spectroscopic and comet observations on 24 febr. 2025
late in the evening it became a very clear sky, SQM in zenith was 19.45, which is very good in my area about 10 km from Antwerp. I was able to record 1 spectra of … Read more
Monthly Archives: February 2025
comet observations on 19 jan.
weather conditions during the early evening were selct, cloudy and high overcast. However in the late evening there was a brief period of clearing, albeit with poorer transparency. 3 comets could be observed: 29P, C/2023 … Read more
comet observation on 18 febr.
in the early evening there were disturbing high clouds that interfered too much with observing. Later in the evening there was a brief clearing and I was able to observe comet 29P for an hour.
Comet and spectroscopic observations on 17 febr.
After high clouds are gone, i started with observations of some comets: comets that could be observed are: 29P, C/2023 Q1, and C/2024 A1. Also some spectra of Be-stars in high resolution could be obtained. … Read more
new comet C/2025 B2 (Borisov)
While this object (gb00784) was still mentioned on the PPCP of the minor planet center web page, I was able to detect this object on jan. 30 with my 0.4-m f/3.8 telescope with CCD-camera and … Read more
Comet and spectroscopic observations on 4 febr. 2025
the weather reports did not bode well, it was still clear in the early evening with light veil clouds and disturbing moon. I was able to observe 3 comets: C/2022 E2, C/2023 Q1 and C/2024 … Read more
spectroscopic observations on 3 febr. 2025
the sky is not so transparent because of high veil clouds. I made no comet observations, but was able to obtain some spectra of Be stars until the sky closed completely due to drifting clouds. … Read more
comet observations on 2 febr. 2025
I was home very late, but it was clear, but very cold (-4 °C) and still opened the observatory to briefly follow up the outburst of comet 29P and also observe 2 other comets. comets … Read more