Starship Asterisk*

Old Faithful with Deep Sky Objects
Copyrights: Wang Letian Smoky Moon - Through smoke from the fires in Oregon
Copyrights: Mark Woodward Davies The Sun through rose colored glasses
Copyrights: Alan Friedman Abell 85 / CTB-1
Copyright: Hans Heiser NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula
Copyrights: George Chatzifrantzis First Light in Kiruna
Copyrights: Mia Stålnacke NGC 457 in Cassiopeia
Copyrights: Rafael Schmall Bubble Nebula (NGC7635)
Copyrights: Mauro Ghiri Iridium
Copyrights: Camilo Jaramillo Waxing Gibbous Moon before Sunset
Copyrights: A Kannan M16, the Eagle Nebula
Copyrights: James Kelley The Moon
Copyrights: Jhon Harold M8 Lagoon Nebula
Copyrights: Luciano Gomes Helix Nebula
Copyrights: Luciano Gomes Belt of Venus
Copyrights: John Rummel NGC 7538
Copyrights: Michael Schmidt The Sun and the Cyclist
Copyrights: Leonardo Caldas Fireworks Galaxy with the SN 2017eaw supernova
Copyrights: Lionel Majzik The Moon
Copyrights: Rodger Forsyth M31 - Andromeda Galaxy
Copyrights: Douglas J Struble
Larger size: https://www.astrobin.com/310487/ M20 The Trifid Nebula
Copyrights: Chuck Manges

Daytime Mercury
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Copyright: Michael A. Phillips

The Big Dipper above the Blue Star Spring in Yellowstone National Park.
Blue Star Spring is a pretty blue pool just behind Old Faithful. The dangerous (to all heavy footed life forms) sinter overhangs do make it look somewhat like a star. How cool is that?
Canon 6D, Sigma 24mm f/1.4 and Kenko PRO1D Pro Softon filter

Venus, Regulus, the crescent Moon, Mars and Mercury at dawn in San Rafael, California (September 18)

Morning Sky, with labels by fksr, on Flickr

The same picture without the labels:
Morning Sky by fksr, on Flickr

Texas Milky Way
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Copyright: Matt Dieterich

Celestial Splendor
URL of website http://moonrocksastro.com/wp-content/up ... lendor.jpg
Copyright: Paul C Swift & Carmelo Falco


Celestial Splendor by Paul C. Swift, on Flickr

Moon and Mercury.

This picture could be observed on September 19, 2017 shortly before sunrise. The finest lunar crescent in phase 0.01 and the planet Mercury, basking in the dawn colors, became close only 2° to each other. The height of the moon at the time of shooting did not exceed 3.5 ° above the horizon. You can also notice the barely perceptible Planetshine sinking in the rays of the rising Sun.


a7s, LZOS 3M-5CA, f / 8, 1/2 sec, iso 2000
Author: Yury Zvezndy

Out in the middle of Kansas farmland, where the trains and Milky Way roam at night. I knew when I saw the Milky Way on the side of the road after driving for nearly 2 hours through rain that I had to grab a photo before more clouds rolled in. Luckily an active rail line was perfectly facing the Milky Way where the clouds parted. I timed the oncoming trains to illuminate the rails as it was a mile down the tracks.

Stellar Tracks
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Copyright: Matt Dieterich

A magic night in Pyrenees mountains.

NGC 3718 and NGC 3729
http://www.distant-lights.at/ngc3718-2017_04_24.htm
Copyright: Thomas Henne

LDN 1003
http://www.distant-lights.at/ldn1003-2017_06_13.htm
Copyright: Thomas Henne

Crescent Moon and Venus before Occultation
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Exif: f/12 f tele 700mm. ISO 800. 1/15s. 18 September 2017.
Copyright: Riza Miftah Muharram

M42 - The Orion Nebula M42
Copyright: Hermann von Eiff December 03, 2016
Vogelsberg, Germany
Telescope: Astro-Physics Starfire EDF 155 mm with focal reducer (825 mm)
Camera: Canon 5D Mark II with Baader UV/IR filter
Exposure time: 150 minutes total
Image processing with PixInsight and Photoshop CC

Copyright: Prof. Greg Parker 2017

location: The Austrian Alps
date: 26.8.2017

Processing Information: Panorama from 35 shots.
Landscape: 7 frames + 1x DF, ISO 6400, f / 2.8, 158s.
Stars: 22 frames + 3x DF, ISO 12800, f / 2.8, 28s.

vdB 123
http://www.distant-lights.at/vdb123-2017_06_14.htm
Copyright: Thomas Henne

NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula Mosaic

copyright: Mark Hanson
Here is an image i have been working on for about the last 4 months, taken at Stellar Winds Observatory at DSNM, Animas, New Mexico .

Its of the western part of the Veil nebula often called the Witch's Broom nebula. This was quite a challenge seaming it all together as the bright 4.2 magnitude star fell very close to the edge of the frames. But all and all turned out great. So much to look at. Now to do the entire region... Just kidding

You can see more information and the full resolution version here:

https://www.hansonastronomy.com/cone-and-fox-fur-nebula No idea why its called this

Thanks,

Mark

Green/Blue/Violet ? flash from Pic du Midi Observatory
copyright: Alexandre Santerne


This picture was taken out of a series of high-cadence shots at sunrise. This (lucky) particular one revealed a flash with some green, blue and even violet colours from the Sun above some coulds.

Taken with a Canon EOS 350D lens 300mm/5.6 at 1/4000s. Untouched picture - no colour correction.

IC 5067 In the Pelican Nebula IC5070 + HH555 by Patrick Gilliland, on Flickr

happy equinox!! equinoxes and solstices, 4 days a year we can celebrate all earthlings, 4 universal holidays.
equinoccios y solsticios, 4 días al año que podemos celebrar todos los terrícolas, 4 festivos universales.
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An imposing Milkyway over Giola a natural rocky pool that is located in the region of Astris in Thassos island Greece
© Mavroudakis Fotis

location: Spalov in the Czech republic
in the picture is: The Baler windmill. It is the smallest windmill in the Czech Republic and also the youngest mill. Its height is only 3.6 meters. It was functional.
Processing Information: Panorama from 13 shots.
Landscape: 3 frames + 1 DF.
Stars: 8 frames + 1 DF

location: High Tatras in Slovakia.
in the picture is: Photo was taken at the bivouac at Furkotsky stit (2405meters) in High Tatras in Slovakia. In the center there are the main peaks of the High Tatras, Mlynicka dolina down in the fog, a significant peak on the right is Strbske Solisko. The moon is shining behind the clouds.
date: 14.8.2017

Processing Information: Panorama from 16 shots.
Landscape: 5 frames, ISO 3200, f / 2.8, 38s.
Stars: 7 frames + 4 DF, 2x EBKT, ISO 6400, f / 2.8, 18s and 3s.
Original dimensions: 12520 x 7042 pixels

The Bryce window
Copyright: Petr Horálek
More info and image in higher resolution: http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?p=3336

The calm night over the Grand Teton
Copyright: Petr Horálek
More info and image in higher resolution: http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?p=3321