Starship Asterisk*

[img3="[url=http://www.astrosurf.com/sguisard/Pagim/Chichen-Itza.html][size=120][b][i]Orion Rising over the Temple of Kukulkan at Chichen Itza[/i][/b][/size][/url]
[url=http://www.astrosurf.com/sguisard/][size=120][b][i]© Stéphane Guisard, Los Cielos de Los Mayas[/i][/b][/size][/url]"]http://www.astrosurf.com/sguisard/Pagim/SGU-Chichen_Itza-Castillo-Orion-IMG_4323-1200x800-cp10.jpg[/img3]

[url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2012/11/29/photo_of_orion_over_the_temple_of_kukulkan_at_chichen_itza.html][b][i]The Ruins of Past, Present, and Future[/i][/b][/url]
Slate Blogs | Bad Astronomy | 2012 Nov 29

[size=120][b]NGC 7479[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.capella-observatory.com/ImageHTMLs/Galaxies/NGC7479.htm[/url]
Copyright: Makis Palaiologou, Josef Pöpsel and Stefan Binnewies
[img2]http://www.capella-observatory.com/images/Galaxies/NGC7479.jpg[/img2]

[b]Botswana Sunset[/b]
Copyright: marga van zanten
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2012/entries/190107/view/
[img2]http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/u/H6yMi6fUB_1JR964xxG8RxsYArlNNn1lR5PWutchIbL50UtMJqXn8MJIQ2x-SUutWWvlJniJZRqrKw/[/img2]


[b]El Cap Firefall[/b]
Copyright: Jill Sanders
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2012/entries/189339/view/
[img2]http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/u/H6yMi6fUB_1JR964xxG8RxsYArlNNn1lR5PWutchIbL52XniJ9Za46tkSK3Jw1sgSUI-nCE_OiJvyQ/[/img2]


[b]Before the Typhoon[/b]
Copyright: Chen Wei-Tsung
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2012/entries/188977/view/
[img2]http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/u/H6yMi6fUB_1JR964xxG8RxsYArlNNn1lR5PWutchIbL4CCcHtPvtDcdan-GRDdcM8IiuBAcj2C49AQ/[/img2]


[b]The Rising Sun[/b]
Copyright: Travis Hackett
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2012/entries/188838/view/
[img2]http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/u/H6yMi6fUB_1JR964xxG8RxsYArlNNn1lR5PWutchIbL4CvaKH078cNYch3Q5f9U8wCUZ6gGPVZFGYQ/[/img2]


[b]Keyhole[/b]
Copyright: Linda Gessner
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2012/entries/187876/view/
[img2]http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/u/H6yMi6fUB_1JR964xxG8RxsYArlNNn1lR5PWutchIbL2wuqNwFdOydvMbSQXtCh_UkHXYr8Hkq8xEQ/[/img2]


[b]Solar Eclipse[/b]
Copyright: Peter Wallis
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2012/entries/186884/view/
[img2]http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/u/H6yMi6fUB_1JR964xxG8RxsYArlNNn1lR5PWutchIbL1rN93Vg2cPFVwG8hGpDNNkuWVe7aLwa96Cw/[/img2]


[b]It's a beautiful world[/b]
Copyright: Simon Bond
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2012/entries/186431/view/
[img2]http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/u/H6yMi6fUB_1JR964xxG8RxsYArlNNn1lR5PWutchIbL0UJLWn51YKDXg2Vtq2VIVCC47s438opJ9mg/[/img2]


[b]Erta ale- Danakil Depression[/b]
Copyright: lior eldad
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2012/entries/185604/view/
[img2]http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/u/H6yMi6fUB_1JR964xxG8RxsYArlNNn1lR5PWutchIbLzavxmDxvDzfM2oFgYsST4X45XzM48pSWsgA/[/img2]


[b]Elements[/b]
Copyright: Jennifer Vahlbruch
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2012/entries/185228/view/
[img2]http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/u/H6yMi6fUB_1JR964xxG8RxsYArlNNn1lR5PWutchIbLzb2LAFkYYEs8geey2vXE_HpeLJy8XAjIYeQ/[/img2]


