Submissions: 2013 October

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justinngphoto
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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by justinngphoto » Mon Oct 28, 2013 6:25 pm

Journey of Comet ISON on 27 October 2013
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Copyright: Justin Ng


A short timelapse video, covering 69 minutes of imaging time from astronomical darkness state to civil twilight state, on 27 October 2013.

From the video you can see the reduced visibility of Comet ISON as the sky was becoming brighter gradually. Moon was also visible with an illumination of about 50%.
The nucleus of Comet ISON is still intact and its current magnitude is about 8. You will also see an image as a result of stacking 46 images together as well as an inverted image in the video. NGC 3428 is also visible in the video near the two brightest stars on the lower left.

Comet ISON made its maiden journey into the inner solar system and it will make its closest approach to the Sun on 28 November 2013. Nobody can tell exactly if it will sizzle or fizzle but if Comet ISON survives its closest encounter with the Sun, it might put on a dazzling show for people living in the Northern Hemisphere throughout the night in December 2013.
Comet ISON will be closest to Earth on 26 December 2013 and it will become dimmer as its distance from the Sun increases. Comets are notoriously unpredictable so let's keep our fingers crossed!

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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by jaddbd » Mon Oct 28, 2013 8:51 pm

A Halloween week ngc 6992, Eastern Veil. Bicolor using Ha red, 20%Ha+80%OIII Green, OIII Blue. I thought this looked kind of spooky, with the illusion of a ghostly demonic head protruding from the left of the nebula.
EastVeil_a31_small.jpg
Image with specs and component frames:
http://www.astrobin.com/61938/E/

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http://www.astrobin.com/full/61938/E/?

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http://www.astrobin.com/full/61938/E/?real=&mod=

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John D
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M92 globular cluster in Ercules

Post by cfm2004 » Mon Oct 28, 2013 9:01 pm

Location: San Romualdo - Ravenna (Italy)
Tecnosky Apo 130 Refractor
ASA DDM60PRO mount
Unguided images
CCD QSI 520ws cooled -14
RGB Baader CCD filters
RGB: R 18x5min, G 19x5min, B 21x5min.
Acquired with: MaximDL5
Dark, Bias and Flat subtract
Processed with: MaximDL5, Astroart4, StarTools and Paint Shop ProX4

Best regards,
Cristina Cellini
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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by vpcirc » Mon Oct 28, 2013 9:45 pm

SH2 199 in narrowband with RGB Stars Shot at NM Skies October 20-28, 2013
http://mikesastro-photos.com/uploads/3/ ... 83.jpg?910
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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by B_Delsaert » Tue Oct 29, 2013 2:46 pm

http://delsaert.wordpress.com
Object: VDB 141 in Cepheus
Copyright: Bart Delsaert
Location: Montlaux, France
Equipment: Astrosib RC250 @F6, QHY9, Mesumount 200
Exposures: 13x20min L + 4x20min R + 4x20min G +4x20min B
Processing: Pixinsight

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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by Romuald Coutenceau » Tue Oct 29, 2013 5:48 pm

Uranus and its moons form South east of France, Saint Michel l'observatoire. Image taken Friday the 25th of October at 20h30 U.T. with a 24" f/3.77 newtonian telescope and an Atik Titan camera. The final image is an addition of 550 x 1s exposures, no offset, no dark and no flat, just vancittert algorythm with the free astro program IRIS by Christian Buil.
Best regards,
Romuald Coutenceau

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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by Romuald Coutenceau » Tue Oct 29, 2013 6:10 pm

Solar Prominence taken with a 6" Lunt Solar Telescope from South east of France, Saint Michel l'observatoire, October 8th at 8h30 U.T. The final image is a 1 minute film at 30 i/ processed with Avistack 2, wavelet, then level and curves in Photoshop.
Best regards,
Romuald Coutenceau

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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by astrofotografen.se » Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:42 pm

Close encounter of the third kind
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Copyright: Göran Strand
http://astronet.se/img/gost/gs_20131028_night_8581.jpg
gs_20131028_night_8581.jpg
A photo of a friend of mine acting like an visitor from outer space. In the forest to the left you can see the lights from his parked spaceship.
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Submissions: 2013 October

Post by broca » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:40 pm

NGC 7635 the Bubble nebula in Hubble palette
http://coatesastrophotography.com/p8406 ... #h21d68493
Copyright: Steve Coates
NGC 7538, the Bubble nebula, is an HII emission nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia around 7100 to 11,000 light years from Earth. The bubble is created by intense radiation and stellar winds from nearby stars. This was collected over several nights this past month from my light polluted skies of central Florida.
Ha 20min subs totaling 4 hours.
OIII 20 min subs totaling 3 hours.
SII 20 min subs totaling 3 hours.
Imaging camera: QSI 683 wsg-8
Imaging telescope: Astro-Tech 8" Ritchey-Chretien with a focal length of 1625mm (f/8)
Losmandy g11 Gemini II equatorial mount
Taken October 10, 11, 26 and 27, 2013
http://coatesastrophotography.blogspot. ... lette.html
http://coatesastrophotography.com/p8406 ... #h21d68493

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Three Comets on October 28th

Post by Efrain Morales » Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:26 am

(L) Comet 2P/ Encke On October 28th, 0936-43ut. 7 x 1 min. Exp. Just barely above the forest canopy and being effected by sunrise. (no croping).

