In September-October I spent a week and a half in the French Alps.
Here’s the 1st of 4 blogs: https://clearskies.eu/blog/astrotrips/29-30sep21/
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In September-October I spent a week and a half in the French Alps.
Here’s the 1st of 4 blogs: https://clearskies.eu/blog/astrotrips/29-30sep21/
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Victor van Wulfen
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2nd of 4 blogs posted: https://clearskies.eu/blog/astrotrips/6oct21/
A French all-nighter, 15,000 observations and 11 billion years old light.
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Victor van Wulfen
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3rd of 4 blogs: https://clearskies.eu/blog/astrotrips/7oct21/ - Under Alpine skies.
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Victor van Wulfen
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Hi Victor,
thank you very much for your beautiful reports - very nice pics, cool choice of objects, what a work to make that kind of presentation!
I have not read everything yet, there are a lot of cloudy nights ahead for that ;-)
But one thing: Andromeda´s parachute: your magnification has been too low! At powers around 500x the elongation comes within reach, better at 700x. Even 1 or two very very elusive stellar condensations can occur then - even in 12".
CS!
Norman
12" f/ 4,5 - tuned Sumerian Optics Dobson - Nauris main mirror
- who stands the rain deserves the sun! -
I realise that... and I will definitely re-attempt asap.
On that note: thank you for your comments! Much appreciated. I may be able to post the fourth and final blog of the trip in the coming week. After that, it's perfecting the timelapses and compiling everything to a decent tune.
Cheers,
Victor
Victor van Wulfen
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The last of the 4 blogs - Dissecting the Veil: https://clearskies.eu/blog/astrotrips/8oct21/
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Victor van Wulfen
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Wonderful blog posts Victor, and I’m so glad you were inspired to observe the Cygnus Loop because of my S&T article. You had some great observing nights, and sharing them with us in such detail is a gift - thank you!
Howard
30-inch f/2.7 alt-az Newtonian
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Thank you for your kind words, Howard! Hopefully another trip is possible mid-winter or early spring. I must say that writing a blog about deep sky observing, for which I must travel, is a lot more fun than backyard double star sessions..!
Victor van Wulfen
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SQM is nothing, transparency is everything.