Not really for APOD, but included because I find this an amazing image and want to share:
[b]Charging Black Drongo[/b]
Copyright: Vinayak Parmar
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2012/entries/185795/view/
[img2]http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/u/H6yMi6fUB_1JR964xxG8RxsYArlNNn1lR5PWutchIbLzZ_U8laLnUg0VI6Hchl-UhQz9HYGXSL-kXQ/[/img2]


And this one because it's a puffin!!!!!
Copyright: chris roebuck
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2012/entries/185244/view/
[img2]http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/u/H6yMi6fUB_1JR964xxG8RxsYArlNNn1lR5PWutchIbLzbgadsYcQHSgRzdO2uEwudPPFe0rz9wwLOw/[/img2]

[size=120][b]NGC 5033 and NGC 5005[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.karelteuwen.be/photo_page.php?img=343&album=14[/url]
Copyright: Karel Teuwen
[attachment=0]NGC5033.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=120]IC 10[/size][/b]
[url]http://www.astrophoton.com/IC0010.htm[/url]
Copyright: Bernhard Hubl
[img2]http://www.astrophoton.com/images/I0010-1.jpg[/img2]

[quote="Ann"][quote="starsurfer"][quote="Ann"]Adam Block has just posted a beautiful image of a delicate and lovely spiral galaxy, [url=http://www.caelumobservatory.com/mlsc/ic239.jpg]IC 239 in Andromeda[/url].

Ann[/quote]
Hey Ann! You can also include the image in your post! It is another marvellous galaxy image from the master![/quote]

Right... Adam Block is a master, indeed.

But I fear that the picture I have posted here is too large, and I don't know how to make it smaller.

Ann[/quote]
You can save the image to your computer and resize it with an image editing software and attach it to your post. Attached images have a size limit of 320kb.

[quote="Ann"][quote="starsurfer"][quote="Ann"]Adam Block has just posted a beautiful image of a delicate and lovely spiral galaxy, [url=http://www.caelumobservatory.com/mlsc/ic239.jpg]IC 239 in Andromeda[/url].

Ann[/quote]
Hey Ann! You can also include the image in your post! It is another marvellous galaxy image from the master![/quote]

Right... Adam Block is a master, indeed.

But I fear that the picture I have posted here is too large, and I don't know how to make it smaller.

Ann[/quote]
Ann,

If you like you can email or pm me and I will re-size it for you.
Thank you,
Mark

[quote="starsurfer"][quote="Ann"]Adam Block has just posted a beautiful image of a delicate and lovely spiral galaxy, [url=http://www.caelumobservatory.com/mlsc/ic239.jpg]IC 239 in Andromeda[/url].

Ann[/quote]
Hey Ann! You can also include the image in your post! It is another marvellous galaxy image from the master![/quote]

Right... Adam Block is a master, indeed.

But I fear that the picture I have posted here is too large, and I don't know how to make it smaller.

Ann

[size=120][b]NGC 1316-7[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/ngc_1316[/url]
Copyright: Michael Sidonio
[attachment=0]146961360.ZRhp6afu.jpg[/attachment]

[quote="Ann"]Adam Block has just posted a beautiful image of a delicate and lovely spiral galaxy, [url=http://www.caelumobservatory.com/mlsc/ic239.jpg]IC 239 in Andromeda[/url].

Ann[/quote]
Hey Ann! You can also include the image in your post! It is another marvellous galaxy image from the master!

Adam Block has just posted a beautiful image of a delicate and lovely spiral galaxy, [url=http://www.caelumobservatory.com/mlsc/ic239.jpg]IC 239 in Andromeda[/url].

Ann

[float=left][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixroBOCm8M8[/youtube][/float]

[url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/2013-moon-phases.html][size=110][b][i]New 2013 Phases of the Moon Animation Released[/i][/b][/size][/url]
NASA | GSFC | SVS | LRO | 2012 Nov 20
[quote]This visualization shows the moon's phase and libration throughout the year 2013, at hourly intervals. Each frame represents one hour. In addition, this visualization also shows other relevant information, including moon orbit position, subearth and subsolar points, distance from the Earth. Click each graphic to learn more about what it means! Finally, to learn more about this visualization, or to see what the moon will look like at any hour in 2013, visit [url]http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?4000[/url]! [/quote]

[size=120][b]NGC 891[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.cosmotography.com/images/small_ngc891_2010.html[/url]
Copyright: R. Jay GaBany
[img2]http://www.cosmotography.com/images/small_gabany_ngc891_2010.jpg[/img2]

