Thursday
Sep152022
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Jul072022
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Jul072022
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Jul072022
Thursday
Jul072022
First Test Image from Chile Messier 8
Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 6:22AM
The sky in Chile is amazing. This is my first wide angle test image from Chile using a 135mm lens. It is a 120 second exposure Luminance filter only.
Wednesday
Jun152022
Lunar Perigee
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 2:43PM
Following yesterdays full moon it is at its closest to earth today. It has a phase of 98.11% and lies at a distance of 357,779.10 km. It is in the constellation of Saggitarius. It rises at 22:04 (BST) and sets at 06:22 tomorrow morning. It transits the meridian at 01:42. It has an apparent angular diameter of just over 33 minutes of arc. The Moon is also at Aphelion, at its furthest point from the Sun
Thursday
Oct012020
Albox Observatory
Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 8:07PM
Albox Observatory is located at my villa in southern Spain.
Monday
Sep212020
Monochrome Messier 45
Monday, September 21, 2020 at 9:54AM
Monochrome image of M45 300 second exposure
The image was taken from New Mexico
Thursday
Mar122020