Picture on Facebook

My picture from thursday evening of the Moon with planet Mercury was posted on facebook Sterrenkunde Forum VVS. The picture can be seen using this link on facebook.

Currently more then 100 people did like my picture.. my previous record was 75 likes with my picture of Saturn last year. It's always nice to see that others like my pictures :)

Moon Mercury and Venus after sunset

Yesterday evening, after sunset, both the Moon (3.5% illuminated), Mercury and Venus could be observed. At the moment of the picture, Venus was only 5° above the horizon.

 

Picture of the Week : my photo from Mercury and Pleiades

My picture from Mercury with the Pleiades on May 2nd, 2021 was selected as the Picture of the Week. This was published in AstroLab Hemeljournaal of May 10th.

See the link to the Journal fro AstroLab Iris

Venus and Mercury in evening twilight

Yesterday evening, during evening twilight, I could observe Venus only 3° above the north-western horizon. North of Venus, planet Mercury is visible.

Half an hour later Mercury could be seen with the naked eye.

 

Bright Halo

From this morning onwards the Sun is accompagnied by a Halo. A bright and 360' one could be observed around midday.

Mercury and Pleiades

This evening, low above the north-western horizon, Mercury and Pleiades.

One week to go : ATT Essen 2021 Digital

The famous ATT (Astronomy and Technology Meeting) in Essen is a trade show especially for amateur astronomers and one of the largest event of its kind in Europe. This year the event will go digital with different speakers and more then 30 exibiters. All this will go live on May 8, 2021 from AM10h.

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