Double Double Epsilon Lyrae

Only Double (Double Double  Epsilon Lyrae)

About 1,2° east from Vega it's possible to observe a double star with low magnification. This is epsilon Lyrae and is separated by 208 arc seconds. Compare this with a separation of 720 arc seconds of Alcor & Mizar in the constellation Ursa Major.
When viewing with larger magnification both stars have a compagnon. They are separated by respectively 2,3 arc seconds and 2,4 arc seconds.

Visual I was able to see the Double Double using reflector TAL200K with 12mm. However, my pictures did not cover the Double Double; both using the TAL200 aswell as the TLAPO80/480 f/6.

Double Star Albireo Beta Cygni

The Double Star Albireo (Beta Cyg) as observed with refractor TLAPO 80/480 f/6 and reflector TAL200K f/8.5. Both stars are separated by 35 arc seconds and both telescopes show the double star nicely. The brightest star is colored yellow, the B-component itself has a blue color. This combination is one of the best to see the difference in color and a perfect view during a starparty.

All pictures are taken with Nikon D7500 and are single shots. Limited editing using CS4.

Pictures of a couple of NGC's

A couple of NGC are observed the past weeks.

NGC 6210 Planetary Nebula : beautifull blue dot
NGC 6440 Globular Star Cluster
NGC 6445 Planetary Nebula : small blue shape
NGC 6712 Globular Star Cluster
NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula - in the middle of the milky way - rich of stars
NGC 6997 Open Star Cluster - in the middle of the milky way - rich of stars
NGC 6207 Galaxy near M13 Globular Star Cluster

All pictures taken with Refractor TLAPO80/480 f/6 and Nikon D7500 with flattener x1. Stacking was performed with DeepskyStacker and final editing using CS4.

Parker Solar Probe underway to the Sun

So far so good after a great lift off of the Delta IV Heavy rocket.

T-4 Countdown started

The Delta IV Heavy is ready to take off carying the Parker Solar Probe.

M8, M10, M11, M12 and M92

Observing a couple of Messier Objects with refractor TLAPO80/480 f/6 and taking pictures with Nikon D7500. Stacking done with DeepskuStacker and editing using CS4.

NGC 6440 and NGC 6445

Both NGC 6440 and NGC 6445 are seen on the picture below. Both very faint objects are taken with Nikon D7500 and TLAPO80/480 f/6.
NGC 6445 is a planetary nebula located about 4500 light years from Earth. The literature refers also to Box Nebula or Little Gem.