Film astrophotography experiments April 2020

Photographed object: Gemini, Cygnus and Lyra Date: 10./11.04.2020 Time: 21:00-21:30 UT Observing place: Leistilänjärvi, Nakkila, Finland Observing method: Photography Technical information about photographing equipment: Canon FTB QL, Canon 50 mm lens, Kodak Tri-X ISO 400 b&w negative film, development with Ilford Ilfotec DD-X 8 min 20 deg, 1:4, scanned from negative, contrast enhanced with Paint …

Observing 8./9.9.2016 in Leistilänjärvi

Date: 08./09.09.2016 Time: 23:00-02:00 Observing site: Leistilänjärvi, Nakkila, Finland Instrument: N250/1200 mm (10” Newton) NELM: 6.6 SQM: 20.43 Darkness of the background sky: 3 Seeing: 2 Transparency: – Weather: Clear sky, mist, +1C Observed objects: NGC 7448 This time I went observing to Leistilänjärvi, Nakkila with Jarkko Suominen, one of the active members of Porin …

Observing 5./6.9.2016 in Leistilänjärvi

Date: 05./06.09.2016 Time: 23:45-00:30 Observing site: Leistilänjärvi, Nakkila, Finland Instrument: N250/1200 mm (10” Newton) NELM: 6.2 SQM: 20.59 - 20.43 Darkness of the background sky: 3 Seeing: 2 Transparency: – Weather: Some high clouds, mist, calm, +5C - +2C, Aurora in the northern sky Observed objects: NGC 6802, 6830 This time I went again observing …

Observing 1./2.9.2016 in Leistilänjärvi

Date: 01./02.09.2016 Time: 00:00-02:00 Observing site: Leistilänjärvi, Nakkila, Finland Instrument: N250/1200 mm (10” Newton) NELM: 6.6 SQM: 20.8 - 20.76 Darkness of the background sky: 2 Seeing: 2 Transparency: – Weather: Clear sky, calm, Aurora arc in northern horizon, +10C - +9C Objects observed: NGC 1342, 1444 and 7086 During the first night of September, …

Observing in Leistilänjärvi 11./12.8.2016

Date: 11./12.08.2016 Time: 00:00-03:00 Observing site: Leistilänjärvi, Nakkila, Finland Instrument: N250/1200 (10” Newton) NELM: 5.7 SQM: 20.13 Darkness of the background sky: 4 Seeing: 2 Transparency: – Weather: Partly cloudy sky, calm Objects observed: NGC 1513 During night between 11./12.8.2016, we went out with my fellow astronomy friends to have a perseid party in Leistilänjärvi, …

Observing in Leistilänjärvi 15.-16.2.2016

Date: 15./16.2.2016 Time: 20:30-22:30 Observing site: Leistilänjärvi, Nakkila, Finland Instrument: N250/1200mm (10” Newton) NELM: 5.3 SQM: 19.30 - 19.00 Darkness of the background sky: 5 Seeing: 3 Transparency: – Weather: Clear sky, calm, snow on the ground, first quarter Moon in the sky, -10 C Objects observed: NGC 1535, NGC 2539 In the night between …