Submissions: 2017 February

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Hight definition M33

Post by litobrit » Fri Feb 03, 2017 1:29 pm

Hello,
A M33 captured in 2014 and January 2017.
2 tiles.
About 15 hours of LRGB and 4 hours of Ha. only bin 2, 300s for LRGB and 1200s for Ha.
RCGSO8, AZEQ6, Atik 383, Lodestar.
Acquisition with Maxpilot, MaximDL, Focusmax.
Processed with Pixinsight and Photoshop.
The full is here http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/506292M331417.jpg
I hope you will enjoy it.
Bernard Michaud

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Re: Hight definition M33

Post by starsurfer » Fri Feb 03, 2017 1:50 pm

litobrit wrote:Hello,
A M33 captured in 2014 and January 2017.
2 tiles.
About 15 hours of LRGB and 4 hours of Ha. only bin 2, 300s for LRGB and 1200s for Ha.
RCGSO8, AZEQ6, Atik 383, Lodestar.
Acquisition with Maxpilot, MaximDL, Focusmax.
Processed with Pixinsight and Photoshop.
The full is here http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/506292M331417.jpg
I hope you will enjoy it.
Bernard Michaud

My pictures are here : http://www.astrobin.com/users/litobrit/

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Very nice image! Do you have an OIII filter? OIII exposures would show a little more.

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Re: Submissions: 2017 February

Post by starsurfer » Fri Feb 03, 2017 1:51 pm

artem wrote:The Anteater Nebula in Corona Australis

The image was taken at the Namibian farm near Gamsberg mountain over 5 nights

Total exposure time 26,5 hours
Canon 5DMkII(modifyed)
Newton200/4,Winne2.5"

Namibia

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The Anteater Nebula in Corona Australis by Artem, on Flickr
This is amazing and shows the advantage of a long exposure!

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Re: Submissions: 2017 February

Post by AstroScience » Fri Feb 03, 2017 2:46 pm

M104 - Sombrero Galaxy

Data: Hubble Legacy Archive
Credit: NASA, STScl, MAST

Mosaic assembling and processing by Sergio Kaminsky.
Enjoy this stunning view of this galaxy!

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HST - M104 - Full Resolution by Sergio Kaminsky, on Flickr

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Re: Lupus3 a.k.a. Bernes 149

Post by FrankSackenheim » Fri Feb 03, 2017 5:59 pm

Ann wrote:


That's a lovely wide angle portrait of a blue reflection and its surroundings! :D

It seems probable that the two stars, HR 5999 and HR 6000 (easy designations to remember) were born out of the elongated dust lane where they are now located. At least the dust lane to the east (left) of them is very thick and dark, which seems just right for star formation.

Interestingly, even though much of the blue light that the stars emit is scattered in the blue reflection nebula, the brightest component, HR 6000, still has a negative B-V index, -0.071 ± 0.002 in Johnson, and a tad bluer in Tycho. That is even more remarkable in view of the fact that the star is classified as an A1/A2III star, too. The "III", which means an evolved star, seems very unlikely.

But stars classified as A1 or later do so very rarely have negative B-V indexes. This one does, and it's solidly negative, too, not -0.001 or something. How remarkable!

Ann

Hi Ann,

thats very interesting! Thank you very much. I would be very glad, if you could send me some reference sources.

CS Frank

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Re: Submissions: 2017 February

Post by Giskard » Fri Feb 03, 2017 9:49 pm

The Pleiades Star cluster (new version)

Total of 3h10min (38x300s) at ISO800

TS80 Triplet Apo
Canon 1000Da
NEQ6 Pro II Tuning
Autoguide with ASI120MC

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Pleiades - M45 (2.0) by Alejandro Pertuz, en Flickr

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Re: Submissions: 2017 February

Post by RCompassi » Sat Feb 04, 2017 3:38 am

The Tarantula Nebula

SW 8" F/5
Canon T1i modded
Astronomik CLS CCD Clip filter
31x300" ISO1600

ImageTarantula Nebula by Rafael Compassi, no Flickr

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NGC 5866

Post by alcarreño » Sat Feb 04, 2017 1:44 pm

Hubble Legacy Archive
Process: Raul Villaverde Fraile
ImageNGC 5866 Hubble by Raul Villaverde, en Flickr

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Re: Submissions: 2017 February

