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In March, during a short astro session, I captured the bright open star cluster NGC 2281 in the constellation #Auriga.

▼ Vixen VC200L | EOS R(a) '25

#astrophotography #nightsky #space #astronomy #telescope #clearsky #photography #nature

AE Aurigae

AE Aurigae is een hete blauwe hoofdreeksster die ongeveer 1320 lichtjaar van de Aarde is verwijderd in de richting van het sterrenbeeld Voerman – Auriga. De ster heeft een gemiddelde schijnbare helderheid van magnitude 5,96 en is daarmee, onder uitzonderlijk goede omstandigheden, zichtbaar met het blote oog. De ster verlicht de emissie- en reflec

https://www.kuuke.nl/ae-aurigae/

#AEAurigae #almaaz #auriga #capella #Hassaleh #IC405 #Mahasim #Menkalinan #ster #sterrenbeeld

Mahasim – Theta Aurigae

Theta Aurigae – Mahasim- is de hoofdcomponent in een dubbelstersysteem in het noordelijke sterrenbeeld Voerman – Auriga. De schijnbare helderheid varieert tussen magnitude 2,62 en 2,70 en na Capella en Menkalinan is Mahasim de helderste ster in het sterrenbeeld. De afstand tot de Aarde bedraagt ongeveer 166 lichtjaa

https://www.kuuke.nl/mahasim-theta-aurigae/

#almaaz #auriga #capella #Hassaleh #Mahasim #Menkalinan #ster #sterrenbeeld #ThetaAurigae #voerman

SH2-229 ou IC405 est une #nébuleuse dans la constellation du #cocher capturée par Guillaume avec sa lunette ST 125mm monture NEQ6 et traitée sous #pixinsight
Au total, plus de 20h de pose
#astronomy #astronomie #astrophotography #astrophotographie #astrodon #nebula #auriga

Menkalinan – Bèta Aurigae

Bèta Aurigae – Menkalinan – is een dubbelster in het sterrenbeeld Voerman – Auriga. Met een gecombineerde helderheid van magnitude 1,90 is het de op een na helderste ster in de Voerman. Menkalinan is ongeveer 81,1 lichtjaar van ons verwijderd. De ster markeert de rechterschouder van de hemelse wagenmenner.

Stersysteem

Bèta Auriga

https://www.kuuke.nl/menkalinan-beta-aurigae/

#auriga #BtaAurigae #capella #Menkalinan #ster #sterrenbeeld #voerman

#Messier37 is a bright #opencluster located in the #constellation #Auriga, approximately 4,511 light-years away from Earth, best observed during its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around the end of December.

detailed Information: https://astrocamp.eu/en/messier-37/

▼ Vixen VC200L | EOS R(a) '24

#astrophoto #astrophotography #nightsky #space #sky #astronomy #telescope #clearsky #photography #nature #astrodon

Tonight's post and image are a continuation of last night's post:
https://universeodon.com/@KrajciTom/113739815995436360

(Winter milky way in Taurus - network of dark dust clouds. (85mm, f/1.4. Sony a6300.))

Tonight's image is monochrome/black & white because it's near infrared. (The filter is 670 nanometer long pass, which is very deep visible red (redder/longer than hydrogen alpha at 656 nm) and longer wavelengths, but my camera's sensitivity drops off and eventually ends at around 1050 nm)

Compare it to last night's color image. The infrared image can see deeper into some of the dusty areas that look quite dark in visible light.

Note that the infrared image is less sharp. The stars are bigger/fuzzier. That's because of chromatic aberration. This camera lens was designed to work well with visible light. It's performance in IR is noticeably poorer.

#NewMexico #Astronomy #MilkyWay #Astrophotography #Photography #Taurus #Perseus #Auriga #Jupiter #Pleiades #Dust #Infrared #Monochrome #BnW

Near infrared image of a winter milky way starfield in Taurus. Some dusty areas have very few stars compared to the rest of the image. Jupiter is just to the left of the lower left edge of the image. The Pleiades are in the lower right corner. The star Menkib is in the upper right corner.

Compare this image with the next, which was taken in visible light. Infrared can look deeper into dust clouds.

