The nights are starting to get longer again… To kick off the season, here is M31, which was also my first object that I photographed in the night sky 7 years ago. Shooting data
Sail-In for the BremerhavenSail 2025
There was a lot going on on the dike in Imsum today… However, the conditions were very, very bad. With the 500 at long range, there was so much air movement in the pictures that it was horrifying. The panorama with the Nikon D800 and the Nikkor 300PF is still halfway usable.
Shabab Oman II
Getting in the mood for Sail 2025 in Bremerhaven. The Shabab Oman II moored in Cuxhaven for a few hours.
Hamburg Wilhelmsburg
On Saturday we went on a tour to Hamburg. The main destination for the photography was the building of the Ministry for Urban Development and Housing. Unfortunately I plugged in the wrong camera, instead of the Nikon D800 I wanted I grabbed the Nikon D500. But, the building will still be there for a […]
At Döse beach
It was supposed to be NLCs, but unfortunately there was only a slight suspicion. We tried twice at Döser Strand, but the clouds prevented a clear view both times. The first picture was taken on July 3, 2025 at around 11:40 pm. We tried for a while, but the clouds moved in rather than […]
NLCs over Grimmershörn
Last night there was a huge display of NLCs to marvel at. Extension was about 120° from west to north-east. At first the main part was visible in western direction while the north-eastern part was still mixed with the dark clouds at the lower edge. Later, with increasing darkness, the north-eastern area became […]
Second NLC this season
Unfortunately I had to miss the last NLC due to heavy clouds. But it worked out last night. At midnight it finally got dark enough for the NLCs to be clearly visible. The display was not as bright, so I was not able to image such high-contrast structures as last year. Here […]
Hoverflies
M81/M82 – Bode Nebula
Die wohl letzte Gelegenheit des Winter-/Frühlingshalbjahres für eine Aufnahme. Jetzt ist erst einmal Sommerpause angesagt. Die Nächte werden einfach zu kurz für Astroaufnahmen. Aber auch erste Gelegenheit, die Vollautomation auszutesten. Das neue Spielzeug, Deep Sky Dad’s Flat Panel FP2, hat die Erwartungen voll und ganz erfüllt. Light-, Dark-, Flat- und Bias-Frames in einer session […]
IC 342 – Hidden Galaxy
Mit 6 Stunden und 25 Minuten Belichtungszeit eine Aufnahme von letzter Nacht. Diesmal war es IC 342 (im englischen oft auch Hidden Galaxy genannt), eine Galaxie, die in der Nähe des galaktischen Äquators, wo Staubschleier die Beobachtung für die Amateur- und Profi-Astronomen schwierig machen, befindet. Aufnahmedaten