Solar Prominence, Dec. 31, 2013
Astrophotographer Chris Schur sent in a photo of a solar prominence on the sun, taken Dec. 31, 2013, from Payson, Arizona. He described the solar promincence here as a "stunning Arcade-style prom (slinky hoops)."
Great Orion Nebula and Horsehead Nebula
Astrophotographer Sean Parker sent in a photo of deep sky objects Great Orion Nebula and Horsehead Nebula, taken near Tucson, Arizona. Image released Dec. 23, 2013.
M45 by Terry Hancock and Robert Fields
The Pleiades star cluster comprises 800 stars and is located 410 light-years from Earth in the constellation Taurus. Terry Hancock of Downunder Observatory Fremont, Mich., captured the luminance of the image on Dec. 28, 2013. Robert Fields of Irving Observatory Howell Twp, Mich., captured the RBG on Nov. 13, 2013. [See full story.]
Rosette Nebula by Steve Coates
The Rosette Nebula is located approximately 5,200 light years away at the edge of the molecular cloud Monoceros. Steve Coates captured the image on Dec. 24, 2013 from Ocala, Fla. [See full story.]
M33 by Jeff Johnson
Jeffrey O. Johnson combined images taken on Sept. 23, 2013 (Ha) and Nov. 6, 2012 (LRGB) from his backyard in Las Cruces, New Mexico to create this image of the galaxy M33. [See full story.]
Auroras Over Norway Video Frame
Auroras dance in the skies over Norway in a video from Level 4 production company. Image uploaded Jan. 15, 2014. [See full story.]
Geminid Meteor Soars Over French Creek State Park by Jeff Berkes
Jeff Berkes captured this image of the Geminid meteor shower on Dec.13, 2013 from French Creek State Park, Penn. [See full story.]
Atacama Region of Chile Video Still Frame
A stunning view from the Atacama region of Chile, taken from a time-lapse video created by Nicholas Buer. [See full story.]
Mercury in Daytime Sky by Chris Shur
Chris Shur captured this image of Mercury from Payson, Ariz. near noon on Jan. 18, 2014. He used an Explore Scientific AR152 refractor (six inch) mounted on the side of the twelve inch, DMK 51AU03.AS camera, and Baader Continuum + IR/UV blocker filter, to capture the image.
Venus in Daytime Sky by Chris Shur
Chris Shur captured this image of Venus from Payson, Ariz. near noon on Jan. 18, 2014. He used an Explore Scientific AR152 refractor (six inch) mounted on the side of the twelve inch, DMK 51AU03.AS camera, and Baader Continuum + IR/UV blocker filter, to capture the image.
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