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Lunar X
Copyright: Valmir Martins de Morais
[attachment=0]luax.jpg[/attachment]
http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/957/ ... 5jul20.jpg

Hi folks,

M31 - H-alpha enhanced:



'Scope: TEC 140
Mount: ASA DDM60 Pro mount - an awesome bit of kit as even the 1,500 second subs were unguided!
Camera: FLI ML16803
Subs: 5 x 1,000 seconds using each of Astrodon Tru-Balance RGB filters plus 10 x 1,500 seconds using an Astrodon 3nm Hα filter
Software: PixInsight and Photoshop CS6

The aim was to blend the H-alpha emission in such a way that it didn't dominate but nicely showed up the association of star formation with the spiral structure. The disruption to the symmetrical spiral structure is a result of which satellite galaxy?

Bob.

Eagle & Swan Flying together in the August Evening Sky
Copyright: Ching-Min Yu For a larger size see: http://otc.home.xs4all.nl

Hublle Pallette Image with FSQ106 and STL-11000

Messier 92 • The "small" one in Hercules
http://www.skytrip.de
Copyright: Mario Weigand full resolution


Messier 39 closeup
http://www.skytrip.de
Copyright: Mario Weigand
[attachment=0]M39_mario.jpg[/attachment]
http://www.skytrip.de/deepsky/m39-2012-07-25c.jpg
full resolution

- Taunus / Gemany
- SBIG STL-11k
- TEC 160/1280

cheers

Mario

AURORA SKY
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67999243@N ... hotostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/67999243@N ... hotostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/67999243@N ... hotostream From Bysetermåsan, south of Oslo, Norway. September 26, 2011.
Imaged with 8 mm fisheye lens on Olympus E-3. ISO 400, F/3,5, 15 sec.

NACREOUS CLOUDS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67999243@N ... hotostream Imaged from Hvervenbukta, south of Oslo, Norway. January 20, 2008.

LUNAR ECLIPSE
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67999243@N ... hotostream Lunar eclipse, December 10, 2011.
Imaged from Ekeberg in Oslo, Norway.

Full Moon rising in the Clouds, August1, 2012
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vegastarca ... 694217710/
Copyright : VegaStar Carpentier

"It Was A Great Show"
http://www.rddnj.com
This picture were taken in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The date was July 24, 2012 and the time was between 9:30 and 10:00PM. There was Thunder and Lightning but very little rain. I used my Canon XSi and my Canon 18-55MM lens set at 55MM on a Fixed Tripod. I have over 100 pictures with lightning in the frame that range in length from 3 to 10 second exposures. This is not a stacked photo. The Lightning you see in each photo is what was captured in that exposure. It was like a Fireworks show. Lasted over 1 hour. No more than 20 seconds would pass without lightning in the sky. Only work done to this photo was to sharpen and adjust color and contrast. That work was done in Ulead and Photoshop. Pictures were downsized in Picture Project. I have 6 more posted on my website.
Copyright: Russell E. King

Memorial to Francis Scott Key and the Sun

Copyright:Mila Zinkova Here's a full resolution http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8284/7695 ... 2fa3_h.jpg

Foggy sunset

Copyright:Mila Zinkova Here's a full resolution http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8146/7666 ... 22b4_h.jpg

Whirlpool Galaxy (M51, NGC 5194, Arp 85) and the companion NGC 5195, spiral Galaxy type Sc galaxy (Seyfert 2), in Canes Venatici

http://www.elateobservatory.com

Copyright: Velimir Popov
Large scale is avaliable here

Thank you for looking...

NGC 6960: The Veil nebula in Cygnus - L-RGB & LHa-(RHa)GB versions

http://www.astrobrallo.com

Authors: F. Antonucci - M. Angelini - F. Tagliani Parco Astronomico del Brallo

[attachment=1]marco1.jpg[/attachment]
http://www.astrobrallo.com/gallery/var/ ... minusG.png

[attachment=0]marco2.jpg[/attachment]
http://www.astrobrallo.com/gallery/var/ ... minusG.png

The Hi-Res images are available at the following links:
http://www.astrobrallo.com/gallery/var/ ... 1343892711
http://www.astrobrallo.com/gallery/var/ ... 1343892750

From Rho to Antares
Copyright: Louie Atalasidis
[attachment=5]Antares-Region.jpg[/attachment]

Moon, Jupiter and Venus from Kos Island
http://www.greeksky.gr
Copyright: Chris Kotsiopoulos
[attachment=4]20120715MoonJupiter.jpg[/attachment]

NGC 253: Silver Coin Galaxy in Sculptor
http://spice.wa.edu.au/wp-content/uploa ... GC_253.jpg
http://spice.wa.edu.au/spice-initiatives/spirit/
Copyright: Paul Luckas
[attachment=3]NGC253.jpg[/attachment]

Arches National Park Sky
http://www.twanight.org
Copyright: Tunç Tezel
[attachment=2]ArchesNPWally.jpg[/attachment]

