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Comet C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS) on May 7th 2014
Copyright: Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov Irida Observatory More info and hi-res images on website

M85: A shell interacting galaxy...with it´s companions NGC 4394, IC 3292.. and tidal tail..


Larger view: http://afesan.es/Deepspace/M85%20,NGC%2 ... _orig.html

Comet C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS) on May 8th 2014
Copyright: Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov Irida Observatory More info and hi-res images on website

M8 Lagoon Nebula
http://observatorioelche.blogspot.com.es/
Copyright: Juan Lozano

Omega Centauri with integrated flux nebula shown at the right bottom corner
http://www.astrobin.com/full/94889/0/?real=&mod=

ISS_color di Francescodb, su Flickr

©Francesco di Biase - Italy
http://www.astropixel.it

M51 Whirlpool-Galaxy
http://www.ried-sternwarte.de
Copyright: Vladimir Rau
Full resolution: http://ried-sternwarte.de/gallery/M51-ccd-full
More info: http://www.ried-sternwarte.de/m51-2

NGC 4395
Copyrights: Adam Block
Full size: http://skycenter.arizona.edu/gallery/Galaxies/NGC4395 IC 1318 - Gamma Cygni and the Heart of the Swan
Copyrights: Oliver Czernetz Olympus Mons from your backyard
Copyrights: Leo Aerts Cabo de Palos lighthouse
Copyrights: Dani Caxete NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy
Credits & Copyrights : Federico Pelliccia,Robert Gendler,Subaru,Hubble Space Telescope
Full size: http://www.astrobin.com/92637/ M13
Copyrights: Richard Hammar NGC5139 with Flux
Copyrights: Roberto Colombari
Full size: http://www.astrobin.com/92854/0/

avdhoeven wrote:A night at the observatory...

1,0 m cassegrain Hoher List by Andre vd Hoeven, on Flickr

Image taken in the Hoher List observatory in Schalkenmehren, Daun - Germany

Updated, by making a combination of an inside and an outside image:

Looking out of the dome... by Andre vd Hoeven, on Flickr

Rosette
Copyrights: Jeff Johnson Clear skies over Long Key State Park
Copyrights: Tunc Tezel Spring constellations over Monument Valley
Copyrights: Tunc Tezel NGC 2264
Copyrights: César Blanco González Night sky over Dolomites Mountain
Copyrights: Roberto Marchegiani Sadr surrounded by IC 1318
Copyrights: Jeff Johnson Mars 2014-05-03 21h35 UT
Copyrights: Richard Bosman

Saturn's ten year cycles from 2014 - 2005 to May 4th, 2014. Showing its rings angles thru time. ( Equipments: LX200ACF 12 in., 10in, OTA, CGE mount, Flea3, DMK21, TouCam 740,840, SAC7 Ccd's, TeleVue 3x barlows, PowerMate 2.5x barlows.)

Copyright: Aldo Mottino (Rosario, Argentina).

Thackeray's Globules in IC2944
Copyrights: Jason Jennings
Larger size: http://cosmicphotos.com/gallery/display ... ld_resol=3 NGC2327
Copyrights: Jason Jennings
Larger size: http://cosmicphotos.com/gallery/display ... ld_resol=4 CG4 mosaic
Copyrights: Jason Jennings
Larger size: http://cosmicphotos.com/gallery/display ... ld_resol=2 A break on the Milky Way
Copyrights: J.J. Losada NGC4631 and NGC4656 - interaction between galaxies
Copyrights: Leonardo Orazi Summer Triangle region
Copyrights: Mohammad Nouroozi Planck takes magnetic fingerprint of Milky Way
Copyright ESA and the Planck Collaboration
An article: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space ... our_Galaxy Moonlight Panorama
Copyrights: Jan Balaz
Full size: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/103398429

Southern Bridge
http://leandroperez.com.ar/
Copyright: Leandro Pérez

Gum 17 and Gum 15
Copyrights: Leonardo Julio
Full size: http://astronomiapampeana.com.ar/foto/1 ... um-15.html IC 4592
Copyrights: Leonardo Julio
Full size: http://astronomiapampeana.com.ar/foto/1 ... ebula.html Red Sprite over Himalaya
Copyrights: Jeff Dai Sun in Hydrogen Alpha
Copyrights: David Sitar and Mariah Birchard Moon crescent
Copyrights: Leonel Silva

