Submissions: 2016 May

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Re: Submissions: 2016 May

Post by Arthas » Mon May 23, 2016 9:49 am

Saturn, Mars, Moon

Copyright: Giuseppe Parinisi
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Caltabellotta (AG) - Italy

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Re: Submissions: 2016 May

Post by Ann » Mon May 23, 2016 10:27 am

shtutik wrote:Solitude and reflection in the dark

Salt lake El'ton.

Author's site: http://www.astroadventures.ru/
Copyright: Yuri Zvezndy
Amazing images, particularly the first one.

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Post by Rothkko » Mon May 23, 2016 3:02 pm

Amazing images, particularly the first one.

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bien dicho, Ann. hay que tener valor, o inconsciencia, para publicar después de este post. enhorabuena, Yuri

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Post by Sandgirl » Mon May 23, 2016 6:39 pm

Mercury's pass across the solar disc
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Comet C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS)
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Dance of another worlds
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Mars, Saturn and Scorpio
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So Far from Center
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Saturn (March 20th.)
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Waxing Gibbous Moon seen with Mars, Antares and Saturn
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Antares and Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Region Wide-Field View

Post by leisurelyscientist » Mon May 23, 2016 7:48 pm

Antares and Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Region Wide-Field View

The Rho Ophiuchi and Antares dark cloud region is located in the constellation Ophiuchus just north of Antares and is one of the closest star-forming regions to our solar system. This image was produced using nine 30-second exposures and a Canon 6D with a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM lens, both mounted on an iOptron Skytracker mount. The lens was left wide open at f/2.8 and set at 70mm, images were stacked in DeepSkyStacker. The image was heavily processed to coax out the nebula areas with the short exposure time. It also shows the planets Saturn (brightest point in the upper left) and Mars (the brightest point) as of April 14, 2016.

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Re: Submissions: 2016 May

Post by Rothkko » Mon May 23, 2016 8:34 pm

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Re: Submissions: 2016 May

Post by Ann » Mon May 23, 2016 11:20 pm

Rothkko wrote:
Amazing images, particularly the first one.

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bien dicho, Ann. hay que tener valor, o inconsciencia, para publicar después de este post. enhorabuena, Yuri

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Thanks for the blue moon! It is slightly blue! :D

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Mars May 12th

Post by Efrain Morales » Tue May 24, 2016 2:03 am

Mars May 12th, 2016 Hubble Space Telescope comparison with my images taken within hours.
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Saturn on May 21st

Post by Efrain Morales » Tue May 24, 2016 2:04 am

Saturn on May 21st, 05:29ut. Under above average conditions. Small amount of brightening on the rings possible Seeliger effect taken place (ice crystals shadows is directly behind reflecting more light).
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Re: Submissions: 2016 May

Post by Petr H. » Tue May 24, 2016 10:43 am

Ann wrote:Your zodiacal light image is great, Petr H, but tell me something. Is all of it in color? The Milky Way looks very colorful in your image, but the rest appears to be (almost) black and white.

What is the bright source near the top in your image?

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Dear Ann,

It's result of the post-processing - feel free to read much more details here, including of post-process steps: http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?p=2351. In short I had to deal with strong and various colors of airglow, especially above horizon. That's why the colors are weak far from the Milky Way, which was, actually, in zenith. But generally I tried to avoid too much color saturation, which decreases the better quality of the structures as well (due to deep colors of background). The bright object is planet Jupiter.

If you look at the image in horizontal way again (see bellow), you can notice the ecliptic constellations. The Jupiter (left) lies in Leo, then follows the Virgo (bright star in Gegenschein is Spica), dim stars left from the MW bulge are from Libra, in MW Scorpius (with Mars and Saturn), Sagittarius, right from bulge is Capricorn and bright column of the light lies in the Aquarius. In full res image (feel free to download here - http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/wp-conte ... 00px-1.png) there is chance to spot even the Helix nebula.
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C/2014 S2 Panstarrs - March 1st 2016

Post by cfm2004 » Tue May 24, 2016 12:23 pm

Comet C/2014 S2 Panstarrs
March 1st 2016
Localition: San Romualdo - Ravenna (Italy)
Tecnosky Apo 130 F/7 on ASA DDM60PRO
QSI520wsi cooled -20 - LRGB Baader CCD filters

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Post by Sandgirl » Tue May 24, 2016 6:01 pm

