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M3
http://www.capella-observatory.com/Imag ... Remote.htm
Copyright: Josef Pöpsel and Stefan Binnewies

LBN 552
http://www.bucksnortobservatory.com/dee ... n552.shtml
Copyright: John Davis

Abell 61
http://www.astrodonimaging.com/gallery/ ... ?imgID=251
Copyright: Don Goldman

http://photos3.marinetraffic.com/ais/sh ... &size=full
A stunning photo of a tornado at sea. Here is the link to the ship's page on marinetraffic.com:
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/showal ... #top_photo

Steve Byrne has processed Hubble data for NGC 3603 and has produced a fantastic image:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephen63/ ... /lightbox/

Ann

Seagull Nebula (IC 2177)
http://www.skiesbyafrica.com/Nebulae/IC2177.html
Copyright: Eric Africa

Abell 74
http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im1165.html
Copyright: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF)

Comet Panstarrs
http://www.astrophoton.com/panstarrs-6.htm
Copyright: Bernhard Hubl

NGC 4618 and NGC 4625
http://www.karelteuwen.be/photo_page.ph ... 2&album=14
Copyright: Karel Teuwen

HFG 1
http://www.astrosurf.com/zoll/images/HFG1.html
Copyright: Stephane Zoll

The Solar System's Major Moons
Planetary Society | Emily Lakdawalla | 2013 Jul 10

The Solar System contains 18 or 19 natural satellites of planets that are large enough for self-gravity to make them round. (Why the uncertain number? Neptune’s moon Proteus is on the edge.) They are shown here to scale with each other. Two of them are larger than Mercury; seven are larger than Pluto and Eris. If they were not orbiting planets, many of these worlds would be called “planets,” and scientists who study them are called “planetary scientists.”

Vía Láctea de Norte a Sur por calle L, 8, en Flickr
Panorámica de la Vía Láctea de norte a sur.
Overview of the Milky Way from north to south.

En el verano boreal, la Vía Láctea es el actor principal en los cielos nocturnos.
De norte a sur domina los cielos desde cualquier lugar algo alejado de las luces de la ciudad.
En este caso, desde la Campiña Cordobesa (Andalucía, España), en mitad de los olivares, huyendo del calor en la refrescante noche veraniega.
Esta fotografía es una composición de 10 fotografías unidas para formar una panorámica de más de 180 grados.

In the summer, the Milky Way is the main actor in the night skies.
From north to south dominates the heavens from anywhere something away from city lights.
In this case, from the Countryside Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain), in the middle of olive groves, to avoid the heat in the cool summer night.
This photograph is a composite of 10 pictures together to form a panorama of over 180 degrees.

© Juan A. Bafalliu, España, 2013

3 more years and it could also be 20, if Charon is round enough.

Tunç Tezel
http://www.twanight.org

bystander wrote:

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The Solar System's Major Moons
Planetary Society | Emily Lakdawalla | 2013 Jul 10

The Solar System contains 18 or 19 natural satellites of planets that are large enough for self-gravity to make them round. (Why the uncertain number? Neptune’s moon Proteus is on the edge.) They are shown here to scale with each other. Two of them are larger than Mercury; seven are larger than Pluto and Eris. If they were not orbiting planets, many of these worlds would be called “planets,” and scientists who study them are called “planetary scientists.”

Triangulo de verano informado por calle L, 8, en Flickr
Triángulo de Verano.
Summer triangle

En el verano boreal, las noches calurosas invitan a salir al aire libre a tomar el fresco. Un buen momento para mirar al cielo y descubrir sus maravillas luminosas.
El Triángulo de Verano en pleno cénit y en mitad de la Vía Láctea, es un buen espectáculo para contemplar.

In the summer, hot nights invite go outside for some fresh air. A good time to look up and discover his wonderful light.
The Summer Triangle and full zenith half of the Milky Way, is a good show to watch.

© Juan A. Bafalliu, España, 2013

NGC 6726
http://www.pbase.com/david_fitz_henry/image/146373474
Copyright: David Fitz-Henry

Cave Nebula
http://www.skyandphoto.com
Copyright: Rafael Rodríguez Morales

Big Photo:
http://www.skyandphoto.com/Other/My-Smu ... d&lb=1&s=O

canopia wrote:3 more years and it could also be 20, if Charon is round enough.

If Charon is round enough, the Pluto Charon system should be considered a binary dwarf, since the barycenter is well outside the surface of either.

It is just a matter of time, then. Charon itself is bigger than Ceres.

Tunç Tezel
http://www.twanight.org

bystander wrote:

canopia wrote:3 more years and it could also be 20, if Charon is round enough.

If Charon is round enough, the Pluto Charon system should be considered a binary dwarf, since the barycenter is well outside the surface of either.

NGC 474
http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/en/science/LP_13_16/
Copyright: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (Jean-Charles Cuillandre)/Coelum (Giovanni Anselmi)

B169
http://www.skyimager.net/astro/nebulae/ ... 01009.html
Copyright: David Churchill

Orion widefield
http://www.starpointing.com/ccd/orion.html
Copyright: Fabian Neyer

M78
http://www.astrostudio.at/1_Deep%20Sky% ... 999ec3274e
Copyright: Gerald Rhemann

Caption: a happy lens in Hubble data
Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/geckzilla/ ... otostream/
Copyright: geckzilla

R Aquarii Nebula (Ced 211)
http://www.caelumobservatory.com/gallery/raquarii.shtml
Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona This post is dedicated to the astronomer Tiina Liimets!