Upcoming MAI-75 SSTV event on June 9 and 10

On June 9 and June 10, Moscow Aviation Institute MAI-75 will be operating SSTV for a few ISS passes that overfly Moscow.

For more information see this link and my first experience MAI-75 early december 2020

New release v3.1.1 of Topaz DeNoise AI

I installed the latest version 3.1.1 of Topaz DeNoise AI. This update is available since this week and should be better and faster. To evaluate the update I used one of my astropictures from Comet Neowise... and let you decide yourself.

Satellites observing our Sun

A graphic overview of satellites observing our sun with the objective the understand how our sun works and the interaction with Earth.

Picture on Facebook

My picture from thursday evening of the Moon with planet Mercury was posted on facebook Sterrenkunde Forum VVS. The picture can be seen using this link on facebook.

Currently more then 100 people did like my picture.. my previous record was 75 likes with my picture of Saturn last year. It's always nice to see that others like my pictures :)

Moon Mercury and Venus after sunset

Yesterday evening, after sunset, both the Moon (3.5% illuminated), Mercury and Venus could be observed. At the moment of the picture, Venus was only 5° above the horizon.

 

Picture of the Week : my photo from Mercury and Pleiades

My picture from Mercury with the Pleiades on May 2nd, 2021 was selected as the Picture of the Week. This was published in AstroLab Hemeljournaal of May 10th.

See the link to the Journal fro AstroLab Iris

Venus and Mercury in evening twilight

Yesterday evening, during evening twilight, I could observe Venus only 3° above the north-western horizon. North of Venus, planet Mercury is visible.

Half an hour later Mercury could be seen with the naked eye.