H Beta challenges: Horsehead, California, Cocoon

Date: 7./8.12.2020Time: 19:10-20:15 UTObserving site: Saarijärvi, Lavia, FinlandInstrument: L80/400 mm SQM: 21.18-21.21Weather: clear sky, light breeze, no Moon, no snow, 0 - -2 C, Objects observed: Barnard 33+IC 434, NGC 1499, IC 5416 My long time dream has been to observe Horsehead nebula and other challenging nebulae like California nebula and Cocoon nebula visually. These …

Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) visually

Date: 21./22.11.2020Time: 22:00 UTObserving site: Kokemäki, FinlandInstrument: Newton 250/1200 mm SQM: 21.14Weather: Clear sky, calm, no snow, no Moon Objects observed: comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) During the weekend gathering of amateur astronomy club Porin Karhunvartijat we were able to do a lot of observing! I was doing some film astrophotography experimenting, and also some visual …