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A galactic storyteller
http://stefanoderosa.com/
Copyright: Stefano De Rosa
[attachment=0]storyteller.jpg[/attachment]
http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2011/ ... teller.jpg

The image, taken on August 24, 2011, shows a group of people vacationing on a beach of Isola d’Elba (Italy) and listening to the galactic legends from a storyteller (holding a guitar in the center of the scene) under a starry summer sky. The storyteller is inspired by the lights from two boats that resemble two bright stars just at the end of the milky way band and from the legends of the island visible next to the boat on the left, the “Montecristo Island” , made famous by “The Count of Monte Cristo” novel of Alexandre Dumas.

Best regards
Stefano

Andromeda
Copyright: Robert Farrimond

NGC 206 : The Great Open Cluster in Andromeda Galaxy
http://www.astrophoto.it/globularopenclus/page1.html
Copyright: Fabrizio Francione

M17, The Omega, or Swan Nebula
http://www.astropix.com
Copyright 2011 Jerry Lodriguss


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Wing of the Swan

Copyright: Brendan Alexander ( http://www.DonegalSkies.com )

The Wing of the Swan by Donegal Skies, on Flickr

The Veil Nebula Comlex in Cygnus.
SII, Ha, OIII Ha, sub-frame Ha 1800s/SII, OIII 1200/1800s binx2

ProLine FLI 16803, FSQ 106 EDXIII, AP Mach1GTO
Luczanowice, Belecin - Polska
http://www.starrysite.com/pliki/galeria ... rysite.jpg

Bogdan Jarzyna
http://www.starrysite.com

Wow, as soon as i laid eyes on that photo of the veil nebula, i thought.... giant jaws with a wispy flicking tounge.

Haleakala Observatories Sunset Milky Way
copyright: Robert Malinowski
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66085839@N02/6108007432/

Swiss ice sheets, light pollution and Milky Way
http://www.mylandscape.ch
Copyright: David Kaplan

Dione Decoration
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/image ... ageId=4342
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula
http://www.azstarman.net
Copyright: Bernard Miller
[attachment=2]IC5146_PS1_CROP_FULL.jpg[/attachment]

M52 & NGC7635: Bubble Nebula Area
http://www.Starkeeper.it/bubblenebulaarea.htm
Copyright: Leonardo Orazi
[attachment=1]Orazi_BubbleRegion.jpg[/attachment]

M51 (NGC 5194 and 5195) with and without Supernova SN2011dh
http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/M51NM.html
http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/M51-BYU.html
Copyright: Robert Gendler, 2006 (without supernova); image acquisition, Michael Joner and David Laney (BYU), image processing, Robert Gendler (with supernova) M45: the Pleiades
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rangerbob/ ... 130950968/
Copyright: Lance Taylor
[attachment=0]m45 - starfilter pro.jpg[/attachment]

M17: The Omega Nebula
http://www.astrobrallo.com/gallery/inde ... nale-Bal-M
Copyright: Marco Angelini

5 worlds at once
http://www.skytrip.de
Copyright: Mario Weigand Jupiter
http://www.skytrip.de
Copyright: Mario Weigand

cheers

Mario

Messier 16 - The Eagle Nebula
http://www.SgAstrophotography.com
Copyright: Salvatore Grasso

M8 narrowband
http://www.astrophotogallery.org/member ... wband.html

Exposure 4 hours, unguided

Copyright: Alvaro Gaviria
[attachment=0]alvaro.jpg[/attachment]
http://www.astrophotogallery.org/data/5 ... 8_NB-2.jpg

Constellation Cygnus
sh2 115 upper left and sh2 112 lower right
little round ball in the upper left is a planetary Nebula catalogued as PLN 85+4.1
DATA:
4 hours each filter (10min Subframes)
Ha-Oiii_Sii ...All 1x1 Bin
Larger Image
http://bcjones.zenfolio.com/img/v34/p298416830-6.jpg

You can see a powerful meteor sept. 1st. 2011 (the night of Alpha Aurigids) on a very clear night in Denmark, with great sight to the "the atmosphere" of the galaxy.
You can see a terrible light pollution from the nearby town of Silkeborg, but also objects like Plejades, Jupiter and California Nebula near the light dome.
Higher you can see objects like Andromeda, Northamerica Nebula and others.
It is a mosaic photo, 4 shots. Canon (astromodified) 5D II, EF24mm TS-e lens and a tripod.
Did not use any filters, motormount or other astro-gear. Exposure 30 sec. f/3,5 iso 2500.

Larger version: http://astrophoto.dk/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=1029
©Jesper Grønne, Denmark http://www.groenne.eu

Well, it's very nice to see you here, Jesper Grønne! I've seen some of your images posted at DMI, Denmark's Meteorological Institute. And this picture of yours is a very nice one! I like wide-angle images. The Andromeda galaxy looks splendid in your image - it just jumps out at you! So does the Double Cluster in Perseus. Emission nebulae IC 1805 and IC 1848 to the left of the Double cluster look good too, as does the North America Nebula. The California Nebula provides a wisp of pink in the twilight, and you have even managed to capture the Pleiades even though they are drowning in yellow light! That broken streak is a meteor, you say? Interesting.

Do come back here with more images!

Ann

M27 Dumbbell Nebula
http://stefanofocosi.altervista.org/ast ... 011_Hi.jpg
Copyright: Stefano Focosi

Ann wrote:Well, it's very nice to see you here, Jesper Grønne! I've seen some of your images posted at DMI, Denmark's Meteorological Institute.

You've also seen his images here... before this one, I mean. All the images he's posted here are lovely!

Here are two pictures that i took in local observation site.

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/z ... directlink

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Q ... directlink

The details are in the photo description.

Copyright: Luis Evangelista

Best regards.
Luis Evangelista

Hi Ann and Owlice.

Thanks for your kind comments, I appreciate them very much

It inspires to make more photos, and maybe one day, one could be selected for APOD, that would be great.

Jupiter with its GRS coming into view at the limb a small bright disturbance at the trailing end of the storm on the extreme area of the limb and a large barge with a very bright disturbance next to it center.

Note: Parallel View ( 3D cross Your Eyes ) could be viewed Enjoy!.

Perseo Rute
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danicaxete/
Copyright: Dani Caxete
[attachment=5]perseo rute.jpg[/attachment]

Skywatching
Copyright: Juan Pedro Gomez Sanchez
[attachment=4]de58a66.jpg[/attachment]

Andromeda Galaxy
http://www.seetheglory.com
Copyright: Rich Hammar
[attachment=3]M31g40.jpg[/attachment]

Cloud Shadows
Copyright: Matt Shepherd
[attachment=2]cloudshadows.jpg[/attachment]

Wall Cloud
Copyright: Charlie Szabototh
[attachment=1]pano 6845-6847-1.jpg[/attachment]

M24 Region
Copyright: Louie Atalasidis
[attachment=0]M24_Region.jpg[/attachment]

copyright: John P. Gleason
[attachment=0]gleason.jpg[/attachment]
http://jpgleason.zenfolio.com/img/v29/p157256001.jpg