Bob and Janice Fera captured this image of NGC 3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy, on March 10-11, 2013, from Eagle Ridge Observatory in Foresthill, Calif. The Feras used an Officina Stellare RC-360AST 14" f/8 Ritchey Chretien Cassegrain telescope with two-element field flattener to observe the galaxy. An Apogee Alta U16M CCD camera with Astrodon filters was used to capture the photo. [Full Story on how the image was made]
Astrophotographer Giuseppe Petricca sent in a photo of the last quarter moon over Pisa, Italy, taken on March 2, 2013.
NGC1491 is an emission nebula in Perseus. It is about 10,000 light years away. Veteran astrophotographer Bill Snyder shot this photo in early 2013 from Heavens Mirror Observatory SRO in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. He used a Planewave 17 inch telescope with an Apogee U16 camera, as well as a Paramount ME mount to capture the image. Posted on March 8, 2013. [See how the photo was made]
Astrophotographer Daniel McVey sent in a photo with many winter night sky highlights. He writes: "Winter Milky Way with Winter Circle (Capella, Aldebaran, Rigel, Sirius, Procyon, and Castor), Aldebaran (Taurus), Jupiter and the Pleiades over the Gore Range in Summit County, Colorado." Image released March 6, 2013.
Astrophotographer Luis Argerich of Buenos Aires, Argentina, took this photo of Comet Pan-STARRS taken on March 2, 2013. He writes: "Easy to see with the naked eye from rural locations."
Astrophotographer BG Boyd sent in a photo of the moon rising over the Rincon Mountains in Tucson, AZ.
Astrophotographer Luis Argerich of Buenos Aires, Argentina, took this photo of Comet Pan-STARRS taken on March 2, 2013. He writes: "While the tail was still short it was easy to see with the naked eye and very bright."
Astrophotographer Mike Isaak sent in this photo of an aurora taken near Mundare, Alberta, Canada (east of Edmonton), on Feb. 28, 2013 and submitted in March. He writes: "This … photo is … of the Spaca Moskalyk [Ukrainian Catholic church], which is scheduled to be burned to the ground on March 9th, but is believed to be on hold now due to public interest in preserving the church. I was set up to record a timelapse of this location and the aurora made a brief appearance from behind the clouds."
Astrophotographer Luis Argerich of Buenos Aires, Argentina, took this photo of Comet Pan-STARRS taken on March 2, 2013. He writes: "Comet Pan-STARRS was visible from about 8:15 pm to 9 pm above the western horizon."
Astrophotographer John Chumack caught the night sky stars appearing to rotate around Polaris, the North Star, in Adams County, OH, on December 13, 2012. He writes: "So how fast are we spinning? Well, that depends on where you are. I took this photo from 38.8 degrees latitude, so in this 11-minute exposure pointed toward the North Star (Polaris), the Earth is spinning at about 800 mph…. If you look at the left side of the image, you will see the blurred … Milky Way running top to bottom. The faint red dashed line running top to bottom near [the] center of the image is an aircraft's blinking light." Submitted in March 2013.
Astrophotographer Josh Knutson sent in a photo of the crescent new moon and Comet Pan-STARRS taken northwest of Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Image submitted March 12, 2013.
Astrophotographer Tyler Leavitt sent in a photo of the crescent moon and Comet Pan-STARRS over Las Vegas. Image submitted March 13, 2013.
Astrophotographer Joe Shuster sent in a photo of Comet Pan-STARRS and the crescent moon taken in Salem, Missouri, March 12, 2013.
Canada's automated aurora camera tweeted this photo on March 17, 2013. The tweet read: "AURORAMAX GALLERY • Latest #photo of #aurora borealis above Yellowknife, NWT taken at 04:25 MDT on March 17, 2013. pic.twitter.com/60qiNmRoFI"
Canada's automated aurora camera tweeted this photo on March 17, 2013. The tweet read: "AURORAMAX GALLERY • Latest #photo of #aurora borealis above Yellowknife, NWT taken at 03:13 MDT on March 17, 2013. pic.twitter.com/E9q7pQJ1l7"
Canada's automated aurora camera tweeted this photo on March 17, 2013. The tweet read: "AURORAMAX GALLERY • Latest #photo of #aurora borealis above Yellowknife, NWT taken at 00:09 MDT on March 17, 2013. pic.twitter.com/tzWItOaBZj"
Astrophotographer Chad Blakley videotaped the moon and an auroral display over Abisko National Park resulting from the geomagnetic storm of March 16-17, 2013. This image was taken from the video.
Astrophotographer Chad Blakley videotaped the moon and an auroral display over Abisko National Park resulting from the geomagnetic storm of March 16-17, 2013. This image was taken from the video.
Astrophotographer Chad Blakley videotaped the moon and an auroral display over Abisko National Park resulting from the geomagnetic storm of March 16-17, 2013. This image was taken from the video.
Astrophotographer Chad Blakley videotaped the moon and an auroral display over Abisko National Park resulting from the geomagnetic storm of March 16-17, 2013. This image was taken from the video.
VegaStar Carpentier took this photo of the moon and Jupiter on March 17, 2013, near Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France. Carpentier used a Canon EOS1000D, F/5.6, and exposure time of five seconds with an ISO 400, 119mm to capture this image.
Peter Jones Dela Cruz sent in a photo of the March 2013 full moon. Submitted March 28, 2013. He is based in General Santos City, Phillipines.
Amateur astrophotographer Rhys Harris of Bodmin, Cornwall, England sent in a photo of the March 2013 full moon. He writes: "I managed to snatch this image last night [March 27, 2013] in light polluted skies!"
Carito James sends in a photo of the full moon over Katy, TX, submitted March 28, 2013.
Astrophotographer Greg Diesel Walck sent in a photo of the full moon setting by the Bodie Island Lighthouse, Outer Banks, NC, taken March 27, 2013. He writes: "I have been trying to get a shot like this for almost a year. The weather and timing of the full moonset and dawn provided perfect condtions. I arrived at 6am and walked about 15 minutes into a knee deep marsh that was freezing cold. Set up my tripod and took over 500 images to get this composition."
