I also saw some pretty cool obscure stuff through my 25cm telescope. I'll add those observations to deepskylog.be when I feel like it :p Gotta catch up on some more sleep first.
Hoopgevend. Soms is een mailtje dus al genoeg.
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Esther Hanko
Esther Hanko
After the tour in the Mercator dome, we went to see the sunset and the #MAGIC telescope array which has been greatly extended since I was last there. These awesome beasts record the Cherenkov radiation that's emitted when cosmic rays hit our atmosphere. Ain't that metal af?
Another highlight was the trip to the top where we got a tour around the Mercator telescope where obviously telescope selfies needed to be made. We were given a tour by local astronomer Haotian who is also an astrophotographer and a super chill guy.
Just returned from a stargazing trip to La Palma with my observing buddies. 🔭What an epic adventure. We found a brilliant new observing site and saw some amazing phenomena. Here's a #milkyway groupfie.
Just returned from a stargazing trip to La Palma with my observing buddies. 🔭What an epic adventure. We found a brilliant new observing site and saw some amazing phenomena. Here's a #milkyway groupfie.
Esther Hanko
Esther Hanko
Esther Hanko
Esther Hanko
Vincent Luyendijk
We also managed to catch the conjunction of the #Moon and #Venus between the clouds and palm trees
Aan het begin van het Dark Sky Park Lauwersmeer maakte een hobbyfotograaf een duisternisfoto van het gebied ten zuiden van Oostmahorn. Op die foto sprong één lichtbron eruit: waarom brandt dat licht e...www.staatsbosbeheer.nl
The cone of light you see here is called zodiacal light, which is dust and gas that's left over from the formation of our solar system. That's why it seems to 'follow' the path of Venus and Jupiter (and Mercury). #zodiacallight
Esther Hanko
Aurorae? No this is #airglow, caused by processes internal to our atmosphere. You really only see this at very dark sites.
