Unfortunately, nothing could be done the day before yesterday. Everything was 100% overcast and thus no chance of seeing the auroras triggered by the solar storm. Yesterday evening it was clear – with a little fog on the ground – but the great activity was over. Nevertheless, it was at least enough for a little […]
Northern Lights
Yesterday evening it finally worked out. After I had seen that there was a good chance of seeing auroras, I quickly dismantled my telescope and drove to Grimmershörn bay. And lo and behold, the green arc over the North Sea was easily visible. Of course, I’m most annoyed with myself because I messed up […]
Spaghetti al Pomodoro
No, not a delicious pasta recipe but the so-called Spaghetti Nebula was my object last night. Since the exposure time was only about 3.5 hours at aperture 2, it is of course not comparable with other images (usually from about 10 hours exposure time). But I am still quite satisfied with the result. The […]
Rosette-Nebula
Last night it was finally clear again; at least until about 11 pm. An opportunity to photograph the Rosette Nebula NGC 2244. Originally I didn’t think that with “only” 2.5 hours exposure time I would get much out of it, but I was proved wrong. OK, more is always good, but here in the north […]
M81/M82 – Bode Nebula
Actually, it was supposed to be the Rosette Nebula, but the full moon in almost the same direction made me choose another object. It became – like a few times before – the M81/M82 galaxy group. In contrast to the longer focal length earlier, the galaxy NGC3077 is also in the picture here. Recording […]
C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
In the night of 7 February to 8 February 2023, I had another opportunity to photograph the comet. This time I used my astro equipment. Tracking was great and the ZWO ASI183 MC also provided the better image quality. With the shots, the processing in Pixinsight also succeeded perfectly, which I didn’t manage at […]
Lighthouse Obereversand
Shortly after sunrise, the moon was supposed to set behind the Obereversand lighthouse. I thought about it briefly and then drove there quickly. I positioned myself on top of the dyke at a distance of about 550 metres from the lighthouse with the Fuji X-T5 and the 50-140mm. Unfortunately, when the moon was at […]
Lüdingworth
Windmill Betty came to mind when I saw that the morning might well bring beautiful colours in the sky. That was quite nice, but unfortunately – due to the season – not so optimal from the point of view. On the way back, I stopped again at the road towards Nordleda. That was better…
Historic Town Hall Otterndorf
Yesterday evening we took a few pictures of the historic town hall in Otterndorf. Actually, I thought there wouldn’t be much going on there, but, far from it… One car after the other drove along the market street and often through the picture. So it took longer than expected. The colour shot was taken […]
C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
So far it was only once clear enough for me to photograph the comet. And, how should it be different, screwed up in many ways…. The image(s) were taken on January 28, 2023 around midnight with the Fuji X-T5 on the Fujinon XF50-140mm at f/2.8 and ISO 1600. Not focused accurately, tracking not set well […]