Submissions: 2013 February

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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by dmcvey75 » Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:08 pm

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Sirus w/ Orion over the Gore Range in Summit County, Colorado. Blog: http://www.danielmcvey.com/?p=3338

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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by fausto.lubatti » Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:18 am

Orion rising above the castle, Melegnano, Italy
Although immersed in a fully light polluted city environment, a clear sky can show breathtaking views!
9 pictures taken on 6th November 2012 at 23:20 UTC and stitched with Hugin; final editing with Gimp.
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Horsehead and Flame Nebula

Post by IanP » Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:49 am

Horsehead and Flame Nebula

90 images (120s @ISO1600) taken over two days from our courtyard close to Perth’s CBD ..
Cam: EOS 60Da
Scope: ED80TCF
Guiding: PHD guided CPC925
Stacked and processed in PixInsight …
Higher res: http://westcoastpics23.blogspot.com.au/
#JP
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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by Leonardo » Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:22 pm

M81 - Bode's Galaxy
http://www.starkeeper.it/M81N.htm
Copyright: Leonardo Orazi

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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by asymon » Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:54 pm

LDN 1622, Barnards Loop and M78
http://www.woodlandsobservatory.com
Copyright: Alistair Symon Higher resolution versions of the image can be found at http://www.woodlandsobservatory.com/M78 ... 8_0213.htm

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A lovely Lemmon tail

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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by gkelaher » Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:45 pm

Jupiter was occulted by the moon tonight, here is the view from Perth, WA, Australia just after first contact.

Taken with an EQ mounted 12" Skywatcher newt, Canon 6D ,ISO 400 @ 1/400 sec exposure

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http://www.astro-photo.net/jpg/M_J.jpg

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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by zema88 » Mon Feb 18, 2013 1:49 pm

Cone & FoxFur Nebula
Copyright: Paolo Demaria
Full resolution: http://www.astrobin.com/32742/0/

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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by CapturingTheNight » Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:55 pm

Hello all,

No matter how much you plan and prepare, sometimes you just have to be very lucky.

I had my camera imaging The Moon and Jupiter occultation through my telescope at about 10 second intervals when I noticed the lights from a plane close to the moon. I realised that there was a chance that it would pass in front of the moon, so I quickly canceled the remote timer I was using to take the shots and instead started shooting high speed continuous frames. I managed to get this plane crossing the moon in five individual frames just as Jupiter was about to be occulted by The Moon.

This is a two image composite. The Moon, Jupiter and the plane are all one single image. I then took an overexposed image to bring up the Galilean Moons of (from left to right) Io, Callisto and Europa. Ganymede had already been occulted by The Moon.

18/02/2013
Canon 60D (Prime Focus)
10inch F/4 Newtonian Telescope
NEQ6 Pro Goto Telescope Mount set on Lunar Tracking
ISO 100
Single 1/200th of a second exposure for The Moon, Plane and Jupiter
Single 1/10th of a second exposure for the moons of Jupiter

"Fly Me To The Moons" Kind regards

Greg Gibbs

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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by tawilson » Tue Feb 19, 2013 2:50 am

Betelgeuse
http://www.thehwk.net/
Copyright: Nicolás Villegas
[attachment=2]betelgeusehwk70perc.jpg[/attachment]

M42-43 and NGC 1977

Copyright: Cesar Blanco
[attachment=1]M42_HaSHO_1000.jpg[/attachment]

M81, M82 and the Integrated Flux Nebula
http://www.astronomersdoitinthedark.com ... =151&p=480
Copyright: Scott Rosen
[img2]http://www.astronomersdoitinthedark.com ... 0-640x.jpg[/img2]

Cassini Sheds Light on Cosmic Particle Accelerators
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space ... celerators
Copyright: ESA
http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=30763
[img2]http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/imag ... _large.jpg[/img2]

Belt and Sword

Copyright: Richard S. Wright
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Asteroid 2012DA14
http://spaceweather.com/gallery/indiv_u ... ast14pef52
Copyright: Marco Fulle
[img2]http://spaceweather.com/submissions/pic ... 313_lg.jpg[/img2]
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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by wilsondm » Tue Feb 19, 2013 3:12 am

Comet Panstarrs and Iridium Flare
Copyright: Luis Argerich
[attachment=5]Comet Panstarrs and Iridium Flare.jpg[/attachment]

IC1805, the Heart Nebula
Copyright: Dennis van Delft
[attachment=4]IC1805 Heart Nebula Narrowband.jpg[/attachment]

Solargraph Isle of Isle of Skye Bridge and Skye skies
http://www.johncbrown.org/
Copyright: John C. Brown
[attachment=3]Solargraph Isle of Isle of Skye Bridge and Skye Skies.jpg[/attachment]

Orion Nebula
http://www.pbase.com/hobbynaut/
Copyright: Chuck Pavlick
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M42
Copyright: Hemant Hariyani
[attachment=1]M42.jpg[/attachment]

Panorama from Mars: Curiosity Rover's Self Portrait
Copyright: Andrew Bodrov
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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by zema88 » Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:32 am

Ic 443, the Jellyfish Nebula
Copyright: Paolo Demaria
Full resolution: http://www.astrobin.com/32670/
Taken with Canon Eos450D and Skywatcher Newton 200/1000
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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by nicola montecchiari » Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:26 am

Markarian Chain
http://www.skymonsters.net
Copyright: Nicola Montecchiari
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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by wilsondm » Tue Feb 19, 2013 11:59 am

Saturn, the Moon, Venus and Mercury at Dawn
Copyright: Marcelo Magno T. Sales
[attachment=0]2012-12-11.01. Saturn, Moon, Venus and Mercury at dawn.jpg[/attachment]
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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by fausto.lubatti » Tue Feb 19, 2013 1:49 pm

