Submissions: 2016 February
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Jupiter, GRS, Moon Ganymede
Jupiter, GRS, Moon Ganymede transiting across the disc with its shadow ahead on February 17th, 05:49ut, 06:16ut, 06:42ut, 07:15ut.
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RCW 75 in Centaurus
Copyright: [url=mailto://info@irida-observatory.org]Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov[/url]
RCW 75 (also known as Gum 48a) is an emission nebula (a large H II region) in the constellation Centaurus. It is located in the southern part of the constellation,midway between the bright stars Hadar and Acrux. The distance to RCW 75 is estimated to be not less than 2,000 parsecs (6,520 light years); This complex appears physically associated with the open cluster Stock 16. The nebulosity would also associated with the reflection nebula vdBH 60, whose four components, indicated with the letters a through d, seem associated with different clusters of infrared radiation sources at distances between 2100 and 2400 parsecs. In the vicinity of the nebula is also the vast nebulous complex Ced 122, visible just to the south, which stretches for some degrees.
Higher resolution: RCW 75
Some more images: RCW 75
Thank you for looking ...
http://www.irida-observatory.org
Copyright: [url=mailto://info@irida-observatory.org]Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov[/url]
RCW 75 (also known as Gum 48a) is an emission nebula (a large H II region) in the constellation Centaurus. It is located in the southern part of the constellation,midway between the bright stars Hadar and Acrux. The distance to RCW 75 is estimated to be not less than 2,000 parsecs (6,520 light years); This complex appears physically associated with the open cluster Stock 16. The nebulosity would also associated with the reflection nebula vdBH 60, whose four components, indicated with the letters a through d, seem associated with different clusters of infrared radiation sources at distances between 2100 and 2400 parsecs. In the vicinity of the nebula is also the vast nebulous complex Ced 122, visible just to the south, which stretches for some degrees.
Higher resolution: RCW 75
Some more images: RCW 75
Thank you for looking ...
http://www.irida-observatory.org
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PAREIDOLIA (Rosette Nebula)
I cropped and magnified some of the dark cloud areas that, due to the pareidolia phenomenon, they may appear to ressemble several animal shapes: a dog, a donkey, a cheetah and even a woodpecker! A galactic zoo! I hope you find it interesting.
Best,
Alvaro.
From Pioz, Guadalajara, Spain.
January 16, 2016.
Author: Álvaro Ibáñez Pérez
Website: https://www.facebook.com/AIP.Astrophotography/
Full resolution:
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1665/2493 ... 3e4b_o.jpg
Full resolution:
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1596/2438 ... 2d58_o.jpg
I cropped and magnified some of the dark cloud areas that, due to the pareidolia phenomenon, they may appear to ressemble several animal shapes: a dog, a donkey, a cheetah and even a woodpecker! A galactic zoo! I hope you find it interesting.
Best,
Alvaro.
From Pioz, Guadalajara, Spain.
January 16, 2016.
Author: Álvaro Ibáñez Pérez
Website: https://www.facebook.com/AIP.Astrophotography/
Full resolution:
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1665/2493 ... 3e4b_o.jpg
Full resolution:
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1596/2438 ... 2d58_o.jpg
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106EDX f/3,6-f/5
Mounts: Takahashi EM400 Temma-2, NEQ6 Pro II Tuning Belts
Camera: Atik 16200 monochrome
Filter Wheel: SX USB Filter Wheel 5x50,8mm
Filters: Astrodon Gen2 LRGB I-Series Tru-Balance 50,8mm
Guider: Lunático EZG-60 + SXLodestar
www.aipastroimaging.com
Mounts: Takahashi EM400 Temma-2, NEQ6 Pro II Tuning Belts
Camera: Atik 16200 monochrome
Filter Wheel: SX USB Filter Wheel 5x50,8mm
Filters: Astrodon Gen2 LRGB I-Series Tru-Balance 50,8mm
Guider: Lunático EZG-60 + SXLodestar
www.aipastroimaging.com
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ngc 3226 and 3227 interacting galaxies with tidal tails by Onejoshsmith, on Flickrcopyright: Josh Smith processing
copyright: Josh Smith and Craig Smith Image Acquisition
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Messier 46 (and NGC 2438)
M 46 in RGB was captured from Rosario, Argentina.