Post by sternklar » Sat Feb 04, 2017 5:11 pm

Psychedelic Nebula Simeis 188 with IC 1274, IC 4685, NGC 6559 and B 303, Namibia, August 30, 2016
http://www.sternklar.ch/images-webpages ... Aug-16.htm
Exposure data:
Takahashi TOA 150 @ f/5.6 (TOA-645 Reducer) with SBIG STL11000M. Exposure time: 32 x 5 minutes through Baader RGB-Filters.
Copyright: Manuel Jung, http://www.sternklar.ch

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Re: Submissions: 2017 February

Post by marctoso » Sat Feb 04, 2017 7:06 pm

Ancestral Shrine
www.ancientskys.com
www.facebook.com/AncientSkys
Copyright: Marc Toso This is a ~1000 years old Ancestral Pueblo ruin in southern Utah (near Blanding Utah) with the core of the Milky Way. I photographed this on January 28 just at the edge of Astronomical Dusk, around 5:45am. I had about 15min before the sun would impact the core. There was more light pollution on the horizon but not too bad. This was the earliest in the year I have ever been able to photograph the core of the Milky Way.

The structure was illuminated with a goal zero lighthouse micro dimmed to 7 lumens. This was placed about 60 feet away.

This is a series of 14 photos, stacked for noise reduction in Starry Landscape Stacker.

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Re: Submissions: 2017 February

Post by Rothkko » Sat Feb 04, 2017 10:31 pm

first quarter
mérida,spain. 2017-02-04, 21:42
mérida,spain. 2017-02-04, 21:42

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Re: Submissions: 2017 February

Post by carlosdn » Sat Feb 04, 2017 10:51 pm

Moon of 03.02.2017 - Avellaneda - Argentina

Moon and colors in your surface + Lunar X


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© Carlos Di Nallo

http://carlosdn-alfacentauri.blogspot.com.ar/

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Re: Submissions: 2017 February

Post by Guest » Sun Feb 05, 2017 2:33 am

Wonderful images everyone! Mine for today, Small Magellanic Cloud HaOIIILRGB

ImageSmall Magellanic Cloud Narrowband/RGB by Simon W, on Flickr

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Re: Submissions: 2017 February

Post by samuelegasparini » Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:38 am

Ic 1848 Nebula "Soul Nebula"
Rifrattore Apo Ts Photoline 80mm con riduttore 0.80X
Camera Atik 383L+ a -14° in binning 1x1
Exp di 4 ore con sub frames di 900 sec nel canale HAlpha + 120 min per ogni LRGB
Samuele Gasparini
website: http://www.astrobook.it

http://www.astrobook.it/gallery/ic1848_1.jpg
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Re: Submissions: 2017 February

Post by starbrush » Sun Feb 05, 2017 1:53 pm

Still life with lunar eclipses I (Painting)
© Peter Blathwayt 2017. All rights reserved DACS
© Peter Blathwayt 2017. All rights reserved DACS
Based on the progress of Earth's shadow across the Moon's face during a lunar eclipse, I played with superficial representations of such events as columnar stacks of 'slices of time' - a kind of temporal tomography. I then extended these chronotactic (time-arrangement) studies to a grouping of banded, sculptural forms. They are opaque: in translation to columnar form the Moon's face is lost to view, except in the cross section seen at the top.
I couldn't resist depicting an eclipse-column as part of some romantic landscape scene. It alludes to the way that ideas that were once new, can become part of the furniture - or ornaments - in our everyday world. Those ideas may or may not be sound.
Landscape with lunar eclipse (Painting)
© Peter Blathwayt 2017. All rights reserved DACS
© Peter Blathwayt 2017. All rights reserved DACS

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Re: Submissions: 2017 February

Post by Kinch » Sun Feb 05, 2017 4:17 pm

IC 2118 (Witch Head Nebula)
Witch Head Nebula (607 x 800).jpg
http://www.kinchastro.com/ic-2118-witch ... ebula.html

from Wikipedia:
IC 2118 (also known as Witch Head Nebula due to its shape) is an extremely faint reflection nebula believed to be an ancient supernova remnant or gas cloud illuminated by nearby supergiant star Rigel in Orion. It lies in the Eridanus constellation, about 900 light-years from Earth. The nature of the dust particles, reflecting blue light better than red, is a factor in giving the Witch Head its blue color. Radio observations show substantial carbon monoxide emission throughout parts of IC 2118 an indicator of the presence of molecular clouds and star formation in the nebula. In fact candidates for pre-main sequence stars and some classic T-Tauri stars have been found deep within the nebula.

