After long weeks of clouds and lots of rain, we had a beautiful clear day finally . In the evening I was still able to observe comet 12P/PONS-BROOKS and take a high resolution spectrum (of the H-alpha region) of a Be star omi Aqr. After about 1 hour unfortunately clouds came up again and I had to close the observatories. (Due to the lack of suitable reference stars in the FOV, I could not determine an Af(rho) parameter for comet 12P observation)
comet observation on 24 nov.
Comet 12P/PONS-BROOKS cannot keep hiding behind the clouds and rain showers. on Nov 24, I was ready in the observatory and in between the clouds, a very brief clearing and was able to observe the comet briefly by taking 3 sub-images.
comet observations on 20 nov.
After a cloudy day with rain showers in the evening, there was a brief clearing for about 1 hour and I was able to observe comet 12P between the clouds. After an hour, clouds but also fog gathered so I had to close the observatory.
comet observations on 17 nov.
After a day of rain, the skies cleared and it was a reasonably clear night with very high humidity. The high humidity caused some technical problems at start of observing. Eventually after about 2 hours, I was able to start anyway. Subsequent comets could be observed until clouds drifted in again. 12P, 32P, 126P, 144P.
comet observations on 15 nov.
spectroscopic observations on 13 nov.
comet and spectroscopic observations on 7 nov.
a clear evening after a rainy day. I could observe some comets: 12P, C/2023 H2 . The same object as yesterday, Nov 6. , mentioned on MPC’s PCC was observed, unfortunately I had to discontinue observation after 6 shots due to cloud cover followed by rain. Later, this object was given the name C/2023 V5 (LEONARD). I could obtain some spectra of Be-stars as well: V442 And, KY And
comet and spectroscopic observations on 6 nov.
between the cloudy and rainy weather i have a short clear period to observe some comets: 12P, C/2023 H2 . An object listed on MPC’s PCC was observed, although conditions were not so good. Later, this object was given the name C/2023 V5 (LEONARD). Also some spectra could be obtained of Be-stars: nu Cyg, V357 Lac, V2119 Cyg.
comet and spectroscopic observations
After a long period of high winds, storms and persistent clouds with rain, the observatory was able to observe for a while until clouds came up again and the observatory had to close. comets that could be observed are: 12P/PONS-BROOKS, C/2023 T2 (Borisov). With the high resolution LHiRess spectrograph i could obtain a spectrum of V586 Cyg .
comet observation on 22 oct.
after most of the clouds are gone i could start with observations of comet 12P. After 1 hour clouds where coming in and humidity was very high. So i must close the observatory again.