The planetary NGC 2438, shown with more detail in the inset, was captured from Bosque Alegre Observatory, Córdoba, and integrates RGB with Ha.
Picture 1: Credits and Copyright: Aldo Mottino (Rosario), Argentina.
Picture 2: Credits and Copyright: Aldo Mottino (Rosario) and Carlos Colazo (EABA, UNC, Córdoba), Argentina.
The planetary NGC 2438, shown with more detail in the inset, was captured from Bosque Alegre Observatory, Córdoba, and integrates RGB with Ha.
Picture 1: Credits and Copyright: Aldo Mottino (Rosario), Argentina.
Picture 2: Credits and Copyright: Aldo Mottino (Rosario) and Carlos Colazo (EABA, UNC, Córdoba), Argentina.
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Copyright Mike and Trish Berthon-Jones
Original image (2MB) at http://www.mikeberthonjones.smugmug.com ... 010hrs.jpg
A nebula created by the stellar wind of a super-hot Wolf-Rayet star slamming into pre-existing material. Note the loculated bubble-within-bubble structures in the wall of the nebula toward 2 o'clock, and other fainter [OIII] shock fronts toward 9 o'clock. As befits a WR in relatively young pre-existing material, rather than an SNR in multiply regurgitated star-stuff, there was very little [SII] in this image, hence the green background.
Red: [SII] 10hrs, Green: H-alpha 5hrs, Blue: [OIII] 6hrs, all in 1hr 1x1 subs. Aspen CG16M at -30C on 20" PlaneWave. All observatory control and image processing software written by MBJ. Euchareena, rural NSW, Australia, 660 metres. Half moon.
Our other stuff at http://www.MikeBerthonJones.smugmug.com
Original image (2MB) at http://www.mikeberthonjones.smugmug.com ... 010hrs.jpg
A nebula created by the stellar wind of a super-hot Wolf-Rayet star slamming into pre-existing material. Note the loculated bubble-within-bubble structures in the wall of the nebula toward 2 o'clock, and other fainter [OIII] shock fronts toward 9 o'clock. As befits a WR in relatively young pre-existing material, rather than an SNR in multiply regurgitated star-stuff, there was very little [SII] in this image, hence the green background.
Red: [SII] 10hrs, Green: H-alpha 5hrs, Blue: [OIII] 6hrs, all in 1hr 1x1 subs. Aspen CG16M at -30C on 20" PlaneWave. All observatory control and image processing software written by MBJ. Euchareena, rural NSW, Australia, 660 metres. Half moon.
Our other stuff at http://www.MikeBerthonJones.smugmug.com
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Re: Submissions: 2016 February
All of the six planets that are visible with the naked eye, in one panoramic picture, shot about one hour before sunrise on February 9th in the Marin Headlands, just north of San Francisco, California:
Five Planets in the Sky by fksr, on Flickr
High-resolution version is here: https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1640/2480 ... 5189_o.jpg
A version without annotations: https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1445/2480 ... 35d2_o.jpg
Five Planets in the Sky by fksr, on FlickrHigh-resolution version is here: https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1640/2480 ... 5189_o.jpg
A version without annotations: https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1445/2480 ... 35d2_o.jpg
Dust cloud of Cepheus
New processing.
Two panel mosaic including VdB 150, VdB 152 , DeHT 5 and many others.
Technical details at Astrobin.
Two panel mosaic including VdB 150, VdB 152 , DeHT 5 and many others.
Technical details at Astrobin.
Re: Submissions: 2016 February
22 degree moon halo as energy sphere
Copyright: Andrea Pistocchini
Copyright: Andrea Pistocchini
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Raffaele Barzacchi
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This is my submission for the APOD in FULL RESOLUTION: http://www.raffaelebarzacchi.com/galler ... d_barz.jpg
Here is a special sunrise on the most famous triade of the lunar surface. The details and resolved structures are many and very interesting, probably the highest performed by an amateur telescope.
