Submissions: 2014 March

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Re: Submissions: 2014 March

Post by rcolombari » Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:04 pm

NGC2244
Remotely from SSO, Australia.
8x600 Luminance
9x600 H-Alpha
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T31 - Planewave 20" CDK
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Re: Submissions: 2014 March

Post by Sandgirl » Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:10 pm

First Ring System Around Asteroid
Credits: ESO/L. Calçada/Nick Risinger (Artist impression)
An article: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1410/
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Solar System's Edge Redefined
Credits: Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC
Article (cached): http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s ... _redefined
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New artwork unveiled at the Science with the Hubble Space Telescope IV conference
Credit: NASA, ESA, and Pam Jeffries (STScI)
Article: http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1407/
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Rho Ophiuchi Wide Field with "new" nebulae
Copyrights: Rogelio Bernal Andreo
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Galaxies M81 - M82
Copyrights: Jose Antonio Ceberizo
MOSAICO M81M82_small.jpg
Strange "nebula" over IC 443 - 17th and 23rd March
Copyrights: Joaquin Ferreiros
IC443 Ha OII1 Hb March17_small.jpg
IC443 Ha OII1 Hb March23_small.jpg
vdB13,16, 17 and a beautiful molecular cloud
Copyrights: Bob Franke
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First MeerKAT Antenna & Data Center Launched in Karoo
Credits: SKA
An article: http://www.ska.ac.za/releases/20140327.php
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Saturn on March 25th, 06:53ut.

Post by Efrain Morales » Thu Mar 27, 2014 11:23 pm

Saturn on March 25th, 06:53ut. Taken after the Mars session but conditions started to drop. Also two moons are visible Tethys and Dione.( Equipment: LX200ACF 12 in.OTA, CGE mount, Flea3 Ccd, TeleVue 3x barlows, Astronomik RGB filter set.)
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Re: Submissions: 2014 March

Post by starsurfer » Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:28 pm

nezve wrote:Sh2-308
Copyright: Evzen Brunner An oxygen bubble near Sirius. Picture taken at Tenerife near Izana observatory. Total 8h exposure - 4h Ha, 4h OIII.
Higher res.: http://s6.postimg.org/6viiilowh/Sh2_308_fin_1600px.jpg
This is a very nice image of this interesting Wolf Rayet nebula!

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Re: Submissions: 2014 March

Post by STAVROS HIOS » Fri Mar 28, 2014 2:37 pm

<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/94980357@N02/12053102006" title="STAR TRAILS ABOVE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS AT VRAVRONA by Stavros Hios, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5531/120 ... 5d151a.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="STAR TRAILS ABOVE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS AT VRAVRONA"></a>

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Re: Submissions: 2014 March

Post by Dan Wilson » Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:01 pm

M63 in Canes Venatici, Acquired with STXL 11002 and AG Optics 17" IDK. 18hrs total integration. 24X900 LUM and 16X900 ea. RGB.
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Re: Submissions: 2014 March

Post by maphilli14 » Sat Mar 29, 2014 2:58 am

Mars 2014-03-27 - 05:47.2UTC

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Re: Submissions: 2014 March

Post by MvD » Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:19 pm

Leo Triplet with Tidal Tail of NGC 3628.

Shot in the Netherlands with a C11 hyperstar.
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Mars on March 25th, 06:10ut.

Post by Efrain Morales » Sun Mar 30, 2014 2:18 am

Mars on March 25th, 06:10ut. Under optimum conditions, With color channel composition. At left (limb) Terra Meridani, Terra Sabaer, (mid) Syrtis Major, (bot) Hellas Planitia, (top) Vastitas Borealis, (right) Nodus Alcyonius, Utopia Planitia, (limb) Elysium Mons. (Equipment: LX200ACF 12 in.OTA, CGE mount, Flea3 Ccd, TeleVue 3x barlows, Astronomik RGB filter set. 65sec. per Chnl.
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Re: Submissions: 2014 March

Post by alcarreño » Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:21 am

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Re: Submissions: 2014 March

Post by nvc123 » Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:32 pm

M97, the owl nebula, a L,Ha,SII,OIII,RGB picture
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Re: Submissions: 2014 March

Post by Christoph Puetz » Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:22 pm

IC1396B, Elephant trunc in Narrowband
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ATIK 383L+ with Baader Ha/Sii/Oiii Filters
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Re: Submissions: 2014 March

Post by Guest » Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:53 pm

A Pot of Gold
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Copyright: Carlos Orue
Taken in rural Australia. bright glow of one of Australia' largest inland towns Wagga Wagga tries to outshine the central bulge of the Milky Way. Blue flood lights also beam into the night sky almost giving a sense that it's casting an image of the Milky Way across the sky.

