Starship Asterisk*

Milky Way from South Korea
Copyrights: Sang-rok Lee M8, M20 and M21 meet Mars in Sagittarius
Copyrights: Andrealuna Pizzetti Milky Way on Jericoacoara Beach, Brazil
Copyrights: Samuel Marcos Moitinho Milky Way from China
Copyrights: Xiao Wang Night sky over the water
Copyrights: Eric Houck A pair of beauties
Copyrights: László Francsics NGC1788 - The Cosmic Bat
Credits and Copyrights: Mark Hanson and Bernard Miller The Rosette Nebula
Copyrights: Teagan DePrato-Grable Starry sky over the observatory
Copyrights: Yuxian He (Brian Ho) Carinae Nebula, NGC3372
Copyrights: Gianluca Galloni Milky Way
Copyrights: Fabien et Marc Fougere A Sun Pillar from Kiruna
Copyrights: Mostafa Khosravi Rosette Nebula
Copyrights: Lovro Dujnic NGC1313
Copyrights: Andrealuna Pizzetti SDSS telescope at night
Copyrights: Patrick Gaulme Big Dipper over the Ecuator
Copyrights: Sergio Montúfar Flaming Star region
Copyrights: Albert Barr French Leo triplet
Copyrights: Thomas Lelu Moon, Venus and Mercury
Copyrights: Michael Seeley Milky Way, Zodiac Light and plankton at Tang bay
Copyrights: Omid Ghiasoddin Orion's Belt and Companions
Copyrights: Rafael Rodríguez Full Moon
Copyrights: Nancy Ricigliano

Orion Cloud Complex
Copyrights: Derek J Demeter Horsehead and Flame Nebula
Copyrights: Francesco Battistella 2 AO Lasers on the Galactic Center
Copyrights: Jason Chu Milky Way from From LuoHongyang,China
Copyrights: Hongyang Luo Touching Eta Carinae
Copyrights: Carlos Eduardo Fairbairn IC 443, Jellyfish in the Sky
Copyrights: Craig Prost Moonrise at Sunset
Copyrights: Eric Houck The daogle light over Kangding Airport
Copyrights: Zhi Cai Wang Star trails over Tak'alik Ab'aj, Mayan+Olmeca archaelogical site
Copyrights: Sergio Montúfar 4 planets, a star, a nebula in the galaxy
Copyrights: Sergio Montúfar NGC 6960
Copyrights: Jon Smith The Smartphone Universe
Copyrights: Joe Adlhoch ETA Carina
Copyrights: Eric Coles and Martin Pugh Rho Opiuchi
Copyrights: Bray Falls NGC4535, NGC4526 and NGC4519
Copyrights: Sivaram Mahadevan Nebulae of Orion
Copyrights: Alexis Kwasinski Moon
Copyrights:Rolo Di Rosa

ISS and the constellation of the Ursa Major
25.5.2018 22:05 from Czech Republic

CENTAURUS A
https://www.astrobin.com/full/348854/0/

I say not only the image of centaurus a, but of all the image that it encompasses, I challenge the friends to open the image in high difficulty by the link: https://www.astrobin.com/full/348854/0/ LA VOCE YOU CAN ENHANCE THE IMAGE IN MAX RESOLUTION, and try to locate galaxies in the photo. One tip, there are almost 30 galaxies in the image.

Forged in a collision of two normal galaxies, the fantastic blend of Centaurus A blue star clusters, pink star-forming regions and towering dark dust bands are seen here in remarkable detail. Near the center of the galaxy, remains of cosmic debris is constantly consumed by a central black hole with a billion times the mass of the Sun. As in other active galaxies, this process generates radio energy, X-rays and gamma rays radiated by Centaurus THE.

Equipments:
Esprit 150mm triplet
Qhy 16200 50x LRGB 300seg
Date: May 18, 2018
Meeting of south-east astrophotography in Saltao
Copyright: FERNANDO OLIVEIRA DE MENEZES

OMEGA CENTAURI
https://www.astrobin.com/full/348713/0/ ... do_Menezes

OMEGA CENTAURI

A globular cluster unlike any other, globular cluster more observed, presents in average 10x more massive than the other globular agglomerates.

Located in the constellation Centaurus, and can be seen with the naked eye in the southern hemisphere, in places of low light pollution.

It is so mysterious, that recent research based on observations using the NASA Hubble Space Telescope and the Gemini Observatory, indicated that there is a black hole at its center. This suggests that the Omega Centauri may actually be a dwarf galaxy that has been stripped of its outer stars and not of a globular cluster.