Very pertinent is the comment of Charles A. Wood (Lunar Scientist):
http://www.astronet.ru:8105/db/msg/1200344
"The floor of Ptolemaeus is famous for its shallow depressions called saucers. But this extremely low sun and high resolution view shows that the floor has a lot more features than have been generally reported. The two biggest craters on the floor are the fresh, 10 km wide Ptolemaeus A (Ammonius) and Ptolemaeus B, a saucer. The northern portion of the floor has ejecta debris from Herschel (HEj on mouseover). The rest of the floor seems to have two or three regions with different surface roughness. The most smooth material (S1) occurs along the NW edge of the floor - the white line marks its extent. The western edge of the floor is not as smooth as S1 but is less textured than the rest of the floor - I've labeled it S2. Some ridges - traced with short white lines - are just south of Ptolemaeus A and to the west of it. Another set of ridges are north of the crater S. Lunar Orbiter IV images do not show most of these low features but do reveal that definitely S1, and maybe S2, have a lower number of small superposed craters. This implies that the smooth areas are younger than the rest of the floor. The generally accepted interpretation is that the fill within Ptolemaeus is pulverized, perhaps fluidized, ejecta from the Imbrium-forming impact. This interpretation is weakened if the floor has different age units. The ridges west of the crater A are reminiscent of lava flow levees, and with only a little imagination it could be speculated that remnants of smooth material still exist at the end of the levees. This speculation says that the interior includes individual flow units of a lava-like material, emplaced after any Imbrium ejecta, and perhaps later than the debris from the Eratosthenian age crater Herschel. This is all pretty exciting!"
Image data:
The image is a mosaic made up of 4 captured files, the time UT is the intermediate to 4 files.
Place and date of capture: Bargone (Genoa) - Italy, 07 April 2014, 20:42 U.T.
Telescope: Dobson 18"
CCD: ASI120MM
Filter: IR filter 685nm
Processed in February 2016
Here is a special sunrise on the most famous triade of the lunar surface. The details and resolved structures are many and very interesting, probably the highest performed by an amateur telescope.
Very pertinent is the comment of Charles A. Wood (Lunar Scientist):
http://www.astronet.ru:8105/db/msg/1200344
"The floor of Ptolemaeus is famous for its shallow depressions called saucers. But this extremely low sun and high resolution view shows that the floor has a lot more features than have been generally reported. The two biggest craters on the floor are the fresh, 10 km wide Ptolemaeus A (Ammonius) and Ptolemaeus B, a saucer. The northern portion of the floor has ejecta debris from Herschel (HEj on mouseover). The rest of the floor seems to have two or three regions with different surface roughness. The most smooth material (S1) occurs along the NW edge of the floor - the white line marks its extent. The western edge of the floor is not as smooth as S1 but is less textured than the rest of the floor - I've labeled it S2. Some ridges - traced with short white lines - are just south of Ptolemaeus A and to the west of it. Another set of ridges are north of the crater S. Lunar Orbiter IV images do not show most of these low features but do reveal that definitely S1, and maybe S2, have a lower number of small superposed craters. This implies that the smooth areas are younger than the rest of the floor. The generally accepted interpretation is that the fill within Ptolemaeus is pulverized, perhaps fluidized, ejecta from the Imbrium-forming impact. This interpretation is weakened if the floor has different age units. The ridges west of the crater A are reminiscent of lava flow levees, and with only a little imagination it could be speculated that remnants of smooth material still exist at the end of the levees. This speculation says that the interior includes individual flow units of a lava-like material, emplaced after any Imbrium ejecta, and perhaps later than the debris from the Eratosthenian age crater Herschel. This is all pretty exciting!"
Image data:
The image is a mosaic made up of 4 captured files, the time UT is the intermediate to 4 files.
Place and date of capture: Bargone (Genoa) - Italy, 07 April 2014, 20:42 U.T.
Telescope: Dobson 18"
CCD: ASI120MM
Filter: IR filter 685nm
Processed in February 2016
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marioweigand
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Re: Submissions: 2016 February
Hi,
here is a 9-panel mosaic of the Crux-Coalsack region!
