300.000 Visitors on my Blog. Thank You

 

Today my blog reached 300.000 visitors. Thank you for keep reading my blogposts.

100 days to Total Solar Eclipse August 12, 2026

 100 days to go to Total Solar Eclipse August 12, 2026.

Supernova type 2 SN2026kid in NGC5907

NGC 5907 is spiral galaxy located in constellation Draco and about 46,5 million lightyears away from Eath. It's magnitude is 10.3 and is commonly called the Splinter Galaxy or Cat Scratch Galaxy.

On April 22, a supernova was detected in NGC5907; a supernova type II, and was noted as SN2026kid. This is the second supernova, the first one in 1940.

I could image the supernova using TAL200K f/8.5 with ASI2600MC.

Polaralignment and Staralignment using SharpCap

Capturing with ASIAir Plus

Filter : Optolong L-Pro

Exposure : 10x300s (with guiding)

Software: SharpCap, ASIAir Plus, APP, DeNoise AI, CS4

Workproces astrophotography using ASIair Plus

 

My workprocess when using TAL200K with ASIair for deepsky imaging. 

44 Nysa in M44

This weekend, asteroid 44 Nysa could be observed when crossing M44. M44 or Beehevi Cluster, is a bright open star cluster.

Setting:

TLAPO80/480 with ASI2600MC.

Filter Optolong L-Pro

Exposure : 37x60s (FITS)

Software: SharpCap, ASTAP, CS4

The best fits files were stacked using ASTAP. Stacking was done both on stars as on 44 Nysa. 

Venus, Uranus & Pleiades

Venus, Uranus with Pleiades.

Venus, Moon and Pleiades

During my vacation in Nieuwpoort I could capture Venus, the Moon with Pleiades. I used my Nikon D7500 with Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 lens.