Astrophotographer John Drummond sent in his photo of Comet Lemmon taken on Jan. 23, 2013. He writes: "Comet Lemmon has been putting on a beaut show for us observers south of the equator. It’s been a joy to watch it slide through Crux with binoculars – it was the hit at our summer national star party! A tail isn’t obvious – but hints of one are picked up photographically. It’s a nice, ‘bright’ large blob in telescopes. Over time it will head north and will be too far north for us New Zealanders to see it from about the end of May 2013."
B. G. Boyd sent in a time-lapse image of the moon, starting at 6:22 pm on December 26, 2012, in Tucson, AZ with 2 minutes between each frame.
Miguel Vigil sent in a composite image of the "big three" of 2012. He writes: "I live here in New Mexico and managed to capture the annular solar eclipse, the partial lunar eclipse and finally the transit of Venus!"
Astrophotographer Jeffrey P. Nunnari sent in his photos of nebulas M42 and M43. Photos undated and location unspecified.
Astrophotographer Eric Teske sent in this photo of Mars and Mercury in conjunction taken in Bowling Green, OH, Feb 8, 2013. He writes: "[T]he tail end of winter storm Nemo began to clear up just as the sun was setting. I grabbed my tripod and camera and began to scan the skies looking for a dot of light to poke through the clouds. I found the pair hovering above a radio tower and took as many photos as I could before they got too low in the sky."
Astrophotographer Frank Longo sent in this photo of a Geminid meteor. He writes: "This is the better of two Geminids I caught on film after about 100 or so attempts. The picture was taken in Mastic Beach, New York at about 1:00 am on Dec. 13, 2012. Also visible are Orion, Jupiter, Toro, and part of the Pleiades ... "
Astrophotographer Phil Whitebloom of Elkridge, MD, sent in his photo of the sun showing different features. He writes: "There is a large prominence, spicule, loop prominence, another prominence where you could see the magnetic fields beginning to connect, and filaments.... I am a member of the Howard County Astornomy League (HAL) in Howard County, MD." Image taken Jan. 19, 2013.
Astrophotographer Rebecca Oprish sent in her photo of an auroral display in Palmer, AK, following the coronal mass ejection in October 2012.
Astrophotographer Kevin Dixon sent in his photo of the moon, Mars, and Mercury, taken in Union, MO, on Feb. 11, 2013.
Astrophotographer Bob Prijic sent in a photo of an auroral display taken July 14th, 2012 in Boulder Junction, WI. Note the Big Dipper (Ursa Major) also visible.
Astrophotographer Tyler Leavitt sent in a photo of the moon and Mercury taken on Feb. 11, 2013, outside Henderson, NV (near Las Vegas).
Astrophotographer Tyler Leavitt sent in a photo of the moon and Mercury taken on Feb. 11, 2013, outside Henderson, NV (near Las Vegas).
Brent Russell of SkySlab Observatory, Auckland, New Zealand, provides this photo of Comet Lemmon taken Feb. 17, 2013. He writes: "Currently it is binocular visible in the city suburbs, not naked eye."
Astrophotographer Tim Beauchamp sent in a photo of the moon and Jupiter taken from Belmont, CA, Feb. 17, 2013.
Astrophotographer Craig Shillington sent in his photo of Jupiter and the moon, taken Feb. 17, 2013. He writes: "We have fires to the west of us so the moon was a nice red-orange tonight. Jupiter and the Moon reminded me of a parachutist... I live in the City of Ballarat, 90 km west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia."
Astrophotographer Geoff Garner sent in a photo of Jupiter and the moon taken near Ouyen in the Mallee region of Victoria, Australia, Febuary 2013.
Astrophotographer Jon Davison sent in a shot of Jupiter and the moon taken Feb. 17-18, 2013, in Perth, Australia.
Astrophotographer Alex Pecoraro sent in a photo of Jupiter and the moon taken Feb. 17-18, 2013, in Perth, Western Australia.
Astrophotographer Mike Busch sent in a photo of Jupiter and the moon taken over Long Beach, NY, February 2013.
Astrophotographer John Chumack caught the nearly full moon in Dayton, OH, on the evening of Feb. 25-26, 2013.
Astrophotographer Andrew Rhodes, Esq., sent his photo of the Full Snow Moon, taken on Feb. 25, 2013, "under perfectly clear skies in Herndon, VA, just inside the Washington, DC Metro area."
Night sky watcher Jonathan M. McGee sent in a photo of the Full Snow Moon. He did not specify the date or location of the photo.
Night sky watcher Matt Hartman of Los Angeles sent in a Full Snow Moon photo taken Feb. 25, 2013.
