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  1. Two observations in my log for this galaxy, the...

    Two observations in my log for this galaxy, the first in March 2007 under Dutch skies using an 8" SCT @ 78x / 38':


    Quite faint, somewhat elongated east to west, slightly brighter in the middle...
  2. A great pair! The galaxy is easily overlooked by...

    A great pair! The galaxy is easily overlooked by many, that I am pretty sure of.

    6 observations in my log for the globular, one for the galaxy:

    NGC4147

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    3 observations in the...
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    When there's a bit of moisture in the sky, it...

    When there's a bit of moisture in the sky, it will lead to "Flaming Star conditions", as I like to call it: halos surrounding brighter stars that all try to mimic IC405.

    Dew on the optics and...
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    The Hunter and the Deep Sky

    How would you like to observe something new?

    The nebula that is this week's OotW has probably been around for ages, hardly something "new". What makes it new is the fact that it has seems to have...
  6. An intriguing object, even more so because of...

    An intriguing object, even more so because of what I know about it ever since our resident encyclopedia Scott H. recently delved deeper into the nature of the nebula NGC1931. But I will of course...
  7. To my surprise, there's only one observation in...

    To my surprise, there's only one observation in my log for this beautiful group, that's not just a Hickson, but a Rose, a KTG, a Holmberg and a Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov group, too. It's also part of the...
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    One observation to share since I last posted...

    One observation to share since I last posted about this group.

    5 October 2018 in the French Ardennes, 14" SCT @168x / 29':


    NGC7331 (Holmberg 795A) is elongated NNW-SSE, suddenly brighter in a...
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    ... and here's my blog for the second night:...

    ... and here's my blog for the second night: https://clearskies.eu/blog/astrotrips/7nov23/

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    Cheers,


    Victor
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    Astrotrip - autumn 2023

    Hi all,

    In November David Daelman and I went stargazing in France. I wrote a blog about it: https://clearskies.eu/blog/astrotrips/6nov23/

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    Enjoy,


    Victor
  11. Object of the Week - November 12th, 2023: Neckel-Staude 2

    Apologies for posting a few days late, as I did not return home from a trip to French Alps until Sunday night.

    Pictures or it didn't happen:

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    Conditions weren't great and...
  12. 5236 There is a LOT going on in this region....

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    There is a LOT going on in this region. As I had just forayed into Cassiopeia to compile nebula guides, I had not yet reached this region of the constellation. But I put a rush on it and here...
  13. A very neat planetary, not too small and visible...

    A very neat planetary, not too small and visible in small apertures. Six entries in my observing log since 2005, most recently six years ago in the French Ardennes using my 14" SCT and a bit of...
  14. My log tells me I observed these five galaxies...

    My log tells me I observed these five galaxies (in Pisces) almost 6 years ago under the skies of the French Ardennes. 14" SCT @ 168x / 29':

    NGC125, that is component C of the double star HJ623...
  15. Object of the Week - August 20, 2023 - Planetary nebula Henize 1-6 in Vulpecula

    This week's OotW is planetary nebula Henize 1-6, located centrally in the constellation of Vulpecula. 30 Minutes of arc east-southeast of the bright variable and double star QR Vulpecula (Burnham...
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    The third and final observing night of the trip:...

    The third and final observing night of the trip: https://clearskies.eu/blog/astrotrips/13apr2023/

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    Galaxies and the NGC HII regions of M101.

    Cheers,


    Victor
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    Blog 2, of 3:...

    Blog 2, of 3: https://clearskies.eu/blog/astrotrips/9apr23/

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    Enjoy,


    Victor
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    Astrotrip, spring 2023

    I was stargazing in France and it went a little something like this:

    https://clearskies.eu/blog/astrotrips/8apr23/
    (blog 1 of 3)

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    Cheers,
  19. Object of the Week May 28, 2023 - NGC5669 in Boötes

    Let's talk about Boötes first: it's a bit of a troubled constellation. And not just because it is the only one with a diaeresis in its name.

    In springtime at mid-northern latitudes, the...
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    It's not included in the current edition but I...

    It's not included in the current edition but I will add it in V3.0; which I unfortunately can not complete until 2024 as my iMac passed away this week after 8 1/2 years of loyal service.

    The...
  21. Boris Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov was indeed the one to...

    Boris Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov was indeed the one to coin the nickname "Spider":

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    https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1977A%26AS...28....1V - page 41 & page 108 for the plates.

    Some...
  22. Three observations in my log for NGC3507, one for...

    Three observations in my log for NGC3507, one for NGC3501. This pair is Holmberg 224 and KPG 263.

    First observation for NGC3507 was in 2009, in my 12" SCT @ 191x / 26' under Dutch skies at a...
  23. A nice pair in which larger apertures ought to be...

    A nice pair in which larger apertures ought to be able to pick out a bit more detail than I did with my 14" SCT in February 2019, under the skies of the French Ardennes (168x / 29'):


    Both...
  24. Object of the Week - March 5, 2023 - The Rocket's Red Glare

    Now, before you folks across the pond from me start getting all patriotic when reading the post title, lighting fireworks and all: it's not the 4th of July, yet ;-)
    Had it been, then I would better...
  25. One observation in my log for PGC33452, but not...

    One observation in my log for PGC33452, but not for its neighbour PGC33453.

    8 February 2018 from northeast Germany. 14" SCT @ 237x / 21'... with a note in my log that I used my 12mm Nagler as the...
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