Comet 209P/LINEAR on May 9th, 01:44ut

Hubble Legacy Archive

Quinteto de Stephan por astrocentejo, en Flickr
Raul Villaverde Fraile (alcarreño)

moon jupiter (left) and the head of the bull un mes de color 8/11 http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php? ... 25#p224752

M 106 Group of Galaxies Annotated
copyright: Ken Walker
FLT 98
Canon EOS 60da
CGE mount
PixInsight
Taken in the Dark skies of New Mexico where light pollution is minimal in comparison to most anywhere else except in space
I included the Catalogue of Principal Galaxies which are hard to resolve


Higher resolution here http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa28 ... g~original

Integrated Flux Nebula and beyond
http://www.skymonsters.net/personal/index.php
Copyright: Nicola Montecchiari High-res version here: http://www.skymonsters.net/personal/imm ... M81M82.jpg

A halo also known as a nimbus, icebow or gloriole) is an optical phenomenon produced by ice crystals creating colored or white arcs and spots in the sky. Many are near the sun or moon but others are elsewhere and even in the opposite part of the sky. They can also form around artificial lights in very cold weather when ice crystals called diamond dust are floating in the nearby air.

A 46° halo is a rare optical halo centred on the sun. At sun elevations between 15-27°, it is often confused with the more colourful and frequently observed supralateral and infralateral arcs. It is named for crossing the parhelic circle 46° from the sun.

46° halos are similar to but much broader and much fainter than the more common 22° halos. They form when sunlight enters randomly oriented hexagonal ice crystals through a prism face and exits through a hexagonal base. The 90° inclination between the two faces of the crystals causes the colours of the 46° halo to be more widely dispersed than those of the 22° halo. In addition, as a lot of rays are deflected at larger angles than the angle of minimum deviation, the outer edge of the halo is more diffuse.


Place: The Observatories of the Association in Montsec are located in the Pyrenean foothills, in the town of Ager (Lleida), in innovative facilities that benefit from the excellent conditions of the night sky, in a protected area for astronomical use. The facilities are exclusively for partners in these fields and observations as a regular activity performed, among others.
Mount: Tripod
Lense: Zeiss Distagon 15
Camera: Sony a7r
Exposure: 1x10 sec f/4 ISO 500
Software: Pixinsight.

Halo Moon (46ºHalo optical phenomenon)
http://www.astrosirius.org/
Copyright:Luis Romero Ventura Flickr:https://www.flickr.com/photos/llromero/13975046677/


Lluis Romero Ventura
http://www.astrosirius.org
http://www.astrosabadell.org

Martian analemma from Opportunity rover
Copyrights: Mark T Lemmon NGC5128 Wide Field
Copyrights: Roberto Colombari
Larger size: http://www.astrobin.com/94409/0/ Barnard's Galaxy, Subaru-DSS Composite
Data: 8.2 Meter Subaru Telescope (NAOJ)
Color Data: Digitized Sky Survey and Robert Gendler
Image Assembly and Processing : Robert Gendler and Roberto Colombari
Larger size: http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/NGC6 ... u-DSS.html Pelican Nebula - different focal lengths and cameras
Copyrights: Robert Fields NGC 891 Galaxy in Andromeda
Copyrights: Federico Pelliccia Thunder storm by Ahmed Al Jubuori
Copyrights: Ahmed Al Jubuori

The Sculptor Dwarf
Copyrights: Marco Lorenzi Centaurus A
Copyrights: Richard Hammar M8
Copyrights: Steven Mohr
Full size: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7204/140 ... cd6e_o.jpg NGC4755
Copyrights: Jason Jennings Lagoon Nebula (M8)
Copyrights: Juan Lozano de Haro Martian volcanos
Copyrights: Leo Aerts Milky Way from Sweden
Copyrights: Jörgen Tannerstedt

Eta Aquarids Fireball and Spring Milky Way over the Italian Alps
Copyrights: Leonardo Orazi Arching Milky Way
Copyrights: Shreenivasan Manievannan Colourful Moon
Copyrights: Stephen Olson Lunar halo and castle
Copyrights: Fernando Cabrerizo Aurora Borealis from Finland
Copyrights: Markus Kleinle NGC 6522
Copyrights: Adam Block

SunRise in the Himalayas - AmaDablam-6856m - 28-04-2014