Astronomy Astrophoto Gallery

NGC7000

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:15:02 -0400

by: jbozeman

Description}: NGC7000 The North American Nebula Ha: 12X1200 seconds exposure Camera: SBIG STF-8300M/Custom Scientific 4.5nm Ha Filter Telescope: AT65EDQ Mount: Takahashi EM-10 Location: Abilene, Texas Date: May 21, 2013

Elevation profile of a crater ghost

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:02:28 -0400

by: astroavani

Description}: Last month using the new camera Qhy 5L a colorful CMOs dedicated to photography Lunar and planetary high resolution, obtained a more detailed picture of the place where was the depression that I suspected not yet been cataloged. My friend Vaz Tolentino's Lunar Observatory (VTOL) traced the elevation profile and reached conslus�o following: "I identified it is a depression about 46 km in diameter and only 130 m of depth." Thus I believe that any cheating is discarded as the existence and identification of such training, missing only disclosure and official recognition coroarem for such work. I still want to get better photos in illumination angle and resolution of that site because the last pictures taken with Qhy 5L left to be desired because aces poor conditions of high atmospheric turbulence on the record.

Tracing the elevation profile of two prominent craters.

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:59:13 -0400

by: astroavani

Description}: This photo is intended to draw the attention of colleagues to the difference in depth of two craters well known in question Herodotus and Aristharcus. See how Aristharcus has a much greater depth than Herodotus, this could be explained by the fact that Aristharcus is a relatively young crater that has not been filled by lava and craters that formed in ancient times as Herodotus and when the moon was very active geologically . Should draw attention to the presence of the central peak of Aristharcus clearly distinguishable in tracing altimetry. The study of accidents lunar altimetry data allows us to understand a number of factors that are closely connected with the origin and formation of these accidents. Photo GSO12 obtained using the "+ 5L Qhy Altimeter profile obtained by me using QuickMap available by LROC / NASA.

M5 RGB

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:18:39 -0400

by: Fblue

Description}: M5 RGB This one is just this years data. Not that much either. 22 x 5 min R-G-B each color.

M13 RGB 2 years

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:05 -0400

by: Fblue

Description}: M13 RGB 2 years of data RGB & Synthetic Luminance

Cygnus Group

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:35:10 -0400

by: jbozeman

Description}: Cygnus Group 4 Panel Mosaic Ha: 20 hours integration Camera: SBIG STF-8300M/Custom Scientific 4.5nm Ha Filter Telescope: Astro-Tech AT65EDQ Mount: Takahashi EM-10 Location: Abilene, Texas Dates: May 16-21, 2013

M100 - A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:37:28 -0400

by: srosenfraz

Description}: One of the brightest and largest members of the Virgo cluster of galaxies, M100 is a beautiful example of a grand design spiral galaxy - a type of galaxy that has prominent and well defined spiral arms. M100 also has a distinct nuclear bar as well as a large star forming region called a circumnuclear ring (CNR). As a result, M100 earns a classification as a starburst galaxy. Also prominent in this image are a number of surrounding galaxies including NGC 4328 (left of M100 at 9 o'clock), NGC 4322 (11 o'clock), and NGC 4322 (1 o'clock). Careful examination of the image will also reveal numerous faint background galaxies. In this photo, North is up. This image is cropped to 59% of the original full frame. Photographed May 1 and May 10, 2013 with just under 9 hours of total exposure. Images Plus 5.0 for camera control, Images plus 5.5 Beta for calibration, stacking, digital development, star size reduction and halo reduction, smoothing and noise reduction, advanced Lucy-Richardson deconvolution, and multiresolution sharpening. Photoshop CS5 used for levels and curves, high pass filter, star shrinking, screen mask invert, lab color, saturation adjustments, vibrance, match color, and selective color. Gradient Xterminator for gradient removal. Carboni Tools for additional noise reduction, and smoothing. HLVG for additional color correction. Registar for aligning stacks. Focus Magic for focus restoration.

M100 - A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:37:28 -0400

M100 - A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:37:28 -0400

Markarian Chain

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:44:17 -0400

by: cfm2004

Description}: Location: San Romualdo - Ravenna (Italy) Pentax75 on ASA DDM60PRO Unguided images CCD QSI 583ws cooled -20 Astrodon E-series Gen2 RGb Filters RGB: R 21x10min, G 20x10min, B 17x10min. Acquired with: MaximDL5 - Dark, Bias and Flat subtract Processed with MaximDL5, Astroart4 and Paint Shop ProX4

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IC5070

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:48:37 -0400

by: jbozeman

Description}: IC5070 The Pelican Nebula in Cygnus Ha:14X1200 second exposure Camera: SBIG STF-8300M/Custom Scientific 4.5nm Ha filter Telescope: AT65EDQ Mount: Takahashi EM-10 Location: Abilene, Texas Date: May 20, 2013

