A test of wide-angle lenses for astrophotography on FX format. The shots were taken from suburban conditions, the camera was mounted on a static tripod without guiding. The left image is always the full frame, the middle one is the center, and the right one is the upper left corner of the image. Read More
Even when the moon is almost full (95% in this case) there are interesting features to be found near the terminator:
23rd October 2015
127mm f/8 AP refractor, Televue 3x Barlow, QHY5L-II color CMOS camera, stacked in Autostakkert, processing in Photoshop.
Venus, Jupiter and Mars are lined up below the constellation Leo
In October 2015 four planets line up in the morning sky for a very beautiful display. Mercury is hidden below the horizon in this picture. Read More
The September 28th total lunar eclipse was very impressive, as it turned out to be a very dark one, and for once, it happened in a perfectly clear sky.
After bad weather in August yesterday the sky was good enough for half a night of observing and photography Read More
Today I tried to capture a transit of the ISS across the disc of the sun, but somehow I missed it, even though I started my series of exposures according to a GPS clock. So the only result I can show is the face of the quiet sun, with only small sunspots littered across. Read More
Yesterday afternoon I decided to do some simple astrophotography high up in the mountains. I chose the Cavalljoch as the view to the south is unobstructed. My backpack was way too heavy, but somehow I managed to trek from Schattenlagant to the Cavalljoch. The night was the darkest night I ever experienced. M13 was clearly visible with indirect vision with the unaided eye. Read More
Currently Venus and Jupiter are pairing up for a brilliant conjunction in the evening sky, here are some images:
Astro-Professional 560mm f/7 ED, Nikon D7000, ISO 800, 0,4s, crop from image below
Yesterday evening a cold front produced some sever thunderstorms across central Europe, lightning was flashing contiuously for a few hours, here are the best images I was able to take:
