Observing 27./28.1.2017 in Stormälö

Date: 27./28.1.2017 Time: 20:30-22:30 Observing site: Stormälö, Parainen, Finland Instrument: N250/1200 mm (10” Newton) NELM: 6.6 SQM: 21.03 - 21.00 Darkness of the background sky: from 2 (a scale from 1 to 5, 1 best, 5 worst) Seeing: 2 (a scale from 1 to 5, 1 best, 5 worst) Transparency: - Weather: Clear sky, calm, … Continue reading Observing 27./28.1.2017 in Stormälö

Observing 19./20.1.2017 in Ulvila Observatory

Date: 19./20.1.2017 Time: 20:15-00:00 Observing site: Ulvila Observatory, Finland Instrument: C280/2750 mm (11” Catadioptric) NELM: 5.7 SQM: 19.85-20.05 Darkness of the background sky: 3-4 Seeing: 2 Transparency: – Weather: Some high clouds in the beginning of the session, later the sky cleared up, fresh breeze, surprisingly warm and dry air, only thin layer of snow … Continue reading Observing 19./20.1.2017 in Ulvila Observatory

Observing 28./29.12.2016 in Ulvila Observatory

Date: 28./29.12.2016 Time: 17:30-18:30 Observing site: Ulvila Observatory, Finland Instrument: C280/2750 mm (11” Catadioptric) NELM: 6.2 SQM: 20.39 Darkness of the background sky: 3 Seeing: 3 Transparency: – Weather: In the beginning of my session clear sky, after an hour getting cloudy, calm, no Moon, no snow, +1C - 0C Objects observed: NGC 157, 6217 … Continue reading Observing 28./29.12.2016 in Ulvila Observatory

Observing 23./24.12.2016 in Ulvila Observatory – Darth Wader battleship in the sky?

Date: 23./24.12.2016 Time: 18:45-21:30 Observing site: Ulvila Observatory, Finland Instrument: C280/2750 mm (11” Catadioptric) NELM: 6.2 SQM: 20.35-20.4 Darkness of the background sky: 3 Seeing: 4 - 2 Transparency: – Weather: Clear sky, calm, no snow, +3C - 0C Objects observed: NGC 584, 596, 615, 720, 779, 936, 1022,1052 During the evening before Christmas eve … Continue reading Observing 23./24.12.2016 in Ulvila Observatory – Darth Wader battleship in the sky?

Observing 6./7.12.2016 in Ulvila Observatory

Date: 6./7.12.2016 Time: 17:00-21:00 Observing site: Ulvila Observatory, Finland Instrument: C280/2750 mm (11” Catadioptric) NELM: 5.6 SQM: 19.7 Darkness of the background sky: 4 Seeing: - Transparency: – Weather: Mostly clear sky, some high clouds approaching from the west, 1/4 Moon in the sky, -7C Objects observed: CTA 102 During the evening of Finnish independence … Continue reading Observing 6./7.12.2016 in Ulvila Observatory