a nice clear evening! after taking new skyflats with the Orion Optics AG 16 Newton telescope, I started observing some comets: 29P, 156P, 141P , C/2019 L3, P/2020 U2, C/2021 A2, C/2021 A4. With the … Read more
several stars are observed with the LHiResIII spectrograph and 2400 l/mm grating. stars which are observed are: Castor, kap Dra, lam Eri, eps Cas, 15 Mon, 19 Mon
After solving many technical problems, I can now observe comets again as the first evening before 2021. Comets on the menu were (unfortunately due to the full moon): 9P (not detected), 29P, 156P, 409P, C/2020 … Read more
After a full month of not being able to observe due to the persistent bad weather, I was finally able to open the observatory again, although in cold temperatures of -7° C. I was able … Read more
Finally, a clear night for observation. Unfortunately, the ASA mount is still out of service due to the defective internal USB hub and completely dismantled. I was able to observe some spectra with the C11 … Read more
I could obtain some high resolution spectra of the H-alpha region of Be stars: pi Aqr, bet Psc, 8 Lac.
during a short period of clear sky, i could obtain some spectra of gam Cas, bur after an hour the clouds were coming in again.
the observation conditions were not very good, but I did start observing some comets + possible new comet reported on the PCCP of the minorplanet centre. comets that have been observed: 29P, C/2020 T4 , … Read more
During a short period of open skies, I was able to observe comet 29P and obtain 1 spectrum of Be-star 120 Tau. Afterwards clouds reappeared and closed the observatories.
They had predicted a nice clear sky and it came true. SQM-zenit was 18.7. I could observe several comets: 11P, 29P, 36P, 141P, 156P, 173P, 391P (not detected), 397P, C/2019 L3, C/2019 T3, C/2019 Y5 … Read more