Submissions: 2014 August

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M20 (Trifid) and M21

Post by IanP » Thu Aug 21, 2014 2:32 am

M20 (Trifid) and M21 with DSLR
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NGC 6744

Post by rat156 » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:12 am

NGC 6744 a low surface brightness galaxy in Pavo.

Larger version http://www.astrobin.com/full/114994/0/

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Comet E2 C/2014 Jacques in Cassiopea

Post by Kapkowski » Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:51 am

Picture taken 18.08.2014 showing comet at the border of Cassiopea and Camelopardalis. Small open cluster St23 in front of comets head.
Better quality : http://cdn.astrobin.com/images/thumbs/8 ... ermark.jpg

Now its coming into Heart&Soul :)

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Re: Submissions: 2014 August

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A Spectacular Landscape of Star Formation
Image credits: ESO/G. Beccari
Article: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1425/
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Cloud on fire
Copyrights: Jenny Dittberner
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Venus and Jupiter, a day after the conjunction
Copyrights: Shahrin Ahmad
Venus-Jupiter-19Aug2014-0647MYT-5dmkii-F130mm-1s-f5.6-iso400-PI_small.jpg
Venus-Jupiter-19Aug2014-0655MYT-5dmkii-F130mm-1s-f11-iso400-PI_small.jpg
Milky Way
Copyrights: Dan Stanley
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Venus, Jupiter, Bogs
Copyrights: Jerry Lodriguss
Venus_Jupiter_Conjunction2_20140818.JPG
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Conjunction
Copyrights: Jurek Zarzycki
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Re: Submissions: 2014 August

Post by Sandgirl » Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:45 pm

The Milky Way Wave
Copyrights: Dave Lane
Full size: http://re-prop.com/apod/SS-2.jpg
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First LOFAR observations of the “Whirlpool Galaxy”
Credits: University of Southampton’s Astronomy Group
An article: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentr ... _ZX7sVdUZM
m51_galaxy.jpg
m51_galaxy.jpg (81.14 KiB) Viewed 3298 times
http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=33779

Venus-Jupiter Conjunction
Copyrights: Rick Baldridge
2014 Ven-Jup 019 annot_small.jpg
2014 Ven-Jup 026 sm.jpg
Venus & Jupiter Rising Urban Style
Copyrights: John Chumack
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Post by Sandgirl » Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:15 pm

WayFire‬
Copyrights: Jeff Frost
Jeff Frost - WayFire_Kernsville-0609_small.jpg
Jeff Frost - WayFire_Kernsville-4281_small.jpg
Double Cluster in Perseus
Copyrights: Roberto Colombari
Full size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/56241/0/?real=&mod=
ee712ffec607a0d2105df09b23984f97.1824x0_q100_watermark_small.jpg
ISS over New York City
Copyrights: Brett Jones
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The Milky Way and Southern Lights in Antarctica
Copyrights: Adrianos Golemis
The Milky Way rises beneath an Aurora-lit horizon [Adrianos Golemis]_small.jpg
Aurora Borealis
Copyrights: Juan Carlos Casado
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Waning Crescent Moon 08-19-2014
Copyrights: John Chumack
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Celestial Cave Painting
Copyrights: Bryan Cogdell
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Post by Sandgirl » Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:33 pm

Earthshine Moon and Alhena
Copyrights: Dani Caxete
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M42 Trapezium
Copyrights: John Chumack
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IC1795
Copyrights: Erik Guneriussen
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Aurora over lake and Bárdarbunga volcano
Copyrights: Juan Carlos Casado
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Comet Jacques and IC 1805/IC 1848
Copyrights: Jens Hackmann
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Comet Jacques passes in front of Heart and Soul
Copyrights: Dominique Dierick
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Re: Submissions: 2014 August

Post by Rothkko » Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:04 pm

jupiter, moon and plane
mérida, spain. 2012-04-12, 21:56
mérida, spain. 2012-04-12, 21:56
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Re: Submissions: 2014 August

Post by sydney » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:25 am

The Bubble Nebula - NGC 7635

[Ha][OIII] Bi-color

Larger image: http://www.astrobin.com/full/115184/0/

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Rendez-vous over Trogir, Croatia

Post by Kapkowski » Sat Aug 23, 2014 5:29 am

Moon, Jupiter and Venus , 23.08.2014, 5:05 CET.

