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Palomar 2 is a faint and heavily obscured globular cluster in the Milky Way, located in the constellation Auriga. It was discovered in the 1950s during the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey and is notable for being difficult to observe because large amounts of interstellar dust lie between it and Earth, causing significant reddening and dimming of its light. Despite this, astronomers have determined that Palomar 2 is a compact, ancient cluster made up mostly of old, metal-poor stars, typical of globular clusters that formed early in the galaxy’s history. Its hidden nature makes it an interesting object of study for understanding how dust affects astronomical observations and for learning more about the structure of the Milky Way’s outer regions.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Class: IV
Constellation:Auriga
Right ascension: 04h 46m 05.91s
Declination: +31° 22′ 53.4″
Distance: 90000 ly
Apparent magnitude (V): 13.04
Apparent dimensions (V): 2.2'
Tech Specs: Meade 12” LX-90 SCT Telescope, Antares Focal Reducer, ZWO ASI2600MC camera running at -10F, 126 x 60 seconds, Celestron CGX-L pier mounted, ZWO EAF and ASIAir Pro, processed in DSS and PixInsight. Image Date: October 20, 2025. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
As a response to the devastating assault launched by the infected Blacktron forces in 2020, the IDC were prompted to develop a new class of Mecha weaponry.
The R&D department was given only one instruction: *** ALL THE GUNS! ***
And thus, the T-REX was born.
T-REX: Tactical Response to Extreme Xenophobia
Technical Specs:
2 main laser cannons, 2 detachable rocket pods, 2 rotary guns, 2 heavy artillery, 2 mixed-use launchers, anti-infantry undercarriage system, and detachable anti-air defenses. Seating two pilots to share the responsibility of driving and destruction, this beast is a FORCE to be reckoned with!
More photos available on Instagram @LEGO_Stud :)
I am honored to have already earned a Committee's Choice Award at our local Bricks Cascade BrickNic for this MOC, and look forward to sharing it in full-action-glory at the next in-person convention in 2022!
The Solar-Powered Interstellar Drone for Extraterrestrial Research (S.P.I.D.E.R.) is finally completed at the 'Moonbase Celebration 50'.
With onboard intelligence, a formidable assortment of tools, and unlimited renewable power, this endlessly useful companion is sometimes referred to as 'GRAMPS' - Giant Robotic Assistant & Mobile Power Station (especially by arachnophobic astronauts).
Future missions will be accompanied by these units, to aid in planetoid habitability investigation and geo/bio research. Manipulator arms, coupled with highly advanced sensors allow this drone to examine samples, move debris, haul equipment, and even carry out rescue operations for astronauts in danger.
Fully capable of traversing uneven terrain, and repelling into crevaces with it's winch, this robotic research assistant can go just about anywhere on atmospheric and non-atmospheric terrestrial landscapes.
Prepare to give Space exploration a leg-up (or six!) and take your celestial crew to a whole new level of awesome adventure with a giant (robot) S.P.I.D.E.R. on board!
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This MOC has been a journey, developing a seamless transition through System and CCBS/Bionicle elements. With adjustable Greebles to simulate actuators. Fully articulated through each leg, the model is stable, poseable, and quite dynamic (in-environment shots coming soon!).
The features include: adjustable solar arrays, whiskers, and rear hitches, poseable manipulator arms (3), legs with up to 12+ points of articulation each + working shock absorption, opening hatch to reveal central core, storage for a large assortment of space tools, and a working winch (which can support the full weight of the build).
Watch my video for a hands-on with the features: youtu.be/Q3HC0IzGPfc
Thanks for checking it out, I hope you enjoy it!
Here's an interesting duo located near the border of Cepheus and Cygnus. The open cluster NGC 6939 is actually about 5000 light years away, a part of our own Milky Way galaxy. Beside it, but 22 million light years further away is the galaxy NGC 6946. Since the galaxy lies close to the plane of the Milky Way, it is highly obscured by the interstellar dust and material that lies in the foreground. I also learned that it is often called the Fireworks Galaxy because of the number of supernova observed within it.
