Sigma 2404,Enif ,Iota Cas ,Messier 15 ,NGC 6709 through my 60x828mm refractor

Uranus and two Astronomical League Double Stars /Uranus si doua stele duble din lista AL

Uranus (center) ,to the S - SE of Zeta Pisci ,on 30 August 2015 in the ''zoth'' 60 x 828 mm
DIY refractor at 33 x / Sirius Plossl 25 mm.
The planet was found first in the 7x50mm ''Mariner '' Fujinon  binocular using the printable version of this ''Sky&Telescope'' map:

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/celestial-objects-to-watch/uranus-and-neptune-in-2015/

A closer look to Uranus using the same ''zoth'' 60 x 828 mm DIY refractor T 207 x ,Kasai 4 mm ocular: a puffy ,very small disc of bluish-grey color in nice contrast with the yellow or light orange star located further to S - SE.

57 Aquilae in the 60 x 828 mm refractor ,easy pray at 33x / Plossl 25 mm.
Look carefully ,to the S -SE there is a much dimmer double star ,about 20% wider
than 57 Aql and with the companion located at PA = 280 degree.

Alpha Capricorni ,a composite view.
In the 60 x 828 mm refractor at 65 x / Solid Simetric 12.8 mm ocular ,
 there are visible the two main bright stars ,located  at PA = 290 degree;
and two really dim companions ,one at PA = 210 deg. and the other at PA = 150 deg.
In the 125mm F/7 Newtonian reflector I noticed a fifth companion ,closer to the bright main star and located at about PA = 290 degree , to the Est of the multiple star system.

Moon Coronae again / Din nou despre coroanele lunare

Moon Corona on 24 August '15
Coroana lunara la 24 August '15

Another pic of the Moon Corona of 24 August.
Alta poza a coroanei selenare din 24 August.

On August 28 the sky was again hazy,the Moon close to Full , another Moon Corona with thousand faces was ''on the air'' !
Pe 28 August cerul a fost din nou nebulos , Luna in preajma fazei pline , toate conditiile pentru un nou spectacol al coroanei lunare cu o mie de fete!

All pics taken with a Nikon Coolpix S3300 compact camera on an old, all- metal  Velbon tripod.

Toate pozele au fost luate cu o camera compacta Nikon Coolpix S3300 asezata pe un vechi trepied Velbon de constructie integral metalica.

Lady Luna in a 60x828mm refractor

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.

Setul meu de oculare ortoscopice +Plossl +un Radian+doua lentile Barlow pe standard 1.25'' /My 1.25'' Ortho,Plossl ocular set ,plus a Radian and two Barlow lenses

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.