comet observations on 6 march
again a clear night to observe some comets. Comets that could be observed are: 29P, 49P, 276P, 487P, 496P, A/2025 A7, P/2019 Y3
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comet and spectroscopic observations on 5 march
the clear sky is perfect to observe some comets: comets that could be observed are: 29P, 43P, 49P, 476P, C/2022 E2, C/2023 H5, C/2024 A1, P/2023 S1. With my second setup, i could obtain spectra … Read more
manuscript published
publication of the manuscript: “The Slow-Rotating Nucleus of Comet C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)” via Astronomische Nachrichten where my observations were used for analysis
comet and spectroscopic observations on 4 march 2025
After another beautiful sunny day it was also a clear night, transparency was slightly better than yesterday March 3. I could observe some comets such as: 29P, C/2022 QE78, C/2022 U3, C/2023 Q1, C/2024 A1, … Read more
comet and spectroscopic observations on 3 march 2025
After a beautiful sunny day, it was also a clear night, though with a bit less transparency. I was able to observe several comets until high clouds are drift in. Still a number of comets … Read more
comet observation on 28 febr.
I was home very late and a clear night. So I decided to open the observatory for a while to observe comet 29P.
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
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