Today around noon the partial solar eclipse took place. From my location, about 20% coverage was possible. The recording devices were ready for use at around 10 am. Unfortunately, there were heavy clouds at times, but that can’t be helped. A triptych with three individual shots from 11:37 am, 12:12 pm and 12:40 […]
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Month: March 2025
Messier 106
Hard to believe, but already the 5th night in a row with clear skies… This time I set my sights on M106. In contrast to the evenings before there was already more wind, but the guiding still remained below 0.5 RMS, so that the recording turned out quite well. Recording Data […]
M63 – Sunflower Galaxy
Extremely unusual weather conditions here in Cuxhaven. Already the 4th night in a row with absolutely clear skies. Last night the seeing – probably due to the Sahara dust in the atmosphere – was not optimal, but still sufficient for the galaxy M63, also known as the Sunflower Galaxy. However, the galaxy is already […]
NGC 4565 – Needle Galaxy
Yesterday evening I took a look at NGC 4565, also called Needle Galaxy. I took 30 pictures with a total exposure time of 9000s. Compared to the Dwarf, it’s a lot better… Recording data
IC 1396 – Elephant’s Trunk
On Monday evening I pointed my telescope at IC 1396. The original plan was to take pictures all night long, but after the Meridian Flip my Raspberry failed, so I only took 20 pictures. Recording Data