Starship Asterisk*

Between the Eagle and the Scorpion
Website : https://maximeoudouxphotographie.fr
Copyright : Maxime Oudoux

The Milky Way has become a "must have" in pictures of the night sky; but what does it look like in more detail, especially at its galactic center, from Europe ?

This image, taken in August 2018 from the Col de Restefond in the Hautes Alpes (France) at more than 2800m above sea level, presents its portion between the constellation of Eagle (left) and Scorpion (right); the 2 constellations are barely visible for technical reasons and position: the Scorpion plunged under the horizon and the Eagle was out of range at the end of the night.

A multitude of celestial objects can be observed : Lagoon, Trifid, Omega, Eagle nabula (the 4 colored shapes towards the center-right), dark structures as the "E of Bernard" (lower left, above the blue star, which is Altaïr), globular clusters ... and even Saturn, next to the Lagoon nebula !
What strikes our mind here is the difference in color between the very colorful and luminous background of the Milky Way, composed of millions of stars in this place (very easily) and all these black areas, sprawling, like ink stains spilled on the bottom of the sky. The Milky Way is full of gas and dust: these are the elements that opacify our galaxy from our point of view.

On the technical side, this image is quite complex. It is composed of more than 60 photos taken in a different angle to recompose this extremely wide field, but particularly defined: I used the Samyang 135mm f/2 to have the ideal deal between definition of image and practical side.

Full resolution here, (more than 10000px wide) : https://www.astrobin.com/386059

Technical data :

Nikon D750 Astrodon
Samyang 135mm f/2 AS UMC
NiSi Natural Night filter
Nodal Ninja IV RD-16
Astrotrac TT320X AG
Berlebach UNI 4 Astro Custom

60 RAW panoramic
For each RAW : 180s @ 1600ISO, f/3.5, 135mm
No darks, flats, offsets

Pre-processing : DxO Optics Pro 11 Elite
Stitching : AutoPano Giga 4.4
Processing and calibration : Photoshop CC 2017

Veil East

Copyright: Lorenzo Comolli
Website: http://www.astrosurf.com/comolli/index2.htm
Overview and tech details: http://www.astrosurf.com/comolli/d205.htm
Hires color http://www.astrosurf.com/comolli/d205h.jpg
Hires H-alpha http://www.astrosurf.com/comolli/d205hb1.jpg
Hires OIII http://www.astrosurf.com/comolli/d205hb2.jpg

LBN437, Sharpless 126 and HH 398
Website: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjouk69G
Full resolution here: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4891/458 ... 0185_o.jpg
Copyright: Ginge Anvik

Milky Way over Llyn Y Fan Fach

The Milky Way arches above Llyn Y Fan Fach in the Brecon Beacons. Looking forward to shooting more night sky photos like these in 2019.



Large image: http://www.mathewbrowne.co.uk/wp-conten ... 24x683.jpg

Technical details
Nikon D850
Sigma Imaging UK 14.0 mm f/1.8
Benro TGP17C tripod
Settings: 3 frame panorama, each consisting of 3 x 14mm / ƒ/1.8 / 10s / ISO 6400
Skylum Software Luminar post-processing

The Robin's Egg Nebula

The Robin's Egg nebula (NGC1360) is a planetary nebula located around 1200-1700 light years from Earth.
A myriad of background galaxies of varying morphologies can be seen within the field with some being very distant and becoming red shifted. Interestingly there are what appears to be two jets emanating from either end of the nebula. One is very faint but the other can be clearly seen.

Click link below for larger image.
http://paulhaese.net/NGC1360.html

From LDN1622 to M78

Copyright: Deep Sky Team Deep Sky Team (Mikel Martinez, Cedric Thomas, Marian Gutowski and Franck Jobard)


M78 Barnard Loop and LDN 1622 by Mikel Martínez, en Flickr

Abell 33
Full info @: http://www.kinchastro.com/abell-33.html

lizarranet wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 11:04 pm From LDN1622 to M78

Copyright: Deep Sky Team Deep Sky Team (Mikel Martinez, Cedric Thomas, Marian Gutowski and Franck Jobard)


M78 Barnard Loop and LDN 1622 by Mikel Martínez, en Flickr

This is a superb image, with very fine details and simply stunningly beautiful colors.

