Weather Summary April

Low Rainfall with only 22 liter/m2. This year so far only 237 liter/m2

Sundog

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Sunset with Sundog. Picture taken with my weatherstation in the front, the bright sundog in the back.

Agenda ATT Essen available - Again Lecture by U. Kusserow

ATT - Europe's biggest astronomy exhibition !

The ATT is Europe's biggest exhibition especially for amateur astronomers. You will find state-of-the-art telescopes and accessories as well as used and homemade instruments. Here you meet manufacturers and experienced amateur astronomers from all over Europe to share your thoughts with. Furthermore the ATT offers a platform for public presentation of observatories and astronomy clubs. In short, this is the place to be for anyone who is interested in astronomy. You will get plenty of ideas and inspirations for your hobby. Come and find out for yourself, and we are looking forward to meeting you at the ATT in Essen, Germany.

As part of the exibition, Ulrich von Kusserow will give a lecture on the Magnetic Solarsystem.

Pint of Science Festival

The Annual Pint of Science Festival will take place on May 20 - 22, 2019. Lectures will be given in 14 cities within Belgium. For other countries check the website - Pintofscience.

Specific for Belgium and astronomy related, these are the lectures :

20 May 2019

Brussel : The Dark Universe. 

Leuven : It’s a small world after all. 

Mechelen : Een blik in het eindeloze heelal. 

21 May 2019

Antwerpen : From Cold plasme to cold space. 

Brussel : Outer Space, What lies beyond. 

Leuven : Life, Death and afterlife of stars.

22 May 2019

Brussel : A tour of the microcosmos. 

Leuven : And there was light. 

Apollo Lezing in Bib Herselt 14 Mei

The Sky

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This evening this evening is on fire!

RE: Halo 22

You dramatically grow my interest in space... thanks for sharing this. So fascinating... Nature gifts the world with scenes of such beauty.

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Subject: Halo 22

Almost an entire day it was possible to see a very very bright halo around the Sun. In the morning it could be seen above Vigo, at noon time the halo was 360' above Redendela.
I never saw such a bright halo before and for so long.