Submissions: 2015 March

IanP · Post by **IanP** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 2:11 pm

Close to the Centre with a touch of Ha: domination of M8 & M20

alcarreño · Post by **alcarreño** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 5:03 pm

Copyright: Raul Villaverde Fraile
https://www.flickr.com/photos/113243238 ... 387050231/

El casco de Thor by astrocentejo, on Flickr

Astromontufar · Post by **Astromontufar** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:05 pm

Erupting Volcano under the Milky Way

Guatemalan Volcanic Chain, as seeing from the top of Volcan Santa Maria (3,700meters) Above sea level. The volcanoes you can see at the top are: Tolimán, Santiago, Siete Orejas, Atitlán, Chicabal, Lacandón, Fuego, Agua, Acatenango, Tacaná & Tajumulco & Santiaguito, the Image contains: Tolimán, Atitlán, Fuego, Agua, Acatenango.

The Erupting Volcano is Volcán de Fuego.

https://www.facebook.com/MilkyWayAddicted
Copyright: Sergio Montúfar

Steed · Post by **Steed** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 2:02 am

Flying Stars
https://www.flickr.com/photos/steedjoy/16633456538/
Copyright: Yu Jun

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Savio Fong · Post by **Savio Fong** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 3:01 am

IC410 Tadpole nebula
Copyright : Savio Fong
http://www.astro.hk

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IC405 Tadpole nebula
Copyright : Savio Fong
http://www.astro.hk

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varadinagypal · Post by **varadinagypal** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 6:55 pm

Astrotrekkers (Csillagtúrázók)

Since 2013, every once in a while I take a group of people out of the city to a fairly dark place to wander around on the sky. In a nutshell: we hike for about an hour in the woods, reach a clear hilltop, we play the "invent your own constellations" game, I speak about both the cultural references and the hard science behind what's on the sky at the moment, wave a green laser pointer, then we take the group photo and head home. I call these public, free, naked eye observation events csillagtúra in Hungarian, which is a play on words. Csillag=star, túra=trekking/trip, csillagtúra=different trips taken from and returning to the same camp (see the shape of the trips on a map). Only after a year I realized that translated into English it is very-very-very close to... startrek

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This is one of those group photos, the best due to the unusually clear sky (otherwise light pollution would have ruined it).

URL: http://csillagtura.ro/csillagtura-lassa ... -oriontol/
Copyright: Pál VÁRADI NAGY et al.

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Larger res: http://csillagtura.ro/wp-content/upload ... agtura.jpg

bilgebay · Post by **bilgebay** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:13 pm

Whirlpool afloat
M51 Widefield
Copyright: Sedat Bilgebay

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Sandgirl · Post by **Sandgirl** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 10:11 pm

NGC6188
Copyrights: Roberto Colombari
Full size: http://www.astrobin.com/full/163527/0/?real=&mod=

Is winter over?
Copyrights: Malcolm Park

The full Moon over the Archway monument
Copyrights: Hugo Gonzalez Nieto

Night sky over Joshua Tree National Park
Copyrights: Tim Hanko

Aurora Borealis from Geodesic Observatory in Lapland
Copyrights: Juan Carlos Casado

Jupiter with GRS - February 26th
Credits: SEN/D.Peach

Auriga Area
Copyrights: Leonardo Orazi
Larger version: http://www.starkeeper.it/AurigaWF.htm

Venus & Mars from La Jolla Seacave
Copyrights: Jack Fusco

Sandgirl · Post by **Sandgirl** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 11:17 pm

Trumpler 10 in Vela
Copyrights: José Joaquín Pérez

Scorpius over Alps
Copyrights: Zbigniew Zembaty

IC443 Nebula
Copyrights: Juan I. Jimenez

Sun on 7th of July 2014
Copyrights: Chris Kennedy

Star trails on top of the IAC-80 telescope at Teide Observatory
Copyrights: Antonio Martin-Carrillo

Orion Star Trails
Copyrights: Glenn A. Marsch

Night sky over Navajo Trival Park
Copyrights: Patricio Foti

Crux and Carina Region
Copyrights: Will Vrbasso

Triple Conjunction
Copyrights: Juan Miguel Castillo Navarro

Chris_Kennedy · Post by **Chris_Kennedy** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 1:06 pm

March 10th - Waning Gibbous Moon (83.5%)
https://plus.google.com/+ChrisKennedy1/posts
Copyright: Chris Kennedy

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Efrain Morales · Post by **Efrain Morales** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 3:09 pm

Jupiter - GRS, Moons Europa (left) with its shadow and Callisto (right-not a shadow) on March 15th, 02:26ut. See animation At: http://www.jaicoa-observatory.com/J2015 ... im-EMr.gif North is top on animation.

Efrain Morales · Post by **Efrain Morales** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 3:13 pm

Saturn and the moons Tethys (top-left) and Enceladus (top-right) on March 15th, 09:34ut. Under slightly better conditions from my last session. Now within two months from opposition.