[size=120][b]Andromeda Galaxy (M31)[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.starpointing.com/ccd/m31.html[/url]
Copyright: Fabian Neyer
[img2]http://www.starpointing.com/images/ccdgallery/preview/m31small.jpg[/img2]

[img3="[url=http://astrog80.astro.cf.ac.uk/Herschel/Kingfish/kingfish.html][size=150][b][i]Interactive Hubble Tuning Fork[/i][/b][/size][/url]
[b][i]Credits: C. North, M. Galametz & the Kingfish Team[/i][/b]"]http://asterisk.apod.com/download/file.php?id=8094[/img3]

[url=http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMXZY81M9H_index_0.html][b][i]Fine-tuning galaxies with Herschel and Spitzer[/i][/b][/url]
ESA Space Science IOTW | 2012 Nov 19

[b][i] http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=30140 [/i][/b]

[size=120][b]Sunflower Galaxy (M63)[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.astrodonimaging.com/gallery/display.cfm?imgID=237[/url]
Copyright: Don Goldman
[img2]http://www.astrodonimaging.com/_img/Image/gallery/mid/M63SRO2011b.jpg[/img2]

[quote="[url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?p=187520#p187520]Rothkko[/url]"]Portrait of Global Aerosols
[i]Image credit: William Putman, NASA/Goddard[/i]
[url]http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2393.html[/url][/quote]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtJzn8A725w[/youtube]

[url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2012/11/17/nasa_makes_an_animated_global_map_of_atmospheric_aerosols.html][b][i]Dust. Wind. Dude.[/i][/b][/url]
Slate Blogs | Bad Astronomer | 2012 Nov 17

[url=http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/research/aerosol/][b][i]Aerosol Transport and Assimilation[/i][/b][/url]
NASA | GSFC | GMAO

[size=120][b]Superwind Galaxy (NGC 4666)[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1036/[/url]
Copyright: ESO/J. Dietrich
[img2]http://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/screen/eso1036a.jpg[/img2]

Portrait of Global Aerosols
[img2]http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/706641main_705852main_GEOS5_710.jpg[/img2][i]Image credit: William Putman, NASA/Goddard[/i]
[url]http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2393.html[/url]

[quote="starsurfer"][quote="markh@tds.net"]NGC 2170
Copyright: Mark Hanson
[url]http://www.btlguce.com/wpimages/wp8774780c_00.jpg[/url]

Larger Image can be found here: http://www.btlguce.com[/quote]
Amazing image of one of the greatest regions of the winter sky! Is the image cropped? I would have expected the field of view with a 14 inch RCOS to be slightly wider.[/quote]
Yes but only about 50 pixels or so, the scope is a F8 and U16M thats a field about 43x43 arcmin

[size=120][b]NGC 1097[/b][/size]
[url]http://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1128a/[/url]
Copyright: ESO/R. Gendler
[img2]http://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/screen/potw1128a.jpg[/img2]

[quote="markh@tds.net"]NGC 2170
Copyright: Mark Hanson
[url]http://www.btlguce.com/wpimages/wp8774780c_00.jpg[/url]

Larger Image can be found here: http://www.btlguce.com[/quote]
Amazing image of one of the greatest regions of the winter sky! Is the image cropped? I would have expected the field of view with a 14 inch RCOS to be slightly wider.

New panoramic image from Opportunity brings this old song to mind

There's a long, long trail a-winding
Into the land of my dreams,
There's a long, long night of waiting
Until my dreams all come true;
Till the day when I'll be going down
That long, long trail with you.


[url]http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20121109a/PIA16440_McMurdo_Merged_Cyl_L456atc_br2.jpg[/url]

John

How freaking neat is this? It's 100,000 stars right in your browser. And you can click and view info on a whole bunch of the named, studied stars. Mostly to scale to give you a good sense of vastness!

Note: It doesn't run very well unless you view it with Google Chrome. Not using Chrome but want to see it anyway? Don't say I didn't warn you. It's pretty choppy.
http://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/stars/

[img]http://www.geckzilla.com/apod/googlestars.jpg[/img]

NGC 2170
Copyright: Mark Hanson
[img2]http://www.btlguce.com/wpimages/wp8774780c_00.jpg[/img2]

Larger Image can be found here: http://www.btlguce.com