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The Moon
This video was pictured, when I made the final test of my equipment I used for capturing Venus. Very nice view. The clouds make it even more dramatic. What I was trying to test here, was the one star...
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Some hours ago (about 9:30 local time) a meteor hit Russia (actually it hit the sea). But the “Bang” could clearly be heard in a city 60 km away (it smashed some windows). The “Bang”: Stay tuned for...
View Article2012 DA14
As you might have noticed (because every network on the planet reported about that), there was a second asteroid just passing earth’s orbit with a minimum distance of around 28000km. That sounds much,...
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Comets, comets, comets
The rush hour out there continues. Currently two comets are on their way around the sun. The first is called C/2011 L4 or “PanSTARRS”. Look at this gorgeous picture taken by John M. Sarkissian: Image...
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ISS
The ISS is one of the brightest object in the sky. But how to find it? Unfortunately, the station runs quite fast and you can easily miss it. There are of course astronomy apps for smartphones or...
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News from ISON
After several weeks of bad viewing conditions. ISON is still not visible at my area. Pretty bad. Other people (with less atmosphere) have definitely more luck. First, here is a time laps video you...
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Moon, Taurus and Pleiades
These images were captured on September 15th. The Moon is just rising. Some degrees above You see the gorgeous Pleiades (part of the constellation Taurus). This is a simulation (source: Stellarium).
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Lovejoy C/2014
By far not the best picture of Lovejoy C/2014, but it is my picture of it. So, at least it counts for me. This picture was made on 14.01.2015 22:40 CET.
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Reminder: partial solar eclipse
This goes to all readers from Europe, North Africa and their neighbours. Next Friday on March 20th (20.03.2015) there will be a partial solar eclipse visible in Europe and the northern part of Africa,...
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ISS & CSD
pictured in hamburg on 01.08.2015 23:37. The spark on the left is the trail of the ISS (30s exposure). The colourful rays on the right is an installation of several lasers representing the “rainbow...
View ArticlePartial Solar eclipse (2015)
Here is a short video of time lapse movie of the partial solar eclipse in 2015 (as announced here). Enjoy
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