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Here are two first light images taken with a Ha scope (SM40). The images from the 18th is a five panel mosaic creating a full disc of our star.
[attachment=1]efrain1.jpg[/attachment]
http://www.jaicoa-observatory.com/SUN_H ... ut-EMr.jpg
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http://www.jaicoa-observatory.com/SUN_H ... ut-EMr.jpg

On the morning of the 18th I was able to catch the Chinese Tiangong1 Space Station module under a bright moon and sun rise but just enough to capture some frames (less then 15 sec.). It just cross the star cluster Pleades when detected and heading towards the brightness of the sky.

The eyes of Hor-Hur
Copyright: César Cantú
Also: http://www.astrophoto.com.mx/picture.ph ... category/8

It is the oldest royal Egyptian god that was a hawk.
The ancient doctrine said that his eyes were the Sun and the Moon.

Jupiter at Full Glory amongst Autumn and Winter Stars
Copyright: Tunç Tezel
[attachment=2]KelesJupiter2011Pan.jpg[/attachment]

Copernicus and Surroundings
Copyright: Paul Kinzer
[attachment=1]Copernicus 3-14-11 web view.jpg[/attachment]

Danube River and Black Sea from 35 km Up
http://www.astrofoto.ro
Copyright: Catalin Beldea
[attachment=0]Danube River and Black Sea from 35km.jpg[/attachment]

Lunar Mare & Craters - October 8, 2011
http://cntastro.smugmug.com/Astrophotog ... SpSFZ-A-LB
Copyright: 2011 Craig & Tammy Temple IC1805 & IC1848 in H-alpha
http://cntastro.smugmug.com/Astrophotog ... z9mDt-A-LB
Copyright: 2011 Craig & Tammy Temple

This picture was taken using the Faulkes Telescope North atop Mount Haleakala on Maui, Hawaii at 06:58 UTC using an Oxygen-III filter

Taken by Mario Canul and Christian Innela

Io and Ganymed ballet aroud Jupiter
http://astrophotography.fr/
Copyright: S2P/IMCCE/Obs. Midi Pyrénées / JL Dauvergne / F Colas
Observatory : http://www.bagn.obs-mip.fr/webcamV2/
Telescope : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm3h2e_mOjI While Ganymede is geting out of Jupiter, Io is going to pass in front of the giant planet.
This image was obtained with a focal 28 meters long, on the 1 meter Telescope of the Pic du Midi Observatory, last october 13th, at 23h57.

Andy and I did yet another collaboration by shooting this target jointly hundreds of miles apart, this is his beautiful version.
Thanks for looking
Terry M-33 by Buzzer D, on Flickr

Sh2-206 NGC 1491
http://www.photonhunter.at/NGC1491.html + http://www.starhopper.at/ngc1491.htm
Copyright: Patrick Hochleitner + Dieter Beer

IC 1848
http://www.astromarcin.pl/pages/ic1848.html
Copyright: Marcin Paciorek

H(HR)GB technique

http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalret ... 250431077/


Circumpolar Star Trails over Alamo Lake by Radical Retinoscopy, on Flickr

Two and a half hours of circumpolar star trails are photographed under a moonlit sky at Alamo Lake State Park. The composite was made of 442 twenty second exposures with a Sigma 10-20 mm lens set to 14mm (f/5.0 / ISO 800 / Canon EOS 350D). I was aiming for four hours of exposure time but my battery gave out at around 2.5 hours. Alamo Lake is one of the best dark sky sites in all of Arizona and remains relatively free of light pollution. The distinctive peak in the background is Artillery Peak.

(C) 2011 by Marion Haligowski

http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalret ... 991537950/


Oak Creek Canyon Star Trail by Radical Retinoscopy, on Flickr

A star trail photo was taken above the Eastern rim of Oak Creek Canyon. The exposure was made of 48 twenty second exposures (16 minutes). The photo was taken with a Canon 50 mm f/1.4 lens on a Canon t2i. Oak Creek Canyon is located about ten miles North of Sedona, AZ.

