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Night Sky and Light Pollution over the IRAM 30mt Radio Telescope
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fugaces/
Copyright: Francisco Javier Mora
[attachment=5]Sierra Nevada.jpg[/attachment]

NGC 5367: Reflection Nebula in Centaurus
Copyright: Juan Arias
[attachment=4]NGC 5367.jpg[/attachment]

M92: Globular Cluster in Hercules
http://drakevisual.squarespace.com/pict ... d=11159034
Copyright: Sean Curry
[attachment=3]M92Widefield_Curry.jpg[/attachment]

Towers on the Sun
Copyright: Larry Landolfi
[attachment=2]Twin Towers 1.jpg[/attachment]

22° Halo
Copyright: Tony Potter
[attachment=1]IMG_1120.jpg[/attachment]

NGC185: Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy in Cassiopeia
http://www.galacticimages.com
Copyright: John Chumack
[attachment=0]NGC185_EllipticalGalaxy_ChumackHRweb.jpg[/attachment]

The Zodiacal Light in Namibia in early september evenings.
http://user.tninet.se/~sdt522w/zodiacal ... amibia.jpg
Copyright: Gote Flodqvist, Sweden

ISS on the Sun
http://www.astrosurf.com/webaac/TransitoISS-1.jpg
Copyright: Alex Agudo NGC 6946 Fireworks Galaxy and NGC 6939 Open Cluster
http://northfront.com/bryan/astronomy/ngc6946_6939.htm
Copyright: Bryan Cogdell
[attachment=2]Cogdell.jpg[/attachment]

Rosette Nebula in RGB and Hubble Palette
http://bf-astro.com/rosette/rosettergb.htm
http://bf-astro.com/rosette/rosettenb.htm
Copyright: Bob Franke Star Trails over Mt. Whitney
http://oc-aisig.org/gallery/main.php?g2 ... ewsIndex=2
Copyright: Alan Smallbone Double Cluster in Perseus
http://empiezoluegoexisto.blogspot.com/
Copyright: Luis Miguel Gil
[attachment=1]chipersei_gil.jpg[/attachment]

Bubble Nebula and M52
Copyright: Lóránd Fényes
[attachment=0]bubble_m52_lorand_fenyes_withzoom.jpg[/attachment]

Stars Above, Thunder Below
http://www.TerraPhotographica.com
Copyright: Christopher K. Eaton / Terra Photographica Winter Rising Starscape, Jupiter and Mars
http://www.galacticimages.com
Copyright: John Chumack
[attachment=0]_MG_3222WinterRisingStarscape_ChumackHRweb.jpg[/attachment]

Here are three of six sets sessions showing the GRS and some features within the core of the storm and a large barge and festons at the belts.

VdB 150, VdB 149 and LDN 1235
http://www.emilivanov.com
Copyright: Emil Ivanov Bright reflection nebulae Vdb 150 (top), VdB 149 and the Lynds Dark Nebula LDN 1235 (top left) in Cepheus.
Bigger size and image details

Scope: William Optics ZenithStar 66 with WO Flat 2 0.8x FR/FF
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G with GoTo
Guiding: Meade DSI Pro and PHD Guiding
Guide Scope: ATM 50mm f/4 Finder
Camera: Canon EOS 1000D (Stock)
Special Settings: None
ISO: 800
Exposure: 1 hour (24 x 120s)
Processing Software: Acquired in Nebulosity with Medium Dither, Calibration and Stacking in Deep Sky Stacker, Levels/Curves/Enhancements in Photoshop
Support Files: 40 flats, 40 bias, 10 darks

http://web.me.com/carlosdavid1/ThroughS ... ebula.html

Scorpius over Namibia, June 1, 2011
http://www.sternklar.ch
Copyright: Manuel Jung

Jones 1 (PK104-29.1)
Reflections from Heaven
http://helixgate.net
Copyright: Michael Siniscalchi Image details can be found at http://helixgate.net/jones1.html

September Sky Over St. Mary Montana
Copyright: Chris Paduan

Solar Mosaic, September 9
Copyright: César Cantú
Also: http://www.astrophoto.com.mx/picture.ph ... category/6

Distance and Size: ISS and the Sun
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danicaxete/
Copyright: Dani Caxete
[attachment=7]5936349235_1e5561fc46_o.jpg[/attachment]

Comet Gehrels 2, 78/P in Pisces
http://www.galacticimages.com
Copyright: John Chumack
[attachment=6]CometGehrels_78P_ChumackHRwebB&W.jpg[/attachment]

NGC 7023: Iris Nebula
http://www.azstarman.net
Copyright: Bernard Miller
[attachment=5]ngc7023_ps1_crop_full.jpg[/attachment]

M31: Andromeda Galaxy
http://www.hqphotography.com.au
Copyright: Humayun Qureshi
[attachment=4]andromeda_Qureshi.jpg[/attachment]