The image was taken through a Stellarvue SVS130 through red, green, and blue filters (90 minutes each), and enhanced with Hydrogen-alpha (also 90 minutes). Processed in MaximDL, PixInsight, and Photoshop, and upsampled 2x.
I have just returned from a week on the Isle of Wight. Whilst there I decided to head out a couple of times to see if I could capture the Milky Way. There is so little light pollution on the south of the island, and with no moon the conditions proved favourable.
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Desafio Ostentassaum novidadeira 3/10
Logo que vi as primeiras imagens desse esmalte no IG da marca eu fiquei louca pra ter um, aí arrisquei comprar numa loja da Hungria e deu super certo \o/ (veio rápido e não fui taxada ufa!)
Ele é muito, MUITO maravilhoso, estou amando demais!!!
Tem a base duocrome jelly nas cores azul / teal / roxo com brilhinhos holo bem delicados. Precisei de 3 camadas, mas foi bem tranquilo de esmaltar, fica bem lisinho e brilhoso e não precisa de tc.
Bati um montão de fotos, pq é bem difícil captar o efeito dele, coloquei só mais 3 nos comentários (mostrando mais teal, mais roxo e no sol) e nesse link tem a foto que fiz pra etapa 3/10 do desafio Segura a Coisa - 2016.
Tb fiz um vídeo pra mostrar a mudança das cores
1x base reestruturadora Risqué
3x Interstellar
The Ranger from the 2014 movie Interstellar by Christopher Nolan. This specific vehicle from the movie interested me a lot, and I was able to build it in Lego form. A specific challenge of the build was the narrow profile of the spacecraft, and a lot of angled bricks were used to get this shape.
I was inspired by the fantastic builds by some of the 'spacers' at the Brick Show at STEAM last weekend. Thought I'd have a crack at some spacey stuff myself - the Interstellar Outpost competition seemed like the perfect prompt.
Tip o' the hat to Pete, Tim and Jeremy for their amazing stuff last weekend.
Traveled to deep space into the Lockman Hole region to photograph this Launchpad for alien spacecrafts. Stopped off at an unnamed planet's moon orbiting the star Alcor for dinner. The alien restaurant was ok. The food was great, but the place had no atmosphere. :P
PI ImageSolver script: 108242 stars found
SNR G156.2+5.7 is a large, shell-type supernova remnant (SNR) located in the Milky Way Galaxy. With an apparent diameter of about 3° across the sky, its angular size is notably large. For context, the full Moon appears roughly 0.5° across, making G156.2+5.7 about six times wider in apparent size. This substantial angular extent reflects both its relative proximity and the long period over which the remnant’s shock waves have expanded and diffused into the surrounding interstellar medium (ISM).
Situated approximately 3,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Perseus, G156.2+5.7 is thought to have originated from the supernova explosion of a massive star tens of thousands of years ago. In the aftermath, the stellar debris has formed a roughly spherical shell that continues to expand and evolve. As the shock wave plows into the ISM, it compresses and heats the interstellar gas and dust, producing emission that is particularly bright at the remnant’s outer edges.
Observations of G156.2+5.7 span multiple wavelengths, but the most comprehensive data have come from radio and X-ray studies. Radio surveys helped to discover its shell-type structure, revealing the distribution of relativistic electrons and magnetic fields. Subsequent X-ray observations using telescopes like ROSAT and XMM-Newton have provided deeper insights into the hot plasma within the remnant, allowing astronomers to map temperature variations, estimate the shock velocities, and probe the chemical abundances of the ejected material. Such analyses help researchers understand the energy released during the supernova event and the mass and nature of the progenitor star.
