Submissions: 2015 July

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Re: Submissions: 2015 July

Post by MalcolmPark » Sat Jul 18, 2015 4:34 pm

Observing SPACE from the Atacama desert, these observatories under the Milky Way of the southern skies contain contain many amateur telescopes.
The benefit of locating here is clear!
This image was captured on July 17th, 2015
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Post by AlexMaragos » Sat Jul 18, 2015 4:56 pm

The Milky Way Beach (Greece, July 18, 2015)
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The Milky Way at Finiki Village in Methoni, Messinia, Peloponnese, Greece.

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Post by Alexei-Pace » Sat Jul 18, 2015 8:27 pm

The crescent Moon, Venus, Jupiter and Regulus
from Rabat (Malta)
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Post by MalcolmPark » Sun Jul 19, 2015 4:08 am

A beautiful conjunction of moon, planets, stars and a comet tonight, visible in the southern hemisphere after sunset.
In this shot we have Venus at top, with the moon immediately below. Regulus to their right, and Jupiter below them.
Further below is comet c/2014 Q1 Panstarrs.
This scene was shot from the Andes mountains, at approximately 5,000 meters looking west over the Atacama desert lithium mines.
Shot with a Nikon D3s and 24-70mm f/2.8 lens at 70mm
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Post by rwright4930 » Sun Jul 19, 2015 4:22 am

Jupiter and Venus at NSP

Taken at the Nebraska Star Party, 2015. Onlookers prepare for a nights observing, and are currently looking at the planetary duo, still in close proximity just after sunset.
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Post by Drewster » Sun Jul 19, 2015 5:25 am

Triple Setting of Moon, Venus, Jupiter
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Copyright: Drew Sullivan The moon, Venus and Jupiter line up not only with each other, but with the horizon at sunset July 18,

Santa Cruz Mountains, California

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Post by lup974 » Sun Jul 19, 2015 9:44 am

Panstarrs c/2014 q1, Moon, Jupiter, Venus & Regulus above the Indian Ocean.
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Post by amyth91 » Sun Jul 19, 2015 12:04 pm

Moon, Venus, Jupiter and Comet PanStarrs

Credits: Amit Ashok Kamble

Finally after a long time some clear skies and what an evening to go after the comet C/2014 Q1 - Panstarrs

Spent some time with members from the Tauranga Astronomical Society chasing after the comet, we had few scopes out there but was a bit challenging to go after the comet with a C8 scope, so we settled down going after it with our camera and lens.

I managed to get few shots of the comet as it set down in the western sky.

Here is a crop image of the moon, venus, jupiter and comet panstarrs on the left of the frame, it's fascinating how it has two tails.

The comet was discovered on August 16, 2014 at Magnitude 18.4 by Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala)

Magnitude when i shot this image was around 5.25 wasn't visible much visually but was a good view through binoculars, scopes and camera.

Exif: 10s, f2.8, ISO 3200 at 50mm using canon 50mm f1.8 lens on Canon 6D

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NGC6543 Cat's Eye Nebula

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June 2015
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Post by Pablo alcor » Sun Jul 19, 2015 2:29 pm

Milky Way in Sálvora Skies.

Sálvora is one of the islands that form the National Park of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia and which nowadays remains the most virgin and free of human being influence.

A natural area undoubtedly magical in which it can be found the ancient village of Sálvora with its houses whose walls of granite withstand the passage of time. This way shines over the old constructions the Julys Milky Way in the region between the constellation of Sagittarius and the Summer Triangle.
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Author: Pablo J. Martínez Alemparte.
Date: July, 14 - 2015.
Sálvora Island (Galicia-Spain).

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Post by mexhunter » Sun Jul 19, 2015 4:06 pm

A variation of the conjunction of the moon and Venus last night, where also the star Regulus and the planet Jupiter appear.
Canon 5D MIII
140 mm
2.0 sec; f / 5.6; ISO 100
And a lot mist.

