Sunday, November 15, 2015

Pi-1 + HJ 953 Pegasi and 36 Andromedae double star observations

Pi-1 and HJ 953 in Pegas in the same visual field.
Time :November 10.
Condition : seeing Pickering 6-7 , fog.
Instrument :125mm F/7 Newtonian
Magnification : 144x / Tele Vue Radian 6mm.
Resources: Toshimi Taki&Wehner Double Star Atlas.

36 Andromedae
Time : November 10 and 12.
Conditions: seeing Pickering 3-4 ,passing thin clouds on November 12.
Instrument: 125mm F/7 Newtonian / Dobsonian mount.
Magnifications: 144x / Tele Vue Radian 6mm -touching Airy discs on both occasions.For very brief moments the impression of unstable black space between components on Nov.12.
216x / Kasai 4 mm Orthoscopic ocular ,clear split on Nov. 12 with waving but constantly visible black space between main star and companion.


Friday, November 13, 2015

Messier 33 or Pinwheel Galaxy in my 60x828 mm refractor


Messier 33 or ''Pinwheel  Galaxy'' as seen through my 60x828 mm refractor telescope
on November 1st , 2015.

The magnification of 33x was obtained with a Sirius Plossl 25mm ocular,
field of view = 1,57 degree , a prism diagonal was used.
Only the core of the galaxy was visible.
However, this observation was made from the middle of a 200.000 city.



The very fine objective of this refractor telescope was created by my friend Silviu aka ''zoth''.
S.P.Q.R.










Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Moon Corona ,Venus,Jupiter ,maybe Mars on November 3rd

Moon Corona on the morning of November 3rd at 6:00.
Tripod mounted Coolpix S3300 at f=27,6mm  F/6.5


Moon Corona with some details on the terminator.
Coolpix S3300 ,digital zoom 3x.

Jupiter -top ,Venus -bottom,on November 3rd.


Venus and Jupiter ,slightly defocused  ( for a 3D effect? )


Venus and Jupiter ,same morning.
On the original , Mars is visible at left and a bit upward of Venus.
It was a morning with tick fog.


Venus captured on the morning of November 3rd by the tiny lens of the Smiley A5 smartphone.




Sunset on November 2nd

Sunset on November 2nd .
Picture taken with  Allview Smiley A5 smartphone.



Sundown on November 2nd,manipulated.
St. Anthony Catholic Church in the background.



Saturday, October 31, 2015

59 CYGNI , SIGMA 2741 , 17 CYGNI

Multiple star 59 Cygni , or Sigma 2743 , as seen in my 60x828mm refractor at 138 x / Baader Classic 6mm Ortho.
As understood in  a discussion on ''60mmtelescopeclub'' with Thomas Jensen , only the star at PA= 350 degree is actually a companion listed at a separation of 20,3 '' and mv= 9.5 in Burnham's ''Celestial Book''.
The other two companions , being of mv= 11.5 and mv=12, were out of reach of the 60mm refractor due to the strong Moon light.


This double star was seen on the same night in the Northern part of Cygnus but not identified.
The star was found to be Sigma 2741 on October 30 ,using the same gear.
The double star was not split but the two kissing Airy discs were clearly visible.
What a beautiful celestial gem!

17 Cygni is wide but very fine triple star due to the pinpoint but colorful companions.
Check it out!