While G156.2+5.7 may not be as famous as remnants like the Crab Nebula or Cassiopeia A, it nonetheless plays an important role in our broader understanding of stellar and galactic evolution. Supernova remnants act as chemical “factories” and distributors, seeding the galaxy with heavy elements that become the raw materials for new stars, planetary systems, and potentially life. Investigating objects like G156.2+5.7 helps us piece together how supernova explosions shape the structure, composition, and future of the Milky Way.
(SNR G156.25.7 20240601 crop 2vm5_3_7_11gh3)
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM (Art)
Imaging Cameras
QHYCCD QHY294M Pro · ZWO ASI294MM Pro
Mounts
ZWO AM5
Filters
Astronomik Deep-Sky Blue 36mm · Astronomik Deep-Sky Green 36mm · Astronomik Deep-Sky Red 36mm · Astronomik H-alpha CCD MaxFR 6nm 36 mm · Astronomik L-2 Luminance UV/IR Block 36mm · Astronomik OIII CCD MaxFR 6nm 36 mm
Accessories
Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub · QHYCCD QHYCFW3-M-US · Talon 6 · ZWO EAF · ZWO EFW 7 x 36mm
Software
Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · Starkeeper Voyager Custom Array
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
ZWO 30mm Mini Guider Scope
Guiding Cameras
ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Acquisition details
Dates:
Feb. 13, 2024
March 6 - 8, 2024
March 12, 2024
April 3, 2024
Frames:
Astronomik Deep-Sky Blue 36mm: 100×60″(1h 40′)
Astronomik Deep-Sky Green 36mm: 100×60″(1h 40′)
Astronomik Deep-Sky Red 36mm: 100×60″(1h 40′)
Astronomik H-alpha CCD MaxFR 6nm 36 mm: 120×600″(20h)
Astronomik L-2 Luminance UV/IR Block 36mm: 200×60″(3h 20′)
Astronomik OIII CCD MaxFR 6nm 36 mm: 120×600″(20h)
Integration:
48h 20′
Avg. Moon age:
18.12 days
Avg. Moon phase:
16.22%
RA center: 04h58m05s.5
DEC center: +52°03′01″
Pixel scale: 10.990 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -178.980 degrees
Field radius: 3.768 degrees
WCS transformation: thin plate spline
Resolution: 1749x1749
File size: 10.0 MB
Locations: AAS Montsec, Àger, Lleida, Spain
Data source: Own remote observatory
Remote source: Non-commercial independent facility
Classic Science Fiction 70's Art - The interstellar Queen
Here is my tribute to classic Science Fiction Art of the 70’s. I remember the gorgeous spaceship art on book covers from that period which eventually led me to picking up Steward Cowley’s book Spacecraft 2000 to 2100 AD. Essentially an ensemble of fantastic space art from talented visual artists, which Cowley cleverly presents in a believable historical reference guide. For me, one ship stood out from the rest, the space liner Interstellar Queen.
And here it is presented in Lego form, my build of artist Angus Mckie’s graceful swan like space liner from the book. I’ve tried to capture the classic lines of the ship without altering too much of Mckie’s original design. I was a little apprehensive at first about the boxy nature of the hull, but seeing the finished model, I think she does have a certain charm about her. I had to make some changes to the rear of the ship and engine placement. This was due in part to the shaping of the Lego hull. The original technical drawing of the rear of the Interstellar Queen can be found in the book.
Specification of the Lego model
Length : 63cm
Width : 32cm
Height : 20cm (excluding base)
Build time : 1.5 months
The model is displayed in a space dock setting at her intended flight angle. Docking clamps hold her in place. I would have liked landing gear, but that made the model very unstable. The dock setting provides more stability.
This swirling palette of colours portrays the life cycle of stars in a spiral galaxy known as NGC 300.
Located some six million light-years away, NGC 300 is relatively nearby. It is one of the closest galaxies beyond the Local Group – the hub of galaxies to which our own Milky Way galaxy belongs. Due to its proximity, it is a favourite target for astronomers to study stellar processes in spiral galaxies.
