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The Monkey Head Nebula

Taken at Rancho Hidalgo, New Mexico.
Image is a combination of Ha and LRGB frames taken with 16" RC using Apogee Alta U42 CCD.

We are blessed to have this treasure in the northern sky...even if it will devour us in time


Higher resolution and details here http://www.nightoverontario.com/Astrono ... &lb=1&s=X3

Thanks for looking
Cheers
Lynn

A re framed version


Higher res here http://www.nightoverontario.com/Astrono ... &lb=1&s=X2
Thanks for looking
Cheers
Lynn

Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy . 1st of November 2013, 3:50 CET.
Setup: Officina Stellare Veloce R 200, SBIG STL 11000, Takahashi EM-200.
Processing: Pleiades Astrophoto PixCore
Better quality : http://imageshack.us/a/img46/7847/218w.jpg

Panorama of Milky Way over Doi Inthanon National Park, the highest mountain of Thailand.
Image contains milky way, zodiacal light, and andromeda galaxy.

Camera : Nikon D800
Lens : Nikon 14-24 mm
Focal Length : 14 mm (panorama of 18 shots)
Shutter Speed : 36 sec
Aperture : f/2.8
ISO/Film : 6400
Category : Astrophotography
Taken : October 30th 2013

Copyright: Thanakrit Santikunaporn

for higher resolution http://500px.com/photo/50824722

Polar-ring galaxy NGC 660
Copyright: Kai WIechen
Data and full res: http://www.pbase.com/kwiechen/image/153177717

Fragility
Higher Res: http://flic.kr/p/haTLzJ
Higher Res: http://flic.kr/p/haUWwc
Higher Res:http://flic.kr/p/haUZT2

The Earth, the Moon and also a faint blue mist over the surface of the Earth that is the only thing that separates and protects us from the dark and vast space. Is the atmosphere.
Images obtained from an altitude of 35000 m with a stratospheric balloon.
Project datails (in Spanish): http://www.laotramitad.org/laotramitad/ ... a-haziak-1

Regards,
http://www.laotramitad.org

Comet ISON with M95 - Oct 24th.
Copyrights: Damian Peach Comet ISON in colour - Oct 27th.
Copyrights: Damian Peach Comet ISON 2012 S1 on 10-26-2013
Copyrights: John Chumack 4 bright Comets to see this Fall!
Copyrights: John Chumack Comet C/2012 S1 ISON - 27th October
Copyritghts: Scott Ferguson

Comet C/2012 X1 Linear
Copyrights: Gianluca Masi Comet Linear 2012 X1 in outburst!
Copyrights: John Chumack

17P/Holmes (2007/2008)
Copyrights: Tunc Tezel Preserving the Legacy of the X-Ray Universe
Image credits: Chandra X-Ray Observatory/NASA
More about: http://www.chandra.si.edu/photo/2013/archives/ Autumn Image
Copyrights: Ladanyi Tamas A Cloud in NGC 7000
Copyrights: Martin and Karen Pugh Moon rises behind city hall in Östersund
Copyrights: Göran Strand

ISS Lunar Transit
Copyrights: Aaron Harris Mare Crisium mosaic
Copyrights: Israel Tejera LDN 1235, VdB 149 and VdB 159 in Cepheus
Copyrights: Jerry Lodriguss
More about: http://www.astropix.com/LDN1235.HTM IC443 - IC444 - Sh2-249
Copyrights: Jesús M. Vargas & Maritxu Poyal Gamma Cassiopeiae
Copyrights: László Francsics

Flaming skies over Las Campanas
Copyrights: Yuri Beletsky Solar Eclipse 01/08/2008
Copyrights: Anthony Ayiomamitis Solar Eclipse 2012
Image Credit: Mike Killian Photography Kiwi's Eye
Copyrights: Alex Cherney

Simeis 147 ( Sh2-240) is a large supernowa remnant in Taurus. With diameter of the three Moon's faces has very low surface brightness.
2 pane mosaic. Setup: OS Veloce RH 200, STL 11000, EM-200.
Better quality you can find here : http://imageshack.us/f/36/xo3t.jpg/

NGC 7822 Ha+RGB.

Link to full size image:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andyinsea/ ... otostream/

Pill-popping Galaxy hooked on gas
Image credits : Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF (Artist's impression) Comet 2P/Encke & The Virgo Cluster (Oct 30th.)
Copyrights: Damian Peach Comet 2P/Encke close-up (Oct 30th.)
Copyrights: Damian Peach Comet Lovejoy (Oct 31st.)
Copyrights: Damian Peach

A running man becomes a Halloween man.

http://www.astrobin.com/62515/

http://www.astrobin.com/full/62515/0/

Rolando Ligustri wrote: two different ways of seeing the comet C/2012 S1 Ison, one connected to the beautiful image

and another and another image to try more technical information on how this comet is behaving

My first comet ISON picture. Shot with a DSLR camera and a 135mm lens.


My first Comet ISON Photo by fksr, on Flickr

Comet ISON, November 1, 2013
Copyright: Lorenzo Comolli
http://www.astrosurf.com/comolli/index2.htm

About 3 weeks ago Michael van Doorn and me made images of M33 on the same evening. He took his images with his C11 Hyperstar, a 27 cm reflector with a f-ratio of only 2, allowing him to take very short exposures to gather much color information. At the same time I took images of a smaller field (the galaxy itself) with the TEC140 giving a higher resolution.

We combined the images before, but now we took the Hyperstar data for the widefield and the TEC data for the galaxy. This gives a perfect combination for gathering an image under light polluted conditions in a short time.

In total 11h of data were used for this image.

This shows the image in the native TEC resolution, with an upscaled hyperstar, totalling up to 23Mp!

Blending both images was quite a challenge, but the result came out quite well I think...
Full resolution (23 megapixel)
Copyright: Michael van Doorn (http://www.dutchastrocolors.com) / André van der Hoeven (http://www.astro-photo.nl)

Dusty Sharpless 63 in Sagittarius.

Larger image:
http://www.pbase.com/tango33/image/153220769

Thanks,

Kfir Simon

Solar eclipse 03 november 2013 from Electro-L
We decided to show to you the total solar eclipse of the way it can be seen from a distance of 36,000 kilometers above the Earth's surface. Position of the satellite "Electro-L" is very successful and we can see the shadow that covers the African Continent.

This is link to full frame:
http://pp.vk.me/c417930/v417930574/8d58/NbgOlzVA5-U.jpg
And to gif-animation: http://ps.vk.me/c538419/u14035574/docs/ ... opslow.gif
And to gif-animation: http://ps.vk.me/c538419/u14035574/docs/ ... llslow.gif
We have video too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzfj-l0669Y
Copyright: Vitaliy Egorov/Roscosmos/NTSOMZ
Courtesy: Igor Tirsky

Comet Lovejoy C/2013 R1 On November 4th, 07:37-48ut, Lower image at 07:57ut at three minute exposures, A faint distant Galaxy PGC23559 just below the nucleus. Lovejoy is becoming very impressive with a very bright leading edge coma (front) and length of its tail.

Comet ISON C/2012 S1 On November 4th, 08:40-54ut. Just barely took this session before the clouds terminated this session. Torrential rain in the last three days here and more on the way.