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IC 1848: Soul Nebula in Narrowband
http://grinde.zenfolio.com
Copyright: Jonas Grinde S2/Ha/O3 mapped to R/G/B & Ha used as Lum
S2/O3/O3 to R/G/B ISS/Discovery Transit of the Sun (March 1)
avertedimagination.com
Copyright: Alan Friedman So I drove 1800 miles to see an event lasting 1/5 of a second... not really of course. I drove to the Winter Star Party for the steady skies, warm temperatures and the company of good astronomy friends. But when I heard that the ISS would transit the sun nearby, I had to give it a try. I was scheduled to give my talk 12:30-1:30 - the transit centerline was 69 minutes later, 20 miles to the north on Marathon. So with the help of friends Brian Shelton and Mark Beale, I finished my talk, jumped into the car with solar imaging gear and we got set up just in time to catch it. I underestimated the narrowness of this event. We were about 5000 feet south of the centerline in a good location... another 500 feet and we would have missed it entirely. Lucky day! The space shuttle is docked to the ISS - so happy to record this farewell to Discovery.
~ Alan Friedman VdB 77 in Monoceros
http://www.astromodelismo.es/index.htm
Larger image
Copyright: Máximo Ruiz
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Nanosail Two-exposure Double Flare
Copyright: Mike Holloway
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Cone Nebula in Monoceros
Copyright: Rafael Rodríguez Morales
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Mir Crossing the Sky, Mars, and M44, April 1995
http://www.estrellasyborrascas.com
Copyright: Vicente Aupi
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IC 405 - overview
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IC405 - detailed view
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Enjoy!

Regards
Rolf Geissinger
http://www.stern-fan.de

ISS, Discovery, and Extra-vehicular Activity (EVA) 1
http://www.astrophoto.fr
Copyright: Thierry Legault [attachment=2]iss_discovery_110228_caption.jpg[/attachment] Video and additional information are available here: http://astrosurf.com/legault/STS-133.html



Morning Triangles
http://www.rddnj.com/Russells312011MoonVenusGeese.html
Copyright: Russell E. King M64: Galaxy Core and Dust Lanes
Credit: Students at the Bareket Observatory in Israel
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NGC 2261: Hubble's Variable Nebula
Credit: Students at the Bareket Observatory in Israel
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NGC 1788 reflection nebula and Lynds 1616 dark nebula in the constellation of Orion.
MyWebSite: http://fth.bounceme.net/
Copyright: Fred Herrmann

One Planet, Several Moons, Calm Waters
http://www.kopfgeist.com
Copyright: Jens Hackmann
[attachment=3]Moon and Jupiter.jpg[/attachment]

M101: Pinwheel Galaxy
Copyright: Bernard Miller
[attachment=2]M101_CLOSE.jpg[/attachment]

Jupiter and Moon from the Drebach Observatory
http://www.sternwarte-drebach.de/20110306.jpg
Copyright: Jens Kandler
[attachment=1]Jupiter Moon.jpg[/attachment]

M51: Whirlpool Galaxy
Copyright: Bernard Miller
[attachment=0]M51_PS1_S_CROP_11x7.jpg[/attachment]

Regulus & Dwarf Galaxy Leo 1
http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/Le ... 30EDF.html
Copyright: Chris Cook/cookphoto.com
[attachment=3]cook.jpg[/attachment]

Pinhole Sun
http://www.moonposter.ie/pinhole-moon.htm
Copyright: John Moore
[attachment=2]Pinhole-Solargraphy.jpg[/attachment]

Saturn, Tethys, Tethys's Shadow and Saturn Storm
Copyright: Troy Tranter
[attachment=1]Saturn Tethys & storm 26-2-11 17-38ut.jpg[/attachment]

Prominence Escape
avertedimagination.com
Copyright: Alan Friedman
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Sun Halo
http://sgastrophotography.com
Copyright: Salvatore Grasso

Jupiter and Crescent Moon
http://www.astrosurf.com/astroarte/Nato ... 48-net.jpg
Copyright: Miguel Claro
[attachment=0]Nato-JupiterLua0348-net.jpg[/attachment]

Moon and Jupiter
http://www.vadakcsillaga.hu/
Copyright: Tamas Abraham

ISS and STS-133 over Paris
http://astrophotography.fr/
Copyright: Jean-Luc Dauvergne
Click here for (large) image

This image show ISS and STS-133 passing over Paris, 2011 march 6th. You can see the Moon and Jupiter in the bottom of the image.
This image was made from the roof of the Paris Observatory. http://www.obspm.fr/

NGC 2359 Nebula Complex: Thor’s Helmet
http://www.galacticimages.com
Copyright: John Chumack
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NGC 4565: Edge-on Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices
http://www.galacticimages.com
Copyright: John Chumack
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Discovery's last flayaround of the ISS, cloud and some Sun spots in Ha-Alpha.
Image was taken near Cracow (Poland) on March the 7th, 13:05: UTC

ISS and Shuttle Discovery
http://www.astropix.com
Copyright 2011 Jerry Lodriguss



Click on the image above for a high-resolution version of the image and more information.

Moon and Jupiter conjunction
http://ofpink.wordpress.com/
Copyright: Stefano De Rosa The evening of March 6, 2011, I moved to a selected location with a nice view of the Alps and Turin (Italy) in order to capture the beautiful conjunction between a young Moon (less than two days old) and Jupiter. The celestial pair was shining above the twilight colors of the western horizon.
You can find more and larger images here: http://ofpink.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/ ... -twilight/
Best regards

Stefano

The Milky Wa, Venus and the Zodiacal light
http://www.lucperrot.fr
Copyright: Luc Perrot Location : Réunion Island - Volcano Road
Date: March 3, 2011 At 4:50 am local time

Series of Aurora substorm.
interval is only 30sec. but aurora moved so much.
Taken by fish-eye lens at Yellowknife, Canada. 2011-02-23.

Kwon, O Chul (TWAN)

owlice wrote: Prominence Escape
avertedimagination.com
Copyright: Alan Friedman

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Seriously jaw-dropping picture of the Sun
Discover Blogs | Bad Astronomy | 2011 Mar 08

owlice wrote:NGC 2359 Nebula Complex: Thor’s Helmet
http://www.galacticimages.com
Copyright: John Chumack

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Capturing Thor’s Helmut
Universe Today | Tammy Plotner | 2011 Mar 09

I needed to add how much I admire Alan Friedman's picture of the sun....I could ponder it for hours. Thank You very much Alan!