In between the clouds, I could take some pictures of the sun using PST40.
Pascal Hilkens Astro Home Page
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
October 2016 Weather Summary
The weather from October 2016 is comparable with the one from October 2015. Avg temperatures rather warm and it with only 35,9mm rain it was also a dry month.
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Chinese Space Program - Long March - Shenzhou - Tiangong 2
We sometimes forget that it's not only the NASA, ESA or Roscosmos who are exploring space. The Chinese Space Program is running quit well. This month a powerfull Long March 2F/G Y11 space rocket launched the space craft Shenzhou-11 with two astronauts (taikonaut) to their space lab Tiangong-2. This is currently visible at night when it's crossing your area - see heavens-above for more information at your location.
DIY Making solar pictures using your DSLR on PST
Sun on oct 30, 2016
Some small active regions on the sun with a couple of bright prominences.
Picture taken using PST Coronado 40 -f/10 and 24mm oculair.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
300 days to the Eclipse
On August 21, 2017, a total eclipse of the sun will be seen across big parts of the United States of America. See also Great American Eclipse.
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Light Pollution Map
How dark is your sky at night? See latest Light Pollution Map. Thanks to efforts from the city council of #Scherpenheuvel-Zichem we have in my city a much darker sky then the years before.
Light Pollution Map 2015 |
Light Pollution Map 2016 |
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