NGC 3576 Nebula in Carina

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:58:50 -0400

by: DaleLieb

Description}: I had a lot of fun processing this one. Good, strong data, even in SII. After some initial 32bit stretching, I converted to 16bit and removed the stars before more stretching and sharpening. Initial colour conversion was to Hubble palette and at the end, converted it to Bob Franke's turquoise-gold motif before blending in RGB stars Details: About 20x20m Ha,OIII,SII 3nm NB each, 30x4m RGB bin 2 each Image scale 0.47 arsec/pixel Image size +- 30x20 arcmin Captured with MaximDL Processed with PS CS4 Equipment: Scope: Celestron EdgeHD 14" Mount: ASA DDM60 Camera: FLI Microline 11002, Astrodon filters Guiding: MMOAG with Loadstar camera Focuser: FLI Atlas Software: TheSkyX, ACP Planner, ACP, ACP Scheduler, FMax, MaximDL, Photoshop CS4 Location: Port Elizabeth, South Africa

NGC 3576 Nebula in Carina

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:58:50 -0400

NGC 3576 Nebula in Carina

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:58:50 -0400

M51

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:52:07 -0400

by: avarakin

Description}: This is M51 taken from my light polluted backyard. This was 1st light of 8" F5 reflector.

M51

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:52:07 -0400

by: avarakin

Description}: This is M51 taken from my light polluted backyard. This was 1st light of 8" F5 reflector.

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Saturn and 5 Moons

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:49:31 -0400

by: ldesign1

Description}: 10� Meade LX200GPS @ f/10 ~ Imaging Source DBK 21AU04.AS Camera May 19, 2013 @ 00:47:18 a.m. ~ Best 75% of 3587 Frames @ 30fps (3x Drizzle)

M106 & Companions

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:23:03 -0400

by: Fblue

Description}: Two years of RGB data. Combined all to make a new image. This one is the result. RGB and Synthetic Luminance

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2 Panel Mosaic in Cygnus

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:43:51 -0400

by: jbozeman

Description}: I am creating a mosaic of the North American and Pelican Nebulae in Cygnus. This is the combine of the Gulf of Mexico and the IC5068 I shot overnight. I will need at least two more images to fill it out. I used the Gradient Merge Mosaic tool in PixInsight to achieve the seamless mosaic. PixInsight is powerful stuff!

IC5068

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:22:22 -0400

by: jbozeman

Description}: Ha: 13X1200 second exposure Camera: SBIG STF-8300M/Custom Scientific 4.5nm Ha filter Telescope: AT65EDQ Mount: Takahashi EM-10 Location: Abilene, Texas Date: May 19, 2013

NGC 5139 Spiral Planetary Nebula in Musca

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:41:15 -0400

by: DaleLieb

Description}: Despite the 3nm filters, and my best effort at keeping the star brightness down, this little guy is surrounded by a bright star field. After processing the NB image, the stars didn't look too bad as they mostly came out nice and white. I then experimented with blending in the RGB data to correct the colour in the stars without increasing the star brightness beyond what it already was. The difficult part was to reduce the background clutter that came with the RGB data without making the result look artificial or over-processed. I hope that I could achieve this. Details: About 10x20m Ha,OIII,SII 3nm NB each, 20x4m RGB bin 2 each Image scale 0.47 arsec/pixel Image size +- 32x22 arcmin Captured with MaximDL Processed with PS CS4 Equipment: Scope: Celestron EdgeHD 14" Mount: ASA DDM60 Camera: FLI Microline 11002, Astrodon filters Guiding: MMOAG with Loadstar camera Focuser: FLI Atlas Software: TheSkyX, ACP Planner, ACP, ACP Scheduler, FMax, MaximDL, Photoshop CS4 Location: Port Elizabeth, South Africa

NGC 5139 Spiral Planetary Nebula in Musca

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:41:15 -0400

NGC 5189 Spiral Planetary Nebula in Musca

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:41:15 -0400

Saturn, May 13th 2013

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:06:40 -0400

by: cfm2004

Description}: Meade LX200 12" Point grey Chameleon Mono IR Filter and RGB Baader Filter

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M100 (labels)

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:27:52 -0400

by: skysurvey

Description}: Telescope: Takahashi TSA102 @ F/6 Mount: Takahashi EM200 Camera: QSI640 32x6min luminance filter

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Moon 5/16/2013

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:20:11 -0400

by: Chuck Manges

Description}: 1 minute video taken with a Canon T3i & an Orion ED102T CF refractor with 2x Barlow. Processed with Registax and Photoshop CS6.

