More spectacular day by day (or rather night by night), a shot one week later at comet Leonard.
All details at Astrobin.
Continue readingC/2021 A1 Leonard – Comet in Microscopium
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C/2021 A1 Leonard – Comet in Sagittarius
The “Christmas star” from southern skies. ;-)
Full details at Astrobin, Image of the Day on 30 Dec 2021!
Continue readingM78 – Reflection Nebula
A northern sky object (by just a few arc minutes ;-) from southern skies.
All details at Astrobin.
IAS – International Amateuersternwarte e.V. – Hakos Observatory, Namibia
Test of IAS remote telescope “Klein-Lukas”
Remote team: F. Hund, J. Obstfelder, L. Demetz, M. Mushardt, T. Klemmer, T. Winterer, M. Junius
Takahashi Epsilon 160, 10Micron GM3000 HPS, QHY268M, Chroma LRGB filters
210 x L, 64 x R, 70 x G, 62 x B, 60s each, mode 1, gain 56, offset 30, -10C, 4 x 20 skyflats, 12 darks
Total time: 24360s / 6h46
Data calibration/integration: PixInsight
Image processing: PixInsight, Photoshop, Lightroom
IAS Remote First Light
IAS – International Amateuersternwarte e.V. – Hakos Observatory, Namibia
First light of IAS remote telescope “Klein-Lukas”, Details at Astrobin.
Remote team: F. Hund, J. Obstfelder, L. Demetz, M. Mushardt, T. Klemmer, T. Winterer, M. Junius
Alas, the setup had to be done in a hurry with many problems and the Epsilon is badly collimated at this point in time. A planned maintenance trip now most likely faces travel restrictions.
So please bear with the image quality, especially on the left side. ;-)
Continue readingMore H-alpha
A completely clear night – not that many of them lately – provided several hours of H-alpha to catch the nebulosities above. Meanwhile I switched from the Optolong LRGBSHO filter set to the new Baader CMOS-optimized filters. At least H-alpha seems to work better in the combination with the Esprit 100 ED and QHY 268M, but still some problems with the flats.
See Astrobin here and here for details.
Continue readingM31 – Andromeda Galaxy
Because it’s that time of year … a fresh shot at a very familiar target during two clear nights in October. Ha, L, R, G, B with the QHY268M, but still facing problems with the Esprit and the Optolong filters.
Details at Astrobin.
Continue readingFagradalsfjall Volcano Video
A video featuring late afternoon and a surreal night at the Fagradalsfjall Volcano.
Also posted to Youtube in Full HD.
Fagradalsfjall Lava Flows
Another single while wading thru the large amount of images and videos.
Fagradalsfjall Lava Fountain
Another single image from the new eruptions on 11 Sep 2021, the most prominent lava fountain in the middle of the lava field in Geldingadalir.
Fagradalsfjall Volcano Eruption
A trip to Iceland in September, with high hopes to see the Fagradalsfjall volcano in action. At first a bit disappointed, because activities stopped just before we arrived, we were lucky on the last but one day and the fourth hike into the volcano area. A splendid display of lava fountains and flows from the late afternoon into the night. More images/videos to come!