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 …

NGC 2681 – Active galaxy in the spring night

Date: 26./27.2.2020 Time: 19:00-20:00 UT Observing site: Ulvila Observatory, Finland Instrument: C280/2750 mm (11” Catadioptric) SQM: 20.40 Weather: clear sky, light wind, no Moon, no snow, -3C Objects observed: NGC 2681 NGC 2681 In the night between 26th and 27th of February 2020 I was doing some observing in Ulvila Observatory. Weather was good and …

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 …

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 …

Observing 27./28.3.2017 in Ulvila Observatory

Date: 27./28.3.2017 Time: 22:00-00:00 Observing site: Ulvila Observatory, Finland Instrument: C280/2750 mm (11” Catadioptric) NELM: - SQM: 20.01-20.63 Darkness of the background sky: 3 Seeing: 2 Transparency: – Weather: Clear to partly cloudy sky, moderate breeze, no Moon, no snow, +4C Objects observed: NGC 3377, 3412, 3489 and 3593 This night was my second observing …

Observing 25./26.3.2017 in Stormälö

Date: 25./26.3.2017 Time: 22:00-00:00 Observing site: Stormälö, Parainen, Finland Instrument: N250/1200 mm (10” Newton) NELM: 6.6 SQM: 21.32 – 21.36 Darkness of the background sky: from 1  (a scale from 1 to 5, 1 best, 5 worst) Seeing: - (a scale from 1 to 5, 1 best, 5 worst) Transparency: – Weather: Clear sky, calm, …

Observing 21./22.2.2017 in Ulvila Observatory

Date: 21./22.2.2017 Time: 19:00-23:00 Observing site: Ulvila Observatory, Finland Instrument: C280/2750 mm (11” Catadioptric) NELM: 5.7 SQM: 19.85 Darkness of the background sky: 3 Seeing: 2 Transparency: – Weather: Clear sky, no Moon, snow on the ground, -3C Objects observed: NGC 5474 During this evening there was the weekly club meeting of Porin Karhunvartijat in …

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 …

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 …