Astronomy: Overview

Observations and Photos (Not Deep Sky)

Observations of the Moon and the Planets

• Observations of the Sun, the Moon, and Planets 2018
• Observations of the Sun, the Moon, and Planets 2019 updated Dec 31
• Observations of the Sun, the Moon, and Planets 2020 in progress

Sun

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

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
• 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)
• Walking the Moon with My Own Photos
  • Overview
• How Small Objects Can You Recognize on 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
• 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
• Jupiter and Saturn - July 2019
• Moon and Jupiter - End of October 2019 (Conjunction)
• Mercury Transit 2019 new

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 updated Dec 11

Information

• My Astronomy History new

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

• Overview of My Current Telescopes updated Jan 8
• Overview of All My Telescopes updated Jan 8
• Sky-Watcher Dobson Heritage Comparison Archive
• Data of All My Telescopes and Eyepieces updated Jan 8
• 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) Archive
• 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) Archive
• Sky-Watcher Skymax-127 OTA Information (5" Maksutov-Cassegrain)
• Omegon Photography Scope 72/432 ED OTA Information (2.8" Refractor)
• Sky-Watcher StarTravel 120/600 OTA Information (4.7" Refractor, Borrowed) Archive
• Celestron C8 OTA Information (8" Schmidt-Cassegrain) new
• Sky-Watcher Star Discovery AZ GoTo Mount Information
• Sky-Watcher Star Discovery AZ GoTo Mount - SkyWire Information Archive
• Sky-Watcher Star Discovery AZ GoTo Mount - SynScan WLAN Information
• Celestron StarSense AutoAlign for Sky-Watcher Information
• Sky-Watcher AZ Pronto Mount Information updated Dec 11
• Sky-Watcher AZ4 Mount Information in progress
• Omegon Mini Dobson Base Archive
• Telescope Accessories updated Jan 10
• 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 Archive
• Solar Filter for the Skymax-127
• Solar Filter for the Explorer 150PDS Archive
• 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
• Sky-Watcher Star Discovery AZ GoTo Mount - SynScan WLAN - First Experiences updated Dec 21
• Sky-Watcher Star Discovery AZ GoTo Mount - SynScan WLAN - Further Experiences updated Dec 22
• Celestron StarSense AutoAlign for Sky-Watcher - First Experiences
• Celestron StarSense AutoAlign for Sky-Watcher - Further Experiences
• Celestron StarSense AutoAlign for Sky-Watcher - Connecting to a Mac (USB)
• Sky-Watcher Star Discovery AZ GoTo Mount - Control Options
• Eyepiece Selection (Focal Length Selection)
• Eyepiece Selection (Focal Length Selection) - Application updated Nov 17
• Eyepiece Selection (Focal Length Selection) - Application Part 2
• Explore Scientific Focal Extenders 2 x, 3 x, and 5 x
• Digiklemme 1 Archive
• Rigel Finder
• Eyepiece Comparison 2019 new
• C8 - Issues and Modifications new
• C8 - Reducer/Corrector f/6.3 in progress

Deep Sky

Deep Sky Objects

• Deep Sky Books
• DSO List (Collected from Books)
• DSO List (Rich-Field Objects) new
• My Deep Sky Observations - Overview • Lists
• Deep Sky Winter Observations Mid-January - February 2018
• Deep Sky Winter Observations February 2019
• Deep Sky Winter/Early Spring Observations February/March 2017 updated Nov 1
• Deep Sky Spring/Early Summer Observations May 2017
• Deep Sky Spring Observations April - June 2019
• Deep Sky Summer Observations 2018
• Deep Sky Summer Observations August/September 2019
• Deep Sky Summer/Autumn Observations August-October 2016
• Deep Sky Summer/Autumn Observations September 2017
• Deep Sky Summer/Autumn Observations September - November 2018
• Deep Sky Summer/Autumn Observations September - Mid-October 2019 new
• Deep Sky Autumn Observations October - Mid-December 2017
• Deep Sky Autumn/Winter Observations End of October - End of December 2019 new
• Deep Sky Observations with Atik Infinity End of 2017 - 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 updated Dec 6
• Focusing Aids