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Recent Submissions: 2012 February 24-27

Post by cybermystic99 » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:37 am

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The Virgo/Coma galaxies in negative B&W so that they're easier to spot :D
Copyright Greg Parker 2012

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The Virgo/Coma cluster in negative B&W by cybermystic, on Flickr
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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 February 21-

Post by chapdelaine » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:22 pm

Zwicky's Necklace 8 Zw 388
Copyright: DSS 2; processing: Gilles Chapdelaine While not very colorfull and spectacular, this is a strange arrangement as rings of galaxies and very faint located in Virgo constellation. It is reported that the visual magnitude would be between 18-20 v.mag. for the group in "Galaxies and How to Observe Them" (2007) by W. Steinicke and R. Jakiel . The inset offer a better view of the "necklace"...

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Moon, Mercury and Earth

Post by Rothkko » Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:19 pm

La Garrovilla. Spain
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Comet Garrad 23.2.2012

Post by Robert-Austria » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:06 pm

Comet Garrad
http://www.astrofotos.at
Copyright: Robert Pölzl kind regards
Robert Pölzl - from Austria

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Post by marion165 » Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:16 am

Comet Garradd (C/2009 P1) in Draco on February 23 2012
http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalret ... 780809732/
Copyright: Marion Haligowski

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Comet Garradd (C/2009 P1) in Draco on February 23 2012 by Radical Retinoscopy, on Flickr

Comet Garradd (C/2009 P1) is seen in Draco on the evening of February 23, 2012. This image was made of a stack of ten 30 second exposures at ISO 3200 with a Canon t2i. The lens was a Canon 100 f/2 prime at f/2.8. Image stacking was accomplished using Images Plus with some cropping and fine-tuning in Photoshop. The series of exposures was taken from a dark sky site in Tonto National Forest, North of Phoenix. Thin cirrus clouds added a diffusion effect to the series of photos. An Orion equatorial platform was used for tracking during the series of photos.

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Post by marion165 » Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:24 am

The Red Planet amongst the High Clouds
http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalret ... 926930363/
Copyright: Marion Haligowski

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The Red Planet amongst the High Clouds by Radical Retinoscopy, on Flickr

Mars was photographed among some thin, high cirrus clouds on the evening of February 23, 2012. I really like the diffusion effect that can be generated by faint cirrus clouds. The diffusion and "bloated" stars really make the colors pop!

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Venus and Moon

Post by Rothkko » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:51 pm

400mm
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Post by Rothkko » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:54 pm

Mercury over Puebla de la Calzada.
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Mars - Feb.21,22,23,25th

Post by Efrain Morales » Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:49 pm

Mars observed in four sessions showing different features at different rotation periods.

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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 February 24-

Post by echesak » Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:57 am

Daytime Venus - 2/25/2012
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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 February 24-

Post by etiqi » Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:28 pm

Canis Majord and Sirius in water
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Copyright: Francesc Pruneda
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REDO of Christmas Tree et al...

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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 February 24-

Post by asymon » Sun Feb 26, 2012 8:50 pm

Orion Nebula to M78 and Barnard's Loop
http://www.woodlandsobservatory.com
Copyright: Alistair Symon 10 image mosaic of the region from the Orion Nebula to M78 and Barnard's loop. Higher resolution versions of the image can be found at http://www.woodlandsobservatory.com/Ori ... on0212.htm

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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 February 24-

Post by zema88 » Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:47 pm

The comet C/2009 P1 Garradd over the Sanctuary of Castelmagno, Cn, Italy.

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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 February 24-

Post by ccdbalkon » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:11 pm

Moon / Venus / Jupiter at 26.02.2012 18:00 - 20:30 UT
sometimes clouds and later dust on my lens
http://www.balkonsternwarte.de/60D/star ... 22012.html
Copyright: Oliver Schneider
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Milky Way and Air Glow

Post by nuclearcat » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:51 pm

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Milky Way and air glow as seen from TÜBİTAK National Observatory, located at 2500m peak of Bakırlıtepe in Antalya. The airglow in the pictures are so bright that it seems like aurora which is not seen at 36 degree North latitude. The air glow was also recorded under 4 days old moon's light in the below image.
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Comet Garradd in Draco

Post by cyberspace » Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:17 am

Comet Garradd from 25/02/2012
Copyright Greg Parker 2012

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NGC 2174, the Monkey Head Nebula

Post by Nebulium » Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:22 am

Hello

This nebula is located near the border of Orion and Gemini constellations.
The following picture was built from DSS argentic plates STScI_POSS2UKSTU_Blue, STScI_POSS2UKSTU_Red, STScI_QuickV, as available on the web.
Copyright Jean Pajus & STScI

I did find that exposures of these plates were well fitted to the rendition of this nebula.

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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 February 24-

Post by owlice » Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:34 pm

Venus Transit (Coming soon to a sun near you!)
http://www.astrophoto.dk
Copyright: Jesper Grønne
[attachment=4]venustransit-small_composite.jpg[/attachment]
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Sun Pillar at Yagodina
Copyright: Millan Milloradowich
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IC 410: Emission Nebula in Auriga
http://www.ccdland.net
Copyright: Nik Szymanek (TWAN)
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North Pole of Titan in Infrared
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassi ... 20223.html
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/CNRS/LPGNantes, color composite Stéphane Le Mouelic
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M33: Triangulum Pinwheel Galaxy
https://picasaweb.google.com/1062929866 ... 5411014274
Copyright: David Kopacz NED Remnant
http://saturn.cstoneind.com
Copyright: Christopher Go
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Post by owlice » Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:56 pm

Rendering of GJ1214b
http://www.astrosurf.com/luxorion
Copyright: Thierry Lombry
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Fireball!
http://www.digital-nights.com
Copyright: Jochen Gerlach
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NGC 3718 and NGC 3729: Galaxies in Ursa Major
http://www.astrofilm.com
Copyright: Sebastian Voltmer
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NGC 2451 & NGC 2477 in Puppis
http://www.astro-austral.cl/imagenes/st ... 7/info.htm
Copyright: José Joaquín Pérez
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Comet C/2009 P1 Garradd meets NGC6015
Copyright: Karsten
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Abell 21: Planetary Nebula in Gemini
http://www.starlightfriend.de/html/Pete ... Latest.htm
Copyright: Peter Bresseler
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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 February 24-

Post by Wolfgang » Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:08 pm

Hickson 44 Galaxy Group
Copyright: Wolfgang Promper http://www.astro-pics.com/44plm.htm

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Simian with a Goatee

Post by cyberspace » Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:01 pm

The Monkey Head nebula (upside down so you can see the Monkey)
Copyright Greg Parker 2012

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Travel to Mars

Post by Rothkko » Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:16 pm

Retando al espectáculo que tiene enfrente, el dios de la guerra se levanta orgulloso sobre un tren de pasajeros de la línea Mérida-Madrid, en Mérida, España. // Challenging the spectacle that confronts him, the god of War stands proud on a passenger train the line Madrid-Merida in Merida, Spain.
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IC410 - The Tadpoles in SHO colors

Post by jousset » Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:43 pm

The IC410 nebula and the Tadpoles in a false colors image (SHO palette)
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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 February 24-27

Post by owlice » Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:09 am

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