Starship Asterisk*

Posted: **Mon Oct 10, 2016 10:02 am**

IC 5146 - Cocoon Nebula Close Up
Copyright: Roberto Capacci
Full Res: https://robertocapacci.files.wordpress. ... nebula.jpg

Posted: **Mon Oct 10, 2016 3:37 pm**

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Posted: **Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:32 pm**

A Cosmic Spider
Larger version http://www.astrobin.com/full/267628/B/
Copyright: Daniel Goelling

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Posted: **Tue Oct 11, 2016 3:45 am**

A heart and a soul
http://www.far-light-photography.at
Copyright: Arno Rottal

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full resolution:
http://cdn.astrobin.com/images/thumbs/6 ... ermark.jpg

A heart and a soul
20x300sec, f5, iso1600
Tamron 70-200mm, 550Da on EQ5
Location: Emberger Alm (1800m) - Austria

Posted: **Tue Oct 11, 2016 6:49 am**

The Milky Way(s)
Image information: http://tinyurl.com/haoh55d
Copyright: Carlos Fairbairn

http://tinyurl.com/hngntwf

Posted: **Tue Oct 11, 2016 9:00 am**

Butterfly Nebula by Paul C. Swift, on Flickr

Posted: **Tue Oct 11, 2016 11:31 am**

Orion's belt
Copyright: Hermann von Eiff

Posted: **Tue Oct 11, 2016 5:46 pm**

This image of M 61's core is from the High Resolution Channel of Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys.
http://www.pbase.com/ccoop/image/164182683
Copyright: Steve R Cooper

Posted: **Tue Oct 11, 2016 5:50 pm**

A wider view of M 61's core using data from Hubble's Wide Field Camera 2.
http://www.pbase.com/ccoop/image/164182697
Copyright: Steve R Cooper

Posted: **Tue Oct 11, 2016 5:55 pm**

Both images of M 61's core. Wide field shot with closer view inset.
http://www.pbase.com/ccoop/image/164182726
Copyright: Steve R Cooper

Posted: **Tue Oct 11, 2016 8:18 pm**

Mars from this apparition 2015-2016, Here is less then a third of captured images showing the size differences in a years time lapse as it gets closer (Oct.17,2015) thru opposition (May 22nd & Closest to earth on May 30th) and gaining distance from us as of Oct.10th, 2016.

Posted: **Wed Oct 12, 2016 10:02 am**

"Sh2 -112 is an emission nebula visible in the constellation of Cygnus." By Paul C Swift

http://moonrocksastro.com/

Sh2-112 Sharpless by Paul C. Swift, on Flickr

Posted: **Wed Oct 12, 2016 12:51 pm**

July 31th/August 4th 2016
Location: San Romualdo - Ravenna (Italy)
LX200 12"GPS with Starizona reducer/coma corrector F/7.1
CCD QSI 540wsi cooled -20
RGB Astrodon Gen2 True-Balance I-series and Narrowband 5nm filters
Autoguide with ASI120MM and PHDguiding2 on ETX105
HA-OIII-RGB: HA 30x6min, OIII 51x6min, R 40x3', G 40x3', B 32x3'
Acquired with: MaximDL5
Calibrated with Dark, Bias and Flat
Processed with: MaximDL5, Astroart6, Photoshop CS2, StarTools1.4, Paint Shop ProX7, Topaz Plug-in and StarSpike Pro3.

Cristina Cellini

Posted: **Wed Oct 12, 2016 1:38 pm**

ccoop974 wrote:Both images of M 61's core. Wide field shot with closer view inset.
http://www.pbase.com/ccoop/image/164182726
Copyright: Steve R Cooper

That's really lovely! Very beautiful.

Ann

Posted: **Wed Oct 12, 2016 2:25 pm**

The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 3 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598, and is sometimes informally referred to as the Pinwheel Galaxy, a nickname it shares with Messier 101. The Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, which includes the Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy and about 44 other smaller galaxies. It is one of the most distant permanent objects that can be viewed with the naked eye.

With a diameter of about 60,000 light-years, the Triangulum galaxy is the third largest member of the Local Group of galaxies. It may be a gravitationally bound companion of the Andromeda Galaxy. Triangulum may be home to 40 billion stars, compared to 400 billion for the Milky Way, and 1 trillion stars for Andromeda.

