Venus Phase

Picture of Yesterday's Venus phase. Setting with Nikon D7500 and TLAPO80/480 f/6 ISO100 1/320s.

ATT Essen Cancelled

The ATT, annual exhibition for amateur astronomers, in Essen (Germany) for May 9th, 2020 is cancelled due to the German Covid-19 measures.

Comet C/2017 T2 Panstarrs with TLAPO80/480

Comet C/2017 T2 Panstarrs with TLAPO80/480 and Nikon D7500. It's the first time I'm observing this comet. And as with C/2019 Y1 Atlas is't also located in constellation Cassiopeia but north if it. Observation made while full moon.

Comet C/2019 Y1 Atlas with TLAPO80/480

Comet C/2019 Y1 Atlas with TLAPO80/480 and Nikon D7500. The first time I'm observing this comet. It's located in constellation Cassiopeia with a magnitude of 8.5.

Comet C/2019 Y4 Atlas with TLAPO80/480

Comet C/2019 Y4 Atlas with TLAPO80/480 and Nikon D7500. Picture was made while full moon. The comet is less bright the last week.

Full Moon

Venus and Pleiades with Bahtinov Mask

April 3, 2020, Venus in the Pleiades. Picture taken during start-up with Bahtinov Mask.