Visible light image of a winter milky way starfield in Taurus. Some dusty areas have very few stars compared to the rest of the image. Jupiter is in the lower left corner of the image. The Pleiades are in the lower right corner. The star Menkib is in the upper right corner.

Compare this image with the previous one in near-infrared. In visible light more of the dusty areas appear very dark/opaque.

The winter milky way in Taurus has a network of dark dust clouds. Most of the image is rich star fields, but some patches are essentially starless.

(85mm, f/1.4, ISO 800, stack of 98 30-second exposures. Sony a6300.)

#NewMexico #Astronomy #MilkyWay #Astrophotography #Photography #Taurus #Perseus #Auriga #Jupiter #Pleiades#Dust

The winter Milky Way, mostly in Taurus. Dark dust clouds lace across rich star fields.

Lower left corner is brilliant Jupiter. Lower right corner is the star cluster the Pleiades and some of their light blue reflection nebula.

Upper right corner is the star Menkib (ξ Persei)

A not-so-wide angle view of the early winter Milky Way. The frame covers approximately 35 x 25 degrees. (This is the coverage of a 'normal' lens.)

A network of dark dust lanes crisscross all over the Milky Way. Some of the dark knots appear starless. (Next clear night I'll get a close telephoto look at the darkest knots.)

Because of red airglow drifting across the sky, I had some problems making the sky background neutral in color.

Note that image quality is not good in the corners. Star images have 'wings' because of various aberrations.

2nd image shows the original stack of 95 30-second exposures...brown sky, lots of vignetting in the corners.

3rd image shows the beginning of the process to remove vignetting and make the sky background a neutral color.

4th image shows more progress in flattening, and we can boost contrast more to bring out fainter details.

#NewMexico #Astronomy #MilkyWay #Astrophotography #Photography #Auriga #Jupiter #Pleiades #CaliforniaNebula

Dark dust lanes across the Milky Way. Jupiter is the brightest object in the lower left corner. Most of the constellation Auriga is in the upper left quadrant. The Pleiades are in the lower right quadrant, and the pink/red California Nebula is in the upper right quadrant.

Original stack of exposures shows a brown sky and strong vignetting in the corners. If you try to push contrast now, in order to show faint details, the corners will go full black and the brown sky will overwhelm faint features.

We need to 'flatten' the sky and neutralize its color...

Starting to flatten the sky and neutralize the sky background. I have manually selected five regions (green boxes) for the software to analyze...in order to make a corrective model to be applied to the original image.

I have chosen a few more regions of the sky for the software to analyze. Some parts of the image are now fairly well flattened and neutralized. Those sections look reasonably good when I boost contrast.

Eventually I built a decent corrective model that makes the entire image that you see in the first photo.

Wide angle view of the early winter Milky Way. (APS-C camera, 17mm lens) The frame covers approximately 70 x 50 degrees.

A network of dark dust lanes crisscross all over the Milky Way.

Because of red airglow drifting across the sky, I could not do a good job making the sky background a uniform color.

Note that image quality is not good in the corners of the frame. The star images have 'wings' because of various aberrations.

#NewMexico #Astronomy #MilkyWay #Astrophotography #Photography #WideAngle #Auriga #Andromeda

A wide angle view of the early winter Milky Way. Dark dust lanes crisscross all over the Milky Way.

It is difficult to identify constellations because this long exposure captures so many stars. (Auriga is in the upper left quadrant.)

Hyades in lower left. Pleiades to the right of the Hyades. Jupiter above the Hyades.

Good luck seeing the W of Cassiopeia (near the right edge) because of so many Milky Way stars.

The Andromeda galaxy is lower right corner...looking small because it's a wide angle view.

This is MCG+08-11-002 -- it is located in the #constellation #auriga

Much like the #mythology of the constellation Auriga (a mish-mosh of goats and charioteers), this #astrophotography image is of a galaxy merger (see how I connected these ideas? truly seamless 😋)

Learn about what charioteers & goats have in common here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/auriga-myths-and-retconstellations/

And for more on the #astronomy of Auriga, check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/auriga-cosmic-background/

📷 : https://esahubble.org/images/heic0810bl/

#Astronomy #AstroDon #Space #hubble #Science #ESA #NASA #StarLore #GreekMythology #Myths

Image of MCG+08-11-002 from the Hubble Space Telescope. The image has stars scattered throughout. In the center is a round galaxy that looks like a mix of blue, red, and dark areas. The mix of colors is likely the result of a galactic merger.

