Mercury, the innermost planet of the solar system, transited the sun on 11 November 2019. The last transit of Mercury was in 2016. The next one won’t be until 2032. During a transit, Mercury appearsContinue reading
Comet 46P/Wirtanen
46P/Wirtanen is a small short-period comet with a current orbital period of 5.4 years. The comet was discovered photographically on January 17, 1948, by the American astronomer Carl Avatar Wirtanen. On 16 December 2018 theContinue reading
Namibia 2018
Namibia is the top destinition for astronomers and star gazers. Due to the low population density, the very low air pollution and the non-existing light pollution the country offers ideal conditions to explore the southernContinue reading
Evening Venus at dawn, Jupiter with GRS-passage
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
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
Sun in white light, 17 August 2017
During my holiday I got a visit from Viktor. We decided to observe the sun and some “daylight” planets. Sunspot area 12671 was prominent. We ended our observation by locating Venus at daylight. continue readingContinue reading