Partial Daylight Occultation of Mercury

This morning, low above the eastern horizon, a partial occultation of Mercury will occur when Mercury will be partially concealed by the Moon. It will be difficult as the Moon is only 2 days old and 5% illuminated and it happens at 10° above the horizon.  The event will be happening around 7h43 UT (9h43 local)
So be very carefull as the sun will be at close proximity!

Nikon D850

After the introduction of the new Nikon D7500 earlier this year, Nikon announces the NIKON D850, replacing their Nikon D810.

Planets visible during Eclipse Aug 21, 2017

Which stars and planets will be visible during the solar eclipse of  August 21, 2017?
North-West of the eclipse will Mars and Venus show up. South-East is Mercurius visible. Just above the eastern horizon will Jupiter be seen. South-East of the eclipse the bright star Regulus can be found.
Information provided for Rexburg (ID).

Hemel - Ciel - Sky

Between July 22nd and September 3th, the Royal Palace in Brussels will host the exposition "Science and Culture" with the theme "Hemel - Ciel - Sky". See also this link.

Have fun !

Venus - Moon Conjunction July 20

Composition made by Guido Gubbels

Some more pictures of the conjunction between the planet Venus and the Moon on July 20 around 12h UT. A summary of the observation is also available on the VVS website.

Moon 11% illuminated - Venus bright NE of the Moon a couple of minutes after conjunction

My picture published in newspaper

My picture of the moon with airplane was published in the national newspaper "Het Nieuwsblad" on July 20th.

One month to go for totallity

Total Sun Eclips in the US.. only one month to go.