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[size=120][b]M16 Pillars of Creation – Infrared Light - Another point of view [/b][/size]

Although NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken many breathtaking images of the universe, one snapshot stands out from the rest: the iconic view of the so-called "Pillars of Creation." The jaw-dropping photo, taken in 1995, revealed never-before-seen details of three giant columns of cold gas bathed in the scorching ultraviolet light from a cluster of young, massive stars in a small region of the Eagle Nebula, or M16.

Though such butte-like features are common in star-forming regions, the M16 structures are by far the most photogenic and evocative. The Hubble image is so popular that it has appeared in movies and television shows, on tee-shirts and pillows, and even on a postage stamp. And now, in celebration of its 25th anniversary, Hubble has revisited the famous pillars, providing astronomers with a sharper and wider view, shown in the right-hand image. For comparison, the original 1995 Hubble image of the gaseous towers appears in the left-hand view. Streamers of gas can be seen bleeding off pillars as the intense radiation heats and evaporates it into space. Stars are being born deep inside the pillars.

Observing in infrared light, Hubble pierced through the obscuring gas and dust of M16’s Pillars of Creation. This ethereal image reveals the young stars that are being formed within the pillars. It also uncovers a myriad of background stars that were hidden at visible wavelengths.

[b]Images downloaded:[/b]
color_hlsp_heritage_hst_wfc3-ir_m16_f160w_f110w_v1_drz_sci.fits (196.9 Mb)
hlsp_heritage_hst_wfc3-ir_m16_f110w_v1_drz.fits ( 65.7 Mb)
hlsp_heritage_hst_wfc3-ir_m16_f160w_v1_drz.fits (65.7 Mb)

[attachment=0]M16-Eagle-Nebula-APOD-400k.jpg[/attachment]
URL of Website: [url]http://astrophotographysirius.com/[/url]
M16 Pillars of Creation – Infrared Light - Another point of view. Hubble Legacy Archive, ESA, NASA; Processing: Lluís Romero
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[b]Abell 2151 - Galaxy Cluster[/b]
Copyright: Sergio Kaminsky

http://www.myastroscience.com/abell2151

[img]https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1760/28638486708_21d08d0b6e_c.jpg[/img]

[size=120][b]A VIEW IN PROFILE OF CRATER PETAVIUS[/b][/size]
Copyright:fERNANDO OLIVEIRA DE MENEZES
https://www.astrobin.com/full/349577/0/?nc=iotd&real=&mod=

The PETAVIUS crater is an exceptional formation. Large crater of complex morphology and fractured floor, located near the south border of the Mare FECUNDITATIS and near the southeast limb of the Moon. Its wide inner walls have a rugged and worn appearance, are steep, irregular and structured on terraces

Equipments
C11 edge HD
So 290mc
IR Filter PASS 685
May 27, 2018

[attachment=0]My_Picture.jpg[/attachment]

http://www.carmelozannelli.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Jupiter_20180526_0012UT_CZan.png
Jupiter's image from Palermo, Sicily (Italy) taken on May, 26 just few days after its opposition.
Technical details:
Celestron C14 StarBright @ F / 33 – Baader-Zeiss Barlow lens – Baader RGB filter set – PointGrey GS3-U3-32S4M-C camera – Seeing 8/10 in
R band – website: Palermo city @ my personal Observatory

[size=120][b]Crater tycho[/b][/size]
https://www.astrobin.com/full/349452/0/?nc=iotd&real=&mod=
Copyright: Fernando Oliveira de Menezes
[attachment=0]My_Picture.jpg[/attachment]

[size=120][b]MOON 98,6%[/b][/size]
https://www.astrobin.com/full/349366/0/?nc=iotd
Copyright: Fernando Oliveira de Menezes
[attachment=0]My_Picture.jpg[/attachment]

[size=120][b]C-11 Edge HD - ZWOASI224 2x TV Power-mate one shot color [/b][/size]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/92681330@N06/


Copyright: Daniel Pasternak

[size=120][b]Our Moon[/b][/size]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/92681330@N06/