Crux, Coalsack & the Jewel Box
http://www.skytrip.de
Copyright: Mario Weigand Small version: 1600 x 1334 Pixel (1461 kB)
Small Version with labels: 1600 x 1334 Pixel (1142 kB)
Medium size version: 3500 x 2919 Pixel (7813 kB)
Large version: 7056 x 5884 Pixel (26721 kB)
The Southern Pleiades
http://www.skytrip.de
Copyright: Mario Weigand Medium size version: 1600 x 1625 Pixel (2053 kB)
Large version: 4074 x 4137 Pixel (9612 kB)
IC 2391 Omicron Velorum Cluster
http://www.skytrip.de
Copyright: Mario Weigand Medium size version: 2000 x 2240 Pixel (3018 kB)
Large version: 3520 x 3942 Pixel (7565 kB)
Lambda Centauri Nebula IC 2944 & NGC 3766
http://www.skytrip.de
Copyright: Mario Weigand Medium size version: 1600 x 1597 Pixel (1920 kB)
Large version: 4067 x 4060 Pixel (9708 kB)
cheers
Mario
here is a 9-panel mosaic of the Crux-Coalsack region!
Crux, Coalsack & the Jewel Box
http://www.skytrip.de
Copyright: Mario Weigand Small version: 1600 x 1334 Pixel (1461 kB)
Small Version with labels: 1600 x 1334 Pixel (1142 kB)
Medium size version: 3500 x 2919 Pixel (7813 kB)
Large version: 7056 x 5884 Pixel (26721 kB)
The Southern Pleiades
http://www.skytrip.de
Copyright: Mario Weigand Medium size version: 1600 x 1625 Pixel (2053 kB)
Large version: 4074 x 4137 Pixel (9612 kB)
IC 2391 Omicron Velorum Cluster
http://www.skytrip.de
Copyright: Mario Weigand Medium size version: 2000 x 2240 Pixel (3018 kB)
Large version: 3520 x 3942 Pixel (7565 kB)
Lambda Centauri Nebula IC 2944 & NGC 3766
http://www.skytrip.de
Copyright: Mario Weigand Medium size version: 1600 x 1597 Pixel (1920 kB)
Large version: 4067 x 4060 Pixel (9708 kB)
cheers
Mario
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Re: Submissions: 2016 February
IC417 & NGC 1391
full size : http://www.cielboreal.com/galerie/photo62f.jpg
total frame 106Hr done with AP155 on Paramount MX
http://www.cielboreal.com
Copyright: Cielboreal Team with J.C CANONNE, P. BERNHARD, D. CHAPLAIN & L. BOURGON
full size : http://www.cielboreal.com/galerie/photo62f.jpg
total frame 106Hr done with AP155 on Paramount MX
http://www.cielboreal.com
Copyright: Cielboreal Team with J.C CANONNE, P. BERNHARD, D. CHAPLAIN & L. BOURGON
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Celestial X from both hemispheres
Copyright: Petr Horálek / ESO
Image(s) in higher resolutions and full explanation:
http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?p=2149
http://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1608a/
Milky Way and Zodiacal Light seen (captured) from both hemispheres in same season, giving full view to the surrounding of the Sun observed from the Earth. As seen from Earth on January, the Sun is projected (bellow the horizons) close to the center of Milky way. In the time, the disc of zodiacal dust is giving view to the zodiacal light like a second band glowing from the horizon (in evening time of night from northern hemisphere, morning time of night from southern hemisphere). The angle between Milky Way and Zodiacal Light is 60.2 deg. Southern part was taken from Paranal Observatory, while the northern from Slovakian village Oravska Lesna.
North-South Orientation South-North Orientation (ESO)
Copyright: Petr Horálek / ESO
Image(s) in higher resolutions and full explanation:
http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?p=2149
http://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1608a/
Milky Way and Zodiacal Light seen (captured) from both hemispheres in same season, giving full view to the surrounding of the Sun observed from the Earth. As seen from Earth on January, the Sun is projected (bellow the horizons) close to the center of Milky way. In the time, the disc of zodiacal dust is giving view to the zodiacal light like a second band glowing from the horizon (in evening time of night from northern hemisphere, morning time of night from southern hemisphere). The angle between Milky Way and Zodiacal Light is 60.2 deg. Southern part was taken from Paranal Observatory, while the northern from Slovakian village Oravska Lesna.
