Archive 2007 - 2010

Supernova remnant Sh2-240 (Simeis 147) - 30 October 2010

This object is quite strange and very faint. It is situated in the constellation Taurus. I am not too satisfied with the result, however, it is my first positive attempt of this object.

Nebula IC 1396 - 07 October 2010

Open cluster Melotte15 - 19 September 2010

In the middle of nebula IC 1805, often called Heart, there is an open cluster with marvelous emission nebula in its background. So we can say that it is heart of the heart.

Planetary nebula NGC 7293 (Helix) - 05 September 2010

This is my second attempt to catch Helix nebula. This one is better because of longer exposures and better processing.

My new observatory - 27 August 2010

Today's article is about my new mount and observatory which was built in a few last months. Well, let me start from beginning.

Finalization inside - 27 August 2010

After finishing observatory I brought all components of my new mount and telescope inside and got them on its proper place.

The roof and covering with sheetmetal - 29 August 2010

The moving roof is necessary for observing. I decided to cover the whole observatory with sheetmetal.