Monday, April 29, 2024

Sun Halo

 


Some halo's around the Sun this late afternoon:
- 22° halo
- Sundogs
- Upper tangent
- Circumzenithal arc
- and below the circumzenithal arc touches the supralateral arc

The supraleteral arc is not quit circular and thus I guess it's not the 46° halo.

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Millky Way - Study Butte (Texas)

 




Selection of three pictures of the milky way taken in a bortle 1 location in Study Butte (near Big Ben National Park, Texas).
Setting:
Nikon D7500, f/3.5, 10mm, ISO1600, 60s exposure time
Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i on Manfrotto Tripod
Editing unsing CS4

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Milky Way - Study Butte Texas

 


Image of Milky Way taken in Study Butte near Big Bend National Park (Texas).
Setting :
Nikon D7500 f/3.5 10mm ISO1600,  60s
Star Adventurer 2i on Manfrotto tripod
Editing : CS4

Thursday, April 4, 2024

ATT Essen: One month to go

On May 4th, the annual European largest Astronomy Fair will take place in Essen (Germany). The ATT (Astronomie udnd Technicktref) is the place to be when looking for both new and second hand astronomy material.

See for more this link.