Double cluster on b&w film

Object: NGC 869 & 884 Date: 21./22.9.2022 Observing place: Nakkila, Finland Equipment: Camera: Canon FTb QL, 200 mm lens, f/3.5, 5 min, mount: Skywatcher EQ-5+Skywatcher tracking motors, Photo information: Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 b&w -film, developer: D-76, 9 min 45 s, 20 C deg., printed on high contrast Foma photopaper, scanned and contrast improved digitally …

NGC 4314 – an interesting star burst galaxy

Date: 21./22.3.2020 Time: 21:00-22:00 UT Observing site: Stormälö, Parainen, Finland Instrument: N250/1200 mm (10” Newton) SQM: 21.32 Weather: clear sky, calm, a little bit humid air, no Moon, no snow, -2 to -3 C Objects observed: NGC 4314, NGC 4242 In the night between 21st and 22nd of March 2020 I went to do some …

My Astronomy Adventure to Australia in August 2019

My lifelong dream had been seeing and observing the marvelous southern sky, to see the southern Milky way, Magellanic clouds, Coalsack and all other wonders of the southern sky! That dream finally became reality, when I was able to travel to Australia to see the southern sky in August 2019! Background to my trip Observing …

Observing 23./24.8.2017 in Ulvila Observatory

Date: 23./24.8.2017 Time: 23:00-01:30 Observing site: Ulvila Observatory, Finland Instrument: C280/2750 mm (11” Catadioptric) NELM: - SQM: 20.66 Darkness of the background sky: 3 Seeing: – Transparency: – Weather: Clear sky, calm, no Moon, dry air, +12C During the night between 23rd and 24th of August 2017, I went observing to Ulvila Observatory. During this …

Season opening in Saarijärvi, Lavia 21./22.8.2018

Date: 21./22.08.2017 Time: 22:30-02:00 Observing site: Saarijärvi, Lavia, Finland Instrument: N250/1200 mm (10'' Newton) NELM: 6.6 SQM: 21.03 – 21.24 Darkness of the background sky: 2-3 Seeing: - Transparency: – Weather: Clear sky, calm, no Moon, very humid air, +10 - +9C, clouds coming in the end of the session. Objects observed: NGC 206, 513 …

Celestial Sphere Updated! And some changes to observing programs

Hello Everyone! As you might notice, Celestial Sphere looks different, and it is true, Celestial Sphere has got a facelift and it has been significantly updated! First of all, the layout has been updated. Besides this, I have also added some new pages and menu items to main menu of this site. I have promoted …

Beyond Herschel 400 – Open road ahead

Right now the status of my visual deep sky observing program is like this: Caldwell -catalogue (82/109 observed, 3 objects observable from Finland still to be observed) Hidden treasures -catalogue by Stephen O’Meara (93/109 observed, 3 objects observable from Finland still to be observed) Herschel 400 I (256/400 observed, 116 objects observable from Finland still …

Observing season 2016-2017

So, observing season 2016-2017 is now finally over! During the season, I was mostly working on my visual deep sky observing/sketching program. Besides this, I was also doing some visual variable star observing during Autumn 2016, but I had to give that up because of too much workload and other things that were demanding my …

Observing 29./30.3.2017 in Ulvila Observatory

Date: 29./30.3.2017 Time: 22:00-00:30 Observing site: Ulvila Observatory, Finland Instrument: C280/2750 mm (11” Catadioptric) NELM: 6.2 SQM: 20.61-20.80 Darkness of the background sky: 3 Seeing: - Transparency: – Weather: Clear sky, calm, no Moon, no snow, 0 - -2C, aurora belt/arc in northern sky Objects observed: NGC 3640, 3641, 3810, 3655, 3900 and 3912 This …

Observing 28./29.3.2017 in Ulvila Observatory

Date: 28./29.3.2017 Time: 22:00-00:00 Observing site: Ulvila Observatory, Finland Instrument: C280/2750 mm (11” Catadioptric) NELM: - SQM: 20.6 Darkness of the background sky: 3 Seeing: 2 Transparency: – Weather: Clear sky, calm, no Moon, no snow, 0C, aurora belt/arc in northern sky Objects observed: NGC 4151, 4156 During this night I was again at Ulvila …