M17: Swan Nebula in Hubble Palette
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/ ... 0/original
Copyright: Michael Sidonio
[attachment=1]SwanHubbleSidonio.jpg[/attachment]

Eta Carina
http://www.martinpughastrophotography.i ... _NB_v2.jpg
Copyright: Martin Pugh
[attachment=0]Eta_Carina_Pugh.jpg[/attachment]

Cloud City
Copyright: Vinay L. Kashyap
[attachment=5]IMG_0060.jpg[/attachment]

Cloud Shadows, Sun Rays, and Kelvin-Helmholtz Waves
Copyright: Janine Pineo [attachment=0]milbridge2-july24-2012-small.JPG[/attachment] Messier 7: Open Star Cluster
http://astro-cabinet.com/showimage.php? ... _final.jpg
Copyright: Dieter Willasch
[attachment=4]m7_Willasch.jpg[/attachment]

Pipe Nebula in Ophiuchus
Copyright: Carlos Di Nallo
[attachment=3]DRIZZaweb.jpg[/attachment]

Airglow and Milky Way
http://cygnusxone-telescopiceye.smugmug ... 4&lb=1&s=O
Copyright: Brian Larmay
[attachment=2]AirglowLarmay.jpg[/attachment]

M8: The Lagoon
Copyright: Marcus Davies. Website: http://www.pbase.com/gailmarc/photography

[attachment=0]M8_Lagoon_Davies.jpg[/attachment]
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8147/7601 ... 0feb_b.jpg
Full Resolution: http://www.pbase.com/gailmarc/image/144825967/original

80x120 Wind Tunnel, NASA Ames Research Center
Copyright: Charles Hatsell. Website: www.charleshatsell.com
Original size: http://i.imgur.com/wSZQe.jpg

Milkyway - 6th National Annual Star Party of Greek Amateur Astronomers - Mt. Parnon, Pelloponisos, Greece - Panorama

Canon eos 5D mk2
ef 15mm fisheye
iso1600
5X44sec
ptgui,photoshop

Here in higher resolution: http://www.astrovox.gr/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=15382

Full Moon and Corfu Old Fortress & Old Town

Canon eos 40D
Takahashi Toa130
1000mm
f7.7
iso640
1.6sec
photoshop

here in HiRe: http://www.astrovox.gr/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=15001

I’ll get there someday.

Venus, Hyades, Jupiter, and Pleiades - in ascending order.

07-19-2012 Canon T4i with 18-135mm lens piggybacked on a Meade LX200R.

NGC 6946: The Fireworks Galaxy in Cepheus
Link to full picture: http://olegbr.astroclub.kiev.ua/files/a ... zgalov.jpg
Copyright: Oleg Bryzgalov, Ukraine

NGC6914 Nebulae
http://www.starkeeper.it/NGC6914_RC.htm
Copyright : Leonardo Orazi

Full moon & rainbow
I have the honor to submit this picture, most for its educational values !
this is evening, Sun has just fallen under the horizon, and the rain has just stoppped.
As usual in same conditions a gorgeous rainbow deploys its pastel colors.
But today it was a full moon ! So logically, full moon can't appear anywhere else than the center of this rainbow.
Full Moon & Rainbow
http://www.avex-asso.org
© Frédéric TAPISSIER / AVEX
[attachment=0]tapissierrainbow.jpg[/attachment]
http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/24892 ... mition.jpg

very bigger = http://www.avex-asso.org/pleine-lune-arc-enciel.jpg

Photo location : Vexin / Ile de France / France / august 2012

Full size here:

http://www.astrobin.com/full/16343/0/?mod=none&real=





Full size here:

http://www.astrobin.com/full/16371/0/?mod=none&real=



Both taken with SCT8"+DMK21AU618 in Málaga, España

A diferent view of the Moon...

Scorpio and Sagittarius
Copyright: Carlos Malagón
[attachment=5]la foto_malagon.jpg[/attachment]

Sunspots
http://www.makolkin.ru/Gallery/gallery.html
Copyright: Dmitry Makolkin
[attachment=4]sun_20120730-142540-Y800_g3_b3_ap864-lr-color.jpg[/attachment]

Noctilucent Clouds over Iceland
https://www.facebook.com/IurieBelegurschiPhotography
Copyright: Iurie Belegurschi
[attachment=3]noctilucent_Belegurschi.jpg[/attachment]

Dark Nebula between Scorpio and Sagittarius
http://www.northwest-landscapes.com/ima ... 0x2400.jpg
Copyright: Wade Earle
[attachment=2]DarkNebula_Earle.jpg[/attachment]

Full Moon over the Abbey of Pannonhalma, Hungary
http://www.astrophoto.hu
Copyright: Tamas Ladanyi
[attachment=1]pannonhalma_120812_ladanyi_web_v1.jpg[/attachment]

Three AO lasers Targeting the Galactic Core
http://www.darkerview.com
Copyright: Andrew Cooper
[attachment=0]ThreeStrikes20120727.jpg[/attachment]