Hubble Takes Mars Portrait Near Close Approach
Image credits: Hubble Space Telescope
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Copernicus Crater 04-17-16
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NGC 281
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M101
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Sunspot, in H-alpha
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Jupiter images (March 19th and 20th.)
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Gum15
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Gum 19 & 20
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NGC6250
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Solar Halo in Montreal sky May 21 at 3:15 pm
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Moon and plane
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Full Moon and Mars
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Proton Arc
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Moon over Lake Superior
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Transit of Mercury
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Full Moon
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Milky Way and Southern Cross
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Blue Moon With Mars 21 22 May 2016
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Conjuction Fullmoon-Mars opposition
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Fantastic lightning
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Post by Sandgirl » Tue May 24, 2016 7:04 pm

Against Mars
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Southern Cross Eta Carinae & Lambda Centauri
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Milky Way Core, Eagle, Swan, Trifid & Lagoon Nebulae
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IC 2177 Seagull Nebula
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Moon - Mars conjunction
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Planet Mars 05-22-2016 01:33 near opposition
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Moon regions
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Moonset over the peak of the Teide volcano
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Jupiter (March 21st, 2016.)
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SwRI scientists discover fresh lunar craters
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Full Moon rising over Madrid four towers on May, 22 2016
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Full Moon
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Mercury transit
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The Sun
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NGC6380 + Pismis26 + SL28 dark nebula
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Re: Submissions: 2016 May

Post by geckzilla » Wed May 25, 2016 3:04 am

Take your pick... which do you like better? Hmm?

Blue WISE Pleiades
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Fiery WISE Pleiades
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Re: Submissions: 2016 May

Post by shtutik » Wed May 25, 2016 3:32 pm

NIght in the forest

River of Dreams

Igniting stars

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Re: Submissions: 2016 May

Post by AlexMaragos » Wed May 25, 2016 5:19 pm

The Milky Way over South Peloponnese, Greece (Top European Destination 2016)

Lonely Planet has released its annual list of Top European Destinations to visit in 2016,
naming the southern Greek region of Peloponnese as its Number 1 choice.

Now more than ever the Peloponnese is the perfect destination for absorbing traditional Greek life,
compelling history and inspiring landscapes,
” Lonely Planet says on its website.

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Mars - Sun Opposition

Post by Efrain Morales » Wed May 25, 2016 6:06 pm

Mars on May 21st,04:37ut, May 22nd,04:16ut - Sun Opposition, May 23rd,03:34ut.
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Re: Submissions: 2016 May

Post by Andromeda 2013 » Thu May 26, 2016 3:11 am

Sun Spot AR2546


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Copyright: Daniel Pasternak
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Post by Andromeda 2013 » Thu May 26, 2016 3:13 am

Saturn


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Post by Andromeda 2013 » Thu May 26, 2016 3:13 am

Sun


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Post by Sandgirl » Thu May 26, 2016 5:49 pm

22 degree halo, a circumscribed halo and a parhelic circle
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NGC 5395 - Heron Galaxy
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Planets
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Milky Way
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IC2944
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Mars at Opposition
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Hubble finds clues to the birth of supermassive black holes
Credits: NASA/CXC/M. Weiss
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Mars through the window
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Casleo from above
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Mars (24 May 2016)
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Parallax - ISS moon transit
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Clouds over Lower Seletar Reservoir
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Lightning on 23 May 2016
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The Milky Way over South Peloponnese, Greece
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M31 Andromeda Galaxy
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Re: Submissions: 2016 May

Post by Lukasz83 » Thu May 26, 2016 10:25 pm

Three faces of the Sun

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One of the most interesting active regions AR12546 on the Sun in last weeks. Not so active but very attractive visually.
To make this photos I used TS 102/1100 refractor with TV barlow 2x and PG Chameleon3 camera.
And three different accesories for different bands: Lunt etalon and BelOptik ERF for h-alpha, Lunt CaK B600 diagonal for K-Line and Baader ND3,8 with Solar Continuum for white light.

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Re: Submissions: 2016 May

Post by Rothkko » Thu May 26, 2016 10:49 pm

sundog on the beach
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Re: Submissions: 2016 May

Post by ildiora » Fri May 27, 2016 1:38 pm

Moon Dawn Saturn and Mars Conjuction at Plemmirio 2
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Re: Submissions: 2016 May

Post by AlvinWu » Sat May 28, 2016 4:31 am

Airglow in the air like the aurora as turf, like the war between the Alliance and Horde Warcraft. Meanwhile, the Galaxy also magnificent show in front of me.
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