Starship Asterisk*

Solar Halo
Copyrights: Ricardo Ramirez Heaven`s Gate
Copyrights: Alex Patino Summer solstice sunset and spring equinox comparison
Copyrights: Paco Burguera LBN249
Copyrights: Juan I. Jimenez Starry night valley
Copyrights: Mao Yadong Galactic centre
Copyrights: Mao Yadong NGC6819 Foxhead Cluster
Copyrights: Mario Rascón Moon and plane from Korea
Copyrights: Ji-Hoon Kim Milky Way from Chile
Copyrights: Samara Nagle A different take on "The Jellyfish" Nebula
Copyrights: Alex Woronow Moon And Jupiter conjunction over the Knot - Valletta
Copyrights: Dario Giannobile Opposition of planets in sight
Copyrights: Petr Horálek Startrails
Copyrights: Franco Meconi The Carina Nebula
Copyrights: Eric Coles NGC 3372
Copyrights: George Varouhakis Messier 42
Copyrights: Rafael Cabeza Mayorgas Milky Way over São Domingos Mine
Copyrights: Miguel Claro NGC 1360
Copyrights: Josep Drudis and Don Goldman Sunset from Florida Keys
Copyrights: Charles Fulco

ATLAS AND HERCULES - MOON
BEST DETAILS: https://www.astrobin.com/full/352934/0/...
A colorful view of this region.
Equipments:
C11edge
Powermate 2.5x
ASI 290mc
Date: June 21, 2018
Copyright: fERNANDO OLIVEIRA DE MENEZES

Saturn 06/26 Seeliger Effect and Polar Storms
Copyrights: Christopher Go NGC 7000 and IC 5070
Copyrights: Werner Pribil Namibian Night Sky
Copyrights: Christian Rausch The Blue Comet Meets the Blue Sisters
Copyrights: Tom Masterson Whirlpool Galaxy - gif
Copyrights: José Jimenez Priego Moon and Venus
Copyrights: Michael Harvey Markarian's Chain
Copyrights: Haim Huli MilkyWay over old bridge of Kouhrang
Copyrights: Ahmad Riahi

Duendes de la tormenta

Copyright Santiago Mesa Hernandez
Equipments:
Nikon d7100
Nikon 18-55
Date: 28 de abril de 2017 8:47 pm

The Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex


Half Resolution and Solve: https://www.astrobin.com/full/353063/B/?nc=user

About the target:
A 9 Panel mosaic shot in Marathon Texas at the Marathon Motel & RV Park during the new moon in June over the course of 4 nights. Some of the most beautiful colors in our galaxy are found in Scorpius around the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex and I was happy to finally catch their photons on my telescope!

9 Panel Mosaic of the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex.

Technical Details:
12 x 180s L
12 x 180s R
12 x 180s G
12 x 180s B

Flats taken after each session. Bias and Darks from my library.

Equipment Dtails:
2 x William Optics 132 FLT 5.5 Telescope w/ Flat 7 @ 5.6
Lum & Red shot on scope 1, Green and Blue shot on Astro-Physics 1100 GTO
Qhyccd 16200 x 2
QHY 5LII Guide Camera on WO 50mm Scope

Calibrated, Combined, and Exported in PixInsight. Levels and Color adjustment in Photoshop CC.

Full moon over London and a helicopter passing by.

Dragons Of ARA
[img3]NGC 6188 by maicon germiniani, no Flickr[/img3]

Carina in Narrowband
[img3]Eta Carinae by maicon germiniani, no Flickr[/img3]

Scultor Work
[img3]NGC 253 Drizzle Version by maicon germiniani, no Flickr[/img3]

Ptolomeu Cluster
[img3]Messier 7 Ptolomeu Cluster by maicon germiniani, no Flickr[/img3]

Merope Nebula
[img3]merope by maicon germiniani, no Flickr[/img3]

An interesting transit!
https://www.astrobin.com/353213/?nc=user

Aristoteles, Eudoxus and Burg
https://www.astrobin.com/full/352201/0/?nc=user

A Magnificent Saturn.
https://www.astrobin.com/full/312948/B/ ... page=2&nc=

Moons of Jupiter
https://www.astrobin.com/full/287338/0/ ... page=4&nc=

A brief rotation of Mount Olympus
https://www.astrobin.com/full/353314/0/?nc=

A green rim as the full moon rises behind the ancient Greek temple of Poseidon, at Sounion, Greece.

