Moon almost First Quarter

A rather cold evening with 10°C and the Moon mow above the Southern horizon. It's almost First Quarter (47% illuminated). Picture was taken using the function MU : Mirror Up position. The result is a more sharp picture as the shutter is already open.

Open Cluster M26

Open Cluster M26 is located in constellation Scutum and about 5100 light years away from Earth.

Details : Nikon D7500 with TLAPO 80/480 f/6 and total exposure of 330s; each picture ISO800 and 30s exposore. Raw files converted to DNG files and stacked using DeepSkyStacker. Final editing with CS4.

Globular Cluster M28

Globular Cluster M28 is located in constellation Sagittarius and 18000 light years away from Earth. The cluster is 12 billion years old. 

Details : Nikon D7500 with TLAPO 80/480 f/6 and total exposure of 450s; each picture ISO640 and 30s exposore. Raw files converted to DNG files and stacked using DeepSkyStacker. Final editing with CS4.

Globular Cluster M62

Globular Cluster M62 is located in constellation Ophiuchus and about 22500 light years from Earth. Picture was taken in Tessenderlo, during twilight and blocked by a tree.

Details : Nikon D7500 with TLAPO 80/480 f/6 and total exposure of 120s; each picture ISO640 and 30s exposore. Raw files converted to DNG files and stacked using DeepSkyStacker. Final editing with CS4.

ISS Fly By

The winter constellations appear in the morning sky: Orion, Taurus and Auriga above the eastern horizon. The bright trail is the International Space Station ISS.

Waxing Crescent Moon 8% Illuminated

This evening the Moon could be observed low above the Western Horizon. The moon, 60h after New Moon, is 8% illuminated.

Planet Neptune

Planet Neptune is currently loacted in constellation Aquaries. The picture shows also NGC7585 and NGC7576.