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Eclipsed Supermoon versus Micromoon

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Moon size at U3, TLE 27 Jul 2018 vs. 21 Jan 2019

As a follow-up to last month’s total lunar eclipse, this image shows the comparison of the apparent moon size at U3 (end of totality) with the previous eclipse of July 2018, both observed in Cologne, Germany.

Left: Total Lunar Eclipses of 27 Jul 2018 at U3 23:13:12 CEST, distance* Cologne-Moon 406 196 km, full moon at apogee, sometimes called “Micromoon”.

Right: Total Lunar Eclipse of 21 Jan 2019 at U3 06:43:24 CET, distance* Cologne-Moon 358 064 km, full moon at perigee, nowadays called “Supermoon”, giving rise to the blatant “Super Wolf Blood Moon” nuisance.

* Distance at meridian passing according to timeanddate.com

Lunar Eclipse 21 Jan 2019

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Lunar Eclipse 21 Jan 2019 – Trail over Cologne Cathedral

[Update] WOW, what a pleasant surprise. This image made it as Astronomy Picture of the Day on 22 Jan 2019!

This lunar eclipse trail shows the partially and totally eclipsed Moon over the Unesco World Heritage Cologne Cathedral, Germany, amongst ultra-bright city lights. Normally this isn’t an astronomy hot spot, and it’s hard to make out any stars beyond Mag 2 at this location. But given the geometry of the setting moon and the lunar eclipse I simply had to do this. ;-)

Composite of 68 images for the moon trail from 04h41 until 07h29 CET edited in Lightroom/Photoshop, thereof 3 for the foreground and the dawn sky at 07h29 CET, removing a bicyclist and a pedestrian. Some horizontal stray light from the street lights.

We spent a total of 4 hours at around -7 °C at the Hohenzollern Bridge, but that’s the fate of the astronomically minded.

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NGC 281 – Pacman Nebula

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NGC 281 – Pacman Nebula – Sep 2018 v2

Die Aufnahme der Daten ist schon ein paar Tage her, aber jetzt ist das Ergebnis in einer ersten (tatsächlich schon zweiten ;-) Version fertig: Der Pacman-Nebal in Sternbild Kassiopeia. Mit allen Details und auch in groß bei Astrobin zu finden.

Technische Daten und der Workflow in PixInsight für die Bearbeitung finden sich hinter dem “Continue reading” Link.

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Deep Sky 2015

NGC 1499 - California Nebula

NGC 1499 – California Nebula

Die einigermaßen gelungenen (Deep Sky) Astrofotos aus diesem Jahr finden sich in dem Google Fotos Album “Deep Sky 2015”. Aufnahmeorte: Köln-Dellbrück; Dr.-Heinrich-Menke-Park, Eifel; Internationale Amateursternwarte, Hakos, Namibia.

Somewhat decent (deep sky) astrophotography over the course of this year can be found in the Google Photos album “Deep Sky 2015”. Locations: Dellbrück, Cologne, Germany; Dr.-Heinrich-Menke-Park, Eifel, Germany; IAS Observatory, Hakos, Namibia.