Astronomy: Overview

Observations and Photos (Sun, Moon, and Planets)

Observations of Sun, Moon, and Planets

• 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023

Sun

• Total Eclipse 1999
• Sun Spots 2000
• Venus Transit 2004
• Partial Eclipse 2015
• Mercury Transit 2016
• Sun Spot 2016
• Partial Eclipse 2021
• Partial Eclipse 2022

Moon

Photos of the Moon

• 1999, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, April 2017, May 2017
• February 2018, March 2018, August 2018, November 2018, November 20, 2018, RX10 M3 - December 20, 2018
• RX10 M3 and TZ202 - January 14, 2019, RX10 M3 - Mid-February 2019, RX10 M3 - February 19, 2019, RX100 M4 - Mid-May 2019, Test Photos of the Moon with RX10 M4 - July 2019, Ditto with RX10 M4 Part 2 - July 2019, Ditto with RX10 M4 Part 3 - July 2019
• Photos of the Moon with RX10 M4 - March 2020, Photos of the Moon - April/May 2020

Walking the Moon with My Own Photos

• Overview
• How Small Objects Can You Recognize on the Moon?
• Books and Software about the Moon
• Crescent of the Waxing Moon
• Before Half Moon
• Half Moon
• After Half Moon
• Full Moon
• From Half Moon to Full Moon (RX10 M3)
• Sections of Moon Photos - Part 1 - Part 2
• Moon Landscapes - Part 1 - Part 2
• Moon Alphabet - A-C
• Moon Alphabet - D-J
• Moon Alphabet - K-R
• Moon Alphabet - S-Z

Eclipses of the Moon

• 2003, Deep Penumbral Eclipse 2017
• Total Eclipse 2018 (Blood Moon), Total Eclipse 2019 (Blood Moon)
• Partial Eclipse 2019 (SM-127), Partial Eclipse 2019 (RX10 M4)

Other

• Moon Covers Aldebaran February 2018
• Moon and Jupiter - End of October 2019 (Conjunction)
• Moon and Venus/Planets 2020

Planets and More

• Venus Transit 2004
• ISS 2009
• Saturn 2010
• Jupiter 2015 - Jupiter 2016
• Mercury Transit 2016
• Venus Crescent 2017 - Venus Crescent 2020
• Mercury and Venus March 2018
• Jupiter, Saturn, and More - August 2018
• Jupiter and Saturn - July 2019
• Moon and Jupiter - End of October 2019 (Conjunction)
• Mercury Transit 2019
• Comets 2020
• Comets 2023 updated Mar 25, 2023

Cameras Mounted Fixed

• Sony RX100 M1 Attached to Telescope - Sony RX100 M4 Attached to Telescope
• Leica M (Typ 240) - Part 1: Minolta M-Rokkor 28mm f/2.8
• Leica M (Typ 240) - Part 2: Voigtländer Color-Heliar 75mm f/2.5
• Leica M (Typ 240) - Part 3: Attached to Skymax-127 and Skymax-102
• Leica X Vario Attached to Telescope Archive
• Ricoh GXR and A12-50 - Part 1 - Part 2 Archive
• Ricoh GR Attached to Telescope Archive

Information (Past, Present, General...)

General Information

• Telescope Calculations
• Magnification
• Exit Pupil
• Telescope and Sensor
• Some Information About Eyepieces
• Quick & Dirty Astronomy Glossary
• Astronomy FAQ for Dummies (like Me)

Books, Software, and Links

• My Astronomy Books
• Books and Software about the Moon
• Deep Sky Books
• Astronomy Links

Overviews

• My Astronomy History
• Overview of My Current Telescopes
• Overview of All My Telescopes
• Sky-Watcher Dobson Heritage Comparison Archive
• Data of All My Telescopes and Eyepieces

