Wednesday, July 8, 2026

MIT Open course

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

Near occultation of ZC797 by Helios is published in magazine Heelal

The observation by Helios (Bart, Lieven and Myself) of the near occultation of SAO77121 by the Moon is published in Magazine Heelal of July 2026.The description of this observation can be found in my blog via this link 





Supernova SN2026fvx published in magazine Heelal

My observation of Supernova SN2026fvx is published in Magazine Heelal of July 2026
See my blog: https://pascalhilkensastropage.blogspot.com/2026/04/sipernova-sn2026fvx-in-ngc4205.html





Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Sun Sol'Ex June 28




 

Active sun in different wavelenghts using Sol'Ex by James R on TLAPO80/480 and ASI678MM.


Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Noctilucent Clouds June 29

Finally, I could capture noctilucent clouds. The last time I could observe them was back in 2024.






Friday, June 26, 2026

Filament 109km/s AR4478 Solex

Filament eruption near AR4478 on June 25. I repaired my Sol'Ex by James R and I completed a try out together wtih Lieven, a Helios colleague.

After taking the first scan, a filemant showed up in Ha2cb. Using JSolex, the speed is abt 109km/s
A made a couple of gif images to show the dynamics across different wavelengths; from 0,5 till 2,5A and -0,5 till -2,5A from the centre of the H-Alpha line.

Setting
- Sol'Ex by James R, 2nd Gen Slit, TLAPO80/480 and ASI678MM
- Herschel Wedge
- tilt -2,6° and Sx/Sy=1
- Software : SharpCap, Inti, CS4, JSolex