Noctilucent Clouds July 5, 2020

Around 23h local time (UT21h) the sky was filled with noctilucent clouds (NLC). At some point the clouds were seen 40° above the horizon. 

This cloud group was seen in Poland, north of the UK, Belgium (Antwerp, Gent, Mechelen) and even in Hungary (Budapest).

I was able to make a lot of pictures and saw the structure changing over time. 

Bright NLC

Currently very bright NLC above #Averbode. The NLC reach about 40' above the horizon.

Photoshop Tutorial DIY Filmstrip

The making of a 35mm Filmstrip was done using the website link. I'm using CS4 and a filmstrip is not part of the toolbox. 

This how the template looks like. Have fun!

Venus - Mercury Traject May 18-23 Film Strip

My Helios collegue Guido inspired me to represent my pictures of the 5 day Venus-Mercury traject. During those 5 days Mercury was "moving up" towards  Venus and eventualy passing it by. 

Guido presented my pictures using an old fashioned film strip. I liked this so much that I took time to make my own film strip template  in CS4.

My picture of supernova SN2020jfo in M61 published in Astromical magazine Heelal

The astronomical magazine Heelal of July 2020 (vol 65, number 7, p26) is publishing my picture of supernova type 2 SN2020jfo in galaxy Messier M61. 

Globular Cluster Messier M69

Globular Cluster Messier M69 is located in constellation Sagittarius and is about 29000 light years away from Earth.

Picture taken with Nikon D7500 and TLAPO80/480 f/6. Setting ISO800 and 11x30s exposure time. Raw data converted to DNG files and stacking using DeepSkyStacker. Editing using CS4 and DeNoise AI.

Ptolemy Cluster Messier M7

Open starcluster Messier M7, Ptolemy Cluster, is located in constellation scorpius and is about 980 light years away from Earth. The cluster has been known already since 130AD and observed by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy. 

The open starcluster is the most southern Messier Object with an altitude op 3,5° above the southern horizon. So it's a real challenge to find it. It can only be seen with a perfect view on the southern horizon.

Picture taken with Nikon D7500 and TLAPO80/480 f/6. Setting ISO640 and 16x30s exposure time. Raw data converted to DNG and stacking using DeepSkyStacker. Editing using CS4 and DeNoise AI.