Starship Asterisk*

Partial Lunar Eclipse and Supermoon also named the Corn Moon, Harvest Moon on September 17-18th. ( ED80 APO, CGX-L Mount, ASI533mm Pro Cmos, EFW8, Astronomik Ha Filter.)

Opposition of Saturn and four of its moon on September 8th. Saturn is in the constellation of Aquarius, at a distance of 1,295,237,042.1 kilometers from Earth.

A very close conjunction of Saturn and the Moon from my region on August 20th. ( LX200ACF 305mm, F10 OTA, CGX-L Mount, ASI533mm Pro Cmos, EFW8, Astronomik LRGB filers.)

The Lagoon Nebula M8 on August 12th. The Lagoon Nebula ( NGC 6523) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as a H II region. ( Ed80 APO, CGX-L Mount, ASI533mm Pro Cmos, EFW8, Astronomik Ha, OIII, SII Filters. ).

The star T CrB on July 7th. This event could happen anytime now soon. T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), nicknamed the Blaze Star,T Coronae Borealis (also designated as T CrB) is a famous recurrent nova of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Corona Borealis. T Coronae Borealis is a double star. The m...

Sunspot AR3664 and its prominences on May 13th. Sunspot AR3664 is over 15 Earths wide, has unleashed its most powerful solar flares yet in the last few days.

Very active region Sunspot AR3664 and a large prominence at the limb on May 10th.

Comet 12P/Pons–Brooks on April 18th. within days (April 21st) to its close encounter to the Sun. 12P/Pons–Brooks is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 71 years. At an altitude of 6 deg, from the south west horizon.

Outgoing Sunspot 3615 and its prominences on March 30th.

M42 The core of the Orion Nebula on January 8th. (LX200ACF 305mm OTA, F6.3, CGX-L Mount, ASI533mm Pro Cmos, EFW8, Ha, OIII, SII filters.)

Jupiter - GRS, Oval Ba and the moon Io transiting with its trailing casted shadow on December 7th,

Jupiter - GRS, Oval Ba and the moon Ganymede transiting on December 2nd. ( LX200ACF 305mm OTA, CGX-L Mount, ASI533mm Pro Cmos, EFW8, PoerMate 2.5x Barlows, Astronomik RGB Filters.)

Jupiter - GRS and Oval Ba showing a bright yellow core. ( LX200ACF 305mm OTA, CGX-L Mount, ASI533mm Pro Cmos, PowerMate 2.5x Barlows, EFW8, Astronomik RGB Filter set.)

Jupiter - GRS on September 10th. ( LX200ACF 305mm OTA, CGE Mount, ASI290mm Cmos, PowerMate 2.5x Barlows, CFW8, Astronomik RGB filter set.)

Saturn on August 31st.

The Planet Venus on July 7th. As Venus approaches closer to Earth we see more of the night side and the lighted region phasing into a thin crescent.

Venus on May 11th.

Venus on May 6th, Ultraviolet, RGB filters.

Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres (L) transiting and four Galaxies NGC 4328, PGC 40214, NGC 4322 and the large Galaxy M100. on March 26th. (One hour time lapse)

The Planets Jupiter and Venus Conjunction on March 1st. A very short session due to incoming clouds. ( ED80 APO, LX200ACF 305mm OTA, CGE mount, ASI183mm Pro, ASI290mm Cmos, PowerMate 2.5x barlows, Astronomik LRGB filter set.)

Venus now gaining altitude and increasing in size. (LX200ACF 305mm OTA, CGE mount, ASI290mm Cmos, PowerMate 2.5x barlows, EFW8, UV, RGB filters.)

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and the planet Mars. Insets of Comet and Mars are within minutes from the wide field, February 11, 12th, 23:54ut, 00:40ut. (LX200ACF 305mm, F10, F6.7, CGE mount, ASI183mm Pro, ASI290mm Cmos, PowerMate 2.5x barlows, EFW8, Astronomik LRGB filter sets.)

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and the planet Mars (Top R) Just barely fitting in my frame of view (FOV) on February 11th, 02: 10ut.

Mars on February 7th, 23:29ut. Meridiani Planum, Tisia Valles, Syrtis Major Planum regions.( LX200ACF 305mm OTA, CGE mount, ASI290mm Cmos, Astronomik RGB filters.)

Mars on November 28th, 04:34 ut. Approaching opposition closest to Earth on Dec. 1st and to the Sun on Dec. 8th. Schiaparelli, Hellas Planitia, Syrtis Major Planum regions.