Total Lunar Eclipse 20./21.1.2019

Observed phenomena: Lunar eclipse Type of eclipse: Total Lunar eclipse Type of observation: Positive Date and time: 20./21.01.2019, 03:30-07:00 UT Observing place: Ulvila, Finland Observing conditions: Clear sky (1/8) Observing instruments: Camera: Canon EOS 1100D, Telescope L80/400mm (3” refractor) I was anticipating the total lunar eclipse of 21st of January a lot! January is typically …

Observing comet 46P/Wirtanen

Date: 05./06.12.2018 Time: 23:00 Observing site: Preiviiki, Pori, Finland Instrument: N250/1200 mm NELM: 5.4 SQM: 20.65 Darkness of the background sky: 3 Seeing: – Transparency: – Weather: clear sky, fresh western wind, no Moon, no snow, +3 C Objects observed: comet 46P/Wirtanen Finally I was able to observe comet 46P/Wirtanen after several unsuccessfull attempts! I …