M92

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:47:24 -0400

by: reichmat

Description}: Object: M92 Location: Reiche Observatory (Mount Bethel, PA) Date: 05-13-13, 05-14-13 Scope: AT111 with AT2FF Camera: SBIG ST-8300 Mono, Baader Filters Mount: Orion Atlas Controlled by EQMOD via the SKY Autoguiding: SBIG OAG with SBIG STI R: 20X180 Binned 1X1 -20C G: 20X240 Binned 1X1 -20C B: 20X300 Binned 1X1 -20C Captured, Subtracted for dark, flats, and stacked in Maxim DL 5. Post Processing in CS-5.

M92

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:47:24 -0400

The Gulf of Mexico

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:20:38 -0400

by: jbozeman

Description}: The Gulf of Mexico NGC7000 & IC5070 Ha: 13X1200 Camera: SBIG STF-8300M Telescope: AT65EDQ Mount: Takahashi EM-10 Location: Abilene, Texas Date: May 17, 2013

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Sh2-224 in artificial color

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:08:45 -0400

by: mattssporre

Description}: Sh2-224 turned out to be a really difficult object. Even though I have over 14hrs of Ha the amount of noise is massive. I am not entirely happy with the result (my noise reduction techniques need to be improved) but since I do not have the strength for another round of processing I chose to publish the image anyway. Besides I am not entirely unhappy with the result and judging from the images on the internet I am not alone in my struggles:-) For more information have a look at http://istarion.net/Picturepages/Nebulas/SH2-224.shtml BR Matts

Sh2-224 in artificial color

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:08:45 -0400

Sh2-224 in Hubble palette

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:06:08 -0400

It would be a new ghost crater?

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:21:20 -0400

by: astroavani

Description}: This photo shows a depression which has known in its rim the crater Wollaston D and which I have repeatedly called the attention of colleagues here and abroad since it still appears as uncatalogued. For those interested in learning more about it just visit the site Cosmof�rum (http://www.cosmobrain.com.br/cosmoforum/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=11586) exactly where I expose my work on such training . This time using the new camera Qhy 5L got a picture in better resolution although hampered by turmoil confirms that depression is unknown really there. Interesting to note a kind of edge apparently buried situated just below Wollaston D. Divided so with my work colleagues about this place that has been developing for about a year and a half.

M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:43:14 -0400

by: jeffweiss9

M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:43:14 -0400

by: jeffweiss9

Description}: M101 Pinwheel Galaxy 8.2 hr HaLRGB Face-on galaxy at 27MLY in UMa and twice the size of the Milky Way, it has a low surface brightness and is quite asymmetric. It probably underwent a major collision to cause its strong asymmetry. It has a large number of HII regions with hot young stars. HaLRGB combination redone adding Ha to Red only. Adding Ha to the Lum did not help on this galaxy.

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Rho-Ophiuchus Complex

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:47:23 -0400

by: jbozeman

Description}: Rho-Ophiuchus Complex in Scorpius RGB: 13X600 Camera: QHY8PRO Lens: Vivitar 100mm f/2.8 Mount: iOptron iEQ45 Location: Texas Star Party Lower Field Date: May 6, 2013

Solar Prominence on 13th. May 2013

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:27:29 -0400

by: Leonrd

Description}: This is a nice prominence captured on the 13th. May.

Star Trails Over the Orb

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:44:51 -0400

by: Surveyor

Description}: I tried this in the winter and wasn't real pleased. I went back tonight with a manual focus Nikon 180mm lens and got this star trails shot of the weather radome in Check Va. I don't know which star is the really red one.

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M104

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:29:58 -0400

by: jbozeman

Description}: M104 The Sombrero Galaxy RGB: 9X300 seconds exposure Camera: QHY9C Telescope: Explore Scientific ED127 Mount: Takahashi NJP Location: Texas Star Part Lower Field Date: May 5, 2013

The Stinger of the Scorpion

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:18:55 -0400

by: jbozeman

Description}: The Stinger of the Scorpion NGC6334 & NGC6357 The Cat's Paw & Lobster Nebulae RGB: 12X600 seconds exposure Camera: QHY8PRO Lens: Vivitar 100mm f/2.8 Mount: iOptron iEQ45 Location: Texas Star Party Lower Field Date: May 7, 2013

Cygnus Group

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:45:57 -0400

by: jbozeman

Description}: Cygnus Group RGB: 25X600 seconds exposure Camera: QHY8PRO Lens: Vivitar 100mm f/2.8 Mount: iOptronEQ45 Location: Texas Star Party Lower Field Date: May 8, 2013

FS128 + Tripod extension

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:53:24 -0400

by: skysurvey

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M13 Hercules Globular Cluster 5-12-13

