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These pages are dedicated to my main hobby: amateur astronomy.
Recent activities: Finally, an old dream is now realised: my own observatory!
  
clearsky clock - prediction of cloudcover and phase of the moon
sample images (more photos)
| October 12, 2009. Image of core of M31 ("andromeda nebula") in Andromeda, William Optics Z80 with ATIK 16HRC, stack of 8 images, total 32 minutes exposure. In the right bottom corner, another galaxy (M110) is visible. |
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August 22, 2009. Wide field image of NGC7000 ("north america nebula) in Cygnus, Canon EOS 350D piggyback on my LX200, stack of 5 images, total 10 minutes exposure. |
| June 13, 2009. Two galaxies M81 (right) and M82 (left) in Ursa Major. stack of 21 60s exposures, William Optics Z80 (piggyback on LX200) and ATK 16HRC. |
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April 18, 2009. Leo triplet: three galaxies (M66, M65, NGC3628) in Leo. stack of 21 45s exposures, William Optics Z80 (piggyback on LX200) and ATK 16HRC. |
| april 1, 2009. Galaxy M51 in Ursa Major. Stack of 24 30s exposures. 10" LX200GPS @ f/6.7, ATK 16HRC
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Planetary nebula M27 in Cygnus. Stack of 6 45s exposures. 10" LX200GPS @ f/6.7, ATK 16HRC
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| Planetary nebula M57 in Lyra. Stack of 4 60s exposures. 10" LX200GPS @ f/6.7, ATK 16HRC |
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