Starship Asterisk*

photographs taken at Cabe San Vicente, Portugal on an august night

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From Southern Cross to Great Carina Nebula - wide field ..
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Date : August 11, 2014

COPYRIGHT: Jesús M. Vargas and Maritxu Poyal

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A closer look by Th.Papathanasiou, on Flickr

As the Moon sets... by Th.Papathanasiou, on Flickr

The North American and Pelican Nebula

4.5 hours with a Canon 60Da/ Canon 200mm f/2.8 @ f/4.

Richard S. Wright Jr.

Saturn, The Moon and...the plane
Copyrights: Patrick Lécureuil Rosette Nebula
Copyrights: Francesco Antonucci
Full size: http://www.lumhatrex.it/WORKINimages/Ro ... 1_LRGB.jpg Anti-crepuscular rays
Copyrights: Ahmadreza Abdollahi Milky Way over Arecibo Observatory
Copyrights: Ferdinand Arroyo\Sociedad de Astronomía del Caribe Moon and Planets
Copyrights: Theo Wellington Aurora and Milky Way
Copyrights: Rodrigo Roesch Mixing in star-forming clouds explains why sibling stars look alike
Image credit: Y. Feng and M. Krumholz
An article: http://news.ucsc.edu/2014/08/star-formation.html Ic63 Lbn620 rc10 Atik4000le
Copyrights: Giovanni Leoni

From the top of north Africa
Copyrights: Arnaud Besancon Amne Machin under the Milk Way
Copyrights: Buffer Star Trails
Copyrights: Liz Bartlett 47 Tucanae
Copyrights: Richard Hammar Milky Way
Copyrights: Kye Colby Moon in colours
Copyrights: Alain Paillou Moon & Saturn moons
Copyrights: Fernando Cabrerizo Earthshine and Saturn
Copyrights: Dani Caxete Reach for the sky
Copyrights: Matt Harbison Deep space (Facebook Cover edition)
Copyrights: Fényes Lóránd

A few weeks ago I timelapsed a storm over central SD. I caught Sprites, Gravity Waves, Air Glow and Aurora on it. I posted some stills and the timelapse to my site.
http://dakotalapse.com/2014/09/sprites- ... nd-aurora/

Star Trail over Atacama
Copyrights: Ricardo Schwarz Milky Way over the Pacific
Copyrights: Lauren Shelzam Milky Way
Copyrights: Manij Shrestha Big Moon
Copyrights: Jesús Astrogades 'Aurora nebula'
Copyrights: Juan Carlos Casado M45
Copyrights: Wellerson Lopes NGC-253 Sculptor Spiral Galaxy
Copyrights: John Chumack NGC-246 Planetary Nebula in Cetus
Copyrights: John Chumack The Witch’s Broom Nebula
Copyrights: David Rosenthal
Full size: http://www.pbase.com/image/157179508/original

IC 5146 Cocoon Nebula
Copyrights: Francesco di Biase Retrograde Mars, circa 2013-4 + Retrograde Ceres & Vesta
Copyrights: Tunç Tezel Half of All Exoplanet Host Stars Are Binaries
Credits: NOAO
An article: http://www.noao.edu/news/2014/pr1406.php Sagittarius Mosaic
Copyrights: Terry Hancock C2014E2 Jacques IC1396
Copyrights: Jose F. Hdez Comet C/2014 E2 (Jacques) passing Mu-Cephei
Copyrights: Paul Bakker Comet C2013/A1 (Siding Springs) & 47 Tuc Conjunction
Copyrights: Andrew Campbell

Messier 20, The Trifid Nebula
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Copyright: David Rankin The Praying Ghosts in Cepheus
http://www.rankinstudio.com
Copyright: David Rankin

IC1396 in Ha+OIII+SII

Copyright: Juan Ignacio Jimenez



Fullview IC1396-narrowbandV4

Regards
Juan

Copyright: Antonio Fdez . Sanchez
601 YSO,s a Lynds Dark nebula (LDN 1188) and a cousin of Iris Nebula ( DG 180)..
A rare imaging area at Cepheus: Scope: ASA N12 astrograph (f/3.6,1078mm) * DDM85 mount * Unguided subframes * FLI ML8300 * L:750minutes R: 380m G:330m B:390 m


Link to image at more resolution (2400x1800) : http://afesan.es/Deepspace/slides/LDN%2 ... us%29.html

Clear skies,
Antonio

Underneath the Cygnus with Satellite Glint
Camera: unmodified Canon 1100D @ 50mm prime lens on motorized EQ3
Exposure: ~5 minutes @ ISO 1600
The North America nebula dominates the frame but the Cirrus nebula is also clearly visible.
I didn't look it up but it could be an Iridium - doesn't really matter
URL (in Hungarian): http://csillagtura.ro/hetvege-a-meregyoi-eg-alatt/
Copyright: VÁRADI NAGY Pál

The tail and the surface of 67P
http://www.cieletespace.fr/
Copyright: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM/ JL Dauvergne / Ciel Et Espace Photos This image is a mosaic of 4 raws frames done by the navcam of Rosetta on septembre 2th. Both the surface of 67P and its tail of gaz are visible.

sundog iridiscence and iridiscence un mes de color 11/11 http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php? ... 50#p231114

From Winter to Summer (Boreal)
From Solstice to Solstice


De invierno a verano by calle L, 8, on Flickr

Seven months, seven sunset.
Two Solstices, and among them, the Equinox.

Images taken from the same location with a wide angle.
In the countryside Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain.

©Juan A. Bafalliu (Bonobo)-Spain 2014

Zion in Spiral
http://www.ancientskys.com/
https://www.facebook.com/AncientSkys
Copyright: Marc Toso
Star Trails in Kolob Canyon, Zion National Park Utah

A star studded area including the Wild Duck cluster, M26, a few other globulars and a small green planetary nebula IC1295.

Taken with the Canon 200mm lens at f2.8 and a ML8300 camera

http://www.nightoverontario.com/Astrono ... &lb=1&s=X2

Thanks for looking

Cheers

Lynn

The Wall in NGC7000
Adam Jaffe


Full Size
http://astrob.in/full/118483/D/

Shower of stars

My girlfriend and Milky Way from Crete.

High Resolution: http://www.astrobin.com/118841/
Copyright: Andrea Pistocchini

moon and fireworks
fin de fiesta inicio de fiesta

Smoky Pipe and Snake
This region of rich star clouds and dark dust will form the canvas for the close approach of Mars and Comet Siding Spring in October 2014.
Taken not so far from Siding Spring Observatory at Pilliga Nature Reserve near Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, with a Canon EOS 60D and 100mm lens, 51 minutes total exposure.
Full size version available here: http://www.pbase.com/andycasely/image/1 ... 6/original
Copyright: Andy Casely

ANTARES AND RHO OPHIUCHI AREA (Tivoli Farm - Namibia)
EXP: 50 min lum + 40min for each RGB channels in Bin 1x1 -25 ° Moravian G2-4000
Ob. Sigma Apo 150mm F/2.8 ; elab. Pixinsight e Ps Cs3
Author: Samuele Gasparini WEBSITE: http://www.astrobook.it
Full size versione available here: http://www.astrobook.it/rho_RGBinelabor ... _last5.png