(Cntr) Comet ISON C/2012 S1 On October 28th, 08:50-09:06ut. 8 x 2 min. Exp. Lower image 1 x 1 min. Exp. (no croping).

(R) My first run of three comets (ISON,Encke) On this morning session. Comet Lovejoy C/2013 R1 On October 28th, 08:15-25ut. 5 x 2 min. Exp. Now showing its tails. (no croping).
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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by jaddbd » Wed Oct 30, 2013 2:16 am

A simple Ha Horse and Flame.
hhsmall.jpg
Version with specs:
http://www.astrobin.com/61273/

Fit to screen version:
http://www.astrobin.com/full/61273/?mod=none

Full Resolution version (too big):
http://www.astrobin.com/full/61273/0/?mod=none&real=

Thanks,

John Dwyer
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AE Aurigae and IC 405

Post by MikeWiles » Wed Oct 30, 2013 3:45 am

AE Aurigae and IC 405 (Flaming Star Nebula)

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Copyright: Mike Wiles

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Here's a link to a larger version of the image: http://www.astrobin.com/full/62000/?mod=none

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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by tango33 » Wed Oct 30, 2013 5:59 pm

LDN 1622 is a dark nebula not far from M78 in ORION

larger version:
http://www.pbase.com/tango33/image/153150716

Thanks,

Kfir Simon
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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by tango33 » Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:00 pm

VDB 152 in Cepheus

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http://www.pbase.com/tango33/image/153150717

Thanks,

Kfir Simon
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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by tango33 » Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:01 pm

NGC 1555 in Taurus

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http://www.pbase.com/tango33/image/153150797

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Kfir Simon
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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by jimstar » Wed Oct 30, 2013 10:35 pm

Subject:Eastern Veil (imaged in Ha, OIII)
Copyrights: James Collins Larger image URL:
http://jimstar11.com/NGC6992-1111r_apod.jpg
Web Site: Meadow View Observatory
http://jimstar11.com/
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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by jimgoldstein » Thu Oct 31, 2013 5:25 am

Sky Rock Under the Stars
http://www.jmg-galleries.com/blog
Copyright: Jim M. Goldstein
Not for CD-ROM 8000 year old petroglyphs that by day seem quite random, but at night provides a glimpse into a possible connection with the night sky.

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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by Guest » Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:19 am

Gas and dust

Copyright: Mikel Martínez

http://www.fotoastro.blogspot.com.es
http://www.laotramitad.org

The big emision nebula located near Deneb is splitted mainly in two parts resulting in two different nebulae. The well known NGC 7000 and IC 5070.
This is an SHO mosaic made of two panels.
Regards.

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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by Guest » Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:28 am

Gas and dust

Copyright: Mikel Martínez

http://www.fotoastro.blogspot.com.es
http://www.laotramitad.org

The big emision nebula located near Deneb is splitted mainly in two parts resulting in two different nebulae. The well known NGC 7000 and IC 5070.
This is an SHO mosaic made of two panels.
Regards. http://astrob.in/62057/

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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by Sandgirl » Thu Oct 31, 2013 8:29 pm

Pisces Galaxy Trio
Copyrights: Martin Pugh
NGC474_small.JPG
Sky Rock Under the Stars
Copyrights: Jim Goldstein
LAN_OWENSVAL_N2A1839M_800c.jpg
The Trifid Nebula - M20
Copyrights: Bernard Miller
SH155_PS1_CROP_FULL_small.JPG
The Lagoon Nebula - M8
Copyrights: Bernard Miller
M8_PS1_CROP_FULL_small.JPG
The Helix Nebula - NGC7293
Copyrights: Bernard Miller
HELIX_PS1_CROP_FULL_small.JPG
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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by Sandgirl » Thu Oct 31, 2013 8:50 pm

Big Dipper over Delinha Obersvatory
Copyrights: Jeff Dai
big dipper over delinha obersavtory_small.JPG
Nebula's made of water and fire
Copyrights: Göran Strand
GS_20131023_Smoke_8422_small.JPG
NGC 6951 in the Flux Nebula
Copyrights: Bob Franke
ngc6951big_small.JPG
Venus and the Milkyway from Africa
Copyrights: Bareket Observatory
IMG_0833_small.JPG
IMG_0829_small.JPG
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Re: Submissions: 2013 October

Post by topl » Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:12 pm

Trick or treat - Auroras

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http://www.salamapaja.fi

These auroras danced in the sky just minutes before midnight to Halloween 2013. It was a result of a X-flare unleashed by the sun a few days earlier. This is taken with a wide angle lense, so the upper part of the photo was right above my head.

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