Telescopes

Former or Borrowed Archive

• Bresser Venus 76/700 AZ (3"-Newton) Archive
• Meade ETX-90EC (3.5" Maksutov-Cassegrain) Archive
• Meade Lightbridge (10" Dobson) Archive
• Sky-Watcher Heritage P130 (5" Dobson) Archive
• Sky-Watcher Heritage 76 (3" Dobson) Archive
• Omegon 76/300 (Sky-Watcher Infinity 76) (3" Dobson) Archive
• Sky-Watcher Heritage 100P (4" Dobson) Archive
• GSO GSD 680 (8" Dobson) Archive
• Sky-Watcher Heritage 114P/Virtuoso (4.5" Dobson) Archive
• Sky-Watcher Skymax-102 OTA (4" Maksutov-Cassegrain) Archive
• Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS (6" Newton) Archive
• Sky-Watcher StarTravel 120/600 OTA (4.7" Refractor, Borrowed) Archive
• Celestron C8 OTA (8" Schmidt-Cassegrain) Archive

Current

• Omegon Photography Scope 72/432 ED OTA (2.8" Refractor)
• TS Optics Photoline 102/715 (4" Refractor)
• Celestron C5 OTA (5" Schmidt-Cassegrain)
• Sky-Watcher Skymax-127 OTA (5" Maksutov-Cassegrain)

Mounts

Former Archive

• Sky-Watcher AZ4 Mount Archive
• Omegon Mini Dobson Base Archive

Current

• Sky-Watcher Star Discovery AZ GoTo Mount
• Sky-Watcher AZ Pronto Mount
• Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi AZ GoTo Mount - Wedge for Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi AZ GoTo Mount
• Sky-Watcher Stainless Steel Tripod (AZ5)
• GSO GSAZ Mount in preparation

Accessories and Binoculars

• Simulation Curriculum SkyWire Archive
• Sky-Watcher SynScan WLAN
• Celestron StarSense AutoAlign for Sky-Watcher Archive
• Ikarus StellarMate Plus
• Meade ETX-90EC Equipment Archive
• Telescope Accessories - Part 1
• Telescope Accessories - Part 2
• My Binoculars - My Starfield Binoculars

Experiences

Eyepieces and Focal Extenders

• Eyepiece Selection (Focal Length Selection)
• Eyepiece Selection (Focal Length Selection) - Application
• Eyepiece Selection (Focal Length Selection) - Application Part 2
• Eyepiece Comparison 2019
• Explore Scientific Focal Extenders 2 x, 3 x, and 5 x Archive

Collimation, Finders, Focusing

• My Collimation Experiences Archive
• Telrad Finder Archive
• Rigel Finder
• Focusing Aids

Sun Filters

• For the Heritage 100P and 114P and Skymax-102 OTA Archive
• For the GSD 680 Archive
• For the Explorer 150PDS Archive
• For the Skymax-127 and C5

Mounts and Bases

• Sky-Watcher Skymax-102 OTA on Dobsonian and AZ Base Archive
• Sky-Watcher Star Discovery AZ GoTo Mount
  • First Experiences
  • General Experiences and Thoughts
  • Adaptation to Heavier Loads
  • Named and Alignment Stars
  • Control Options
• Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi GoTo Mount
  • Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi AZ GoTo Mount - Further Experiences
• Wedge for Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi AZ GoTo Mount - First Experiences
• Sky-Watcher AZ GoTo Mounts (Star Discovery, AZ-GTi)
• Instructions

Sky-Watcher SynScan WLAN

• First Experiences
• Further Experiences

Celestron StarSense AutoAlign for Sky-Watcher Archive

• First Experiences Archive
• Further Experiences Archive
• Connecting to a Mac (USB) Archive
• Celestron StarSense AutoAlign for Sky-Watcher - Using it with a Celestron C8 Archive

Ikarus StellarMate Plus Experiences

• Ikarus StellarMate Plus - First Experiences (Part 1: with Wi-Fi only)
• Ikarus StellarMate Plus - First Experiences (Part 2: with USB Dongle)
• Ikarus StellarMate Plus - Further Experiences
• Ikarus StellarMate Plus - GoTo, Plate Solving, Tracking in preparation
• Ikarus StellarMate Plus - Live Stacking in preparation
• Ikarus StellarMate Plus - Instructions in progress
• Ikarus StellarMate Plus - Tips and Tricks

Experiences (Continued)