Copyright: Daniel Pasternak

[img]https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/33662362_2070417179639058_845186174430478336_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=7d64470f4f56ad2addb90e81ea4076cb&oe=5BBF758F[/img]
Our Moon is a common astronomical object and we might think we know everything of it.
In some occasions although, when sun illuminates it radently, specific lunar region details are reveiled from a different point of view.
In this picture, taken with a 14" reflector telescope, the region between the Appennin mounts and the Archimedes crater region creates the effect of an heart being sketched on the Moon!
Despite the regular monthly apperance on our sky, our satellite still offers unknown views for both romantic lovers as well for celestial amatours observers.
Image captured Captured from Reading, UK with:
14" Skywatcher Dob Goto
5x Barlow lens
QHY163M camera + IR filter Baader
Processed with Sharpcap, Registax,Astroart.
22-5-2018

[size=120][b]LBN552 The bones of dead stars pulverized to dust[/b][/size]
LRGB
[url]www.astrowimp.com[/url]
Copyright:Tim Christensen
[attachment=0]LRGB_20180529_50percent.jpg[/attachment]

[size=120][b]Sh2-126[/b][/size]
LRGB
[attachment=1]SH2 126.jpg[/attachment]

Hi all,

Here is NGC6188, giant nebula in Ara constellation.
[img]http://atacama-photographic-observatory.com/photos/0112_ngc6188_d.jpg[/img]
http://atacama-photographic-observatory.com/photos/0112_ngc6188_f.jpg

This is 4 frames mosaïc made at SPACE, San Pedro de Atacama, at Alain Maury's facilities in Chile.


Tak TOA150 - Apogee U16M, Ha, OIII, SII 3nm Astrodon filters
For each frame: Ha=OIII=SII= 10 hrs exposure in 40 minutes subs

Thanks for watching
APO_Team
http://atacama-photographic-observatory.com/index_EN.php

[size=120][b]OMEGA CENTAURI[/b][/size]
https://www.astrobin.com/full/348713/0/?nc=Fernando_Menezes

OMEGA CENTAURI

A globular cluster unlike any other, globular cluster more observed, presents in average 10x more massive than the other globular agglomerates.

Located in the constellation Centaurus, and can be seen with the naked eye in the southern hemisphere, in places of low light pollution.

It is so mysterious, that recent research based on observations using the NASA Hubble Space Telescope and the Gemini Observatory, indicated that there is a black hole at its center. This suggests that the Omega Centauri may actually be a dwarf galaxy that has been stripped of its outer stars and not of a globular cluster.

EQUIPMENT:

Esprit 150mm triplet
Qhy 16200
35 x 300 sec LRGB
Venue: Southeastern astrophotography meeting in Saltao
May 17, 2018

Copyright: FERNANDO OLIVEIRA DE MENEZES
[attachment=0]My_Picture.jpg[/attachment]

[size=120][b]CENTAURUS A[/b][/size]
https://www.astrobin.com/full/348854/0/

I say not only the image of centaurus a, but of all the image that it encompasses, I challenge the friends to open the image in high difficulty by the link: https://www.astrobin.com/full/348854/0/ LA VOCE YOU CAN ENHANCE THE IMAGE IN MAX RESOLUTION, and try to locate galaxies in the photo. One tip, there are almost 30 galaxies in the image.

Forged in a collision of two normal galaxies, the fantastic blend of Centaurus A blue star clusters, pink star-forming regions and towering dark dust bands are seen here in remarkable detail. Near the center of the galaxy, remains of cosmic debris is constantly consumed by a central black hole with a billion times the mass of the Sun. As in other active galaxies, this process generates radio energy, X-rays and gamma rays radiated by Centaurus THE.

