Category: Astronomy

Solar Observing Session 10, January

Session Data Date:  10/01/2026 Time:  09:25 – 10:25 UT Seeing: I. Excellent Transparency: III. Clear with slight haze Temp: 6 C, Air Pressure: 1019mb Humidity: 87% Dew Point: 4 C Wind Speed: 3 mph Scope: TMB 80 f/6  Camera: Player One Aries M Pro , SBIG G filter. No Darks or Flats taken. All Images are North up and East to the Left Click image for larger version Solar Parameters Bo: -4.06 degrees Lo:…


EAA Observing Session: 10, December

Session Data Date:  10/12/2025 Time:  18:52 – 20:16 UT Seeing: II. Good – Slight Transparency: III. Clear with slight haze Temp: 9 C, Air Pressure: 1022mb Humidity: 96% Dew Point: 8 C Wind Speed: 12 mph Average SQM:  magn/arcsec^2 Scope: TMB 80 f/6  Camera: ZWO ASI 183MM. No darks or flats. Comet C/2025 T1 ATLAS Not much to see here. But there is a bright core and a faint Coma, which is too small…


EAA Observing Session: 3, December

Session Data Date:  03/12/2025 Time:  12:17 – 13:17 UT Seeing: II. Good – Slight Transparency: III. Clear with slight haze Temp: 10 C, Air Pressure: 1019mb Humidity: 87% Dew Point: 8 C Wind Speed: 5 mph Average SQM:  magn/arcsec^2 Scope: Altair 250mm R.C at f/5.3  Camera: ZWO ASI 183MM. No darks or flats. Click image to view full size. I had been watching the development of one of the largest sunspot groups of this…


EAA Observing Session: 25, September

Session Data Date:  25/09/2025 Time:  20:30 – 23.55 UT Seeing: II. Good – Slight Transparency: II. Clear with some cloud Temp: 11 C, Air Pressure: 1026mb Humidity: 82% Dew Point: 0C Wind Speed: 2mph Average SQM:  magn/arcsec^2 Scope: TMB 80 f/6  Camera: ZWO ASI 183MM. Darks but no Flats All images are displayed North up and East to the left. Click image to view full size. Collinder 440, NGC7128 Located 13.0 degrees PA 45…


EAA Observing Session: 23, September

Session Data Date:  23/09/2025 Time:  18:58 – 23.12 UT Seeing: II. Good – Slight Transparency: II. Clear with some cloud Temp: 10 C, Air Pressure: 1029mb Humidity: 84% Dew Point: 7C Wind Speed: 2mph Average SQM:  magn/arcsec^2 Scope: TMB 80 f/6  Camera: ZWO ASI 183MM. Darks but no Flats for HCG92. Scope: Altair 250mm R.C f/5.3  Camera: ZWO ASI 183MM. Darks but no Flats for all other observations. All images are displayed North up…


EAA Observing Session: 7, April

Session Data Date:  07/04/2025 Time:  02:47 – 05:09 UT Seeing: I. Excellent Transparency: III. Clear with slight haze Temp: 6 C, Air Pressure: 1023mb Humidity: 87% Dew Point: 4 C Wind Speed: 10mph Average SQM:  magn/arcsec^2 Scope: TMB 80 f/6  Camera: ZWO ASI 183MM. Darks but no Flats All images are displayed North up and East to the left. HT69, NGC4725 Located 5 degrees Southwest of Beta Com in Coma Berencies. NGC4725 is a…