On Friday 20/2 and Saterday 21/2 evening, Mars and Venus will be even as close as 0,25° and the moon will be close to about 0,5°.
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Sunday, February 15, 2015
Venus, Mars and the Moon all at less then 0,5°
Watch this week the sky after sunset in the west - southwest. As from Tuesday Feb 17, Mars and Venus will be close with each other (at the sky of cours) and within 2° for the next week.
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2 in Andromeda
Start Trail Winter Constellations
Using Startrails software (see usefull links in this blog) winter constellations Orion & Taurus are stacked into a beautifull star trail.
Total of 29 pictures each 30s taken by Nikon D60 f/4 18mm ISO200.
Total of 29 pictures each 30s taken by Nikon D60 f/4 18mm ISO200.
Winter Constellations Orion & Taurus
Last night winter constellations Orion & Taurus observed. Weather conditions -4°C with low humidity and 1031hPa.
Orion Nebula could be well observed using OrionXT12 with OIII filter.
Orion Nebula could be well observed using OrionXT12 with OIII filter.
Details modified using CS4
Limited midification using CS4
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Friday, January 16, 2015
Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2 in Taurus
Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2 is currently in constellation Taurus near star 5 Tauri (mag 4.1).
The comet is difficult to see with the naked eye and with a small telescoop it's seen as a blue colored blur.
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