Equipments:
Esprit 150mm triplet
Qhy 16200 50x LRGB 300seg
Date: May 18, 2018
Meeting of south-east astrophotography in Saltao
Copyright: FERNANDO OLIVEIRA DE MENEZES
[attachment=0]My_Picture.jpg[/attachment]

[img2]http://www.vaclavhyza.cz/galerie/iss.jpg[/img2]

ISS and the constellation of the Ursa Major
25.5.2018 22:05 from Czech Republic

[b][size=127]Orion Cloud Complex[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Derek J Demeter[/b]
[attachment=17]orionwidefield.APOD_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Horsehead and Flame Nebula[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Francesco Battistella[/b]
[attachment=16]IC434_NGC2024_FINAL con H-a (1)_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]2 AO Lasers on the Galactic Center[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Jason Chu[/b]
[attachment=15]Keck Double AO on GC_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Milky Way from From LuoHongyang,China[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Hongyang Luo[/b]
[attachment=14]Galaxy_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Touching Eta Carinae[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Carlos Eduardo Fairbairn[/b]
[attachment=13]Carlos Fairbairn - APOD Entry_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]IC 443, Jellyfish in the Sky[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Craig Prost[/b]
[attachment=12]Final_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Moonrise at Sunset[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Eric Houck[/b]
[attachment=11]unnamed.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]The daogle light over Kangding Airport[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Zhi Cai Wang[/b]
[attachment=10]DSC_163fd6 Panorama (1)_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Star trails over Tak'alik Ab'aj, Mayan+Olmeca archaelogical site[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Sergio Montúfar[/b]
[attachment=9]APOD TAKALIK_jpg.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]4 planets, a star, a nebula in the galaxy[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Sergio Montúfar[/b]
[attachment=8]APOD_jpg_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]NGC 6960[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Jon Smith[/b]
[attachment=7]image1_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]The Smartphone Universe[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Joe Adlhoch[/b]
[attachment=6]The Smartphone Universe_Joe Adlhoch_jpg.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]ETA Carina[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Eric Coles and Martin Pugh[/b]
[attachment=5]ETACarina Hubble Palette_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Rho Opiuchi[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Bray Falls[/b]
[attachment=4]unnamed (1).jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]NGC4535, NGC4526 and NGC4519[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Sivaram Mahadevan[/b]
[attachment=3]NGC4535_NGC4526_NGC4519_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Nebulae of Orion[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Alexis Kwasinski[/b]
[attachment=2]apod sword panorm take 3 v3 rot 8deg cw -autom...yers take 2 v8 2 add und HH take 2 v3 add und M42 v5 2 take 2 v6 2 take 4 v7 hdr 1 v2 7 flat v2 2 v2 2 flat signed_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Moon[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights:Rolo Di Rosa[/b]
[attachment=1]P1040121_small.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=0]P10403162_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Milky Way from South Korea[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Sang-rok Lee[/b]
[attachment=21]Milky Way pic of South Korea_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]M8, M20 and M21 meet Mars in Sagittarius[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Andrealuna Pizzetti[/b]
[attachment=20]m8_m20_mars_cropped_254_cr (1)_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Milky Way on Jericoacoara Beach, Brazil[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Samuel Marcos Moitinho[/b]
[attachment=19]NOVO_PROCESSAMENTO_COMPLETO_VIA_LACTEA_1_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Milky Way from China[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Xiao Wang[/b]
[attachment=18]unnamed (1)_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Night sky over the water[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Eric Houck[/b]
[attachment=17]unnamed (2).jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]A pair of beauties[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: László Francsics[/b]
[attachment=16]ngc6520_Francsics_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]NGC1788 - The Cosmic Bat[/size][/b]
[b]Credits and Copyrights: Mark Hanson and Bernard Miller[/b]
[attachment=15]NGC1788_PS2_FULL_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]The Rosette Nebula[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Teagan DePrato-Grable[/b]
[attachment=14]Rosette nebula Haoiiirgb final jpg 3_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Starry sky over the observatory[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Yuxian He (Brian Ho)[/b]
[attachment=13]C41A9356_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Carinae Nebula, NGC3372[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Gianluca Galloni[/b]
[attachment=12]NGC3372_1_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Milky Way[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Fabien et Marc Fougere[/b]
[attachment=11]3000_CC_BY-NCA61_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]A Sun Pillar from Kiruna[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Mostafa Khosravi[/b]
[attachment=10]IMG_4735_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Rosette Nebula[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Lovro Dujnic[/b]
[attachment=9]Rosette final_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]NGC1313[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Andrealuna Pizzetti[/b]
[attachment=8]ngc1313_2018_filtered_stars_254_cr_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]SDSS telescope at night[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Patrick Gaulme[/b]
[attachment=7]SDSS_Milky_Way_Gaulme_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Big Dipper over the Ecuator[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Sergio Montúfar[/b]
[attachment=6]_DSC7702d_jpg_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Flaming Star region[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Albert Barr[/b]
[attachment=5]unnamed (3)_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]French Leo triplet[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Thomas Lelu[/b]
[attachment=4]unnamed (4)_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Moon, Venus and Mercury[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Michael Seeley[/b]
[attachment=3]Seeley_MoonVenusMerc_APOD-1_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Milky Way, Zodiac Light and plankton at Tang bay[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Omid Ghiasoddin[/b]
[attachment=2]IMG--Panorama-Oman-sea (2)_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Orion's Belt and Companions[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Rafael Rodríguez[/b]