The population of stars in their prime is shown in this image in green hues, based on optical observations performed with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at La Silla, Chile. Red colours indicate the glow of cosmic dust in the interstellar medium that pervades the galaxy: this information derives from infrared observations made with NASA’s Spitzer space telescope, and can be used to trace stellar nurseries and future stellar generations across NGC 300.
A complementary perspective on this galaxy’s composition comes from data collected in X-rays by ESA’s XMM-Newton space observatory, shown in blue. These represent the end points of the stellar life cycle, including massive stars on the verge of blasting out as supernovas, remnants of supernova explosions, neutron stars, and black holes. Many of these X-ray sources are located in NGC 300, while others – especially towards the edges of the image – are foreground objects in our own Galaxy, or background galaxies even farther away.
The sizeable blue blob immediately to the left of the galaxy’s centre is especially interesting, featuring two intriguing sources that are part of NGC 300 and shine brightly in X-rays.
One of them, known as NGC 300 X-1, is in fact a binary system, consisting of a Wolf-Rayet star – an ageing hot, massive and luminous type star that drives strong winds into its surroundings – and a black hole, the compact remains of what was once another massive, hot star. As matter from the star flows towards the black hole, it is heated up to temperatures of millions of degrees or more, causing it to shine in X-rays.
The other source, dubbed NGC 300 ULX1, was originally identified as a supernova explosion in 2010. However, later observations prompted astronomers to reconsider this interpretation, indicating that this source also conceals a binary system comprising a very massive star and a compact object – a neutron star or a black hole – feeding on material from its stellar companion.
Data obtained in 2016 with ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s NuSTAR observatories revealed regular variations in the X-ray signal of NGC 300 ULX1, suggesting that the compact object in this binary system is a highly magnetized, rapidly spinning neutron star, or pulsar.
The large blue blob in the upper left corner is a much more distant object: a cluster of galaxies more than one billion light years away, whose X-ray glow is caused by the hot diffuse gas interspersed between the galaxies.
Credits: ESA/XMM-Newton (X-rays); MPG/ESO (optical); NASA/Spitzer (infrared). Acknowledgement: S. Carpano, Max-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
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Da qualche anno pensavo di cambiare il rifrattore Scopos TL805, compagno di tante avventure sotto cieli stellati; quindi dopo tanti dubbi, rinvii e prediligendo un telescopio con un rapporto focale il più basso possibile, visto che l'Inquinamento luminoso spesso mi costringe ad utilizare filtri a banda stretta, la mia scelta è caduta sul tripletto apocromatico Askar 103APO con il suo riduttore 0.6X.
E la sua prima luce nel mese di dicembre non poteva che essere la "Grande nebulosa di Orione" nota anche come "M42" . Con il rapporto focale f/4 è stato bello riuscire e scorgere anche le nubi interstellari più deboli. Mi ritengo molto soddisfatto di questo primo risultato e mi auguro il primo di una lunga serie.
Buon Natale a tutti.
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For some years I had been thinking about changing the Scopos TL805 refractor, companion of many adventures under starry skies; so after many doubts, postponements and preferring a telescope with a focal ratio as low as possible, given that light pollution often forces me to use narrow-band filters, my choice fell on the Askar 103APO apochromatic triplet with its 0.6X reducer.
And its first light in December could only be the "Great Orion Nebula" also known as "M42" . With the focal ratio f/4 it was nice to be able to see even the faintest interstellar clouds. I am very satisfied with this first result and I hope for the first of a long series.
Merry Christmas to everyone.
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Optic: APO Refractor Askar 103APO + 0.6X
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC-Pro
Mount: Sky Watcher HEQ5 Synscan
Seeing: 3-4 (scala Antoniadi)
Filter: Narrowband Optolong L-eNhance 2"
-104x180s 121gain / 35 dark /21 flat / 18 darkflat /100 bias
-18x30s 121gain / 20 dark /100 bias
t° sensor: -10°C
Date: 10+16/12/2024
Integration: 5h 12min
Temperature: 7°C (media)
location for : Biancavilla -Catania-(Italy) 515m slm (Bortle 5-6)
Acquisition: NINA, PHDGuiding
Processing: DSS, SIRIL, PS, GraXpert.