(C) 2011 by Marion Haligowski

I ♥ astronomy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djulik/6264962767/
Copyright: Julien Girard
[attachment=5]julien_heart.jpg[/attachment]

Last quarter
http://www.astrosurf.com/astroarte/Moon ... eg-net.jpg
Copyright: Miguel Claro
[attachment=4]MoonLastQuarter_0346-Reg-net.jpg[/attachment]

Sharpless 199: The Soul emission nebula
http://www.madpc.co.uk/~peterv
Copyright: Peter Vasey
[attachment=3]Sharpless 199.jpg[/attachment]

Stars n Clouds
Copyright: Chandrashekar
[attachment=2]Stars n Clouds.jpg[/attachment]

Clash of the Titans
http://www.jwestlake.com
Copyright: Jimmy Westlake
[attachment=1]Clash of the Titans 101911.jpg[/attachment]

IC 410 and NGC 1893 in Auriga
http://starrysite.com/index.php?site=galleryitem,310
Copyright: Michał Żołnowski
[attachment=0]IC410mini mid.jpg[/attachment]

NGC 281: Pacman Nebula
http://www.starkeeper.it/NGC281.htm
Copyright: Leonardo Orazi
[attachment=1]pacman_orazi.jpg[/attachment]

NGC 6946: Fireworks Galaxy
Copyright: Lorenzo Siciliano
[attachment=0]NGC6946_LRGB_Lorenzo Siciliano.jpg[/attachment]

Sunspot with Prominences
Copyright: Randy Shivak

Deep M57
http://www.manuelj.com
Copyright: Manuel Jimenez http://www.manuelj.com/Astronomy/Planet ... ing-Nebula

One day I saw a statue of Pegasus in Vienna and immediately remembered the constellation, so I waited until the constellation had the right place behind the statue and shot the photo.

c.s.
Peter

dust of comet elenin
https://picasaweb.google.com/1073864040 ... 9338719090 Rolando Ligustri

http://www.daystarfilters.com/piwigo/pi ... category/8

The Sleeping Giant
Sunspot with Light Bridge in H-Alpha
Large Sunspot in Hi-Resolution

NGC7822

red-orange version: red-blue version: Enjoy!

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

There are very many nice images here, but I only have time for a few comments.

César, thank you for the comparison between the Sun and the Moon! It's a very fine image, and it's a reminder of one of those incredible coincidences of life here on Earth, that the Sun and the Moon, which are so incredibly different in size, seem to have the same angular size when from the Earth. Amazing.

Tunç Tezel, you are another of the highly skilled mainstays of this forum. I love images like the one you posted here. Apart from showing the general brilliance of the winter sky, it sure does justice to Jupiter's magnificence this autumn.

Catalin Beldea, that's a lovely image of a small part of the little blue miracle that is our home in the cosmos.

Chandrashekar, that is such a beautiful image of a starry sky and thunderstorm clouds! And I was happy to identify the Teapot, Sagittarius.

Jimmy Westlake, that's a lovely image. Note brilliant Jupiter, delightful Pleiades, the Alpha Persei group and the Andromeda Galaxy!

Michał Żołnowski, that's a very interesting narrowband image of the IC 410 and NGC 1893 region in Auriga.

Leonardo Orazi, I'm always happy to see your delightful RGB images here!

Lorenzo Siciliano, that's a great image of NGC 6946. The Fireworks Galaxy, indeed! What a supernova factory!

Manuel Jimenez, that's a great deep portrait of the Ring Nebula, M57, and spiral galaxy IC 1296.

Pitwi, Peter, I love your horse statue with constellation Pegasus in the background. I'm always particularly happy to see one of my favorite blue stars, Gamma Pegasi, being photographed!

There are a lot of truly impressive Sun prominences and sunspot images here. Thanks to all who contributed!

Rolf Geissinger, I like both of your NGC 7822 images! Thanks!

Again, thanks to all who contributed!

Ann

Salt & Pepper
Sun Spots in H-alpha Light, Hi Resolution Image taken August 22, 2011 4000mm EFL


Twins Hi Resolution Image showing light bridge
Imaged August 9, 2011 4000mm EFL

I took this over a couple of nights during September and October, It is the reflection nebulae vdb 149 and 150 along with the dark nebula LDN1235 in Cepheus
It is an LRGB image using 10 minute sub frames with an FSQ106ED and ML8300 totalling over 11 hours of exposure time
For full size high resolution image click on following link
http://www.pbase.com/imaging_the_heaven ... 7/original

Best wishes and clear skies
Gordon
http://www.imagingtheheavens.co.uk