Ann

M78 in Orion
http://danks.netfirms.com/astronomy.htm
Copyright: T.A. Danks

Hola a todos os dejo esta nebulosa, IC 1848, espero que os guste;
estos son los datos:
IC 1848
TOMAS:
Ha: 16 Light de 900 segundos, 16 Darks, 30 Flats y 40 Bias
OIII: 9 Light de 900 segundos, 9 Darks, 30 Flats y 40 Bias
SII: 17 Light de 900 segundos, 17 Darks, 30 Flats y 40 Bias
TEMPERATURA: -10 GRADOS
TUBO: FSQ 106 ED
CCD: SBIG ST-8300M
MONTURA: CGEM
CCD guiar: QHY5 II
LUGAR: LAS INVIERNAS (GUADALAJARA)
saludos
jose

NGC 5398 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus.

Processing files downloaded from NASA-ESA-HLA

Files downloaded:
hst_13804_07_acs_wfc_f606w.fit
hst_13804_07_acs_wfc_f814w.fit
hst_13804_07_acs_wfc_f814w_f606w.fit
hst_13804_07_acs_wfc_total.fit

Pelican Nebula in Narrow band
http://www.pbase.com/image/168566396
Copyright: Steve Cooper IC 5067 in the Pelican Nebula
SBIG STL 16803 camera and 27.5" PlaneWave CDK 700 telescope.
20 X 10 min subs for Ha, 17 X 10 min SII, and 10 X 10 min OIII. bin 1X1
Great Basin Observatory, Great Basin National Park Nevada

astrosirius wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:32 pm NGC 5398 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus.

Processing files downloaded from NASA-ESA-HLA

Files downloaded:
hst_13804_07_acs_wfc_f606w.fit
hst_13804_07_acs_wfc_f814w.fit
hst_13804_07_acs_wfc_f814w_f606w.fit
hst_13804_07_acs_wfc_total.fit

Very nice and interesting picture. Thanks for processing it.

NGC 5398 is a fascinating galaxy. It has a yellow center and a bluish ring, and one huge and brilliant starburst region. Note the black dust lanes apparently feeding the starburst, and note the absence of major dust lanes elsewhere.

NGC 5398 is a small galaxy, whose luminosity is only about a tenth of the luminosity of the Milky Way. Much of the light from NGC 5398 seems to come from the starburst region, which is brighter than the yellow center and nucleus. NGC 5398 is a very blue and very ultraviolet galaxy, due to all the blue and ultraviolet radiation from the brilliant young hot stars.

Ann

Lunar Eclipse 2019 by Delberson Tiago de Souza, no Flickr

Lunar Eclipse 2019 by Delberson Tiago de Souza, no Flickr

Total Eclipse of the Moon from Paris
http://astrophotography.fr
Copyright: Jean-Luc Dauvergne
https://www.youtube.com/user/jldauvergne77
I've also done a time lapse :
https://youtu.be/8UC7kzp9Me8

nothing

The eclipse after totality, seen from the Sully bridge near Notre-Dame de Paris

http://www.astrophoto.fr/eclipse20190121_0711_fb.jpg

FULL BLOOD SUPER WOLF MOON

https://www.flickr.com/photos/92681330@N06/45908215985

Copyright: Daniel Pasternak

click on link and click on photo to see full size

NGC 918 and galactic cirrus
http://www.distant-lights.at/ngc918-2018_10_11.htm
Copyright: Thomas Henne

Super Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse of January 20-21st, 2019.

Moon eclipsed over the beautiful Planetarium of the City of Buenos Aires, Galileo Galilei.

Between the Moon and the Planetarium the Pollux and Castor stars of the Gemini constellation can be observed

Canon 6D + Canon 17/40 lens in 17mm.

Between the Moon and the Planetarium the Pollux and Castor stars of the Gemini constellation can be observed

Carbon 6D + Canon 17/40 lens in 17mm.
Carlos Di Nallo
http://carlosdn-alfacentauri.blogspot.com/

Total Lunar Eclipse from a Night Train in France
Website : https://maximeoudouxphotographie.fr
Copyright : Maxime Oudoux


The lunar eclipse throught a window last night, aboard a night train towards the French Alps (at "mid-speed").

A Total Eclipse of The Moon

https://flic.kr/p/23JbwZX

Copyright: Aaron Collier



Image Details
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Time: 9:29 pm PST
Camera: Nikon D750 & 500mm lens
Mount: iOptron Skytracker
Exposure: 15" f/8 ISO 400

Orion Nebula and Horsehead Nebula

In this image we have the nebula of Orion and the Nebula of the horsehead, as main representatives.

best details
https://www.astrobin.com/full/386836/0/ ... do_Menezes

Processing and capture:
Sharpcap, APT, PHD2, SkyytechX, Photoshop, Pixinsight and Photoscape.

Equipment:
Canon 6d
200mm f2.8
15 x 100 sec, 15 x 10 sec and 15 x 5 sec
December 14, 2018
Jales - SP - Brazil

Copyright: Fernando Oliveira de Menezes