Sharpless 101 (Sh 2-101) or the Tulip Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 6,000 light-years from Earth, with a diameter of about 70 light-years. As can be seen in the image, the nebula is dominated by ionized hydrogen HII excited by hot, luminous stars. There are also less visible ionized oxygen atoms OIII that collide with ionized hydrogen and interstellar material and are carried by interstellar winds to form tulip-shaped petals and blue arch-shaped structures or perhaps new flowers in the making. These structures are also due to the binary system Cygnus X-1, which consists of the star HDE 226868 and a black hole that rotate around each other at a distance of about 0.2 AU (or 20% of the distance of Earth from the Sun). The black hole attracts gas from the surface of the star, which, falling onto the black hole, creates an accretion disk around the black hole, forming curved jets of energetic particles that heat up and shine in the X-ray spectrum, and the star's surface is distorted into a teardrop shape due to rotation and gravity with the black hole. It should be noted that the star HDE 226868 is a blue supergiant of class OB, with an apparent magnitude of 9, but in the photo it is yellow-orange in color. It is believed that the gas and dust between the Earth and the star cause a reduced apparent magnitude of the star and an increased red hue, since red light can penetrate dust in the interstellar medium more effectively, thus causing the star to appear red. Also, the gravity of the black hole reshapes the stellar wind, which heats up and ionizes, so various radiations around the star vary, therefore the apparent magnitude also changes.
Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120
Mount: SkyWatcher NEQ6 pro
Camera: Touptek ATR585mm
Total integration time : 19.5 hrs
another resin painting. 9x12. available at unicoherent.com in the Original Art section.
This is actually the first of 4 resin paintings using the same colors. With this first piece, I was experimenting with ULTRA-low-viscosity resin. It really did flow like water. It was so thin that it covered the canvas with a ton left over. Obviously I didn't want to waste the resin so I started a 2nd piece that was 16x20". However as I started to work that piece the resin started to overheat and cure so quickly that one cup had a solid lump in it. That second piece remains unfinished. I decided to try making more with regular-low-viscosity resin. I started with a 16x20, which I sold before I got any really good photos of, though I may still post one of the mediocre photos, I'm not sure. And I always seem to mix more resin than I need so I created the 4th piece, which is Partial Eclipse Outwards.
Strobist info - Metz 48af1 reflected in the surface of a soap bubble. Processing using fractal plugin.
Having fun in my studio today. I was playing with water and stones and flash. It took a few attempts of dropping stones into a small fish tank with my left hand and firing off a burst of shots with flash with my right hand. I used electronic shutter for 30 frames per sec. I was surprised my Godox flash kept up just fine. This is what I ended up with. Then I had to come up with a creative name.
IC 1396A 25 minutes of integration in SHO with Planewave 17" CDK 431/1940 f 4/5 telescope, FLI-PL6303E CCD camera, Planewave Ascension 200HR mount by iTelescope.net, are 12 shots of which in Ha 4x120 seconds, in OIII 4x120 seconds and in SII 4x120 seconds, processing with Pixinsight and Photoshop. The Elephant Proboscis Nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger region of ionized gas IC 1396, located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light-years from Earth. The piece of the nebula shown here is the dark, dense globule IC 1396A; It is commonly referred to as the Elephant Proboscis Nebula because of its appearance at wavelengths of visible light, where there is a dark spot with a bright, sinuous edge. The bright edge is the surface of the dense cloud that is illuminated and ionized by a very bright and massive star (HD 206267) that lies just east of IC 1396A. (In the view shown by the Spitzer Space Telescope, the massive star is just to the left of the edge of the image.) The entire region of IC 1396 is ionized by the massive star, except for the dense globules that can protect themselves from the star's strong ultraviolet rays.