Weather Summary April

In comparison with previous 4 year, this April 2018 is the most warm and the most wet. I registrated only one air frost day; last year it was 10 days.

Lecture on Space-X @ Urania

On May 26th, a Lecture will be given on Space-X @Urania, Antwerp. With this Lecture, Urania will officialy end it's Calender Year 2017-2018. In September, the new year 2018-2019 will be kicked off.

Jupiter Opposition on May 8&9

Jupiter, the largest and most massive planet of our solar system is at opposition on May 8 & 9. The day after, the planet will be closest to Earth, which is about 4.4 AU or 65MM Km. This all means that the planet is visible the entire night. Have fun.

The Sun Unleashed : monster filament in UV

Credit NASA GSFC SDO

In 2011 a moderate flare erupted from the sun, but after that flare eruption a enormous ejection of plasma was seen in UV. The timelapse shows this ejection and how it "falls" back on the sun following the magnetic field lines - which in normal condition are invisible.

Click Here for the video Time Lapse.

Heavy Rainfall

This morning my rain gauge showed a rainfall of 44 liter/m2. It's not a record, but still a lot of rain. It's also 50% of the rainfall so far during the month of april (82 liter/m2).

Black Holes Video

Interesting video talking about black holes. Quit interesting (and new for me) is the fact the scientist believe that alone in our own galaxy 1 billion black holes are hidden - and only 60 are "found".

For the video use this link.

ATT - Essen Germany - Biggest Astronomy Exhibition - 1 week to go

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.