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Aurora over Norway
Credit: Tommy Eliassen
Astrophotographer Tommy Eliassen took this image of an aurora over Hemnesberget, Norway on April 6th, 2013. Comet pan-STARRS and andromeda are also visible in the image.
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Milky Way and Moon Rise from New Hampshire Coast
Credit: Christopher Georgia
Skywatcher Chris Georgia took this image of the Milky Way and the moon rise from Ordione Point State Park in Rye, New Hampshire on April 6, 2013.
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Saturn in the Sky
Credit: Andrew Kwon
Andrew Kwon took this image of Saturn on April 4, 2013 from his backyard observatory in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
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Aurora Over Yellowknife, Canada, April 1, 2013
Credit: AuroraMAX/CSA
The Canadian Space Agency's AuroraMAX automated camera photographed this aurora over Yellowknife on April 1, 2013.
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NGC 4214: Star Formation Lab
Credit: Jeff Johnson
Astrophotographer Jeff Johnson took this image of Irregular dwarf NGC 4214 from Las Cruces, New Mexico over two nights on Feb. 14 and March 13, 2013.
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Aurora Over Finland
Credit: Thomas Kast
Thomas Kast took this image of an aurora over Kiiminki, Finland on March 17, 2013.
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Milky Way Over Marshall Point Light in Port Clyde, MN
Credit: Mike Taylor
Astrophotographer Mike Taylor sent in a photo and wrote: "The Milky Way makes a dramatic background for Marshall Point Light in Port Clyde, Maine. Photographed ... March 18, 2013." Image posted April 4.
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M 42 Great Nebula in Orion Wittich
Reinhold Wittich took this photo of the Orion Nebula from his backyard observatory in Germany from Feb. 10, 2013 to March 5, 2013 using a 12" f/4 Newton telescope. The image was processed with CCDStack, PixInsight and Photoshop. Image posted April 8, 2013.
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The Watch Tower by Jeff Berkes
Astrophotographer Jeff Berkes sent in this photo of a watch tower in Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, taken May 17, 2012. Image posted April 1, 2013.
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Pencil Nebula Pugh
Martin Pugh took this image of the Pencil Nebula, or NGC 2736, from his home in Yass, New South Wales, Australia over the course of two weeks in March, 2013. Pugh used a Takahashi FSQ106N telescope with a Paramount ME Software Bisque mount, SBIG STF8300/FW8300-8 Baader 36mm filters, and Maxim DL as well as CCDAutopilot software to capture the photo. He processed the image with Maxim DL/CCD, Photoshop CS, CCDStack and PixInsight. The total exposure time was 10 hours. Image posted April 2, 2013.
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Comet Pan-STARRS and M31
Credit: Victor Rogus
Skywatcher Victor Rogus took this image of the Comet Pan-STARRS and the Andromeda galaxy from Jadwin, Missouri on April 5, 2013.
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Pan-STARRS and Andromeda
Credit: Victor Rogus
Skywatcher Victor Rogus took this image of the Comet Pan-STARRS and the Andromeda galaxy from Jadwin, Missouri on April 5, 2013.
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Sunspot AR 1711 Photographed by JP Brahic
Credit: JP Brahic
JP Brahic took this photo from France on April 5, 2013. He used a refractor Astro-Physics 155mm F/D 8.5 and a Bassler ACA1300 camera with filter H-Alpha 1A ° to capture the image. [See
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ISS Over Medford, Oregon
Credit: Tim Crippin
Astrophotographer Tim Crippin sent in a photo of the International Space Station flying over Medford, Oregon, taken April 9, 2013.
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Sunspots of April 6, 2013
Credit: Giuseppe Petricca
Astrophotographer Giuseppe Petricca of Sulmona, Abruzzo, Italy sent in his composite image of sunspots created on April 6, 2013. He wrote: "Today was the first clear morning in weeks here in Italy, so I went out to photograph the current sunspots on the surface of our sun, including the big one, AR 1711! I took three pictures … and then I elaborated them with PS to enhance the details of all the various sunspots. Then I decided to put my final product next to this morning SDO hi-res image, for comparison. I must say that with the equipment that I have used (Nikon P90 non-reflex Bridge camera and a green welding glass as filter) the result is quite satisfactory … "
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Lyrid Meteor Over Myton, Utah
Astrophotographer Lewis Cooper sent in a photo of a Lyrid meteor over Myton, Utah. He writes: " ... I saw a great one just as I was setting up the camera." Image submitted April 22, 2013.
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2013 Lyrid Meteors Over New Haven, Missouri
Astrophotographer Adam Gerdes sent in a photo of Lyrid meteors taken over New Haven, Missouri. Image submitted April 22, 2013.
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Lyrid Meteor Over Southern Maryland
Astrophotographer Jeff Berkes captured this Lyrid meteor in the marshlands of southern Maryland on April 14, 2013.
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Lyrid Meteors and the Milky Way Over Hope Valley, CA
Credit: Mark Lissick/Wildlight Nature Photography
Astrophotographer Mark Lissick sent in a photo of Lyrid meteors and the Milky Way, taken on April 22, 2013, in Hope Valley, CA (near Lake Tahoe).
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Lyrid Meteor Over Milton, Vermont
Astrophotographer Elisabeth Finstad took this shot of a Lyrid meteor over Milton, Vermont, on April 22, 2013. She writes: "It was 28 degrees out and the sky was clear as a bell. 15 minutes later the sun's light had washed out most of the sky."
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Lyrid Meteor Over Tucson, Arizona
Credit: B.G. Boyd
Astrophotographer B. G. Boyd sent in a photo of a Lyrid meteor over Tucson, Arizona, taken on April 22, 2013.
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Milky Way Over Blue Hill, Maine
Credit: Eric Straseburgh
Astrophotographer Eric Straseburgh sent in a photo of the Milky Way over Blue Hill, Maine, taken April 22, 2013.
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Two Meteors in Cygnus
Credit: Victor C. Rogus
Astrophotographer Victor C. Rogus sent in a photo of not one but two meteors passing through the constellation of Cygnus on April 23, 2013, over Jadwin, MO.
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April 2013 "Pink Moon"
Credit: Katie Balogh
Astrophotographer Katie Balogh of Woodbridge, NJ, sent in a photo of the full "pink moon" occurring in April 2013.
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Moon of Alabama
Credit: Ashlea Singleton
Astrophotograher Ashlea Singleton of Chatom, Alabama, sent in a photo of the full moon taken on April 25, 2013.
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Seen in Frankfurt, Germany
Credit: Stanislaus Ronny Terence
Space enthusiast Stanislaus Ronny Terence of Chennai, India, took these images of the penumbral lunar eclipse of April 25, 2013, during a visit to Frankfurt, Germany.
