Moon-Uranus

This evening, both the Moon and planet Uranus within 2° field of view.
Setting : Nikon D7500 with TLAPO80/480 f/6, ISO100 and exposure time of 3s. This capture was more difficult then I expected.

Alexander's Beaded Rim

A couple of hours before quarter Moon, the dark side of the Terminator shows Alexander's Beaded Rim. The moon is 42% illuminated (Feb 7, 2022).

Setting : Nikon D7500 and TALPO80/480 f/6, ISO100 and exposure time of 1/160s. Editing using CS4.

The Sun in CaK and OIII feb 5, 2022

Pictures of the Sun on Feb 5, 2022 both in OIII as in CaK.

Setting : Nikon D7500 & TAL200K f/8.5 Filter ND3.8 and OIII. Editing using CS4 and P, B0 set with Helioviewer.

Central sunspot AR2939 was special as a Faint Light Bridge (FLB) was observed.

Setting : ASI224MC with TAL200K f/8.5 and Filter ND3.8 and CaK. Stacking using AutoStakkert! and final editing with CS4. 

Faint Light Bridge on Sunspot AR2939

 

Sunspot AR2939 was observed on Feb 5, 2022 using a solarfilter ND3.8 and OIII filter with Nikon D7500 and TAL200K f/8.5. The picture is cropped and show the sunspot together with pores and the faint light bridge inside the umbra. This is the first time I made this observation. 

Positional Astronomy by Prof Claude Doom

Attending the first (1/5) lesson of the positional astronomy course provided by Prof. Claude Doom. At the end of this training I should be able to calculate the location of the sun, moon, planets, satellites aswell as eclipses and occultations. 

Venus 19% illuminated

A bright Venus 90 minutes before sunrise. Venus is currently 19% illuminated. 

 

MAI SSTV Experiment on Feb 7 & 8

The Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) is organizing a SSTV experiment on February 7 and 8. According information the SSTV images are sent with about 3 minute gaps between transmissions.

Feb. 7 - Start about 08:35 UT, stopping about 15:05 UT.
Feb. 8 - Start about 10:40 UT, stopping about 14:30 UT

See also previous experiment by MAI via this link.