Starship Asterisk*

We 1-10: Little known Planetary Nebula in Cygnus
http://www.pbase.com/dsantiago/image/167755604/original
Copyright: Derek Santiago

Albireo
http://www.pbase.com/dsantiago/image/167732805/original
Copyright: Derek Santiago

Melotte 15
http://www.pbase.com/dsantiago/image/166168406
Copyright: Derek Santiago

Galaxy Collage Full size: http://www.pbase.com/dsantiago/image/165313649 unannotated: http://www.pbase.com/dsantiago/image/165314663/original This collection of galaxies, shot over several years and scaled according to apparent angular size, includes all of the major types: spiral (barred and unbar...

NGC 3628
http://www.pbase.com/dsantiago/image/165082982
Copyright: Derek Santiago

Planetary Nebulae HFG1 and Abell 6 with ISM Interaction
http://www.pbase.com/dsantiago/image/164236118
Copyright: Derek Santiago

I agree that overly aggressive processing of deep sky images is the norm these days, creating cartoon like images just for effect. Fortunately it would seem that the APOD editors are not overly impressed by this type of processing. "Fake" diffraction spikes, however, are often represented ...

I note that this really isn't an issue with deep-sky images. The only time we've had issues it has involved images made from the ground, typically with rather ordinary photographic equipment. In most cases, just providing a video or providing a single raw image would resolve the matter. However, th...

Abell 33: The Diamond Ring Nebula
http://www.pbase.com/dsantiago/image/162746504/original
Copyright: Derek Santiago

The Bubble Nebula

This is a mixed focal length image. Full resolution image, capture and image details are here:
http://www.pbase.com/dsantiago/image/162464292/original

Copyright: Derek Santiago

Galaxies Galore: A Collage of Various Galaxy Morphologies

Copyright: Derek Santiago
http://m3.i.pbase.com/o9/35/948435/1/13 ... tFinal.jpg

M16 Pillars
http://www.pbase.com/dsantiago/image/160607382
Copyright: Derek Santiago and Tolga Gumusayak

I have retired as a commentator here, but I have to say that I am extremely impressed by Rolf Wahl Olsen's portrait of globular clusters in NGC 7252 at 220 million light-years away! :shock: :D :clap: Thanks for telling us about these monster globular clusters as well, Rolf! :D While I'm at it, I mu...

NGC 7662 Blue Snowball with Halo and Jet http://www.pbase.com/dsantiago Copyright: Derek Santiago [attachment=0]derek1.jpg[/attachment] http://i.pbase.com/g1/35/948435/2/146159230.ygeXxvIR.jpg Center Crop Close-up is here: http://www.pbase.com/dsantiago/image/146198347/large Full resolution image i...

Mira watches Mira The little girl named Mira watches the variable star called Mira at its maximum brightness. http://ladanyi.csillagaszat.hu/gal/tajkep/mira_101029_ladanyi_v1.jpg I just had to comment ... I absolutely love the Mira - Mira shot. Impossible not to love this ... especially if you have...

Well, wow. For once there is a planetary nebula image that I like. I wonder if it is true color. The star colors appear pretty good, although some stars seem to have a suspiciously saturated blue color. Ann Thanks Ann. Though I did not balance on a G2V star, the color should be fairly true, though ...