Solvay Public Lectures - Kip Thorne - Gravitational Waves

 

Two Nobel Laureates will be talking about gravitational waves @Flagey: Kip Thorne and David Gross.

This will be on Sunday October 25th (15h). 

See more using this link Solvayinstitutes.be

Sol'Ex H-alpha, H-beta and HeID3

 

After more then a month, I took the time to capture the Sun using my Sol'Ex.

Seeing was moderate but with some clouds coming over.

The main challenge was the setting of the scope after usage during the total solar Eclipse.

Setting

Sol'Ex on TLAPO80/480 and ASI678MM

Herschel wedge and IR Cut filter

Sx/Sy = 1 and Tilt between 0,5 and 1° (need some more time to adjust)

Software: SharpCap, Inti, AstroSurface, CS4

My Sol'Ex picture of the Sun on the Cover of Magazine "Heelal"

 

WOW! My Sol'Ex picture of the Sun of July 15 is published in magazine "Heelal". How cool is this getting this acknowledgement.

See also this link https://pascalhilkensastropage.blogspot.com/2026/07/sun-july-15-different-wavelengts.html

Progress Baily's Bead during total solar eclipse

The progression of Baily's beads during the total solar eclipse, beautifully transitioning into the chromosphere.

First image before C2 and second image after C3 contact.

Adapt a Pixel Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

 

Claim your pixel on one of the first images from NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope! When Roman captures its first images, each pixel will represent a piece of the cosmos never seen before at this resolution. Claim your pixel and be part of this historic moment!

So I did and my unique number is 32307. When posting this message, 286500 pixels are claimed. 

La Palma Telescopes

Last summer I visited the Canary Island, La Palma and nicknamed La Isla Bonita (after the song from Madonna). 

We spend an afternoon around all the telescopes... very impressive and with the clouds below, it was a fantastic view.

Some telescopes: 

- William Herschel

- Isaac Newton

- Gran Telescopia Canaries

- Mercator telescope

- MAGIC & Cherenkov

- DOT or Dutch Open Telescope

- and of course Swedisch 1m Telescope

All of them are located at La Roque de los Muchachos at 2400m above sealevel. 

Launch of Roman Space Telescope

Great launch of Falcon Heavy Rocket with Roman Space Telescope. Let's see what future will bring scientifcally:

- Search for exoplanets

- Understanding the fabric of the cosmos

- Supernova

- Black holes

As a virtual guest of the launch, I received aswell my stamp.