Second night of Deep sky -meeting 2013

Date: 7./8.9.2013 Time: 22:00-05:00 Observing site: Tähtikallio Observatory, Finland Instrument: N910/3680mm (36” Folded-newton) NELM: 6.6 SQM: 21.20 Darkness of the background sky: 1 Seeing: 2 Transparency: 1 Weather: Clear sky, +10 °C, calm, no Moon, no aurorae Objects observed: NGC 4319 & Markarian 205 During the second night of the Deep sky meeting 2013, I …

First night of Deep sky -meeting 2013

Date: 6./7.9.2013 Time: 22:00-05:00 Observing site: Tähtikallio Observatory, Finland Instrument: N910/3680mm (36” Folded-newton) NELM: 6.6 SQM: 21.20 Darkness of the background sky: 1 Seeing: 2 Transparency: 1 Weather: Clear sky, +10 °C, calm, no Moon, no aurorae Objects observed: IC 1296 (visual, sketching), Parsamian 21 (visual, sketching), Abell 4 (visual, sketching) During the first night of …

Deep sky -meeting 6.-8.9.2013

Group photo of the Deep sky -meeting 2013 (not all participants present). Photo: Juha Ojanperä The deep sky -observers of Finland gathered again to the annual Deep sky -meeting to the Tähtikallio Observatory, Artjärvi. The meeting was organized in early September, in the weekend 6.-8.9.2013. The total number of participants was about 30. During the …

Celestial Sphere is on break

Celestial Sphere is going to be on a break for a while, at least from September 2013 to March 2014. This is because of my busy and hectic life situation. I'll be back with Celestial Sphere in Spring 2014! Good observing and clear skies, Juha