Lagoon, Trifid Nebula and its surroundings
Lagoon and Trifid nebula and its surroundings
https://www.freddyuniverse.com/galeria- ... nebulosas/
Copyright: Alfredo Sayalero

M78 and surrounding LRGB

Copy Right : Terry Cheung (B5 Gemini Observatory)
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Capturing Details :
Imaging telescope or lens: Takahashi Takahasahi FSQ-85EDX
Imaging camera: QHYCCD QHY695a
Mount: Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 GT
Guiding camera: QHYCCD QHY5III178 Mono
Focal reducer: Takahashi Flattener 1.01x for FSQ-85EDX
Filters: Astronomik 1.25" Lum, Astronomik 1.25" Deep-Sky RGB
Integration: 30.7 hours
Locations: Gemini Observatory, Lijiang, China

https://www.astrobin.com/full/348777/0/
https://cdn.astrobin.com/thumbs/u9xk0Jp ... hqkGbg.jpg

Now, a year after being selected among the 10 finalists in 3,800 entries in the Royal Observatory Greenwich contest, I finally decided to post this photo on Astrobin where it will have greater visibility.
Photo taken in the opposition of 2016 in a 30 day interval between the first and last photo.
https://www.astrobin.com/full/353314/0/

Turbulent nature of the Jellyfish Nebula

Found in the constellation Gemini, the Jellyfish Nebula, also designated IC 443, is a large supernova remnant. The emission of the nebula is due to the excitation of hydrogen atoms as the rapidly expanding shell collides with the surrounding molecular gas. This hydrogen-alpha image shows the turbulent nature of the nebula as the resultant shock wave expands. Image taken with a Takahashi CCA-250 f/5 astrograph and QSI683wsg CCD camera (Astrodon 5nm H-alpha filter) on a Paramount ME in Mayhill, NM on the nights of the 23rd, 24th January 2018. Total of 7 hr exposure (21 x 1200 sec lights @ -20 degrees C; 24 darks; 128 bias; 128 flats). Processed in PixInsight 1.8.5.1353 Ripley (x 64).

For larger file see: http://astronomersgroup.org/gallery/dis ... fullsize=1

it's moonset in the morning, the moon going down to the bridge, with nice moon light reflection

Photo by Toby Lo
Location：Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong
Date：29 May, 2018
Camera：Sony NEX-3N
Len：SAMYANG Reflex 300mm F6.3 UMC CS
Process：Photoshop CC



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Hello,
A 5 hours LRGB with the ASA Richtey-Chrétien 40' of Chilescope.
The full is here https://www.astrobin.com/full/353776/0/?nc=iotd
Have a look to the ring around PGC 724525, the nearest small galaxy left side.
Hope you enjoy !
Author Bernard Michaud

Ann wrote: ↑Sun Jun 24, 2018 6:02 am

KuriousGeorge wrote: ↑Sun Jun 24, 2018 2:37 am Tadpole Galaxy (Wide). KG Observatory.

https://www.astrobin.com/352674/

I love this wide-angle portrait of the Tadpole Galaxy and friends! There are two spiral galaxies and an elliptical galaxy at what appears to be the same distance from us as the Tadpole Galaxy, so they may belong to the same "Local Group". The bright blue foreground star is HD 145223, a star of spectral class A2.

Ann

Thank you Ann and thank you for the additional information about Tadpole's friends! I look forward to sharing additional images from our new backyard observatory.