EQUIPMENT:

Esprit 150mm triplet
Qhy 16200
35 x 300 sec LRGB
Venue: Southeastern astrophotography meeting in Saltao
May 17, 2018

Copyright: FERNANDO OLIVEIRA DE MENEZES

Hi all,

Here is NGC6188, giant nebula in Ara constellation.

http://atacama-photographic-observatory ... 6188_f.jpg

This is 4 frames mosaïc made at SPACE, San Pedro de Atacama, at Alain Maury's facilities in Chile.


Tak TOA150 - Apogee U16M, Ha, OIII, SII 3nm Astrodon filters
For each frame: Ha=OIII=SII= 10 hrs exposure in 40 minutes subs

Thanks for watching
APO_Team
http://atacama-photographic-observatory ... dex_EN.php

LBN552 The bones of dead stars pulverized to dust
LRGB
www.astrowimp.com
Copyright:Tim Christensen Sh2-126
LRGB

Our Moon is a common astronomical object and we might think we know everything of it.
In some occasions although, when sun illuminates it radently, specific lunar region details are reveiled from a different point of view.
In this picture, taken with a 14" reflector telescope, the region between the Appennin mounts and the Archimedes crater region creates the effect of an heart being sketched on the Moon!
Despite the regular monthly apperance on our sky, our satellite still offers unknown views for both romantic lovers as well for celestial amatours observers.
Image captured Captured from Reading, UK with:
14" Skywatcher Dob Goto
5x Barlow lens
QHY163M camera + IR filter Baader
Processed with Sharpcap, Registax,Astroart.
22-5-2018

Our Moon

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


Copyright: Daniel Pasternak

C-11 Edge HD - ZWOASI224 2x TV Power-mate one shot color

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


Copyright: Daniel Pasternak

MOON 98,6%
https://www.astrobin.com/full/349366/0/?nc=iotd
Copyright: Fernando Oliveira de Menezes

Crater tycho
https://www.astrobin.com/full/349452/0/ ... real=&mod=
Copyright: Fernando Oliveira de Menezes

http://www.carmelozannelli.com/site/wp- ... T_CZan.png
Jupiter's image from Palermo, Sicily (Italy) taken on May, 26 just few days after its opposition.
Technical details:
Celestron C14 StarBright @ F / 33 – Baader-Zeiss Barlow lens – Baader RGB filter set – PointGrey GS3-U3-32S4M-C camera – Seeing 8/10 in
R band – website: Palermo city @ my personal Observatory

A VIEW IN PROFILE OF CRATER PETAVIUS
Copyright:fERNANDO OLIVEIRA DE MENEZES
https://www.astrobin.com/full/349577/0/ ... real=&mod=

The PETAVIUS crater is an exceptional formation. Large crater of complex morphology and fractured floor, located near the south border of the Mare FECUNDITATIS and near the southeast limb of the Moon. Its wide inner walls have a rugged and worn appearance, are steep, irregular and structured on terraces

Equipments
C11 edge HD
So 290mc
IR Filter PASS 685
May 27, 2018

Abell 2151 - Galaxy Cluster
Copyright: Sergio Kaminsky

http://www.myastroscience.com/abell2151

M16 Pillars of Creation – Infrared Light - Another point of view

Although NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken many breathtaking images of the universe, one snapshot stands out from the rest: the iconic view of the so-called "Pillars of Creation." The jaw-dropping photo, taken in 1995, revealed never-before-seen details of three giant columns of cold gas bathed in the scorching ultraviolet light from a cluster of young, massive stars in a small region of the Eagle Nebula, or M16.

Though such butte-like features are common in star-forming regions, the M16 structures are by far the most photogenic and evocative. The Hubble image is so popular that it has appeared in movies and television shows, on tee-shirts and pillows, and even on a postage stamp. And now, in celebration of its 25th anniversary, Hubble has revisited the famous pillars, providing astronomers with a sharper and wider view, shown in the right-hand image. For comparison, the original 1995 Hubble image of the gaseous towers appears in the left-hand view. Streamers of gas can be seen bleeding off pillars as the intense radiation heats and evaporates it into space. Stars are being born deep inside the pillars.

Observing in infrared light, Hubble pierced through the obscuring gas and dust of M16’s Pillars of Creation. This ethereal image reveals the young stars that are being formed within the pillars. It also uncovers a myriad of background stars that were hidden at visible wavelengths.

Images downloaded:
color_hlsp_heritage_hst_wfc3-ir_m16_f160w_f110w_v1_drz_sci.fits (196.9 Mb)
hlsp_heritage_hst_wfc3-ir_m16_f110w_v1_drz.fits ( 65.7 Mb)
hlsp_heritage_hst_wfc3-ir_m16_f160w_v1_drz.fits (65.7 Mb)
URL of Website: http://astrophotographysirius.com/
M16 Pillars of Creation – Infrared Light - Another point of view. Hubble Legacy Archive, ESA, NASA; Processing: Lluís Romero
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