Starship Asterisk*

M82

23h exposure

Full resolution

http://www.astrobin.com/full/241705/0/?real=&mod=

The Realm of Buried Giants
Credits: ESO
An article: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1607 http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=35696

NGC 3372
Copyrights: Damian Peach
Full size: http://www.damianpeach.com/deepsky/ngc3 ... 18hadp.jpg Full size: http://www.damianpeach.com/deepsky/ngc3 ... 2_18dp.jpg The Constellation of Hercules
Copyrights: John Chumack Open star cluster NGC 7380
Copyrights: Francesco Pelizzo Milky Way from the plane
Copyrights: Sergio Montúfar Orion's belt and sword over Teide's Peak
Copyrights: Cesar Tejedor Afterglow and anticrepuscular rays over Teide Volcano
Copyrights: Roberto Porto Southern Cross Taken On A Moving Ship AT Sea
Copyrights: Greg Redfern Lunar mosaic
Copyrights: Matteo Vacca IC 63 - The ghost of Cassiopeia
Copyrights: Francesco Pelizzo Panorama of constellations over the Atlantic Ocean
Copyrights: Jose Gadea VBRC2 with Extended Halo
Copyrights: Don Goldman
Larger size: http://astrodonimaging.com/gallery/vbrc ... nded-halo/ Sky on fire
Copyrights: Marc Victor Culot-Thibert Sunset from Hiddensee Island
Copyrights: Rita Meyer NGC1532 & 1531
Copyrights: Peter Rejto
Full size: http://www.pbase.com/image/162660743 Aiguille Verte and of the Dru shadow
Copyrights: Giuseppe Queirolo NGC 2024 - the Flame Nebula
Copyrights: Attila Hölgye Winter lightning strike on the Eiffel Tower
Copyrights: Bertrand Kulik Sharpless 2-308 "Cosmic Bubble"
Copyrights: Ernesto Luppino

Barnard 33
Copyrights: Kent Wood M81, M82 and Holmberg IX
Copyrights: Frederick Steiling
Full size: http://fuzzy.photos/images/astro_conten ... ct_web.jpg Clear morning skies over North of Singapore
Copyrights: A Kannan Solar halo over the bellybutton of the world
Copyrights: Mia Stålnacke Parhelia with sun hidden behind crossing trees
Copyrights: Mia Stålnacke Widefield Orion
Copyrights: Christian Mittermair Colourful clouds
Copyrights: W Wing Clouds and sunrise from the plane
Copyrights: Indraneel Gunjal Jupiter (Feb 25th, 2016.)
Copyrights: Damian Peach Starry night over the Moroccan Sahara Desert
Copyrights: Josh Feron NGC 2070
Copyrights: Daniel Kessler IC2948
Copyrights: John Ebersole Wizard Nebula
Copyrights: Francesco Pelizzo M35 and the asteroid
Copyrights: Rodrigo Losada Menendez Sunset
Copyrights: Louisa M Lei Holy lunar halo
Copyrights: Göran Strand Two sibling comets approaching to Earth
Copyrights: José J. Chambó Sun at sunset behind the Calima
Copyrights: Adolfo Garcia-Marin

Jupiter 4 Mar 2016
Copyrights: Alexei Pace Jupiter opposition double shadow transit
Copyrights: Alexei Pace Orion Nebula
Copyrights: Francis Audet Jupiter and its moons
Copyrights: Francis Audet Waning Crescent Moon
Copyrights: A Kannan Rosette Nebula
Copyright: Roberto Colombari / Eric Recurt
Full size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/239868/0/?real=&mod= VdB18 and NGC1342
Copyrights: Roberto Colombari
Full size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/240537/0/?real=&mod= 1400-years old dome
Copyrights: Aggelos Makris M81/M82
Copyrights: James P. Malott NGC 2327
Copyrights: Raul Villaverde Fraile M31 and the Moon
Copyrights: Ondrej Kralik Sharpest View Ever of Dusty Disc Around Aging Star
Credits: ESO
An article: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1608/ http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=35718

Milky Way Panorama
Copyrights: César Cantú Solar Halo above Boston
Copyrights: George Wai Tycho & Southern Lunar Highlands
Copyrights: John Chumack Star Gate
Copyrights: Dave Lane The Tadpoles and Surrounding Clouds
Copyrights: Matt Foyle Milky Way over Llas Cinco villas
Copyrights: Javier Martínez Morán

Hi,

I want to share some wide field images taken with my small 60mm refractor.

4 tile mosaic of the wonderful Horse Head nebula region. +90h of exposure time
More info of this image along with pure Ha render here: https://mtanous.wordpress.com/horse-head-wide-angle/


Copyrights: Jose Mtanous


Wide field Antares region:

Copyrights: Jose Mtanous



Wide field M44 cluster

Copyrights: Jose Mtanous



Wide field Omega Centauri Cluster

Copyrights: Jose Mtanous


My homepage: https://mtanous.wordpress.com/

Clear Skies!