#Sharpless 236, also known as IC 410 or the #Tadpole #Nebula, is an #emissionnebula located in the constellation #Auriga, approximately 2185 light-years away from #Earth, reaching its annual culmination at astronomical midnight mid. December.

detailed information: https://astrocamp.eu/en/sharpless-236-tadpole-nebula/

▼ Baader 95 CaF2 APO | EOS R(a) '24

#astrophoto #astrophotography #nightsky #space #sky #astronomy #telescope #clearsky #photography #nature #astrodon

Zona #Toro, #Auriga, #Perseo, e un #Giove pazzesco! Il meglio che potessi fare con una fotocamera compatta e un lampione orribile lì vicino

Region of #Taurus, #Auriga, #Perseus, and an awesome #Jupiter! The best I could do with a compact camera and a horrible streetlight nearby

#cielo #stelle #pianeti #astronomia #InquinamentoLuminoso #sky #stars #planets #astronomy #LightPollution

Cielo notturno con stelle e un pianeta luminoso (Giove).
Night sky with stars and a bright planet (Jupiter).

Jordan & I were recording for season 3 again today! 🎉

Sorry it's taken us longer than we anticipated to return -- we're doing our best to get episodes lined up to ensure as few gaps in the show as possible.

We appreciate your patience, and if today's recording was any indication, you're gonna wanna be up to date on my ever-growing podcast extended universe 😂

Key listening include:

Sagittarius: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagittarius-the-archer/

Auriga: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/auriga-myths-and-retconstellations/

Lyra: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/lyra-myths-and-retconstellations/

#podcast #update #recording #storytelling #starLore #Sagittarius #Auriga #Lyra

Jordan & I are out on an adventure — and we saw… GOATS!

Sadly no goat headbutt to human butt events…

If you want to learn more about #goats and the #mythology of Capella the #goat star, check out our #CreatureCorner #podcast episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-goat-creature-corner-plus/

#GreekMythology #Auriga #StarLore #Goat #Goats #Farm #Animals #cute

Photograph of a petting zoo with a goats of various sizes.

Y'all our Creature Corner on Goats... was so fun -- here's a short clip!

To learn more about goats: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-goat-creature-corner-plus/

#Goats #Auriga #Capella #GoatStar #CreatureCorner #Podcast #Humor

BoP: maybe Hephaestus is the best of the Olympian gods...

Me: what about the time he tried to force himself on Athena [shout out to the #constellation Auriga]? Never forget, they're all super flawed & it's really more about who is the least bad... but they are *all* bad

#GreekMyth #GreekMythology #Hephaestus #Athena #GreekGods #Auriga #StarLore #mythology

Still kinda in shock that Season 2: Quests and Curses has wrapped!

We put out 44 episodes this season & covered the #mythology, #astronomy and #PopCulture of 11 constellations: 👑 Corona Borealis & Corona Australis 👸🤴 Cassiopeia & Cepheus 🧗‍♀️ Andromeda💪Hercules 🏹Orion⚔️Perseus🐎Auriga🦢Cygnus & 🎻Lyra

Our asterisms featured Annie Jump Cannon, Nereids, Maenads, Pleaides, 3 Creature Corners, and 4 TV show pilots reviews!

You can listen to the whole catalog (and share it with a friend) here: https://starrytimepodcast.com/episodes

#podcast #Constellations #CoronaBorealis #CoronaAustralis #Cassiopeia #Andromeda #Hercules #Orion #Cepheus #Cygnus #Perseus #Auriga #Cygnus #Lyra #Pleaides #AstroDon #Space #Science #Creatures 👑

INDIVIDUATI RESTI DI UN CIRCO ROMANO ATTRAVERSO IL LIDAR, ÁLAVA, SPAGNA https://www.danielemancini-archeologia.it/individuati-resti-di-un-circo-romano-attraverso-il-lidar-alava-spagna/ #Auriga, #CircoRomano, #Hispania, #IruñaVeleia, #LIDAR

#Auriga

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