Celestron 8" EdgeHD
QSI 660 WSG
Losmandy G-11
-10C bin 1x1
Ha: 41x300"
L: 184x60"
R: 90x120"
G: 81x120"
B: 90x120"
Rancho Santa Fe, California, United States
Copyright KG Observatory

Posted: **Wed Oct 12, 2016 6:47 pm**

IC5146 Cocoon. Nebulae and stars

Copyright: Mikel Martínez & Cèdric Thomas
http://fotoastro.blogspot.com.es/
http://www.astronomic.fr/

IC5146 Cocoon by Mikel Martínez, en Flickr

Posted: **Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:13 pm**

The Tree of life in the Gamma Cygnus nebula:

The Soap bubble nebula:

And a closer look:

Deep in the Pacman:

The Tulip nebula:

Larger versions can be found here:
http://www.pbase.com/tango33/new_images

Thanks for looking!

Kfir Simon

Posted: **Wed Oct 12, 2016 9:23 pm**

IC1396
Copyrights: Samuel Díaz López
Larger size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/268057/0/

Posted: **Thu Oct 13, 2016 9:37 am**

Hello.
I found this image in my old database of pictures.
It is a conjunction taken after one night of astronomical observation, when i arrived at my home.

08/211/2015 / 04h48m - Temple of Diana - Évora - Portugal

Temple of Dianda by Cédric Pereira, no Flickr

Posted: **Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:02 pm**

Gamma Cygni and Beyond
100megapixel, 16 panel mosaic
Copyright: Rob Preston

https://www.flickr.com/photos/hydrogenalpha/29528907563

Posted: **Thu Oct 13, 2016 6:11 pm**

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By Giacomo Zacchi
VDB-152
Vdb 152 nella costellazione del Cefeo, fotografata sotto il celo del Brallo di Pregola da postazione fissa in remoto.
L-RGB 120 40 50 50 con BRC 250, CCD Apogee.

Posted: **Thu Oct 13, 2016 7:52 pm**

zodiac light
Copyright: Ariana Ahangari

Image Information Date: 11/10/2016
Time (Specify Time Zone): 4:13 am(+3:30)
Telescope or Lens Used: AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm
Aperture: F2.8
Focal lens: 20mm
Camera: Nikon Df
Iso:3200
Exposure Time(s):30s
Special Techniques Used:
Panorama Composed 5 vertical( 30s) frame

About location:
Baze Hour is the most ancient fire temple of Iran which was built during the Parthian Empire
which ruled Iran from 249 B.C. – 226 A.D. The plan of this fire temple is a square, and its
ceiling is a dome supported by four arched pillars. This building is located north-east of Iran, 45
km south-east of Mashhad, the center of Khurasan province. From a structural point of view, it
seems primary and elementary in technique. There are not any fil-pushes or squinches which are
required to change the square plan to a circular one, but rather there are five or six wooden
beams which change the square plan to a circle. These beams transfer the weight of the dome to
the stone pillars in the four corners. The walls under this dome are very thick, and the platforms
are not equal. Evidence shows that there are, yet, a lot of mysteries about this fire temple.

Posted: **Thu Oct 13, 2016 9:06 pm**

NGC 7023 Iris Nebula

NGC 7023 is a reflection nebula, known by name as Iris Nebula. These clouds of interstellar dust and gas are located at a distance of 1,300 years light from us, located in the constellation of Cepheus. Inside the nebula, the nebular dusty material surrounds a hot young star named ODS 19158.

SAO 19158 is the cause of the light reflected in the dust particles that surround it, making the predominant color is blue, characteristic of dust grains reflecting starlight. Central filaments of the dusty clouds glow with a faint reddish photoluminescence as some dust grains convert invisible ultraviolet radiation from stars in visible red light. Infrared observations indicate that this nebula may contain complex carbon molecules known as PAHs.

Location: Àger-Lleida-Spain.
Dates: 27-29-30 and 2-4-5 Sep. Oct. 2016
SQM: 21.3-21.6
Telescope: GSO RC14 "Truss.
Camera: Moravian G3-11000
Focuser: FT 3 "+ TS Flattener 2.5"
Exposures: L: 37x600 sec R: G: B: 19:19:19 sec x 600 sec.
Processing: Pixinsight and Photoshop CC 2015.5