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Post by philto » Sun Jul 19, 2015 7:13 pm

Solar eruption 19th of July.
204 mm H-alpha refractor.
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Post by Drewster » Sun Jul 19, 2015 7:37 pm

Moon, Venus and Jupiter all setting
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Copyright: Drew Sullivan The moon, Venus and Jupiter align not only with each other but with the horizon at moonset (taken a few minutes later than the former image)

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http://www.ancientstarlight.com/Triple_Setting.html

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Post by Sandgirl » Sun Jul 19, 2015 9:00 pm

Hello Pluto!
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M8 - Lagoon Nebula
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Pluto and Pluto
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En route to Pluto
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Pluto from New Horizon and from Earth
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Detailing the Detailed Surface of Pluto
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Post by Slawomir » Mon Jul 20, 2015 10:39 am

Bi-colour NGC 6164-5
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Post by Marco » Mon Jul 20, 2015 4:11 pm

NLCs on July 10 2015 close to the Baltic Sea with the bridge to the island “Fehmarn”
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Post by angelaros » Mon Jul 20, 2015 4:31 pm

Located in the mouths of Galician estuaries known as "Rías Baixas" there stand the European westernmost islands: Sálvora, Ons and Cíes. They are nowadays protected under the status of National Park. Particularly, Salvora Island is nowadays uninhabited and visitors may only come by reservation and cannot stay over night. In the framework of a study of sky quality measurement I was lucky to be invited to come and take some pictures. Here we can see a typical galician food storage facility known as "hórreo". Not far from it is the ruined village which in ancient times hosted workers of a small salt industry. Despite more than a nautical mile from mainland, we can still see the effects of light pollution in the Eastern and Southern directions. The solitude and quietness is only disturbed by seagulls at large numbers living at the island. Still a beatiful night sky and pleasant feeling there though. Image
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Post by angelaros » Mon Jul 20, 2015 4:37 pm

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Located in the mouths of Galician estuaries known as "Rías Baixas" there stand the European westernmost islands: Sálvora, Ons and Cíes. They are nowadays protected under the status of National Park. Particularly, Salvora Island is nowadays uninhabited and visitors may only come by reservation and cannot stay over night. In the framework of a study of sky quality measurement I was lucky to be invited to come and take some pictures. Here we can see a typical galician food storage facility known as "hórreo". This one in particular was erected at one side of a beautiful stone floor square, which prevented plants to completely sorround it. We can also see a falling star near the vertex of the milky way arch. Despite more than a nautical mile from mainland, we can still see the effects of light pollution in the Eastern direction. The solitude and quietness is only disturbed by seagulls at large numbers living at the island. Still a beatiful night sky and pleasant feeling there though.

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Post by Sandgirl » Mon Jul 20, 2015 7:42 pm

Gaia satellite and amateur astronomers spot one in a billion star
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Milky Way Galactic Center from Tamarindo, Costa Rica
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Conjunction of Venus, Jupiter and Comet Panstarrs
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Road to the Sun
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Venus and Jupiter over Lake Namtso
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Lovers at night
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Comet Panstarrs C/2014 Q1
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Comet C/2014 Q1 (APANSTARRS)
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Post by Sandgirl » Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:12 pm

ISS transiting the Sun
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Milky Way over Yosemite National Park
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IC1396
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New Horizons Approach in native resolution
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Milky Way over Greece
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Fantastic Red Sprites over the Czech Republic
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Spectacular Sunset over Bryce Canyon
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Post by Sandgirl » Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:29 pm

A Pair of Planetaries
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Sun Kiss
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Pluto LORRI mosaic of Tombaugh Regio
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Moon with planets and Regulus form a new southern Cross
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Colourful sky
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SOFIA, Moon, Venus and Jupiter
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Moon & Venus, through tree branches
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Veil Nebula
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Venusian reflections
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Post by jeffj » Tue Jul 21, 2015 2:39 am

NGC 6820 ("pillar") and NGC 6823 (open cluster near pillar)
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Post by cazza132 » Tue Jul 21, 2015 7:31 am

Stellar Riches
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ImageTwo Moons by Paul Stewart, on Flickr

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