Messier M3

Globular Cluster Messier M3 (NGC5227) in Canes Venatici is located at a distance of 32.000 light years from Earth.
Pictures were taken (May 7th, 0h57UT) with Nikon D7500 on TAL200K. In total 10 pictures each 30s and ISO3200 are stacked using Deepskystacker. Final editing with CS4.

Kemble 2 - Mini Cassiopeia

The asterism Kemble 2 or STAR 25 carries the name ‘Mini-Cassiopeia’. Its shape looks just like
the ‘W’ of his bigger brother Cassiopeia. The stars that shape this figure are all of magnitude 7 and 8. Kemble 2 is best seen through large binoculars or small telescopes with a low magnification. You can find Mini-Cassiopeia between υ en χ Draconis in constellation Draco.

Jupiter at opposition

Jupiter is at opposition on May 8 & 9 and is the entire night visible.

Saturn in the morning sky

This morning I made some time to take pictures of Saturn. Conditions however are poor, with bad seeing and the ringed planet only showing up 16° above the south-east horizon. I was not able to observe details neither the Cassini division.
Pictures are taken with ASI224MC camera and stacking was done using AutoStakkert. Editing with CS4.

Napoleon's Hat, Picot 1

In the constellation Bootes, an asterisms named Napoleon's Hat or Picot 1 is visible.
It's a group of 7 stars, south of Arcturus, discovered by Fulbert Picot.

Jupiter and Great Red Spot

Jupiter.almost at opposition. Conditions were very well with good seeing and dark sky. The passing of the GRS (Great Red Spot) at the center was at 23h53UT and the picture was taken one hour later. You see the GRS clearly aswell the other cloudbands.
I used my TAL200K scope with ASI224MC camera. Stacking completed using AutoStakkert and final editing with CS4.

Succesfull ATT number 34

Again a very well organised ATT Astronomy Exhibtion in Essen Germany. A lot of people did visit the exhibition but it never felt overloaded.

Selfie with Helios member Walter in front of Celestron and Baader

 
Big players like Lunt, Bresser, Baader Planetarium, Astromarket, Teleskop-service, Vixen, Atik, Noctutet, ... gave their best to promote the astronomy equipment. But also private people gave their best in selling second hand stuff.

Lunt promoted their solarscopes by installing three H alfa scope for viewing at the sun.

My focus was on color filters, wide field oculars, solarscopes, small guided mounts and of course finding out the things I still don't know :)

During the day, ATT provided different lectures, of one on Solareruption I attended. See summary at this link.

Selfie with Ulrich von Kusserow (Astrophysicist providing lecture on Solareruptions)