Visit of the Astro AG of Johannes Gymnasium

I had the chance to visit the Astro-AG telescope at the Observatory Hoher List.

How does CANON Banding look like?

Here are a few examples of the so called CANON Banding, just to show how it looks like. I had to stretch a lot to get some.

Solar Eclipse – 10/25/2022

My Solar Eclipse 2022 picture from Germany, Koblenz. One shot between the clouds! I had a time lapse video in my mind 🙂

Astrophoto: Jupiter and Galilean Moons – 10/09/2022

Jupiter and the 4 Galilean Moons. Shot at Full Moon evening with APS-C and 4500mm focal length.

Moon – 10/09/2022

Some Lucky Imaging of the surface of the Moon at 99,9%, a few minutes before Full Moon with Barlow and APS-C.

Astrophoto: Saturn – 10/04/2022

I had a sky full of faint clouds. I had enough time to get a photo between them.

How does Backlash look like?

Backlash can be an ugly problem in astrophotography. How does it look like and how to get rid of it?

Astrophoto: Jupiter – 09/30/2022

After endless struggling with my QHY, I decided to shoot Jupiter with my EOS.

Astrophoto: Dumbbell Nebula – Messier 27 – 09/22

In the course of reprocessing, the Dumbbell Nebula M27 is in focus today. This planetary nebula was my first serious deep-sky object with the VIXEN Cassegrain.

Astrophoto: Pelican Nebula – IC 5070 – 09/22

While reprocessing all my “old” material, this is the first picture I took with my Vixen VC200L. The difference is hard to believe.