Celestron C8 and C5 Experiences

• C8 - Issues and Modifications Archive
• C8 - Reducer/Corrector f/6.3 Archive
• C5 - Issues and Modifications
• C5 - Two Inch Accessories - Yes or No?
• C5 - Travel Packages

Sky-Watcher Skymax-127 Experiences

• Sky-Watcher Skymax-127 OTA - Further Experiences

Mobility, Various Topics

• Carry the Telescope in a Backpack on the Heiligenstein? Archive
• Carry the Telescope in a Backpack on the Heiligenstein? - Da Capo
• C5 - Travel Packages
• Digiklemme 1 Archive

Deep Sky

Deep Sky Photography for Dummies and Lazy People...

• Motivation and Introduction
• EAA, Video Astronomy, ...
• Telescope and Sensor
• EAA - Fields of View updated Dec 7, 2023
• Simple Image Processing (in Adobe PSE)
• How to Confirm Finds? (Take 1) updated Nov 23, 2023
• How to Confirm Finds? (Take 2) updated Nov 23, 2023

Atik Infinity Colour Camera Archive

• Information Archive
• First Experiences Archive
• First Observation Sessions Archive
• Further Experiences (Dry Runs) Archive - Further Experiences (Nightly Tests) Archive
• Field of View Archive
• Software Archive
• Photo Gallery Archive
• Photo Comparison against eVscope Archive

ZWO ASI224MC Archive

• ZWO ASI224 Color Camera - Information Archive
• ZWO ASI224 Color Camera - First Experiences Archive
• ZWO ASI224 Color Camera - Further Experiences Archive
• ZWO ASI 224 versus eVscope - Photo Comparison Archive
• ZWO ASI224 - Photo Gallery Archive

ZWO ASI294MC

• ZWO ASI294 Color Camera - Information
• ZWO ASI294 Color Camera - Galaxies
• ZWO ASI294 Color Camera - Mosaic Attempts

ZWO ASI462MC

• ZWO ASI462 Color Camera - Information in progress

Software for ZWO Cameras

• ZWO Color Cameras - ASILive
• ZWO Color Cameras - SharpCap

Unistellar (Original eVscope, eVscope 2)

• Overview of the Unistellar Pages Read First!
• Unistellar App Version History (Version 1) Archive
• Unistellar App Version History (Version 2)
• New Planet Mode for eVscope Telescopes new
• Topaz DeNoise AI new
• H II Regions new

Original Unistellar eVscope

• Information Archive
• App version 1.0ff and earlier (now obsolete):
  • First Experiences (V. 0.9) - More Experiences (V. 1.0) - More Experiences (V. 1.1) - More Experiences (V. 1.2) - Further Experiences (V. 1.0, V. 1.1./1.2) - More Experiences (V. 1.3) - More Experiences (V. 1.4/1.5/1.6)
• First Observation Sessions
• First Conclusions - Second Conclusions - Third Conclusions - (Final) Conclusions
• Selected/Adapted Questions from Unistellar FAQ/Help Center
• Tips and Tricks
• Photo Comparison - Poorer versus Better...
• Observation in Brief (App Version 1)
• >> Photo Gallery (Nicest Photos) - Photo Gallery (Messier Catalog) - Photo Gallery (NGC) - Photo Gallery (Other)
• >> Specialty Gallery - Part 1 (Special Objects) - Part 2 (Galaxies) - Part 3 (Multiple Galaxies)
• Moon Photos
• Old Versus New Image Processing (since V. 1.3)
• Photo Comparison against Atik Infinity Archive
• Photo Comparison against ZWO ASI224 Archive
• Photo Comparison against Vaonis Vespera
• First Photo Comparison eVscope 2 / eVscope (my third sample of the eVscope 2)
• Polarr Tests

Unistellar eVscope 2 (my third sample of the eVscope 2)

Note: Pages covering the first two samples of my eVscope 2 can only be accessed via page Overview of the Unistellar Pages.

