Since march 2018 I noticed the bright shining planet Venus in the western evening sky. A photo from Christian encouraged me to observe Venus shortly after sun set. I also realised that seeing conditions wereContinue reading
Atmospheric phenomena
Atmospheric phenomena are optical phenomena arising from the optical properties of the Earth’s atmosphere. Christian were able to take photos of three different types of atmospheric phenomena: a sun pillar at sunset, a 22° sunContinue reading
Equipment review: Skywatcher mount AZ EQ6GT, offspring in the Wulkaprodersdorf observatory
Viktor has a new astro toy. The master of star hopping has a Goto-mount, finally! Upgrading his Takahashi EM-200 mount with Goto-capability was too expensive and no option for him. So he contacted Tommy NavratilContinue reading
Deep Sky observing in the Austrian Alps, 25 August 2017
Deep sky observing on a 1700 meters high mountain without being disturbed from direct street lamp stray light and ground fog. A team of 4 amateur astronomers enjoyed views of the summer milky way andContinue reading
New images: Hunting for lightning, summer 2017
Christian could photograph some spectacular lightnis during the numerous thunderstorms the contrary 2017 summer using his Olympus E-M10 Mak II and 7 mm lens f/8 with Live-Composite. Photos of two nights: 14 July 2017 andContinue reading