Observing 28./29.3.2014

Date: 28./29.3.2014 Time: 00:00-02:00 Observing site: Stormälö, Parainen, Finland Instrument: L 102/1000mm NELM: 6.4 SQM: 21.21 Darkness of the background sky: 1 Seeing: 2 Transparency: 1 Weather: Clear sky, calm, no Moon, no snow, dry air, -3 °C Objects observed: SS Cyg, Messier 5 In the end of March I finally had a chance to …

Observing in Ulvila observatory 31.3.-1.4.2013

Date: 31.3./1.4.2013 Time: 19:00-21:00 Observing site: Ulvila observatory, Finland Instrument: C280/2750mm (11” Catadioptric) NELM: 5,7 SQM: 20,28 Darkness of the background sky: 4 Seeing: 2 Transparency: 2 Weather: Clear sky, -2 °C, calm, snow still on the ground, faint aurora arc in the northern sky at low altitude Objects observed: Comet C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS) (visual, …

Deep sky observing in Parainen 10./11.3.2013

Date: 10./11.3.2013 Time: 21:00-23:20 Observing site: Stormälö, Parainen, Finland Instrument: L102/1000mm (4” Refractor) NELM: 6,0 SQM: 20,91 Darkness of the background sky: 3 Seeing: 2 Transparency: 2 Weather: Clear sky, -19 °C, calm, snow on the ground, no Moon, no aurora, zodiacal light visible in NW sky Objects observed: Messier 3 (visual, sketching) This was …

Deep sky sketching and zodiacal light 8./9.3.2013

Date: 8./9.3.2013 Time: 21:15-00:25 Observing site: Stormälö, Parainen, Finland Instrument: L102/1000mm (4'' Refractor), N250/1200mm (10'' Newton) NELM: 6,0 SQM: 20,84 Darkness of the background sky: 3 Seeing: 2 Transparency: 2 Weather: Clear sky, -12 °C, light wind, snow on the ground, no Moon, no aurora, zodiacal light in NW sky Objects observed: Messier 53 (visual, …

Deep sky observing in Friitala, Ulvila, Finland 13./14.9.2012

Date: 13./14.9.2012 Time: 19:30-21:15 Observing site: Friitala, Ulvila, Finland Instrument: L102/1000mm NELM: 6,2 SQM: 20,85 Darkness of the background sky: 2 Seeing: 2 Transparency: 3 Weather: Mostly clear sky, light wind, no Moon, humid air, +6 °C Objects observed: Messier 76 (visual, sketching), Messier 92 (visual, sketching) During this session, I was doing some deep …

Observing in exceptionally warm weather 11./12.9.2012

Date: 11./12.9.2012 Time: 23:00-00:40 Observing site: Länsi-Aure, Kuru, Finland Instrument: L102/1000mm (4'' refractor) NELM: 6,5 SQM: 21,21 Darkness of the background sky: 2 Seeing: 2 Transparency: 1 Weather: Partly cloudy sky, light wind, no Moon, 12°C Objects observed: Messier 71 (visual, sketching), U Umi (visual) During this session, I had opportunity to observe in exceptionally warm …

Observing in really good conditions 22./23.8.2012

Date: 22./23.8.2012 Time: 00:15-02:20 Observing site: Visitor Centre, Seitseminen National Park, Finland Instrument: L102/1000mm (4” refractor) NELM: 6,6 SQM: 21,27 Darkness of the background sky: 1 Seeing: 2 Transparency: 2 Weather: Clear sky, calm, no Moon, humid air, 10°C Objects observed: SS Cyg (visual), U Umi (visual), Messier 56 (visual, sketching) This session was again …

20./21.8.2012 – darkest and coldest session so far

Date: 20./21.8.2012 Time: 23:45-03:00 Observing site: Länsi-Aure, Kuru, Finland Instrument: L102/1000mm (4” refractor) NELM: 6,2 SQM: 21,15 Darkness of the background sky: 2 Seeing: 3 Transparency: 2 Weather: Clear sky, calm, no Moon, humid air, -2°C Objects observed: SS Cyg (visual), R Cyg (visual), Z And (visual), Messier 12 (visual, sketching), Messier 74 (visual, sketching) …

14./15.8.2012 – observing variable stars and deep sky

Date: 14./15.8.2012 Time: 00:10-02:00 Observing site: Länsi-Aure, Kuru, Finland Instrument: L102/1000mm (4” refractor) NELM: 5,7 SQM: 20,59 Darkness of the background sky: 3 Seeing: 3 Transparency: 3 Weather: Mostly clear sky, calm, no Moon, humid air, 10°C Objects observed: SS Cyg (visual), T Cas (visual), Messier 2 (visual, sketching) During the 6th session of this season, I …

Observing in surprisingly good conditions in Kersilö!

Last night sky got clear, and I went to Kersilö to do some observations. When I arrived in my observing site, I was really happy to see, that the sky was really dark, and that there was no northern lights or Moon interfering my observations! Last night I aimed my scope to the supernova of …