Sandgirl · Post by **Sandgirl** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 10:51 pm

Milkyway Landscapes
Copyrights: Will Vrbasso

Coast Aurora
Copyrights: P-M Hedén

Zodiac Phantom
Copyrights: Tyler Sichelski

Io eclipses Ganymede
Copyrights: John Sussenbach

Night sky over Death Valley National Park
Copyrights: Tim Hanko

The Aurora Painter
Copyrights: Göran Strand

The Flaming Star Nebula
Copyrights: Terry Hancock

Sandgirl · Post by **Sandgirl** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 11:19 pm

Nova Sagittarii 2015 No. 2
Copyrights: Ernesto Guido & Nick Howes

Solar halo
Copyrights: Michael D. Mortilla

Stereo Jupiter
Copyrights: Damian Peach
Larger version: http://www.damianpeach.com/barbados15/2 ... b_ster.jpg

C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) and NGC 457
Copyrights: Jerry Lodriguss

Sunrise behind Lick Observatory
Copyrights: William Phelps

Constallation Orion
Copyrights: Chris Mickle

Eta carina
Copyrights: Charlie Gleed

Seagul Nebula
Copyrights: Daniele Cipollina

Savio Fong · Post by **Savio Fong** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:15 am

NGC6888 Cresent nebula
Copyright : Savio Fong
http://www.astro.hk

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Steed · Post by **Steed** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:59 am

Flying Stars
https://www.flickr.com/photos/steedjoy/16633456538/
Copyright: Yu Jun
Milky way and fireflies, taken from Lake Natron, Tanzania.

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Tamas Abraham · Post by **Tamas Abraham** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:35 am

Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) & delta Cassiopeiae

Thanks for viewing,
Tamas Abraham
http://www.vadakcsillaga.hu/

Lorenzo Comolli · Post by **Lorenzo Comolli** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:57 pm

Waiting for the total eclipse from Faroe Islands
While waiting for the solar eclipse, we've observed a great auroral display. Unfortunately clouds, always present on these islands, partially covered the show. We really hope to have good luck on March 20!
Author: Lorenzo Comolli

A huge hearth in the sky

From our local accomodation

jimstar11gps · Post by **jimstar11gps** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 12:40 am

Subject: IC1396 Elephant Trunk Nebula (Ha, OIII, SII filters)
Copyrights: James Collins

Larger image URL:
http://jimstar11.com/IC_1396-2222-b.jpg
Web Site: Meadow View Observatory
http://jimstar11.com/

Savio Fong · Post by **Savio Fong** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 4:16 am

Medusa Nebula Sh2-274
Copyright : Savio Fong
http://www.astro.hk

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Kapkowski · Post by **Kapkowski** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:57 am

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Rich area of all kind od DS objects. Including VdB 93 ( Swan Head) VdB 95 ( Swan Heart), Sh2-295 - top of the picture and SH2-295 a bit lower.
Taken with Officina Stellare Veloce RH 200, STL 11000 and ASA DDM 60 mount. Unguided.

Efrain Morales · Post by **Efrain Morales** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 1:04 pm

Jupiter's Moons Mutual Events of Callisto Occulting Europa. On March 16th, 01:07ut - 01:55ut. See Animation At: http://www.jaicoa-observatory.com/J2015 ... im-EMr.gif . Not croped/enlarged. Equipment: LX200ACF 12 in. OTA, CGE mount, PGR3 Ccd, TeleVue 3x Barlows.

shaunnesy · Post by **shaunnesy** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 6:32 pm

Had first light with new Samyang 14mm lense a couple of nights ago (17th March) at Winterton on Sea, UK. Saw aurora for first time , through misty skies .

shaunnesy · Post by **shaunnesy** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 6:36 pm

On Isle of Mull , Scotland and took a few images of the night sky . Very dark sky

https://www.flickr.com/photos/shaun_rey ... /lightbox/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/shaun_rey ... /lightbox/

PepeChambo · Post by **PepeChambo** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:18 pm

Object/Date:
C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) @ 2015-Mar-16

Description:
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on March 16, 2015 imaged at its maximum approach to Ruchbah star (delta cassiopeiae), the angular distance between them was 9 arcminutes. The strong blue brightness of the star leaves barely visible the comet tail that extends from greenish coma toward northeast outside of image field.

Tech data:
Planewave 20" CDK reflector & FLI-PL11002M camera

Location:
Remotely from Mayhill, New Mexico (USA)

Post link:
http://cometografia.es/verde_sobre_azul

Author:
José J. Chambó

Starship Asterisk*

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Close to the Centre

IC 2177

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Jupiter, Europa Shadow, Callisto

Saturn, Tethys, Enceladus - March 15th

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IC 2177 in Monoceros

jupiter's Moons Mutual Events-Callisto,Europa

Aurora

Aurora, Milky Way and Flare

Green over Blue