[attachment=1]Orion_6_PS_co_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Full Moon[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Nancy Ricigliano[/b]
[attachment=0]_X4A7397-Edit_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]M81, M82 and The Integrated Flux Nebula[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Terry Hancock[/b]
[attachment=19]M81_M82_IFN_March19_23_TAK130_QHY367C_67x240_Terry Hancock_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Bluetears Star[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Angel[/b]
[attachment=18]0216_3_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]North American and Pelican Nebula[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Steven Macdonald[/b]
[attachment=17]Pelican Mosaic_jpg_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Hercules Cluster and its surroundings[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Alfredo Sayalero[/b]
[attachment=16]unnamed_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Moon and Venus conjunction[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Filippo Curti[/b]
[attachment=15]IMG_5932_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Meteor over Willard Eccles Observatory[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Paul Ricketts[/b]
[attachment=14]PGR-Leonid11-19-17_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Deneb Alfa Cygni. The spectator[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Raul Villaverde, Domingo Pestana and Nicolas Romo[/b]
[attachment=13]Deneb la espectadora_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Solar image[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Stacey Fox[/b]
[attachment=12]unnamed_jpg.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Earthshine[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: James Li[/b]
[attachment=11]earth_shine_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Moon and Venus at Sunset[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Charles Pfeil[/b]
[attachment=10]Pfeil_MoonVenusSunset_jpg.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]ISS pass and Iridium flare[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Verity Stannard[/b]
[attachment=9]ISS & Iridium 12_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Rosette Nebula[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Brian Cummins[/b]
[attachment=8]Rosette Nebula_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Leo Triplet[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Clinton Chan[/b]
[attachment=7]Leo3_APOD C Chan_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Falcon 9 stage 2 fuel vent[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Sandino Pusta[/b]
[attachment=6]Falcon 9 stage2 vent_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Milky Way from La Palma[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Óscar Blanco[/b]
[attachment=5]La Palma 2018_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Dusty NGC 1333[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Craig Prost[/b]
[attachment=4]NGC-1333N_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]M1 - Crab Nebula[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Detlef Hartmann[/b]
[attachment=3]M1_2011crop_jpg.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in All It's Glory[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Ahmed Khan[/b]
[attachment=2]Elephant Trunk Nebula IC1396_jpg_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Galactic Bulge surrounded by red airglow[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Guillaume Doyen[/b]
[attachment=1]1_deep_sky_milky_way_60_secs_astroguigeek_guillaume_doyen_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Green and Red/Orange airglow and a bright Meteor[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Guillaume Doyen[/b]
[attachment=0]2_airglow_fireball_milky_way_astroguigeek_guillaume_doyen_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]V in the sky[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Gallon Weng[/b]
[attachment=19]mw_v_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]NGC 2237[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Jose Jimenez and Raul Villaverde[/b]
[attachment=18]NGC2237 RGB 2016 con MET_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Above Volcan Pacaya[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Carlos Archila[/b]
[attachment=17]eta_16f_1h_20m copy_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Full Moon from Guatemala[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Carlos Archila[/b]
[attachment=7]RGB_FullMoon_300dpi_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Milky Way core[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Matt Reaves[/b]
[attachment=16]mw_core_kofaqueencanyon_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Chamaeleon Molecular Cloud[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Gabriel Rodrigues Santos[/b]
[attachment=15]APOD_GabrielRSantos_Chamaeleon_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Sh2-126[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Richard Sweeney[/b]
[attachment=14]Sh2-126_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Star trails over Dan River[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Bin Tian[/b]
[attachment=13]only_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Zodiacal Light[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Tom Masterson[/b]
[attachment=12]TomMastersonZodiacalLightKelsoDunes-4-14-2018_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Milky Way over the Quarry in the U.P. of Michigan[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Jim Brannstrom[/b]
[attachment=11]QuarryMWPixInSight_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]ISS and Milky Way[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Preston Stahly[/b]
[attachment=10]ISS Sunrise 1, BB TX 2018DSC04248_jpg.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]M46 & M47 + 2 NGC clusters - A 4 pack of Open Star Clusters[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: John Chumack[/b]
[attachment=9]M46M47group4ClustersHRweb2_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Dark Nebula and Emission Nebula of Milky Way[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Xiaohan Wang[/b]
[attachment=8]Dark Nebula and Emission Nebula of Milky Way galaxy _small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Rho Ophiuchi Region over Siallan Mountains[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Amir Shahcheraghian[/b]
[attachment=6]IMG_3214 Panorama_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Temple of Debod with the Moon and Venus[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Juan Luis[/b]
[attachment=5]Debod_Temple_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Milky Way Core[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: James Brannstrom[/b]
[attachment=4]MilkyWayCore_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]M51 and M101[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Raul Villaverde Fraile[/b]
[attachment=3]A view of messier 51 and 101_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Partial Lunar Eclipse 2017[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Mauro Patti[/b]
[attachment=2]M_Patti_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Elephant's Trunk region of the IC1396 nebula (i.e., IC1396A)[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Ram Samudrala[/b]
[attachment=1]ic1396_sho.v0221_small.jpg[/attachment]

