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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 July

Post by Oleg Bryzgalov » Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:56 am

Corona Borealis Galaxy Cluster (Abell 2162)
Link to full picture: http://olegbr.astroclub.kiev.ua/files/a ... v_full.jpg
Copyright: Oleg Bryzgalov, Ukraine
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Post by philto » Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:39 pm

hi,
today a superb prominence on the sun...
c.14 + daystar h-alpha filter
process by registax6 CS5 and photomatix pro 4.2 with tone mapping
image by Philippe TOSI (FRANCE)

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Post by Emil Ivanov » Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:54 pm

Spiral vs. Elliptical (M 60 and NGC 4647)
http://www.emilivanov.com/CCD%20Images/M60.htm
Copyright: Emil Ivanov Bigger size available here

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Post by AlexMaragos » Thu Jul 19, 2012 3:54 pm

The Milky Way over Aristarchos Telescope
Copyright: Alexandros Maragos
http://www.alexandrosmaragos.com

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The Milky Way over Aristarchos Telescope by Alexandros Maragos, on Flickr

The Milky Way over Aristarchos Telescope at the top of Chelmos Mountain
in Achaia, Kalavryta, Greece, at an altitude of 2340m/7677ft.
I took this shot in a moonless night on July 18th, 2012, around midnight.
The location has been measured as one of the darkest areas both in Greece and in Europe and i wanted
the best possible conditions to capture the Milky Way. When i reached the top i saw the most amazing sky.
I was standing in awe. Truly breathtaking.

The Telescope:
Named after Aristarchos of Samos, the first reported person to propose a heliocentric model of the solar system,
the 2.3m Greek telescope, with a focal ratio f/8, is the pride of the Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (IAA)
of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), and the largest telescope in southeastern Europe.
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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 July

Post by russelleking » Thu Jul 19, 2012 11:32 pm

"A Meeting in the Morning"
A Crescent Moon, Venus and Jupiter are joined by some friends on the morning of July 16, 2012.
http://www.rddnj.com Picture Location: http://www.rddnj.com/RussellsMoonVenusJ ... 12448.html
Copyright: Russell E. King

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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 July

Post by DavidCortner » Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:26 am

Loops over AR1520
http://www.davidcortner.com/slowblog/20120717s.php#st
Copyright: David Cortner Loop arcade following an M1 flare on July 17, 2012. Modified Lunt 60THa, PGR Chameleon, best 50 out of 1940 frames stacked. Full res and colorized versions at the web address.

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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 July

Post by philhart » Fri Jul 20, 2012 5:13 am

Moonrise over Melbourne - Winner of the 2012 David Malin Awards

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http://philhart.com/files/Melbourne_Moon.jpg

http://philhart.com/content/melbourne-m ... lin-awards
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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 July

Post by zema88 » Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:43 am

IC 1318 B-C
Copyright: Paolo Demaria
Canon Eos450D on Skywatcher 200/1000.
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Full res and technical specifications: http://www.astrobin.com/15225/

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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 July

Post by mewlon300 » Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:52 am

LOOP AR1520
http://www.astroedu.net//mediapool/75/7 ... Wcolor.jpg
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Copyright: Eduard Garcia Ribera

Protuberance associated with the active region AR1520.
Equipment: Telescope LUNT 100mm at F/20, DMK 31, 1050 frames stacked.
Location: Ager, Catalonia, SPAIN

FULL RESOLUTION: http://www.astroedu.net//mediapool/75/7 ... Wcolor.jpg
http://www.astroedu.net
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Post by owlice » Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:42 am

Deep Widefield view of Swan Nebula Region - M17 in Sagittarius
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/ ... 4/original
Copyright: Michael Sidonio
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Milky Way Arc with Faint Auroras, Moon, Stars, Planets
Copyright: Thomas O'Brien
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M20: Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius
http://www.astronomersdoitinthedark.com ... c=17&p=450
Copyright: Scott Rosen M5: Globular Cluster in Serpens
http://skycenter.arizona.edu/gallery/starclusters/m5
Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona NGC 7023: Iris Nebula
http://billsnyderastrophotography.com/?page_id=2905
Copyright: Bill Snyder
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Milky Way Rising from the Atlantic
http://www.cookphoto.com
Copyright: Chris Cook Photography
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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 July

Post by Fabrizio Francione » Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:54 am

In the Mists Of Sadr ( NGC 6910)

http://www.astrophoto.it/globularopenclus/page1.html (click refresh if it doesn't appear)
Copyright: Fabrizio Francione

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Post by Ayiomamitis » Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:20 pm

Collinder 399 - The Coat Hanger / Brocchi's Cluster
http://www.perseus.gr
Copyright: Anthony Ayiomamitis Collinder 399 is one of the best known asterisms in the northern hemisphere summer sky. Although there is some ambiguity as to whether the member stars are physically related or not, their appearance reminds the observer of an upside-down coathanger and, hence, for its nickname (along with Brocchi's Cluster).

Collinder 399 lies in a very rich part of the sky and makes for a very dramatic result when the conditions are optimal for imaging. Cr 399 lies 420 light-years away and is dominated by two red stars forming the hook of the coathanger whereas younger bluish stars form its backbone.

