Starship Asterisk*

Andromeda Galaxy


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45x300" Sony A7s ISO1600 & telescope TS65Q
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M31 Andromeda Galaxy

Copyright: José Jiménez



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NGC 2170 and friends
Copyright: Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov @ Irida Observatory More info and hi-res images on website

Cinturon de Orion y Espada, Nebulosa de la Flama, Nebulosa Cabeza de Caballo, NGC1973 y Nebulosa de Orion

San Antonio de Areco Argentina - 06/11/2016
© Carlos Di Nallo

IO_12 wrote:NGC 2170 and friends
Copyright: Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov @ Irida Observatory

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More info and hi-res images on website

So glad to see Velimir Popov and Emil Ivanov back here again!

Ann

Sandy bottom under the Orion
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Copyright: Nikita Kharlanov

Outbreak of the North Temperate Belt of Jupiter
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Copyright: Jean-Luc Dauvergne / François Colas / S2P IMCCE

At the end of October, Glenn Orton discovered an outbreak in the NTB of Jupiter with IRTF. Unfortunatly the planet is very close to the Sun and still very difficult to observe.
Lat week I had the luck to go to the Pic du Midi to observe it with the 1 meter Telescope and François Colas. We obtained very good images of this phenomenon.
Jupiter was only 31" in diameter and less than 30° of the Sun ! When we took the image during day time. The Sun was 12° over the horizon.
John Rogers gave more explaination about this : "Jean-Luc Dauvergne has been producing amazing images of Jupiter with the 1-metre telescope at the Pic du Midi. Here is a labelled version of his image on Nov.2 showing various important features. NTBs plume A has definitely disappeared since colliding with dark spot 1 at the tail end of the next outbreak sector. White spot Z in the NTropZ is still white. Also of interest are the SSTB white ovals: three of them had converged very close together in August and I expect 2 or even 3 of them to merge. They have not done so yet -- the spacing is much the same as in August -- but they are now passing oval BA so this may trigger merger(s) in the coming months.
"
He put some comment on one of the images :

Antisolar

Copyrights: Stéphan Gaumont-Guay
Location: Monts Valins National Park, St-Fulgence, Canada
Website: http://www.astrobin.com/users/AstroGG/

I was alone on the highest mountain of Monts Valins National Park, in Canada, on a very cold evening of January when I witnessed these phenomena. Looking East, I saw the belt of Venus and Earth's shadow but what caught my eyes were the anticrepuscular rays converging on the antisolar point.
Three Moons on a pine needle

Location: Stoneham, Canada

Art and science in one picture! I took a picture of the super Moon with my 3 inches refractor and used the image on my computer screen as a background for a macro shot of refraction caused by three dropplets on a pine needle.

Startrails over 11-meter sculpture "Hand of the Desert" in the Atacama.

The sculptor invited the people to decide that for them symbolizes this hand.
Today, 9 November. Today is the birthday of Carl Sagan. He said: science is a candle in the darkness. For me the "Hand of the Desert" also symbolizes science and human achievements. Their greatness and fragility in a hostile environment.

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for Carl.

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

Albireo - Beta Cygni
https://www.flickr.com/photos/7776810@N07/30830564236/
Copyright: Alan C Tough

1" fullmoon rising 601"

Iris Nebula - NGC 7023
Copyright: Alejandro Pertuz
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Full resolution and equipment info

Horsehead Nebula in NIR/HA/G/B by Onejoshsmith, on Flickr

My presentation of the Horsehead Nebula in Near Infared, Hydrogen Alpha, Green, and Blue channels mixed all up.

Copyright: Josh Smith

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Aurora Australis from a moderate (level G2) geomagnetic storm due to a coronal mass ejection on the 7th of November 2015. Location Point Addis, Australia.

Copyright: Raul Villaverde Fraile
Takahashi FSQ 106ED
Canon 550D cooled by XAP
36x20x300"
mosaico pleyades california 2016 by Raul Villaverde, en Flickr

NGC 7023 - Iris Nebula by Tomek Skiba, on Flickr

One of my favorite regions in the sky:


The depths of the Cygnus Cross by Andre van der Hoeven, on Flickr

Details of the filaments are better visualized in an inverted image of our previous processing (http://asterisk.apod.com/download/file. ... &mode=view) followed by a brief post-processing.

Image Credit & Copyright: Luminance: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. NASA, ESA, ESO, D. Lennon (ESA/STScI) et al., and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); RGB: Aldo Mottino & Ezequiel Bellocchio.

In the last 2 years i collected about 30h of data of M81/82. My goal was to bring out the IFN very clear. In this version however I ignored this goal and tried to get out the most of the galaxies while keeping the background smooth.

Better Quality:http://www.astrobin.com/full/271693/B/

moon (99,69 %)

I'm pleased to be able to produce this image of Stephan's Quintet from my 8" telescope in my San Diego backyard. This was taken over 19 hours with 741 photos stacked on top of each other to get the color and resolution you see here. Nothing fancy, just patience!

Copyrights: Stéphan Gaumont-Guay
Location: Stoneham, Canada
Website: http://www.astrobin.com/users/AstroGG/

Sh2-129 & Outters 4
Jones-Emberson 1

Gamma Cygni - North America (H-alpha) 12.6°x 10° wide

Copyright: László Szeri
Location: Kiskunfelegyhaza, Hungary
Equipment: Takumar 55mm/f2.0(f5.6), Atik ONE 9, Baader Ha filter (7nm), SkyWatcher EQ3
6 x 45min subs

High resolution: http://www.szlaci.hu/wp-content/uploads ... ca_1_1.jpg

NGC 1499 [Perseus]

Copyright: László Szeri
Location: Kiskunfelegyhaza, Hungary
Equipment: 2 pieces parallel (Sigma EX DG 150mm/f2.8(f4.0), Canon EOS600D (removed CFA myself), Astronomik Ha clipped filters) , SkyWatcher AZ-EQ 5
35 x 2 x 8min subs

High resolution: http://www.szlaci.hu/wp-content/uploads ... nia_V1.jpg

LDN 1251, LDN 1235, vdb 152

Copyright: László Szeri
Location: Kiskunfelegyhaza, Hungary
Equipment: 4 pieces parallel (Sigma EX DG 150mm/f2.8(f4.0), 2 pieces of Canon EOS100D (filter removed) for RGB with Hutech IDAS LPS-P2 clip, 2 pieces of Canon EOS600D (removed CFA myself) for Luminance with Astronomik UV/IR block) , SkyWatcher AZ-EQ 5
54 x 4 x 4min subs

High resolution: http://www.szlaci.hu/wp-content/uploads ... vdb152.jpg