Viktor observed objects of the winter and spring starry sky. NGC 4361, NGC 5466, M 3, M 13, NGC 6207, NGC 4490 and Jupiter. Good conditions with excellent sky transparency and steady seeing.
Sunset in Sahara dust, 5 April 2016
Air pollution was high in Eastern Austria and Europe as a flow of air brought Saharan dust from north Africa resulting in yellowish hazy sky near sunset.
Deep sky image: IC 1805, the heart nebula in Hα :
IC 1805 is a huge emission nebula in Cassiopeia.is emission nebulae in Cassiopeia. The exposure time was about 4 hours using a Takahashi FSQ106ED refractor @ f/5 and an ATIK 383L+.
Deep Sky observing in Eridanus and Taurus, 2 December 2015
Viktor observed the planetary nebula NGC 1535 in Eridanus. The nebula was discovered by William Herschel on February 1, 1785. Viktor used his small Televue Ranger refractor and had a look on Messier 1, theContinue reading
Winter Deep Sky observing, 18 November 2015
Viktor observed objects of the autumn and winter starry sky. M 1, NGC 1514, NGC 457, Christmas tree cluster were this targets using his small Televue Ranger refractor.
Deep Sky observing of planetary nebulae, 16 November 2015
In Viktors observatory we had an observing session of the autumn starry sky. Some planetary nebulae such as NGC 7094, NGC 1514, M 76 as well as galaxies and globular clusters were observed.
Deep sky image: IC 1848, the Soul Nebula in Hα
IC 1848 is a huge emission nebula in Cassiopeia.is emission nebulae in Cassiopeia. Several small open clusters are embedded in the nebula: CR 34, 632, and 634 (in the head) and IC1848 (in the body).Continue reading
Deep sky image of Nov 2013: Messier 45, the Pleiades in Taurus
The Pleiades or Seven Sisters (Messier 45) is an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus. The cluster is dominated by hot blue and extremely luminous stars that have formed within the last 100 millionContinue reading