Moon, Jupiter and Pleiades

Moon, Jupiter and Pleiades
Moon, Jupiter and Pleiades
Yesterday evening there was a nice encounter of Moon and Jupiter in the Taurus constellation; the image shows Moon, Jupiter with two moons, Europa on the left and Ganymede on the right, and Pleiades on top right.
Shot taken at 18 Feb 2013 18:14 UTC, from Melegnano, Italy (coordinates 45.348300N, 9.304647E): the sky was clear but, because of air and light pollution, faint stars and nebulosity can't be seen.
The result is a combination of two pictures; both pictures taken with a normal tripod with the following camera data:

Camera Model Name: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Program: Manual
Focal Length: 100.0 mm
Lens Type: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro

Moon exposure:
Modify Date: 2013:02:18 19:04:14
Exposure Time: 1/125
F Number: 8.0
ISO: 200
White Balance: Tungsten

Jupiter and star field exposure:

Modify Date: 2013:02:18 19:14:32
Exposure Time: 1
F Number: 4.0
ISO: 1600
White Balance: Tungsten
Enlargement showing Moon an Jupiter
Enlargement showing Moon an Jupiter

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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by ignacio_db » Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:03 pm

Comets from the South

http://www.pampaskies.com/

Copyright: Ignacio Diaz Bobillo

Lemmon hi-res: http://www.pampaskies.com/gallery3/var/ ... 04_SMC.JPG

Regards,
Ignacio
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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by Rafeee » Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:27 pm

Hi everyone!

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[ Better quality http://kepfeltoltes.hu/130219/2013_02_0 ... es.hu_.jpg ]

The hungarian zodiacal light above Zselic

Zselic perhaps the darkest place of Hungary. The Milky Way roar above this place. Early February, so I was curious to here how nice the zodiacal light. I was not disappointed. An average person would be too conspicuous.

This image consists of four small picture. The individual images were made on 18mm 60 second exposure time at ISO1600. Shooting while hoping that I do not get the foxes fighting. :-))

Have a nice day! :)

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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by Bogdan Jarzyna » Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:10 pm

The Rosette Nebula and NGC 2244 in Monoceros

http://www.starrysite.com/pliki/galeria ... um%204.jpg
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ProLine FLI 16803, FSQ 106 EDXIII, AP Mach1GTO
Ha, SII, OIII , R, G, B (15,15h) sub-frame Ha 1200s / SII, OIII 1200s binx2/ R,G,B 300s binx1
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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by owlice » Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:43 am

After Egress: Occultation of the Moon by Jupiter
http://www.jazzistentialism.com/blog
Copyright: Paul Luckas
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18-Feb-2013 Moon and Jupiter

Post by IanP » Wed Feb 20, 2013 2:13 am

Just had enough time yesterday to process three photos taken during recent Moon-Jupiter occultation ..

- one for the Moon

- one (re-focused) for Jupiter

- and one (over-exposed) for the Jupiter’s Galilean Moons

Cam: 60Da

Scope: CPC925

#IP
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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by photoszero » Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:04 am

Milky way rising

I took this photo of the milky way rising from the top of Mt. Locke (in west Texas) home of the McDonald Observatory. You can see the Harlan J. Smith Telescope at the left side of the frame.
http://photoszero.com
Copyright: Sergio Garcia Rill
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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by ftherrmann » Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:19 am

Lower's Nebula
http://fth.bounceme.net/
Copyright: Fred Herrmann All rights reserved.

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Southern Pleyades Jewel of our Southern Skies.

Post by matitoma » Wed Feb 20, 2013 6:00 pm

This image was taken from San Antonio de Areco - Buenos Aires - Argentina

Image information:
Date: 1/2/13
Name: IC 2602 Southern Pleyades
Scope: Orion ED 80 w/focal reducer 0,85x working around at f=6.4
Camera: CCD Sbig ST-8300M -10°c
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 pro goto
Guiding: refractor 70 400 / Philips SPC-900 modified / Guidemaster
Exposures: LRGB 30,12.5,12.5, 12.5 Minutes -L bin 1x1 /RGB bin 2x2-
Location: Buenos Aires - San Antonio de Areco
Sky: Rural
Constellation: Carina
Magnitude: 1.6
SIZE: 100.0'
DISTANCE: 500 light years

More resolution here: http://www.starhunter.com.ar/ep-000-058.htm
southernpleiades.jpg
http://www.starhunter.com.ar/astrofotos ... 00-058.jpg


Thanks!
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Lappland Aurora ... a freaky ghost appeared

Post by starhopper-de » Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:40 pm

A weak but pulsating Aurora (Type P) witnessed on a trip to Lappland in northern sweden.

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Image Link: http://www.starhopper.de/ap/2013-02-09-1h41m-UT.jpg

best regards, Thomas Jäger

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Re: Submissions: 2013 February

Post by ftherrmann » Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:06 pm

Asteroid over Huntsville, Alabama USA
http://fth.bounceme.net/

Believe it or not asteroids along with airplanes and satellites are flying over our heads every minute of every day. We just don’t pay much attention to them until they accidentally land on top of our houses!

Seeing these objects are pretty much a nightly occurrence when you’re imaging the sky. These are actually noise sources for the imager that have to be cleaned up in order to produce a good looking image.

This first animation is an asteroid that I caught last night. The angular distance from edge to edge of this animation is about 4/10ths of a degree which in practical terms is the sky obstructed by a pencil width at arm’s length. (Your little finger at arm’s length obscures 1 degree). This animation encompasses a time frame of five hours (30 frames @ 10 minutes each).


Copyright: Fred Herrmann All rights reserved.
http://api.ning.com/files/b0ctHyrGzqN36 ... 3HsvAL.gif
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