Archive 2011 - 2015
Total Lunar Eclipse - 15 June 2011
After 3 years I could see this phenomenon again. It is a nice show and you do not need any expensive lenses for observing. The beginning was hiden behind clouds, so nothing was visible. After a while the sky was getting clearer a clearer and finally I could see our Moon in red colours. There are some photos.
Nebula Sh2-101 - 30 May 2011
The constellation Cygnus is full of nebulas. One of them is the Tulip Nebula (Sh2-101). Its location is a few degrees next to the well-known Crescent Nebula.
Astrophotographic workshop 15 - 17 April 2011 - Kysuce
There was an astrophotographic workshop in my very old wooden cottage ("drevenica" in Slovak - English speakers can learn a special word) from 15 to 17 April 2011. It was focused on processing of astronomical photos, processing of HDRI photos and lots of other topics from practical astronomy.
more...Globular cluster M3 - 30 March 2011
I have spent two nights taking pictures of globular cluster M3. The first one was used for taking light and the second one for capturing RGB information. M3 cluster is impressing - as well as all globular clusters.
Galaxy M106 - 07 March 2011
Open cluster M67 - 07 March 2011
Galaxy M101 (Pinwheel Galaxy) - 05 March 2011
The M101 Galaxy (also known as Pinwheel Galaxy) is one of the best beautiful spiral galaxies. However, only core is quite symetric. After longer exposures you can see that it is unsymetric. The distance from the Earth is about 25 million light years and you can find it in the constellation of Ursa Major.