Further information in relation to Cr 399 is available at http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-DSO-Cluster-Cr-399.htm .
Anthony Ayiomamitis
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Post by Fabrizio Francione » Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:53 pm

The Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) :

http://www.astrophoto.it/nebulae/page1.html (Click refresh if it doesn't appear)
Copyright : Fabrizio Francione

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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 July

Post by marioweigand » Fri Jul 20, 2012 4:21 pm

Cr 399 - The Coathanger & NGC 6802
Stars with clouds and clouds of stars. :-)
Copyright: Mario Weigand
http://www.SkyTrip.de

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Optics: 4" astrograph
Camera: STL-110000
Location: French Alpes

cheers
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Post by AlexMaragos » Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:46 pm

Stargazing the Milky Way over Aristarchos Telescope
Copyright: Alexandros Maragos
http://www.alexandrosmaragos.com
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Stargazing the Milky Way over Aristarchos Telescope by Alexandros Maragos, on Flickr
Stargazing the Milky Way over Aristarchos Telescope at the top of Chelmos Mountain
in Achaia, Kalavryta, Greece, at an altitude of 2340m/7677ft.
20sec exp, 6400iso, f/2.8

The Milky Way over Aristarchos Telescope
Copyright: Alexandros Maragos
http://www.alexandrosmaragos.com
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The Milky Way over Aristarchos Telescope by Alexandros Maragos, on Flickr
The Milky Way over Aristarchos Telescope at the top of Chelmos Mountain
in Achaia, Kalavryta, Greece, at an altitude of 2340m/7677ft.
30sec exp, 3200iso, f/2.8

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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 July

Post by quattroman » Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:39 pm

Crescent Moon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67999243@N ... hotostream
Copyright: Marius Sollerud The Moon, 19 hrs old..
Imaged from The Solar Observatory at Harestua, Norway.
17:49 UT, March 5, 2011.

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Post by SkyViking » Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:53 am

Pismis 24 and NGC 6357
http://www.pbase.com/rolfolsen/astro_photography
Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen Link to full resolution image: http://www.pbase.com/rolfolsen/image/144888604/original

This image covers the central part of the large nebula NGC 6357, also known as the 'Lobster' or 'War and Peace' nebula. The nebula itself appears intensely red, a striking contrast to most emission nebulae which are somewhat more magenta.
At the center of the nebula lies a small star cluster Pismis 24 containing some of the heaviest stars known. The intense ultraviolet radiation from these stars is slowly eroding the surrounding gas and dust away and shaping the delicate structures visible throughout the region. The heaviest of these stars, designated Pismis 24-1, was long thought to weigh some 200 to 300 solar masses, well in excess of the theoretical upper mass limit of about 150 solar masses for an individual star. But in 2006 high-resolution images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope showed that Pismis 24-1 is really two stars orbiting one another. Further to this, ground-based spectroscopic studies have revealed one of the stars to be a tight binary. Still, these three stars are among the heaviest known.
The cluster and nebula lies 8000 light years away in the constellation Scorpius.

The central part of the nebula near Pismis 24 is very bright and I managed to get some fairly good resolution in that area so I made this comparison with images from La Silla and the Hubble Space Telescope. Interestingly, this image taken with a 10" telescope is really not much behind the ESO La Silla image that was taken with the Danish 1.5 metre telescope. The Hubble view is of course another story, but a fun comparison still.
Link to high-resolution comparison of Pismis 24 with images from La Silla and the Hubble Space Telescope: http://www.pbase.com/rolfolsen/image/144888612/original

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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 July

Post by gianni » Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:59 am

Venus and Jupiter in Taurus
Copyright: Gianni Fardelli

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Post by Robert-Austria » Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:30 pm

IC 5070
http://www.astrofotos.at
Copyright: Robert Pölzl
IC 5070 Pelican Nebula - Narrowband color

for further information about picture and so on - visit the website.


Best regards from austria
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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 July

Post by Thierry Legault » Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:33 am

The Atmosphere of Venus

The atmospheric arc of Venus taken during its transit ingress on June 5 at 22:30UT from Australia (Queensland):
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The full ingress sequence: At the beginning, the arc is visible only over the north pole of Venus. The reason why it is brighter over the poles is unknown.

And the full arc 25 hours after the transit with Venus at 1.9° from the Sun:
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Post by Leonardo » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:03 am

NGC6822 - Barnard's Galaxy
http://www.starkeeper.it/NGC6822.htm
Copyright: Leonardo Orazi

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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 July

Post by mexhunter » Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:48 pm

I come to learn and to have fun.

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Re: Recent Submissions: 2012 July

Post by pugrin » Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:27 pm

Moonset on 21.7.2012. between clouds. Image was taken near Split, Croatia.
SW ED 100/900, EOS 500D, Iso 400, 1/20s.

Copyright: Pavlimir Ugrin Full size: http://img15.imagefra.me/i57n/pugrin/xmuv_bb8_uc7gd.jpg
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Post by goldpaintphoto » Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:46 pm

Aurora, Meteor, Milky Way, and Andromeda Galaxy over Sparks Lake in Central Oregon - July 15, 2012
Copyright: Brad Goldpaint
http://www.goldpaintphotography.com/

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