Submissions: 2014 December

[tonypan]

The annual Geminid meteor shower
Copyright: Tony.Pan

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[Paul Haese]

The Tunnel (Rosette Nebula)

Copyright: Paul Haese

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[chander]

Jantar Mantar, 300 Year old Masonic Observatory on winter solstice day, 2014. panoramic View from the top of one of the instruments (samrat yantra)

[astrosirius]

M45 Pleiades Wild Field.

In astronomy, the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters (Messier 45 or M45), is an open star cluster containing middle-aged hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky. The celestial entity has several meanings in different cultures and traditions.


Details Photo:

Place: Coll d'Ares-Lleida
Date: 20-12-2014
Moon Phase: New Moon
Seeing: 5/5.
Mount: Star Adventurer SkyWatcher
Camera: Sony A7S
Lense: Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM
Exposures: 39 x 60 segundos a ISO 4000, darks, flats i bias.
Software: Pixinsight + Lightroom

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Happy Merry Christmas.
Lluis Romero.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/llromero/
http://www.astrosirius.org/

[zema88]

IC 405 & IC 410
Copyright: Paolo Demaria
This image shows the field of IC 405 and IC 410 in Auriga, captured with a DSLR.
Full resolution and technical specifications:
http://www.astrobin.com/142103/C/
Best regards,
Paolo Demaria, Cuneo, Italy

[Evangelos Souglakos]

The Great Orion Nebula - Widefield

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Click for more details: http://www.celestialpixels.com/Nebulae/i-RfhR36L/

Copyright: Evangelos Souglakos

[Rafeee]

Solstice Moonrise


Copyright: Rafael Schmall

This picture shows the tiny waning crescent (0.9%) moon 2° above the horizon.
Picture taken: 2014.12.21. 6:41 UTC+1
Exif details: Canon EOS 6D + Admiral 400/6.3
- ISO6400
- f11 (for the landscape trees - but bequase its windy morning, a little blurred )
- 1/60sec exp
- 400mm + crop

Observation location:
Hungary, Somogy, Kaposfő
https://www.google.hu/maps/@46.3655523, ... !1e3?hl=hu


Large size: http://www.asztrofoto.hu/galeria/img/1419155207.jpg

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Best Regards

Rafael Schmall

[Sandgirl]

Orion's Sward
Credits and copyrights: Data: WISE IRSA; Processing: Francesco Antonucci
Full size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/141393/0/

California Nebula
Copyrights: Albert Barr

Moon meets Saturn
Copyrights: Wang Letian

Heart & Soul
Copyrights: Terry Hancock

Startrails
Copyrights: Ezequiel Etcheverry

Winter Solstice Aurora
Copyrights: Göran Strand

[Sandgirl]

Veil Nebula
Copyrights: Viktor Linnik and Alexander Radionov
Full size: http://bonadi.com.ua/IMG_2837.jpg

Cone and Christmas Tree
Copyrights: Roberto Colombari
Full size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/141862/0/?real=&mod=

Winter scenery in Uludag NP
Copyrights: Tunç Tezel

NGC 1169: Now better known
Copyrights: Adam Block
Full size: http://skycenter.arizona.edu/gallery/Galaxies/NGC1169

Trapezium in Orion
Credits and copyrights: Data: Hubble Legacy Archive; Processing: Michael Smythers
Full size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/141707/0/?real=&mod=

IC1396
Credits and copyrights: Data: WISE IRSA; Processing: Francesco Antonucci
Full size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/141945/0/

[Sandgirl]

Analemna
Copyrights: Matthew Chin

Solar Halo
Copyrights: Tim Swift

Copernicus
Copyrights: Alain Paillou

Colours of the Moon
Copyrights: Alain Paillou

Sun Sizzles in High-Energy X-Rays
Image credits: Dynamics Observatory (SDO).Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC
An article: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4422

http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=34261

[Sandgirl]

Snowy night
Copyrights: Mehdi Momenzadeh

The Christmas Tree Cluster
Copyrights: Derek Demeter

Fireball
Copyrights: Mogens Winther

Comet 15P/Finlay - December 19th
Copyrights: Damian Peach

Comet Lovejoy - Dec 20th.
Copyrights: Damian Peach
Full size: http://www.damianpeach.com/deepsky/c201 ... 2_20dp.jpg

Comet Lovejoy - Dec 21st.
Copyrights: Damian Peach
http://www.damianpeach.com/deepsky/c201 ... 2_21dp.jpg

[dvalid]

Rosette Nebula by dvalid, on Flickr

[dvalid]

Horsehead Nebula, starless version by dvalid, on Flickr

[dvalid]

The Horsehead and the Flame Nebulas by dvalid, on Flickr

[Janx]

Moon in colors

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HiRes

Thanks for watching.

Giancarlo.

[marion165]

Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on December 21 2014
https://flic.kr/p/pywp9H
Copyright: Marion Haligowski

Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on December 21 2014 by Radical Retinoscopy, on Flickr

Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) - Tracked on the Nucleus by Radical Retinoscopy, on Flickr

Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) has just reached a height of about fifteen degrees on December 21, 2014. From my observing site, the southern horizon is my most heavily light polluted area of the sky. I can barely discern a tail at this point; the next few weeks should prove to be interesting! The image was made of a stack of 38 twenty second exposures (Canon T2i, 100 mm f/2 lens @ f/3.2, ISO 800). Tracking was done with an iOptron Sky Tracker with stacking done in Nebulosity. The images were stacked with the nucleus of the comet remaining stationary causing slight trailing of the stars.

[Oleg Bryzgalov]

A Double Star Cluster (NGC869 and NGC884 in Perseus) by Oleg Bryzgalov, on Flickr

[IO_12]

Close encounter on Christmas Eve
Comet P15/Finlay on December 24th, 2014
Copyright: Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov @ Irida Observatory

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On the evening of December 24th, at 16:40 UT the comet P15/Finlay was less than 6' from the planet Mars.
More info and hi-res image on website

[IO_12]

Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on Dec. 24th, 2014
Copyright: Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov @ Irida Observatory

More info and hi-res image on website

[terry.hancock]

Copyright: Robert Fields, Terry Hancock
https://www.flickr.com/photos/terryhanc ... /lightbox/

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[philto]

Solar activity on 25th December.
image : Philippe TOSI

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[Juan Lozano]

IC 443 Jellyfish Nebula
http://observatorioelche.blogspot.com.e ... edusa.html
Copyright: Juan Lozano de Haro

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[ijanik]

Orion constellation



Full Image
Copyright: Zoltan Panik

[rwarner]

ISS crossing over Fayette Co, TN on 25 December 2014. Canon EOS 5D Mk III, 24 mm lens, ISO 3200 at f16, mosaic of four 30-second exposures. View is to the north.

[alcarreño]

Copyright: Raul Villaverde Fraile (alcarreño)

110 hours total exposure
12 panels 30x900"halfa;20x300" RGB

NGC 1499 gran campo V3 by astrocentejo, on Flickr