[b][size=127]Milky Way and BD-1[/size][/b]
[b]Copyrights: Stanley[/b]
[attachment=0]IMGP0499 copy_small.jpg[/attachment]

[size=120][b]Abell 2218, nealy 50 hours of exposure time collected by Mr. Morten la Cour![/b][/size]
Copyright: Niels V. Christensen and on behalf of Morten la Cour
https://www.astrobin.com/users/nvcchr1/
[img2]http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/q1m1ssp0d8f43gt/Abell2218MlCProcessingTrial2018nvcSize33pctWeb.jpg?dl=0[/img2]
Astrobin link to the picture,
[url]https://astrob.in/348364/0/[/url]

[size=120][b]NGC 3628 - Hamburger Galaxy[/b][/size]
https://www.masterdarks.com
Copyright: John Kasianowicz, Josh Balsam, Mike Selby, Dhaval Brahmbhatt, Scott Johnson, Mike Bushell, Rich Johnson, Andy Chatman, Stefan Schmidt
[img2]https://www.masterdarks.com/apodsubmissions/NGC3628_Hamburger_final_apodsubmission.jpg[/img2]

Full size image: [url]https://www.flickr.com/photos/macnmotion/41613716464/[/url]

Full image details on our website: [url]https://www.masterdarks.com/ngc-3628-hamburger-galaxy/[/url]

NGC 3628, named the Hamburger Galaxy, is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, approximately 35 million light years from Earth. Along with Messier galaxies M 65 and M 66, it forms the Leo Triplet, a small galaxy group. It derives its name from its appearance, with a puffy bulging galactic disk obscured by dark dust lanes. The galaxy's tidal tail (upper left) resulting from interaction with another galaxy may be up to 300,000 light years long.

