Sunday, July 26, 2015

Moon in Libra ,Saturn in Scorpius on 25 July 2015

Moon at right,Saturn at left on 25 July 2015.
Separation of  seven degree  and 9 minutes at 20:00 UT


Click on the picture to see ,apart of Moon at center and Saturn at center-left ,the stars Delta Scorpii at  left -bellow the leaves -and Pi Scorpii at low-left ,between cables.
At one o'clock direction from the Moon one will see the star Alpha 1+2 Librae or Zugenelgenubi , a very wide binocular star.

The Moon at right ,Saturn at center,Graffias at left and Delta Scorpii at low-left.
All pics taken by the author  with a hand-held Nikon Coolpix S3300 compact camera.








Saturday, July 4, 2015

JUPITER-VENUS CONJUNCTION , JUNE 2015



                                       Sunday, 21 June 2015
                    Moon-at left , Jupiter -center right and Venus -at right=
                                      Triple   Conjunction !
                                  Celestial Snooker!(I hope not!)



Sweet memories : Moon-Jupiter-Venus Conjunction above the chimney of old Sugar Factory ,Sunday 21-st of June 2015



Monday 22-nd of June : enter main actors of June 2015 Conjunction ,Venus at center and Jupiter at left upper corner.




Monday 22 of June ,Jupiter and Venus are getting closer.




Another pic on 22-nd of June,one of my favorite.


Friday June 26 : light clouds framing
the Jupiter-Venus Conjunction.



26 of June.





Friday 26 June -the Moon  used as a celestial meter stick is showing :
 distance between Jupiter and Venus = 4.607 times her diameter or 152 arc minutes.


At left or South of Venus it is visible the ghostly Jupiter .
Picture taken on Friday 26 June , with a Smiley A5 phone.



The Moon in the Smiley A5 phone.
Not exactly the right picture to look for the landing sites of Apollo missions.




The Jupiter-Venus Conjunction at peak on Tuesday ,June 30.



30 June 2015: at the moment of my observations ,the distance between Jupiter and Venus was of 24 minutes according to my calculations.


Jupiter-Venus Conjunction in my 60x 828 mm refractor ,at 33x /Sirius 25mm Plossl.




Jupiter -Venus Conjunction on 30 June ,as seen through my 60 x 828 mm at 110 x / Celestron ''orange'' 7.5 mm Plossl.
Note the Jovian moon Callisto close to the Western limb of Jupiter.



The first man-made triple planetary  conjunction :
Street corner-Venus-Jupiter ,03 July 2015.


03 July : brighter Venus at left /South
and dimmer Jupiter at right /North.

Good by , June 2015 Jupiter-Venus Conjunction !

All pics were taken with a hand held Nikon Coolpix S3300 camera by the author and are  in public domain.


                                









Monday, June 22, 2015

''Pluto Time'' in Arad , Romania






Sunday the   21-st of June 2015,at   21:35  UTC+2 ,  it was ''Pluto Time''  for me .
I learned this while perusing  the ''Sky&Telescope'' newsletter for current week.
There ,in an article by Kelly Beatty  about the sunlight on Pluto,  it is made available a link to a handy online app helping to find out when ''Pluto Time '' is for any location :




http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/pluto-time-061620155/?et_mid=761616&rid=247482406

''Pluto Time'',on 21-st of June , in my garden





''Pluto Time'' five minutes latter

''Pluto Time'' eighteen minutes latter.
If this is noon light on Pluto ,just  imagine how the night will look  like there!
Planet or not , sometime in the remote future , Pluto will be maybe claimed by descendants of amateur astronomers




Pluto Time in Arad ,Romania ,on 22-nd of June 2015.













Monday, April 6, 2015

Parghia binoculara,montura mea pentru binocluri / Bino Lever ,my binocular mounting




Inima pargiei binoculare ,parghia propriu-zisa si manerul-suport pentru binoclu.
Observati, pe maner ,saiba taiata dintr-o  cutie de lapte ,asa-numita ''milk jug washer''.
The heart of the Bino Lever ,the lever itself and the handle acting also as support for the binocular.
Notice,on the handle ,the so called ''milk jug washer''.



Alta vedere a parghiei si a manerului.Si sub umarul surubului de strangere a manerului se observa o saiba taiata din cutia de lapte.
Ambele saibe au fost unse cu vazelina si ajuta la  functionarea mai lina a monturii.
Another view of the lever and handle.Under the shoulder of the setting screw there is another ''milk jug washer''.
Both washers were greased with petrol jelly and help the smoother operation of the mounting.

''Parghia binoculara '' functioneaza pe montura ''Penelopa'' ,executata din armaturi de 1.5''.
The ''Bino Lever'' is working on the ''Penelopa'' pipe-mount made of 1.5'' fittings. 


Vedere dinspre oculare a ''Parghiei binoculare''.
A view from ocular end of the ''Bino Mount''.


Cate unul odata ,nu toate odata!
One at a time ,not all at the same time!

Contagreutatile cantaresc impreuna 1 kg si sunt suficiente pentru binoclurile modeste pe care le am.
The one kg counterweights are enough for the modest binoculars I own.



Oculare ,de sus in jos :Erfle -Erfle-Kellner-Kellner
Oculars,top down:Erfle -Erfle-Kellner-Kellner

Fujinon Mariner 7x50mm pe ''Parghia binoculara'',privind increzator spre Sud!
Fujinon Mariner 7x50mm riding the ''Bino Lever'' ,looking confidently South!