• Information
• First Experiences
• Photo Comparison against Vaonis Vespera - Photo Comparison against Vaonis Vespera - Part 2 - Photo Comparison against Vaonis Vespera - Part 3
• First Photo Comparison eVscope 2 / eVscope
• >> Photo Gallery (Messier Catalog) - Photo Gallery (NGC and More...)
• App version 2.0ff:
  • More Experiences (V. 2 to 2.3)
  • More Experiences (V. 2.4ff) in progress
• Exposure Time versus Brightness new
• Collimation in progress

Vaonis Vespera

• Information
• Adventurer Pack and More Accessories updated Nov 23, 2023
• Backpack
• First Experiences
• First Conclusions
• Mosaic Mode
• Observations of the Sun
• Observations with Filters
• Saving, Transferring Photos, and More...
• FAQ updated Nov 27, 2023
• Tips and Tricks in progress
• Topaz DeNoise AI new
• H II Regions new
• >> Photo Gallery (Nicest Photos) - Photo Gallery (Messier Catalog) - Photo Gallery (NGC and More...) - Photo Gallery (Multiple DSO)
• Photo Comparison against Unistellar eVscope (2) - Photo Comparison against Unistellar eVscope (2) - Part 2 - Photo Comparison against Unistellar eVscope 2 - Part 3

Vaonis Vespera Pro

• Information in preparation

Camera at the Telescope

• Photos of the Orion Nebula with Sony RX100 M4 - April 2020
• Photos of DSO with Sony RX10 M4 - February 2021

Deep Sky Objects: Information and Lists

Books and Lists

• Deep Sky Books
• DSO List (Collected from Books)
• DSO List (Rich-Field Objects)
• My Visual Deep Sky Observations (Complete List of Visually Observed DSO)
• My Visual Deep Sky Observations with my Electronic Telescopes (Complete List of Observed DSO)
• My Deep Sky Observations with the eVscope (Complete List of Observed DSO) Archive
• My Deep Sky Observations with the eVscope 2 (Complete List of Observed DSO)
• My Deep Sky Observations with the Vespera (Complete List of Observed DSO)
• My Deep Sky Observations with the Atik Infinity (Complete List of Observed DSO) Archive
• My Deep Sky Observations with the ZWO ASI224 (Complete List of Observed DSO) Archive
• Messier 110 List - Herschel 100+10 List
• Sky Objects Seen in Binoculars (on page My Binoculars)

Unistellar eVscope Overviews Archive

• Messier Catalog
• Galaxies
• Globular Star Clusters
• Open Star Clusters
• Nebulae

Galaxies

• Galaxies - Canes Venatici
• Galaxies - Coma Berenices
• Galaxies - Leo
• Galaxies - Virgo
• Galaxies - Ursa Major

Deep Sky Observations

Visual

• Winter: End of December 2019 - End of January 2020
• Winter: January/February 2021
• Winter: Mid-January - February 2018
• Winter: February 2019
• Winter/Early Spring: February/March 2017
• Spring/Early Summer: May 2017
• Spring/Summer: March - July 2022
• Spring: April - June 2019
• Spring: April 2020
• Summer: 2018
• Summer: July/August 2020
• Summer: August/September 2021
• Summer: August/September 2019
• Summer/Autumn: August-October 2016
• Summer/Autumn: September 2017
• Summer/Autumn: September - November 2018
• Summer/Autumn: September - Mid-October 2019
• Autumn: October - Mid-December 2017
• Autumn: End of October - End of Autumn 2019
• Autumn: November/December 2020

Atik Infinity Archive

• End of 2017 - 2018 Archive
• 2020 Archive
• 2021 Archive
• 2022 Archive

Unistellar eVscope Archive

• Beginning of 2020
• Mid to End of March 2020
• Messier-Marathon March 2020
• April 2020
• May/June 2020
• July/August 2020
• September/October 2020
• November/December 2020
• January to March 2021
• May/June 2021
• July to October 2021
• December 2021/January 2022

Unistellar eVscope 2

• December 2021 to March 2022
• April 2022
• August to December 2022
• January/February 2023
• August to October 2023 in progress

ZWO ASI224MC Archive

• 2021 Archive
• 2022 Archive

ZWO ASI294MC

• 2022

Vaonis Vespera

• Summer/Autumn 2022
• January to April 2023
• May to June 2023