ARCHIVE 2018
The occultation of a star by asteroid Hidalgo - 06 December 2018
And double hit again. This night was beautiful clear and successful. After midnight I have caught another asteroid occultation with my camera - Hidalgo. It is a centaur. It is music for my astronomical soul.
The occultation of a star by asteroid Leda - 05 December 2018
Three weeks ago I cut down the plum because of this asteroid and I was not successful. I was out of the shade about 3.5 km. But this time I caught him. It was my 30th positive occlusion.
The occultation of a star by asteroid Kalypso - 11 November 2018
So I have got another one to the collection
The occultation of a star by asteroid Kalypso - 11 November 2018
The weather was unstable. In spite of that I managed to catch a gap among clouds for the right moment so I could record the next positive occultation this year.
The occultation of a star by asteroid Ninina - 18 September 2018
This is the 5th positive asteroidal occultation during this year.
The occultation of a star by asteroid Tauntonia - 09 August 2018
I recorded a positive occultation yesterday and today another. I am lucky...
The occultation of a star by asteroid Vincentina - 08 August 2018
Little bit complicated observation due to just 0.3 mag decrease of target during occultation. However, positive one.
Total Lunar Eclipse - 27 June 2018
After three years there was total Lunar eclipse again. The show was this time quite long and Moon was pretty high in the sky.
The occultation of a star by asteroid Hedwig - 26 July 2018
Quite easy observation - perfect altitude, azimut and brightness of star. However, this occultation revealed that target star is double because some observers detect occultation with two decreases. I have recorded only one but smaller than prediction.
The occultation of a star by asteroid Ekard- 21 May 2018
During the whole night I was fighting technical problems. Finally I was successful with asteroid Ekard just before dawn.
Sun 22° halo - 17 February 2018
During a walk with my wife we were observing this nice halo. For a few seconds there were a part of 46° halo in the sky but it was too weak to take a picture.
Update of page with planetary occulatation results - 06 February 2018
Finally I have found time for update the page with my planetary occultation results. Positive and negative occultations were completed with protocols. There is a live statistics under the table. Now the table shows nearly 290 observations.