Comet observing in freezing weather 4./5.12.2021

Date: 4./5.12.2021Time: 04:00-05:30 UTObserving site: Koivuranta, Kokemäki, FinlandInstrument: N250/1200 mmSQM: 21.23-20.15Weather: clear sky, very cold breeze, -16 °C, a little bit of snow on the ground, no MoonObjects observed: C/2021 A1 (Leonard) and 67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko I recently wrote about time lapse video and startrail photo that I made in early December in little bit chilly …

Two planetaries in winter sky

Date: 23./24.12.2013 Time: 21:15-23:10 Observing site: Ulvila observatory, Finland Instrument: C/280/2750mm NELM: 5.0 SQM: 20.57 Darkness of the background sky: 3 Seeing: 2 Transparency: 2 Weather: Clear sky, windy, +3C°, no Moon, no snow Objects observed: NGC 2022, IC 2149 In the night between day before christmas eve and christmas eve, I went to the …

Second night of Deep sky -meeting 2013

Date: 7./8.9.2013 Time: 22:00-05:00 Observing site: Tähtikallio Observatory, Finland Instrument: N910/3680mm (36” Folded-newton) NELM: 6.6 SQM: 21.20 Darkness of the background sky: 1 Seeing: 2 Transparency: 1 Weather: Clear sky, +10 °C, calm, no Moon, no aurorae Objects observed: NGC 4319 & Markarian 205 During the second night of the Deep sky meeting 2013, I …

First night of Deep sky -meeting 2013

Date: 6./7.9.2013 Time: 22:00-05:00 Observing site: Tähtikallio Observatory, Finland Instrument: N910/3680mm (36” Folded-newton) NELM: 6.6 SQM: 21.20 Darkness of the background sky: 1 Seeing: 2 Transparency: 1 Weather: Clear sky, +10 °C, calm, no Moon, no aurorae Objects observed: IC 1296 (visual, sketching), Parsamian 21 (visual, sketching), Abell 4 (visual, sketching) During the first night of …