North-South Orientation South-North Orientation (ESO)
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Jupiter, Oval Ba - February 21st
Jupiter, Oval Ba (limb) and the moon Io just transiting on February 21st, 05:01, 05:09, 05:49ut.
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70 light hours closer to Orion "The Space Walk"
The data used to create this amateur image was produced over a period of two months from my home observatory in Valencia.
Copyright: Paul C Swift Original image http://moonrocksastro.com/wp-content/up ... -JPG-1.jpg
The data used to create this amateur image was produced over a period of two months from my home observatory in Valencia.
Copyright: Paul C Swift Original image http://moonrocksastro.com/wp-content/up ... -JPG-1.jpg
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Whirpool galaxy
Copyrights: Raul Villaverde Fraile
30x600" RGB
30x600" halfa
Messier 51 Focal 8 Halfa by Raul Villaverde, en Flickr
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30x600" halfa
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Re: Submissions: 2016 February
24 images form this panorama
we were lucky that one of them was captured a meteor. The camera may have been aiming elsewhere, but shot it at the right time.
It is a mosaic of 24 images, real, without tricks or traps. Canon 6D - 24X20 "- 24mm@F2.8
Copyrights: David Forteza - Raul Villaverde - Domingo Pestana
Bolido junto Via Lactea desde la Alcarria by David Forteza, en Flickr
Full resolution:
https://flic.kr/p/tmhjcr
Anothers panoramas:
Milky Way - Ligh Polution - Air Glow
Copyrights: David Forteza
Reprocess Air-Glow by David Forteza, en Flickr
Full resolution:
https://flic.kr/p/CN43TS
Panoramica Nido de Aguilas by David Forteza, en Flickr
Full resolution:
https://flic.kr/p/uVXQcb
Individual frame:
Reprocesado al canto by David Forteza, en Flickr
Full resolution:
https://flic.kr/p/C9K7tq
we were lucky that one of them was captured a meteor. The camera may have been aiming elsewhere, but shot it at the right time.
It is a mosaic of 24 images, real, without tricks or traps. Canon 6D - 24X20 "- 24mm@F2.8
Copyrights: David Forteza - Raul Villaverde - Domingo Pestana
Bolido junto Via Lactea desde la Alcarria by David Forteza, en FlickrFull resolution:
https://flic.kr/p/tmhjcr
Anothers panoramas:
Milky Way - Ligh Polution - Air Glow
Copyrights: David Forteza
Reprocess Air-Glow by David Forteza, en FlickrFull resolution:
https://flic.kr/p/CN43TS
Panoramica Nido de Aguilas by David Forteza, en FlickrFull resolution:
https://flic.kr/p/uVXQcb
Individual frame:
Reprocesado al canto by David Forteza, en FlickrFull resolution:
https://flic.kr/p/C9K7tq
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Re: Submissions: 2016 February
Full moon rising over the 13th century castle of Mayoralgo and storks, Cáceres, Spain.
Takahashi FS60-C and Canon 40D
Takahashi FS60-C and Canon 40D
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Mt. Rainier National Park Milky Way with Portland, OR light pollution
http://www.mdieterichphoto.com
Copyright: Matt Dieterich
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1697/2518 ... bf80_h.jpg
Some nights can be very surprising when out under the stars. This particular night a lovely fog rolled through the valley across from the Paradise parking lot at Mount Rainier National Park to add an interesting element to this photo. The Milky Way core is seen rising over the Tatoosh Mountains above the massive yellow glow of light pollution from Portland, OR about 70 miles away. I used my Nikon D750, 24mm F/1.4, iso 5000, and 15 seconds.
http://www.mdieterichphoto.com
Copyright: Matt Dieterich
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1697/2518 ... bf80_h.jpg
Some nights can be very surprising when out under the stars. This particular night a lovely fog rolled through the valley across from the Paradise parking lot at Mount Rainier National Park to add an interesting element to this photo. The Milky Way core is seen rising over the Tatoosh Mountains above the massive yellow glow of light pollution from Portland, OR about 70 miles away. I used my Nikon D750, 24mm F/1.4, iso 5000, and 15 seconds.
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