More than 23 hours of data was collected at the Dark Sky Observatory Collaborative (DSOC) in Ft. Davis, TX using SC Observatory's remote Planewave CDK 17" f/6.8 scope, in collaboration with:

John Kasianowicz, Josh Balsam, Mike Selby, Dhaval Brahmbhatt, Scott Johnson, Mike Bushell, Rich Johnson

Image processing: Andy Chatman and Mike Selby

Sun, sunspot and planets

Copyright : Fayçal Demri
Location : Algiers

This image consists of 4 different images of the sun and 3 planets of the solar system.

The photo of the Sun was taken on October 27, 2014 in Algiers with an 8-inch telescope (Celestron C8), a solar filter and a monochrome camera (DMK51). We recognize the very large sunspot AR 2192.

The photo of Mars was taken on May 3, 2016 at 1:06 UT in Algiers with an 11-inch telescope (Celeston C11), Barlow x2 lens and a color video camera (ASI120MC).

The photo of Jupiter was taken on May 02, 2016 at 22:00 UT in Algiers with an 11-inch telescope (Celeston C11), Barlow x2 lens and a color video camera (ASI120MC).

The photo of Saturn was taken on June 14, 2014 at 1:06 UT in Algiers with an 11-inch telescope (Celeston C11), Barlow x2 lens and a color video camera (DFK51).

[attachment=0]SolarSystem - Copie.jpg[/attachment]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/138473014@N07/41599012314/in/dateposted-public/

[b]ISS and Moon[/b] May 24, 2018 01:05:13 UTC

Larger image and info:
https://www.astrobin.com/348327/?nc=user

Nick Pavelchak
Altamont, NY

Seyfert's Sextet from KG Observatory, Julian, CA.

This object was a challenge at only 2' x 2' and between magnitude 15 and 16.

Seyfert's Sextet is a group of galaxies about 190 million light-years away in the constellation Serpens. The group appears to contain six members, but one of the galaxies is a background object and another "galaxy" is actually a separated part of one of the other galaxies. The gravitational interaction among these galaxies should continue for hundreds of millions of years. Ultimately, the galaxies will merge to form a single giant elliptical galaxy.

The small S-shaped galaxy, NGC 6027d, is not interacting with the other galaxies in the cluster, but is in the background and just happens to be in the same line of sight. The galaxy is nearly 900 million light years from Earth and is believed to be extremely large in size at magnitude 16.47.

Imaging telescope or lens:Planewave CDK24
Imaging camera:FLI Proline 16803
Mount:Planewave L600
Guiding camera:Starlight Xpress Ultrastar
Focal reducer:None
Software:Planewave PWI4, Planewave PWI3, PixInsight 1.8, Maxim DL6, PHD Guiding 2, Neat Image V7, Photoshop CS3, Sequence Generator Pro
Filters:Astrodon 50mm R, Astrodon 50mm B, Astrodon 50 mm G, Astrodon 50mm L
Accessories:FLI CFW-5-7, Astrodon Monster MOAG, Hedrick Focuser, Planewave Delta-T, Planewave EFA
Resolution: 1486x1392
Dates: May 15, 2018, May 17, 2018
Frames:
Astrodon 50 mm G: 12x300" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon 50mm B: 8x300" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon 50mm L: 24x300" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon 50mm R: 12x300" -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 4.7 hours
Darks: ~20
Flats: ~80
Flat darks: ~80
Bias: ~20
Avg. Moon age: 1.12 days
Avg. Moon phase: 2.81%
Mean SQM: 21.60
Astrometry.net job: 2071130
Locations: KG Observatory, Julian, CA, United States
Data source: Backyard

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[b]Opposition Jupiter Rising[/b]

This is an image, and reflection, of Jupiter rising in the east over Spectacle Lake, in Ontario, Canada, on May 8, 2018 at 9:17 pm.

According to the 2018 RASC Handbook (page 107), Jupiter reached opposition at UT 1 am on May 9, 2018.

Taken with a Canon 40D DSLR set at ISO 200 through a 50mm lens set at f/3.5, for a 10-second exposure. The camera was on a fixed tripod.
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