Larger size: http://www.astrobin.com/277934/?nc=user M31
Copyrights: Navin RD
Larger size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/277964/0/?nc=user New Moon
Copyrights: Ekkehard Gnadler The Monoceros Neighborhood
Copyrights: Steve Cannistra
Larger size: http://www.starrywonders.com/monoceroslarge.html November Moon
Copyrights: Brian Amess NGC 1909
Copyrights: Raul Villaverde Fraile M42 - Orion Nebula
Copyrights: Baptist Zloch Ic1805
Copyrights: Marcello Granieri Neptune & Mars
Copyrights: Greg Hogan Lower's nebula Sh2-261
Copyrights: Gabriel Paternain Barnard 211 in Taurus
Copyrights: Rafael Rodríguez Morales M45 - Pleiades
Copyrights: Álvaro Ibáñez Pérez Mother of pearl cloud in the arctic
Copyrights: Trond Kristiansen

M57 by Julian Hancock, on Flickr

Petroglyphs of atacameños tribe.

One night in the Atacama I was at altitude of 3500 meters, among the rocks, which in the past served as shelter from the sun for travelers. Many of them are covered with petroglyphs, reflecting the everyday concerns of the ancient atacameños. On the rocks you can find llamas, pumas, shamans, mysterious mystical creatures and many other subjects. The panorama was taken shortly after sunset. I stood and watched the stars in a small grotto, the walls of which were decorated with a flock of flamingos and a few creatures. These drawings were made over 5,000 years before the Egyptians began to build the first pyramids. It seems that when you touch these pictures you touch the origins of art.

a7s, 14mm, f/2.8, pano x 30 sec, iso 5000

Author's site: http://www.astroadventures.ru/
Copyright: Yuri Zvezdny

IC 443 Jellyfish Nebula
Copyrights: George Chatzifrantzis NGC 2244 and NGC 2237
Copyrights: Julien Quirin UGC 1810/13 (Arp 273)
Copyrights: Stefan Heutz IC 443 The Jellyfish Nebula
Copyrights: Eric Coles Orion Nebula Complex
Copyrights: Arno Rottal Comet and Moon
Copyrights: Brad Goetsch LDN1622 - Bogeyman Nebula
Copyrights: Matteo Collina Orion above clouds
Copyrights: Ferenc Szémár NGC 6357 – The Lobster Nebula
Copyrights: Ruben Barbosa Venus and Mars
Copyrights: Marek Nikodem Golden Ratio
Copyrights: Tamas Ladanyi M33
Copyrights: Saulius Adomaitis First Moon of 2017
Copyrights: Nahum Mendez Chazarra Love under the Milky Way
Copyrights: Sergio Montúfar Moon and Venus
Copyrights: Livio Scalmati Sirius-Orion asterism
Copyrights: Antonio Peña New Year's Moon & Venus
Copyrights: Chris Cook Twilight of the Moon and Venus
Copyrights: Jorge Luis Moreno Luna Alnitak region of Orion
Copyrights: Christopher Gomez Hidden Secrets of Orion’s Clouds
Credits: ESO/VISION survey
An article: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1701/?lang http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=36700

The Great Nebula in Carina (NGC 3372)
Copyrights: Martin Heigan Moon meets Venus
Copyrights: Wang Letian

Copyrights: Raul Villaverde Fraile

IC_405_y_410_RGBhalfa by Raul Villaverde, en Flickr

Crab Nebula
[Ha][OIII] Bi-color

Larger images and info:
http://www.astrobin.com/279105/0/?nc=user

Nick Pavelchak
Altamont, NY

Moon And Venus Conjunction Over Ortygia - Syracuse - Unesco World Heritage
http://www.dariogiannobile.com
Copyright: Dario Giannobile

Great Orion Nebula M42
http://jebersol.zenfolio.com/
Copyright: John Ebersole
The interplay of nebular clouds emitting Ha, SII and OIII wavelengths is visualized in this narrowband image of M42 in HST palette.

M1, sum of two years exposure, Jan-2016 and Jan-2017
http://www.astro-hp.dk
Copyright: Niels V. Christensen

Hi All.
I'm a 70 years astroimager and pleased to post some of my astrophotos.

Another image taken two years ago.

Setting SuperMoon - December 14
Copyrights: Larry Patterson NGC7000 North America Nebula
Copyrights: Ángel Rodríguez Arós
Larger size: https://www.flickr.com/photos/50559413@N03/31142905844/ Rosette Nebula
Copyrights: Ángel Rodríguez Arós
Larger size: https://www.flickr.com/photos/50559413@N03/31840584042/ M42 - Orion Nebula
Copyrights: Ángel Rodríguez Arós
Larger size: https://www.flickr.com/photos/50559413@N03/31182529103/ M31 - Andromeda Galaxy
Copyrights: Ángel Rodríguez Arós
Larger size: https://www.flickr.com/photos/50559413@N03/31160222024/ Colourful sky
Copyrights: Christian Frieber ISS
Copyrights: Alvaro Jose Cano Mejia First Moon set of 2017
Copyrights: Stan Honda M76, The Little Dumbbell Nebula
Copyrights: Ron Brecher Venus & Moon
Copyrights: Hanjie Tan Jupiter rising
Copyrights: Ben Coffman Deepspace Triangle
Copyrights: Lóránd Fényes
Larger size: http://www.fenyeslorand.hu/galeria/kozm ... mal/99.jpg Spectrum of a night sky objects
Copyrights: Valentin Stoica Mars and Neptune at their closest for 700 years
Copyrights: Stephen Mudge IC 1805; A Dusty Heart
Copyrights: Steve Cooper Comet 45P
Copyrights: Fritz Helmut Hemmerich Orion - Belt and Sword
Copyrights: Michael Schmidt NGC 7000 + IC 5070
Copyrights: Geoffrey Loicq LDN777 - The Baby Eagle Nebula and some dust
Copyrights: Gordon Wright

"The center of the Soul"
Full image here: http://moonrocksastro.com/wp-content/up ... ocks-1.jpg
Copyright: Paul C Swift

M1, Ha blended into the red color channel, image
http://www.astro-hp.dk
Copyright: Niels V. Christensen