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Re: Submissions: 2014 March

Post by Fabrizio Francione » Mon Mar 31, 2014 6:25 pm

Electromagnetic Pollution Comparison from 3 different sites taken with the ICS 101 Induction Coil in the range frequency of 0-30 Hz (ELF , Extremely Low Frequency) while over mountains are clearly visible the four Schumann resonances, getting closer to the city , the more electromagnetic pollution increases, until they disappear entirely, covered by ther radio noise of power lines, engines , and electrical equipment. Claudio Re, Fabrizio Francione ( http://www.sidmonitor.net ) and Renato Romero ( http://www.vlf.it )

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Re: Submissions: 2014 March

Post by Sandgirl » Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:40 pm

M37
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M36
Copyrights: Rich Hammar
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Bridget of Sweden with startrails
Copyrights: P-M Hedén
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Skyful of Nebulae
Copyrights: Tunc Tezel
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Planet Mars and Spica
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Post by Sandgirl » Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:57 pm

Orion Goodbye
Copyrights: Leonardo Orazi
Full size: http://www.starkeeper.it/OrionGoodbye.htm
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Zodiacal light and GTC telescope
Copyrights: Daniel López
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Jupiter and Ganimede 2014.03.16
Copyrights: Alessandro Bianconi
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Astrophoto
Copyrights: Cordialy
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Fireball
Copyrights: Geir T. Øye
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Post by Sandgirl » Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:09 pm

Rings around Chariklo
Image credit: Bruno Sicardy
An article: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/va ... 13155.html
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Unique view of the laser at the ESO VLT
Copyrights: Yuri Beletsky
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Pickering's Triangle & The Western Veil
Copyrights: Oliver Czernetz
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Mars - Month of March 2014

Post by Efrain Morales » Mon Mar 31, 2014 10:33 pm

Mars - During the month of march showing the increase of its size as it gets closer to opposition (April 8th Sun, April 14th Earth). All with the same equipment set-up. (LX200ACF 12 in. OTA, CGE mount, Flea3 Ccd, TeleVue 3x barlows, Astronomik RGB filter set.)
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Re: Submissions: 2014 March

Post by geckzilla » Tue Apr 01, 2014 3:25 pm

Sandgirl wrote:M37

Skyful of Nebulae
Copyrights: Tunc Tezel
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The color version of this is pretty but this black and white H-alpha is great!
Just call me "geck" because "zilla" is like a last name.


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vdB152 from Spain, Germany and Austria

Post by FrankSackenheim » Tue Apr 01, 2014 6:29 pm

Hi there,

this image was captured on Tenerife island (Luminance+Halpha) and Germany. The imageprocessing was done by Thomas Henne, Astrophotographer from Austria.

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Large Version
http://www.astrophotocologne.de/astroph ... _Large.jpg
The Link below shows a comparison between my picture and Kitt Peaks 4m mirror. You can see that i´ve captured HH450 as well as SNR G110.3 + 11.3. HH450X is also clearly visible. PN WeHt5 can be seen in the upper left corner. One interesting Fact about vdB152 a.k.a ced201 is decribed by John Bally and Bo Reipurth. Quote: "Witt et al. (1987) find a velocity difference between star and cloud of 11.7 km s-1, suggesting that the star has entered into a chance encounter with the globule within the last 3 × 104 yr " Which means, the Star that is illuminating the Reflection Nebula was not born in the Dark Cloud. This is, i think unique.

http://www.astrophotocologne.de/astroph ... /HH450.jpg

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Re: Submissions: 2014 March

Post by canopia » Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:51 pm

Thanks Geckzilla! The H-alpha picture and the colour picture are matching pairs with the stars aligned. In a possible alternating or mouse-over pop-up setting, it is really interesting to see the nebulae jump into view. The foreground will also be seen moving in the minutes passing between shooting the pictures.

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Sandgirl wrote:M37

Skyful of Nebulae
Copyrights: Tunc Tezel
Image
The color version of this is pretty but this black and white H-alpha is great!

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