José Mtanous

M81 Bode's Galaxy

Copyright: Jason Matter & Albert Barr

The Cigar Galaxy, M82
http://www.moonrocksastro.com
Copyright:Paul C Swift
The Cigar Galaxy, M82 by Paul C. Swift, on Flickr

M82 in LRGB, Copyright KG Observatory.

Imaging telescope or lens: Celestron 8" EdgeHD
Imaging camera: QSI 660 WSG
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Guiding camera: Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2
Focal reducer: Celestron 0.7X
Software: PHD Guiding 2, PixInsight 1.8, Sequence Generator Pro, Maxim DL6, Adobe Photoshop CC 2014, Astronomy Tools Actions Set V1.6
Filters: Astrodon 1.25" 5nm Ha, Astrodon 1.25" R, Astrodon 1.25" L, Astrodon 1.25" B, Astrodon 1.25" G
Accessories: Starizona MicroTouch Autofocuser, Bahtinov Mask
Resolution: 2427x1967
Dates: Dec. 14, 2015, Dec. 15, 2015, Dec. 16, 2015, Dec. 17, 2015
Frames:
Astrodon 1.25" 5nm Ha: 24x1800" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon 1.25" B: 6x900" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon 1.25" G: 8x900" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon 1.25" L: 40x900" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon 1.25" R: 8x900" -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 27.5 hours
Darks: ~24
Flats: ~50
Flat darks: ~50
Bias: ~20
Avg. Moon age: 4.09 days
Avg. Moon phase: 18.71%
RA center: 148.999 degrees
DEC center: 69.682 degrees
Pixel scale: 0.639 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 85.025 degrees
Field radius: 0.286 degrees
Locations: Home, Rancho Santa Fe, California, United States

En su paso frente a la constelacion de Escorpio, Marte se enfrenta a Antares.
San Antonio de Areco - Buenos Aires - Argentina
12.03.2016

© Carlos Di Nallo

Copyright: Prof. Greg Parker 2016

La Superba - north is to the left.

Copyright: Prof. Greg Parker 2016

Carbon star T Cancri:

Copyright: Prof. Greg Parker 2016

A reprocess of a recent widefield image of the M44 region:

NGC 4889 (also known as Caldwell 35, Coma Berenices) is a class-4 supergiant elliptical galaxy.

At the core of the galaxy is a supermassive black hole that heats up the intracluster medium through the action of friction from infalling gases and dust. The X-ray emission from the galaxy extends out to several million light years of the cluster.

As the largest and the most massive galaxy easily visible to Earth, NGC 4889 has played an important role in both amateur and professional astronomy, and has become a prototype in studying the dynamical evolution of other supergiant elliptical galaxies in the more distant universe.

Telescope: GSO RC14" truss
Mount: DDM85XL
Camera: Moravian G2-8300
Exposures: L: 52x 300 sec Bin2 // RGB: 36x300 sec Bin2
Software: Pixinsight & Photoshop.

Best Regards
Luis Romero
http://www.astrosirius.org/

Deneb to the Heart and Soul
mattquinn.ca
Copyright: Matthew Quinn
http://i.imgur.com/CbDWE5A.jpg

This is a 9 panel panoramic of a portion of the Milky Way. It was captured at 100mm f/2.8 ISO400. Each image was a 3minute exposure.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rmqna6avwdtf4 ... l.JPG?dl=0
M 57 planetary nebula and satelite trail.

Credits and Copyright: Luminance by ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. NASA, ESA, ESO, D. Lennon (ESA/STScI) et al. and the Hubble Heritage Team. Chrominance (RGB+Ha) and processing by Ezequiel Bellocchio and Aldo Mottino (Argentina).

IC 2177 - Seagull Nebula


http://www.kinchastro.com/uploads/5/1/5 ... _2835_.jpg

The Flaming Star Nebula from Hungary, Piszkesteto, Konkoly Observatory with my telescope.
Picture info:
Telescope, mechanics: Skywatcher HEQ5 GoTo, Newton 150/750,
Guiding: ASI 120MC-S, PHD guiding 2.0
Camera: CANON EOS 350d
Picture: 35x300 sec ISO 800, stack: Nebulosity3, correction: PS6.

Spring is here, and with it also the Milky Way......



Astromet

Hunting the Milky Way



Astromet

The Flaming Stars Nebula
from Konkoly Observatory, Hungary, with my telescope.

M42 reprocessed HDRComposition by Kees Scherer, on Flickr

Gyulbudaghian's Nebula and friends
https://flic.kr/s/aHsjouk69G
Copyright: Ginge Anvik
Zoom in on this larger image to find the variable Herbig-Haro object HH215 atop the LBN468:
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1699/257 ... 12da_o.jpg

Light pillars captured this morning, March 17, 2016 from Hickory Run State Park, Pennsylvania. While out taking some wide field images of Mars and Saturn, I spotted these interesting light pillars looking to the east, there are several towns and a ski slope in that direction. I thought the color patterns were interesting. The formation of light pillars comes from ice crystals in the atmosphere reflecting light. Tech Specs: Canon 6D, Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens, ISO 3200, 6 seconds at f/2.8, tripod mounted.

Copyright: Prof. Greg Parker 2016