Starship Asterisk*

NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet

Copyright: Michael Siniscalchi For a rotated view:

Blue Wonder

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Sergio Montúfar

Hello,

Here are some new images I finished lately:

Star Wars "DEATH STAR"

Or Sh-3 or RCW120 or Gum 58.
This is only the Hydrogen Alpha of the previously posted color image:
color: http://www.pbase.com/tango33/image/158698177
Ha: http://www.pbase.com/tango33/image/158698174




Bernes 149 in Scorpius:
http://www.pbase.com/tango33/image/158698178


IC2220 in Carina:
http://www.pbase.com/tango33/image/158698183



IC 2602 - The Southern Pleiades - a surrounding surprise!
http://www.pbase.com/tango33/image/158698187


Thanks for looking!


Kfir Simon

Eagle Nebula is moving
http://www.firstlight-magazine.com
Copyright: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) J-L Dauvergne / First Light Magazine.
Hubble Space Telescope has just published en new image of the famous pillars in the Eagle Nebula. We have processed it as an animated gif to show the movements visible in the image of 2014 compared to the image released in 1995.

Skies above the world (August - December 2014)
http://www.astronom.cz/horalek
Copyright: Petr Horálek

The zodiacal light above the South Pacific Image in higher dimension and more info: http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?p=784

The magic Mangaia night Image in higher dimension and more info: http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?p=761

The way from the lagoon to the Universe Image in higher dimension and more info: http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?p=1105

Winter sky, comet Halley’s dust and meteor smoke above Roque Cinchado Image in higher dimension and more info: http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?p=1024

The dreamer of Tenerife Image in higher dimension and more info: http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?p=1074

Gazing Namibian stars in Hoba Image in higher dimension and more info: http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?p=1084

Largest meteorite and the light from the interplanetary dust Image in higher dimension and more info: http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?p=1084

Calm Geminid night in Namibia Image in higher dimension and more info: http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?p=1092


The hole into the Namibian night Image in higher dimension and more info: http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?p=1092

Seeking other life… from Okavango Image in higher dimension and more info: http://www.astronom.cz/horalek/?p=1114

Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy on January 7th, 03:19ut. Today the comet will be at its closest to earth and displaying a beautiful tail structure!. Moon glow interference.

Moonglow


This is how you see the sky 14 degrees north latituted. Facing South.

In this amazing seascape, I want to show not only the amazing moonglow interacting with the atmosphere also, the amazing colors of the sea and waves. Airglow over the horizon. 
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venus and mercury

Rosette Nebula - Hubble Palette by Kinch-Astro, on Flickr

ORION HUNTS A COMET
http://hilborn.smugmug.com/Astronomy/Ni ... &lb=1&s=XL

Comet Lovejoy's tail is becoming brighter and the comet head brighter as well.

This is a 4 panel mosaic taken 8 Jan 15 in Kurrajong NSW Australia.

http://upload.pbase.com/gregbradley/ima ... 1342/large
Greg Bradley

Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on 8.01.2015
Copyright: Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov @ Irida Observatory More info and hi-res image on website

C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy's detached tail
http://www.astrofotos.at
Copyright: Robert Pölzl
Yesterday at 20:00 Utc i captured the Comet Lovejoy - it shouldt be a mosaik.
Then on the third picture i saw a large cloud ín the tail.

Exiting !!!

Some more Details and Information you can find here:
http://astrofotos.at/index.php?view=det ... Itemid=134

Best regards from austria
Robert Pölzl

ISS
Telescope : CGEM DX1100
Camera : DMK51AU02.AS
Location : CRAAG Algiers, Algeria
Copyright : Fayçal Demri / CRAAG

M78 - Fire and Brimstone

Full resolution image link:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7517/158 ... 30e1_o.jpg



Information about the image:

Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5
Focal Ratio: F8
Camera: STXL-11002 + AOX
Camera Sensitivity: Luminance BIN 1x1, RGB BIN 1x1
Exposure Details: Lum 600sec x 14, RGB 480sec x 8
Mount: AP900GTO
Viewing Location: Taken at Heathcote [Victoria, Australia].
Software Enhancements: CCDStack2, PS, Pixinsight
Comment: Take over two nights, being hot and gusty. One night having very good seeing, whilst the second was very poor. Taken on the shortest nights of the year for us down-under.
I never realised M78 was positioned on the edge of the Barnards Loop, and hence the red nebulousity to the one side.
Author: Steven Mohr

NGC2029, NGC2035, NGC2040, NGC2020, NGC2014 - HaRGB

This area is sometimes known as the Southern Seagull [I may have it upside down!]

Link to full resolution image:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7532/162 ... 8bda_o.jpg



Information about the image:

Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5
Focal Ratio: F8
Camera: STL-11002 + AOX
Camera Sensitivity: Ha BIN 1x1, RGB BIN 2x2
Exposure Details: Ha 1200sec x 28, RGB 240sec x 4
Mount: AP900GTO
Viewing Location: Taken in a suburb of Melbourne [Victoria, Australia].
Software Enhancements: CCDStack2, PS, Pixinsight
Comment: Very little colour data; crazy colours! Hahahaha...
Author: Steven Mohr