Starship Asterisk*

by **gianni** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 1:21 pm

12h All Sky Startrail
(Nikon D800 - Sigma 8mm fisheye @ f/3.5 - ISO800 - 724x60sec - Total time 12h 15min - Forca Canapine, Italy)

Copyright: Gianni Fardelli
https://www.facebook.com/gianni.fardelli

More resolution here: http://bit.ly/12h-startrail

by **francescodib** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 8:24 am

M1 Crab Nebula by Francescodb, on Flickr

Copyright: Francesco di Biase
http://www.astropixel.it

by **Astromontufar** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 1:48 am

Venus Light

https://www.facebook.com/MilkyWayAddicted
flickr.com/photos/m_acubens/
http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/profile/517775/
https://500px.com/acubens

By. Sergio Montúfar

by **marion165** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 1:38 am

Rise Above the Clouds
https://flic.kr/p/qjAFrL
Copyright: Marion Haligowski

Rise Above the Clouds by Radical Retinoscopy, on Flickr

Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) is seen slowly rising above a layer of clouds on December 29, 2014. Moonlight and tungsten white balance added an eerie bluish cast to the scene.

by **Astromontufar** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 5:53 am

Astronomical Sunset

Mercury and Venus planetary conjunction. This typical and beautifull afternoon of Guatemala's capital, Guatemala City. The planetary conjunction next to the power of nature, the volcanoes (left to right), Agua, Fuego & Acatenango.

Urban Astrophotography.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/m_acubens/
https://www.facebook.com/MilkyWayAddicted
https://500px.com/acubens

By: Sergio Montúfar

by **mexhunter** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 5:24 am

Clouds, sand and stars in Coahuila desert.
Copyright: César Cantú
http://www.astrophoto.com.mx/picture.ph ... category/9

by **jerry10137** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 2:34 am

Orion in Color

Sky Watcher Esprit 100 550mm f5.5
Honis Modified Canon T3i
35 exposures 5 minutes each at ISO800 were used to create the base image
42 exposures 10 seconds each at ISO800 were used to tone the core of M42

FULL RESOLUTION

Jerry Keith
www.theconstellationranch.com

by **gregbradley** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 10:16 pm

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A 6 panel mosaic of the Milky Way in Ha. Taken in Sydney Australia.

Higher Resolution:

http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/ ... 4/original

by **Efrain Morales** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 9:42 pm

Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy in Conjunction with M79 on December 29th, 05:31ut. at its closest to M79 (NGC 1904) is a globular cluster in the Lepus constellation. (RGB-Filters)

by **jerry10137** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 8:08 pm

Orion in H-Alpha

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AstroTech AT65EDQ 420mm f6.5
Baader 7nm HA filter
Hutech Modified canon 6D
38 exposures 10 minutes each at ISO1600 were used to create the base image
42 exposures 10 seconds each at ISO800 were used to tone the core of M42

FULL RESOLUTION

Jerry Keith
http://www.theconstellationranch.com

by **philhart** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 9:34 am

2014-12-27 1445 UT
Takahashi Epsilon 160 530mm f3.3
CDS-5DIII (Central DS modified Canon 5D Mark III)
A sequence of five exposures each 2 mins at ISO2500 was used to create this image, using Adobe After Effects, PixInsight and Lightroom.

http://philhart.smugmug.com/CometsAndMe ... /i-CLkDqcM

Phil
http://philhart.com/

by **arun289** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 6:50 am

PSLV-C26 Lifting off
A very successful and eventful year for the Indian space program.
PSLV-C26 lifting off from ISRO's Sriharikota launch complex.
http://wondroussky.blogspot.in/2014/10/ ... aunch.html
Copyright: Arun Venkataswamy

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by **AdirondackAstro** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 6:40 pm

M45/Pleiades/Seven Sisters/Subaru taken December 19, 2014 from Plattsburgh, NY taken by Michael Rector, blog http://www.adirondackastro.com

M45 12-19-14 02 by Michael Rector, on Flickr

by **andysea** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 6:11 pm

M78 from Xmas eve

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Link to full size image:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/andyinsea ... 2/sizes/o/

by **conor** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 4:09 pm

NGC 253 taken from Siding Springs Observatory.

Higher resolution versions available at

https://500px.com/photo/93765291/ngc-25 ... cunningham
http://www.conorcunningham.net/astronomy

Clear skies!

Cheers,

Conor

by **nicola montecchiari** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 3:31 pm

Sh2-216
http://skymonsters.net/personal/immagin ... h2-216.jpg
Copyright: Nicola Montecchiari

by **Guest** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 12:15 pm

Ha/OIII bi-colour Veil Nebula Mosaic by Rick-Stevenson, on Flickr

by **kolec** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 11:30 am

NGC281 bicolor

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by **kolec** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 11:28 am

NGC281 HST

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by **wbphelps** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 8:20 am

An HDR image of M42

m42 hdr2 12-23-14 by wbphelps, on Flickr

Equipment: Fujifilm XT-1, Stellarvue SV102T LOMO, iOptron CEM60-EC. HDR compilation of 6 images, 4 to 60 seconds, at ISO1600.

by **mexhunter** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 4:31 am

Orion in the Desert.
Sotol (dasylirion miquihuanensis) blooming in the cold desert night of the Dunas de Yeso (Gypsum Dunes) in Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila, México.
Copyright: César Cantú
http://www.astrophoto.com.mx/index.php?/category/9

by **Deep-Sky-Astroteam** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 11:28 pm

NGC4038/4039 The Antennae Galaxies

Data
FullResolution

Based on observations made with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope,
and obtained from the Hubble Legacy Archive, which is a collaboration
between the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI/NASA), the Space
Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF/ESA) and the Canadian
Astronomy Data Centre (CADC/NRC/CSA).

Image processing: by Frank Iwaszkiewicz & Nico Geisler

Best Regards Deep-Sky-Astro Team

by **alcarreño** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 10:02 pm

Copyright: Raul Villaverde Fraile (alcarreño)

110 hours total exposure
12 panels 30x900"halfa;20x300" RGB

NGC 1499 gran campo V3 by astrocentejo, on Flickr

by **rwarner** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 8:47 pm

ISS crossing over Fayette Co, TN on 25 December 2014. Canon EOS 5D Mk III, 24 mm lens, ISO 3200 at f16, mosaic of four 30-second exposures. View is to the north.

by **ijanik** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 1:31 pm

Orion constellation

Full Image
Copyright: Zoltan Panik

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Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy with trusty old Epsilon 160

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