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SH2-116 Planetary Nebula in Cygnus

Post by cfm2004 » Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:26 pm

August/September 2016
Location: San Romualdo - Ravenna (Italy)
LX200 12"GPS with Starizona reducer/coma corrector F/7.1
CCD QSI 540wsi cooled -20
Astrodon Gen2 True-Balance I-series RGB filters and Narrowband 5nm
Autoguide with ASI120MM and PHDguiding2 on ETX105
HA-OIII-RGB: HA 40x6min, OIII 39x6min, R 40x3', G 39x3', B 40x3'
Acquired with: MaximDL5 - Calibrated with Dark, Bias and Flat
Processed with: MaximDL5, Astroart6, StarTools1.4, Photoshop CS2, Paint Shop ProX9, Topaz E Nik Plug-in and StarSpikePro3

Cristina Cellini
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Re: Submissions: 2017 February

Post by astropaddy » Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:59 am

ImageThors Helmet - NGC 2359 by Patrick Gilliland, on Flickr
Not sure if I posted to the wrong month previously!
A winter favorite - NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet.
© Paddy Gilliland 2017

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Re: Submissions: 2017 February

Post by astropaddy » Mon Feb 06, 2017 11:01 am

ImageIC 447/446/2169 + NGC 2247/2245 - The Blue Tadpole? by Patrick Gilliland, on Flickr
Again may have previously posted to an expired month.
IC 447 a nice and not too frequently seen area of the sky.
© Paddy Gilliland 2017

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Re: Submissions: 2017 February

Post by jose » Mon Feb 06, 2017 7:28 pm

hola a todos:
Os dejo una foto en LRGB de M-45, a ver que os parece,
estos son los datos:
TOMAS:
R: 15 Light de 600 segundos, 15 Darks, 30 Flats y 50 Bias
G: 16 Light de 600 segundos, 16 Darks, 30 Flats y 50 Bias
B: 16 Light de 600 segundos, 16 Darks, 30 Flats y 50 Bias
L: 16 Light de 600 segundos, 16 Darks, 30 Flats y 50 Bias
TEMPERATURA: -10 GRADOS
TUBO: FSQ 106 ED
CCD: SBIG ST-8300M
MONTURA: CGEM
CCD guiar: QHY5II
LUGAR: LAS INVIERNAS (GUADALAJARA)

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Re: Submissions: 2017 February

Post by sternklar » Mon Feb 06, 2017 8:42 pm

Orion Nebula M 42 with IC 1773 - 75 - 77, Namibia, Aug. 31 and Sept. 01 2016
http://www.sternklar.ch/images-webpages ... ept-16.htm

Exposure data:
Takahashi TOA 150 @ f/5.6 (TOA-645 Reducer) with SBIG STL11000M. Exposure time: 15 x 1 minute and 32 x 5 minutes through Baader RGB-Filters.
Copyright: Manuel Jung, http://www.sternklar.ch

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Crater Barocius E

Post by Efrain Morales » Tue Feb 07, 2017 1:23 pm

Moon Crater Barocius E on February 3rd, 23:54ut. Center - Heart Shaped.
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Moon Craters Cyrillus_Theophilus

Post by Efrain Morales » Tue Feb 07, 2017 1:24 pm

Moon Craters Cyrillus_Theophilus on February 3rd, 23:38ut. Two panel mosaic.
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NGC 2023

Post by markh@tds.net » Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:25 pm

NGC 2023 "In the shadow of the Horsehead no more"

Image Credit & Copyright: Mark Hanson, S. Mazlin, W. Keller, R. Parker, T. Tse, P. Proulx, D. Plesko; SSRO/PROMPT/CTIO

NGC 2023 is an emission and reflection nebula located in the constellation of Orion, most times seen in images of the Horsehead nebula. We took direct aim at this nebula to try to bring out all of its wonderful detail.

It is 4 light years in diameter making it one of the largest reflection nebulae ever discovered.

The data was calibrated in CCD Stack, with the rest of the processing in Photoshop CC.
NGC 2023 Apod.jpg
Full image can be seen here: http://www.starshadows.com/gallery/disp ... ?imgID=543
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