Astronomy: Overview

Observations and Photos (Not Deep Sky)

Observations of the Moon and the Planets

• Observations of the Sun, the Moon, and Planets 2018 updated November 22

Sun

• Total Eclipse 1999
• Sun Spots 2000
• Partial Eclipse 2015
• Sun Spot 2016

Moon

• Photos of the Moon 1999
• Eclipse of the Moon 2003
• Photos of the Moon 2005
• Photos of the Moon 2009
• Photos of the Moon 2010
• Photos of the Moon 2015
• Photos of the Moon 2016
• Deep Penumbral Eclipse of the Moon 2017
• Photos of the Moon April 2017
• Photos of the Moon May 2017
• Moon Covers Aldebaran February 2018
• Photos of the Moon February 2018
• Photos of the Moon March 2018
• Total Eclipse of the Moon 2018 (Blood Moon)
• Photos of the Moon August 2018
• Photos of the Moon November 2018
• Photos of the Moon November 20, 2018 new
• Photos of the Moon with RX10 M3 - December 20, 2018 new
• Photos of the Moon with RX10 M3 and TZ202 - January 14, 2019 new
• Photos of the Moon with RX10 M3 - Mid-February 2019 new
• Total Eclipse of the Moon 2019 (Blood Moon) new
• "Moon Walks" updated November 6
  • How Small Objects Can You Recognize on the Moon? updated November 6
  • Crescent of the Waxing Moon
  • Before Half Moon
  • Half Moon
  • After Half Moon
  • Full Moon
  • Sections of Moon Photos - Part 1
  • Sections of Moon Photos - Part 2
  • Moon Landscapes - Part 1
  • Moon Landscapes - Part 2
  • Moon Alphabet - A-C
  • Moon Alphabet - D-J
  • Moon Alphabet - K-R
  • Moon Alphabet - S-Z

Planets and Other

• Venus Transit 2004
• ISS 2009
• Saturn 2010
• Jupiter 2015
• Jupiter 2016
• Mercury Transit 2016
• Venus Crescent 2017
• Mercury and Venus March 2018
• Jupiter, Saturn, and More - August 2018

Constellations, Asterisms

• Overview in progress
  • Orion and More... in progress

Cameras Mounted Fixed

• Ricoh GXR and A12-50 - Part 1
• Ricoh GXR and A12-50 - Part 2
• Ricoh GR 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
• Sony RX100 M1 Attached to Telescope
• Sony RX100 M4 Attached to Telescope

Information

General Information

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

Information

My Past and Present (and Future) Telescopes, Mounts, and Accessories

• Overview of My Current Telescopes
• Overview of All My Telescopes
• Sky-Watcher Dobson Heritage Comparison
• Data of All My Telescopes and Eyepieces
• Bresser Venus 76/700 AZ Information (3"-Newton) Archive
• Meade ETX-90EC Information (3.5" Maksutov-Cassegrain) Archive
• Meade ETX-90EC Equipment Archive
• Meade Lightbridge Information (10" Dobson) Archive
• Sky-Watcher Heritage P130 Information (5" Dobson) Archive
• Sky-Watcher Heritage 76 Information (3" Dobson) Archive
• Omegon 76/300 (Sky-Watcher Infinity 76) Information (3" Dobson) Archive
• Sky-Watcher Heritage 100P Information (4" Dobson)
• GSO GSD 680 Information (8" Dobson) Archive
• Sky-Watcher Heritage 114P/Virtuoso Information (4.5" Dobson) Archive
• Sky-Watcher Skymax-102 OTA Information (4" Maksutov-Cassegrain) Archive
• Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS Information (6" Newton)
• Sky-Watcher Skymax-127 OTA Information (5" Maksutov-Cassegrain)
• Omegon Photography Scope 72/432 ED OTA Information (2.8" Refractor)
• Sky-Watcher Star Discovery AZ GoTo Mount Information
• Celestron StarSense AutoAlign for Sky-Watcher Information
• Sky-Watcher AZ Pronto Mount Information
• Omegon Mini Dobson Base Archive
• Telescope Accessories
• My Binoculars
• My Starfield Binoculars

Some Experiences

• My Collimation Experiences
• Telrad Finder Archive
• Carry the Telescope in a Backpack on the Heiligenstein?
• Solar Filter for the Heritage 100P and 114P and Skymax-102 OTA
• Solar Filter for the Skymax-127
• Solar Filter for the Explorer 150PDS
• Solar Filter for the GSD 680 Archive
• Sky-Watcher Skymax-102 OTA on Dobsonian and AZ Base Archive
• Sky-Watcher Star Discovery AZ GoTo Mount - First Experiences
• Sky-Watcher Star Discovery AZ GoTo Mount - General Experiences and Thoughts
• Sky-Watcher Star Discovery AZ GoTo Mount - Adaptation to Heavier Loads
• Sky-Watcher Star Discovery AZ GoTo Mount - Named and Alignment Stars
• Celestron StarSense AutoAlign for Sky-Watcher - First Experiences
• Celestron StarSense AutoAlign for Sky-Watcher - Further Experiences
• Eyepiece Selection (Focal Length Selection)
• Explore Scientific Focal Extenders 2 x, 3 x, and 5 x
• Digiklemme 1
• Rigel Finder

Deep Sky

Deep Sky Objects

• Deep Sky Books
• DSO List (Collected from Books) updated October 30
• My Deep Sky Observations - Overview • Lists updated October 30
• Deep Sky Winter Observations Mid-January - February 2018
• Deep Sky Winter Observations February/March 2017
• Deep Sky Winter/Spring Observations End of March 2017
• Deep Sky Spring/Early Summer Observations May 2017
• Deep Sky Summer Observations 2018
• Deep Sky Summer/Autumn Observations August-October 2016
• Deep Sky Summer/Autumn Observations September 2017
• Deep Sky Autumn Observations October - Mid-December 2017
• Deep Sky Observations with Atik Infinity End of 2017 - 2018
• Deep Sky Summer/Autumn Observations September/October 2018
• Sky Objects Seen in Binoculars (on page My Binoculars)

Deep Sky Photography for Dummies and Lazy People...

• Motivation and Introduction
• EAA, Video Astronomy, ...
• Atik Infinity Colour Camera - Information
• Atik Infinity Colour Camera - First Experiences
• Atik Infinity Colour Camera - Field of View
• Atik Infinity Colour Camera - Software
• Atik Infinity Colour Camera - Gallery
• Atik Infinity Colour Camera - How to Confirm Finds?
• Unistellar eVscope
• Focusing Aids