Eastern Veil Nebula
http://hilborn.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Ni ... 78_X3bdMdB
Copyright: Lynn Hilborn
[attachment=3]cv_oiii ha sii combinebestveil median 40 3meg.jpg[/attachment]

Sh2-142 (NGC 7380): The Wizard Nebula
http://web.me.com/carlosdavid1/ThroughS ... ebula.html
Copyright: Carlos David
[attachment=0]wizard.jpg[/attachment]

M57: Ring Nebula in Bicolor
http://billsnyderastrophotography.com/?page_id=1370
Copyright: Bill Snyder Eastern Veil in Bicolor
http://www.martinpughastrophotography.i ... n_Veil.jpg
Copyright: Martin Pugh
[attachment=2]veil_Pugh.jpg[/attachment]

The Seven Sisters
http://whiterockastronomy.com/gallery/m ... itemId=313
Copyright: David Pearson
[attachment=1]Pleiades_Pearson.jpg[/attachment]

Western Veil Nebula
Copyright: Morten la Cour
[attachment=2]western veil2.jpg[/attachment]

Omega Centauri
http://www.deepsky-drawings.com
Copyright: Bertrand Laville
[attachment=1]ngc 5139 t508 bl 2004 06 17.jpg[/attachment]

Celestial Reunion
http://www.luisargerich.com
Copyright: Luis Argerich
[attachment=0]img_2719.jpg[/attachment]

There are many lovely images here.

Toward the end of this thread so far, the Veil Nebula is really "flying" in no less than three images. Morten la Cour's image makes the Veil Nebula look like a bird of prey, about to pounce on something at lower left. Martin Pugh makes his eastern Veil Nebula look like two really spooky ghosts, taking flight well in advance of Halloween! And the third image is by Lynn Hilborn. Thanks for your fine-looking Veil Nebula!

This is also a thread where there are two or three images of several things, and many things come in pairs. Efrain Morales has given us three beautiful Jupiter images. There are three closeups of the face of the Sun, and there are two pictures of the ISS in silhuette against the Sun, although the picture by Dani Caxete contains no less than seven ISS images! César Cantú, your solar image, while lacking the ISS, is fantastically detailed and deep.

There are two comet images, although not of the same comet. There are two globular cluster images, though not of the same globular cluster. There are two planetary nebulae images, although not of the same planetary nebula. And there are two fascinating and beautiful "twisted star trail" images, even though I couldn't say if they show the same star trails!

Many of the pictures show obvious "pairs in the sky". There is Bryan Cogdell's great portrait of spiral galaxy NGC 6946 - how lovely it looks! - and open cluster NGC 6939. There is Luis Miguel Gil's fine portrait of the Double Cluster. There is Lóránd Fényes' very fine picture of the Bubble Nebula and open cluster M52. There is John Chumack's beautiful picture of Mars visiting the Winter Pentagon and Jupiter and a cluster of telescopes looking on. There is Emil Ivanov's lovely portrait of two blue van den Bergh reflection nebulae at opposite ends of a dark brown nebula. There is nheacock's delightful image of Comet Garradd paying a visit to the lovely Coathanger asterism, Collinder 399. There is Bill Snyder's very beautiful picture of planetary nebula M57, the Ring Nebula, and galaxy IC 1296. And there is, very poignantly, a portrait of the Twin Towers against the Sun.

For me as a lover of blue things, I think that Bernard Miller's portrait of the Iris Nebula is very beautiful, and David Pearson's Pleaides portrait is wonderful.

Christopher K. Eaton's picture, Stars Above, Thunder Below, is truly fascinating and beautiful. Note the incredibly red color of Antares just above the clouds.

I*m an absolute sucker for lovely portraits of Scorpius, and Manuel Jung's picture delivers everything you could wish for! Thanks, Manuel!

Finally, Luis Argerich's "coffee klatch" picture of three galaxies getting together for a cup of celestial coffee and some gossip, is the kind of picture that would do well in a fairy tale. There is something quite magical about it.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this great collection of images!

Ann

The Heart Nebula, IC1805
Copyright: Robert Farrimond

NGC 1499 (California Nebula)
http://www.emilivanov.com
Copyright: Emil Ivanov Bigger size and image details

NGC 7635
http://www.manuelj.com
Copyright: Manuel Jimenez Full size image: http://www.manuelj.com/Astronomy/Nebula ... /O/HST.jpg

M27
http://www.manuelj.com
Copyright: Manuel Jimenez Full size image: http://www.manuelj.com/Astronomy/Planet ... /O/RGB.jpg


NGC 281
http://www.manuelj.com
Copyright: Manuel Jimenez Full size image: http://www.manuelj.com/Astronomy/Nebula ... ge12-O.jpg

Sun mosaic of 9/11/11
Copyright: César Cantú
Also: http://www.astrophoto.com.mx/picture.ph ... category/6

Zodiacal Light on the Farm
Winning Image, 2011 Astronomy photographer of the year Best Newcomer Category
http://www.flickr.com/Harles99
Copyright: Harley Grady http://www.flickr.com/photos/harles99/5480984224/