Starship Asterisk*

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

Copyright: Raul Villaverde Fraile
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El casco de Thor by astrocentejo, on Flickr

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.


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Copyright: Sergio Montúfar

Flying Stars
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Copyright: Yu Jun

IC410 Tadpole nebula
Copyright : Savio Fong
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IC405 Tadpole nebula
Copyright : Savio Fong
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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 .

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

Whirlpool afloat
M51 Widefield
Copyright: Sedat Bilgebay

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

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

March 10th - Waning Gibbous Moon (83.5%)
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Copyright: Chris Kennedy

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.

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.

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

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

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

Flying Stars
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Copyright: Yu Jun
Milky way and fireflies, taken from Lake Natron, Tanzania.

Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) & delta Cassiopeiae
Thanks for viewing,
Tamas Abraham
http://www.vadakcsillaga.hu/

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

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

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.

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.

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 .

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


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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