A short tour through Cassiopeia
We had some good weather at the start of this week. There were some high clouds and the moon was up, but that didn’t stop me from appreciating the beauty of double stars from the garden. I picked this...
View ArticleSketching some double stars under the pristine sky of La Palma
I have just returned from a week of observing on the lovely island of La Palma (Spain). Mainly for deep sky, but since the seeing on the top of mountain is well known for its quality, I could not...
View ArticleOp Holmbergs jagen en meer vanaf de Col du Galibier (dutch)
Net terug van een week vakantie in de Franse Alpen met het gezin. Uiteraard ging de telescoop ook mee omdat de periode rond nieuwe maan is en natuurlijk omdat er hier veel donkere locaties te vinden...
View ArticleWaarneemsessie Lochem 7 Aug ’19 (dutch)
Sinds lange tijd eindelijk weer eens buiten gestaan. De laatste keer in Nederland dateert zelfs van 27 februari… mijn eerste astro dip in 5 jaar? Gelukkig is er nu een mooie gelegenheid voor een...
View ArticleVier satellieten van Andromeda en een ghost (dutch)
Net als ons eigen melkwegstelsel heeft ook het naastgelegen Andromeda complex satellieten in haar bezit. Deze bestaat uit ten minste 14 dwergstelsels. De bekendste hiervan zijn M32 en M110 die dicht...
View ArticleVenus & The Pleiades
Venus was getting nearer and nearer the Pleiades this week. Finally, on April 3rd the encounter was so close that the planet entered the boundaries of this magnificent star cluster. Last but not least,...
View ArticleSunspots and a Partial Eclipse
In preparation of the partial solar eclipse of June 10th 2021 I took out the 15×70 binoculars a week earlier and had a quick look at our closest star. Since my attention goes out mainly to deepsky...
View ArticleComet 12P/Pons-Brooks
During my recent visit to Namibia I had a chance to observe this comet at the day we were moving through its plane and the anti-tail was best visible. A splendid sight! The post Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks...
View ArticleCompilation of 14 southern planetary nebulae
Herewith a selection of 14 planetary nebulae, all seen from Namibia with a 16″ (Martini) dobson.Very interesting to compare and seeing how different these objecst are! The post Compilation of 14...
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