Wed, 15 May 2013 03:54:23 -0400

by: Tommy

Description}: Scope: Takahashi TOA130 with flattener Mount: Takahashi NJP Temma 2 Camera: QSI683wsg with Astrodon LRGB Gen2 filters Guiding: Meade DSI and PHD Exposures: L=12X300 R=6X300 G=3X300 B=3X300 Software: MaximDL, The Sky6, Focusmax, PHD, PixInsight and Photoshop CS5

IC1396

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:50:27 -0400

by: jbozeman

Description}: IC1396 The Elephant Trunk Nebula Ha: 14X1200 seconds exposure Camera: SBIG STF-8300M/Custom Scientific 4.5nm Ha Filter Telescope: AT65EDQ Mount: Takahashi EM-10 Location: Abilene, Texas Date: May 14, 2013

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M100 (TSA-102)

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:15:07 -0400

by: skysurvey

Description}: Telescope: Takahashi TSA102 @ F/6 Mount: Takahashi EM200 Camera: QSI640 32x6min luminance filter

M64 - The Blackeye Galaxy

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:04:08 -0400

by: HapGriffin

Description}: M64, otherwise known as the Blackeye Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy lying at a distance of 17 million light years in the constellation of Coma Berenices. A dense dust clouds obscure the bright core giving the galaxy its "black eye" look. M64, appears to be the end result of an ancient collision of two other galaxies evidenced by the fact that all of the stars rotate in one direction while the outer gas cloud extending 40,000 light years from the core, rotate in the opposite direction. Date/Location: 5/13/2013 - ImagingInfinity Observatory - Bethune, SC Camera: QSI 683wsg Filters: Astrodon E Series Generation 2 HaLRGB CCD Temperature: -20 C Instrument: Planewave 12.5" CDK Focal Ratio: f/8 Mount: AP-1200 Guiding: Off-Axis w/ SBIG ST-402 Exposure: 100 min Luminance, 30 min each RGB Capture: CCDAutopilot w/ Maxim DL Camera Control, focused automatically w/ FocusMax Processing: Frame calibrations, alignment, initial DDP with ImagesPlus v3.80. Finishing in Photoshop CS5.

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The M96 Galaxy Group

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:23:11 -0400

by: srosenfraz

Description}: The M96 group of galaxies contains a number of bright galaxies and is a subgroup of the Leo I group of galaxies. The other subgroup in the Leo I group is the M66 subgroup which contains the famous Leo Triplet group of galaxies. In this image, M95 is the barred spiral galaxy in the lower right of the image. Clockwise from M95 is the group's barred spiral namesake, M96. The galaxies in the upper left are NGC 3389 (spiral galaxy), NGC 3384 (lenticular galaxy at the top of the group), and M105 (large elliptical at right side of group). NGC 3389 is probably a background galaxy and not associated with the group, as its redshift is quite different from the Leo I group. Also scattered throughout this image showing approximately 2.5 degrees by 1.5 degrees of sky are a number of background galaxies and minor group members. This image is a composite of four different sets of data. The main image is made from 3 hours of data captured with a 200mm lens at f/3.5. This portion of the image was cropped to 39% of the original frame, and then upsampled to twice its original resolution. Then, I composited in a detailed image of the M105/NGC3389/NGC3384 group which was made from 11 hours of data captured through my C-8 telescope at 1160mm. M96 was similarly composited from 12 hours of C-8 data, and M95 details were added by compositing 2 1/2 hours of data. This method of combining the images allowed me to capture the entire wide field, while bringing in good details for the major component galaxies. In the aggregate, this image represents a total of 29 hours worth of data. In this photo, North is Up. This image is cropped to 39% of the original full frame of the 200mm image. Photographed on December 22, 2011; January 29, 2012; March 14, 19 and 20, 2012; February 10 and 11, 2013; and March 9, 2013. Images Plus 4.5 and 5.0 for camera control, calibration, stacking, digital development, star shrinking, smoothing and noise reduction, advanced Lucy-Richardson deconvolution, and multiresolution sharpening. Photoshop CS5 used for levels and curves, high pass filter, star shrinking, screen mask invert, lab color, saturation adjustments, selective color, vibrance, match color, and smart sharpen. Gradient Xterminator for gradient removal. Carboni Tools for additional noise reduction, and smoothing. Registar for aligning stacks and composites and for color channel alignment. Focus Magic for focus restoration.

The M96 Galaxy Group

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:23:11 -0400

The M96 Galaxy Group

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:23:11 -0400

Omega Centauri

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:36:01 -0400

by: jbozeman

Description}: Omega Centauri Globular Cluster RGB: 6X300 second exposure Camera: QHY9C Telescope: Explore Scientific ED127 Mount: Takahashi NJP Location: Texas Star Party Lower Field Date May 5, 2013