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Re: Submissions: 2014 August

Post by Giuseppepappa » Sat Aug 23, 2014 8:40 am

I'm Giuseppe Pappa from Sicily,Italy.
I' ll send my images of morning conjuntions between Jupiter,Moon and Venus took this morning at 3.30UT from Aci Castello,Sicily. Down the two planets are visible the Cyclopean Isles knows for the Homer's Legend of Polyfemus and Odysseus.
I took the images with a canon 1100D

Title of the image: Venus,Jupiter, Moon and Cyclopean Isles Copyright: Giuseppe Pappa

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Re: Submissions: 2014 August

Post by Chris Peterson » Sat Aug 23, 2014 1:12 pm

Moon-Venus-Jupiter conjunction over Pikes Peak, Colorado. 21 August 2014, 11:19-11:41 UT.
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Re: Submissions: 2014 August

Post by tommy_nawratil » Sat Aug 23, 2014 4:00 pm

hello,

here Comet Jaques approaching the milky way, with Embryo Nebula IC1848, and faint reflection nebula vdB14 upper right
Canon Eos6d mod on Canon 200L f/4, Skywatcher Star Adventurer guided by Lacerta MGEN

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big size here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/879 ... tarAdv.png

and my interpretation of the Pelican, 7 channel LRGBHaOIIISII in rather natural look, to have real star colors integrated,
10" f/4 Lacerta Photonewton, and G2-8300 25h exposure time total

Image

big size here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/879 ... IIOIII.png

hope you enjoy!

best, Tommy

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Comet E2 C/2014 Jacques and IC 1805 Heart Nebula

Post by Kapkowski » Sat Aug 23, 2014 5:57 pm

Taken 20.08.2014 at 23:30 CET. Ha background prepared separately.

http://cdn.astrobin.com/images/thumbs/9 ... ermark.jpg
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Re: Submissions: 2014 August

Post by pisto92 » Sat Aug 23, 2014 6:13 pm

M7 from Siding Spring

First processing with CCD in LRGB

L: 2x300
R: 1x300
B: 1x300
Takahashi FSQ ED 106/530
SBIG STL-11000M

High Resolution: http://www.astrobin.com/115555/
Copyright: Andrea Pistocchini
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Re: Submissions: 2014 August

Post by vpcirc » Sat Aug 23, 2014 6:44 pm

LBN 239
RGB 8 x 900
Luminance 11 x 900
Ha 11 x 1200

Full Res here
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/759 ... 2%20PI.jpg

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Re: Submissions: 2014 August

Post by vpcirc » Sat Aug 23, 2014 6:46 pm

Starless NGC 7380

All narrow band with stars removed for effect
Higher res here https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/759 ... arless.jpg

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Re: Submissions: 2014 August

Post by daniel chang » Sun Aug 24, 2014 5:21 am

2014/08/24 Triangle Moon age 28 days, Jupiter, Venus
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Re: Submissions: 2014 August

Post by Paul Haese » Sun Aug 24, 2014 7:01 am

NGC6729 (Corona Australis)

Copyright: Paul Haese

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Re: Submissions: 2014 August

Post by StefanoDeRosa » Sun Aug 24, 2014 7:05 am

Jupiter, Venus and superthin Moon
http://stefanoderosa.com/
Copyright: Stefano De Rosa Please find above an image showing Jupiter, Venus and a superthin Moon, taken on August 24, 2014 from Island of Elba (Italy), few km from the city of Capoliveri.

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Kemble's Cascade

Post by Greg Parker » Sun Aug 24, 2014 1:26 pm

Captured night of 23/08/2014 using a Canon 200mm prime lens at f#3.85 using a 52mm diameter IDAS LP filter and an M26C one shot colour CCD.
31 x 5 minute subs from the mini-WASP array at the New Forest Observatory.
Higher resolution here: https://flic.kr/p/oT1oWG

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Re: Submissions: 2014 August

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Re: Submissions: 2014 August

Post by starsurfer » Sun Aug 24, 2014 4:17 pm

Paul Haese wrote:NGC6729 (Corona Australis)

Copyright: Paul Haese

Click here for higher resolution image
I like how you have preserved the brightness dynamic range and show the illuminating stars as bright.

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Re: Submissions: 2014 August

Post by Sandgirl » Sun Aug 24, 2014 5:33 pm

NGC 6995 - The Bat
Copyrights: Bob Fera
Larger size: http://www.feraphotography.com/AM14/Ngc6995.html
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Aurora over Gullfoss waterfalls
Copyrights: Juan Carlos Casado
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Weather vane and conjunction
Copyrights: Paco Bellido
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Conjunction over Castle
Copyrights: Dani Caxete
Venus Jupiter Luna.jpg
Conjunction
Copyrights: Mohamed Laaifat
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Strong Red Aurora over Iceland
Copyrights: Parag Mahajani
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Red Aurora Iceland Late Night 27th Feb 2014_small.jpg
A sculture, Venus, Juupiter and rising Moon
Copyrights: Ekkehard Gnadler
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