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Thor's Helmet
http://www.caelumobservatory.com/gallery/n2359.shtml
Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona California Nebula with H-alpha Filter
Copyright: Richard Hammar
[attachment=1]california6d.jpg[/attachment][/i]

Running Man Nebula (NGC 1977) and M42/M43 Mosaic
http://jmasin.zenfolio.com/p816132288/h ... #h1f53b748
Copyright: Jonathan Masin NGC 3372: Eta Carinae Nebula
Copyright: Francisco Mendez
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The suburbs of Cassiopeia and Perseus with a achromatic refractor
http://www.skytoa.it/nebulose_ngc1499_rgb_grande.html
http://www.skytoa.it/nebulose_ic1805_la ... rande.html
Copyright: Matteo Morino - T.O.A. Torrazzo Osservatorio Astronomico

That is a beautiful image of M42/43 and the Runing Man Nebula, Jonathan Masin. The picture is deep and beautifully resolved, and the sober, subtle colors adds majesty and solemnity to the image.

Ann

Centaurus A
http://www.astrofotografia.com.pl/photo ... taurus.htm
Copyright: Piotr Sadowski

The Question Mark: Nebulae NGC 7822, Ced 214 and Sh2-17
http://www.astropix.com
Copyright 2010 Jerry Lodriguss


A higher resolution version of the image can be found here:
http://www.astropix.com/HTML/SHOW_DIG/Ced214.HTM

NGC 7822, Ced 214 and Sh2-17 are part of a large area of nebulosity on the Cassiopeia – Cepheus border that looks like a gigantic question mark...

I wonder what it all means?

Exposure 28 x 900 seconds (7 Hours total exposure) at ISO 1600, Astronomik 6nm hydrogen-alpha filter, modified Canon 1000D DSLR camera, Nikon 180mm f/2.8

Jerry

Cederblad 214
http://www.astropix.com
Copyright 2010 Jerry Lodriguss


A higher resolution version of the image can be found here:
http://www.astropix.com/HTML/SHOW_DIG/Ced214.HTM

Jerry

M33 - The Triangulum Galaxy
http://www.cosmicimage.com/whats_new.html
Copyright: Richard Yandrick 2010
[attachment=0]M33_Yandrick.jpg[/attachment][/i]
http://www.cosmicimage.com/M33_RC14c_LRGB.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcastillov ... otostream/ Apparently a picture over the moon at first quarter. But at this very moment of the period and in this area of the planet where I am, I can see something curious (November 13, 2010 at 19:22 in Chiclana de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain). Due to light tangential to illuminate the edge of the shadow, appears X. Obviously, this phenomenon only makes sense for those who know the letter X or use this chart to make something, in short, is not a sign of anything. Know if any culture has given way to a brand so appealing. It is simply a set of lights and mountains. One more reason to watch our beautiful and unique natural satellite.

Photo details: 20mm Telescope Eyepiece 700/70. Benq DC T850 digital camera. Two mounted photographs with Photoshop CS4.

Moon Corona over France
http://www.leguideduciel.net/lgdc/lgdctextes/lgdc47.php
Copyright: Guillaume Cannat
[attachment=0]20101118-MoonCorona-72.jpg[/attachment][/i]

M33: Triangulum Galaxy
http://www.astrofotografie-laupheim.de/
Copyright: Manfred Konrad
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NGC 281: The Pacman Nebula
http://deepsky.org.uk/astro-imaging/neb ... gc2811-256
Copyright: Richie Jarvis

The Moon
http://astronomyonline.org
Copyright: Ricky Leon Murphy
[attachment=0]The Moon_Murphy.jpg[/attachment][/i]

The Heart Nebula (IC1805, MEL15, IC1795, NGC896) - HST
http://astrofotky.cz/gallery.php?show=. ... 280727.jpg
Copyright: Pavel Pech

vdB142: The Elephant's Trunk Nebula
Copyright: Eduard von Bergen
[attachment=0]vdB142_c-by-EvB.jpg[/attachment][/i]

Full Moon and Pleiades
Copyright: Alan C. Tough
[attachment=0]1024-Moon-M45_20101121_tough.jpg[/attachment][/i]

IC 405: Flaming Star Nebula
http://www.cosmicimage.com/IC405_Final_L_Ha_R_G_B.jpg
Copyright: Richard Yandrick
[attachment=0]IC405_Final_L_Ha_R_G_B.jpg[/attachment][/i]

NGC 151: Spiral Galaxy in Cetus
http://www.caelumobservatory.com/gallery/n151.shtml
Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona Largest image available from link below title. Can you find a ring galaxy in the image?

Fornax Cluster
http://astro-cabinet.com/showimage.php? ... ng=english
Copyright: Dieter Willasch

NGC 891 in Andromeda
http://www.photonhunter.at/NGC891.html
Copyright: Patrick Hochleitner

M33: Triangulum Galaxy
http://cosmicphotos.com/gallery/image.p ... lbum_id=12
Copyright: Jason Jennings

Ah, Adam! Now you're cooking! I mean, now you're back to photographing galaxies. NGC 151! In a favorite book of mine, The Color Atlas of Galaxies by James D. Wray, NGC 151 is used as "iconic" galaxy, a "typical case" that many other galaxies are compared with. So I really appreciate having a great RGB image of this galaxy! It's a lot of fun comparing your image with Wray's old UBV one, though I must point out that Wray had access to a 2.1 meter telescope when he took his image, and I wonder if you can muster anything that large. Your image is definitely more detailed and shows a lot of pink emission nebulae, which are definitely absent in Wray's image. By the way, Wray points out that there are two background galaxies, "one blue and one red" to the upper right of NGC 151. They looked pretty colorless in Wray's image, but not in yours!

Ann

P.S. What about Thor's Helmet, wasn't that a fine image? Oh, it was great, except it wasn't really my kind of thing. (Star acting up because it is approaching the end of its life, not for me.) But yes, the picture was great, beautifully resolved, and quite charming in a strange way. The blue bubble looked almost like a bird's head, with the Wolf Rayet star itself peeking out of one of the bird's huge "eyes", and the bird had a beak too, on the right side of its head pointing right. Thor's Helmet looked more like a cute kiddie birdie than an impressive viking helmet in your picture, and the "baby avian" look suited it!

At the equator, the Mt.Kilimanjaro is the one of the best place to viewing the zodical light.
photo by Kwon, O Chul

Wow, that's an amazing image, kwon o chul. The sky is sparkling with stars as well as with zodiacal light. I can see Orion, the Pleiades, the Hyades, the Alpha Persei Moving Cluster and the Double cluster in that fantastic sky.

Ann

Milky Way Path
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/497 ... a811_z.jpg
Copyright: Nuno Serrão

NGC 281: The PacMan Nebula
http://php.chol.com/~arame/main.php
Copyright: Il Soon Kim
[attachment=0]NGC281_Il-Soon Kim.jpg[/attachment][/i]