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Venus-Pleiades conjuction 2024_04_11_Moon_Light_032_m_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ On spring evenings, the Moon passes around spectacular objects. The Moon can be in conjunction with a planet, a brighter constellation, or even a comet. On April 11, 202...

The comet and the observatory 2024_04_07_001078_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ 12P Pons-Brooks-Jupiter and the observatory After a gloomy month and a half, I finally got a chance to photograph the comet. Since there are no mountains and no normal transpa...

In orbit around the moon Moon_164902_pipp_lapl5_ap8558_Resample20_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ It was excellent seeing when taking photos. The balance was so perfect that we haven't experienced it in years. The stars did not squint, the image of the mo...

HUMANITY 2024_01_25_holdpan_m_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ I have been waiting for this transit for days. In terms of apparent diameter, it is not perfect, because the ISS was about 750 km away, i.e. the apparent diameter was 38". In an ideal situ...

Moon - Jupiter conjuction 2024_01_18_000320_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ Cloud migrations created a very beautiful atmospheric optical phenomenon around the Moon, which we call a corona. With the 400mm telephoto lens, Jupiter's moons came out nicely, a...

I wish you Happy New Year with my IC1805 dual narrowband photo Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ Image Details: Equipment: ZWO ASI294MC, SW Quattro 200/800, SkyWatcher EQ6 Pro Goto Exif data: 100x600sec, gain 120, f4 Processing: Siril, Photoshop Location: Hungary, Zse...

Once in a Decade 2023_11_05_134102_2_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ Perhaps the most spectacular and strongest Aurora Borealis of the last 20 years that could be observed from Hungary. It regularly cast shadows and you could see the colors. Image Details...

Near and far 2023_09_29_132070_angol_m_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ In the shot, the two Full Moons were taken at different times, but using the same technique with a Canon 6D and binoculars with a 900mm focus lens. The Full Moon in January was almost ...

Sunday Sun Sun_154649_lapl5_ap4744_Resample20_300_panorama_v2_m_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ Our sun has been quite active lately, so it finally deserved a mosaic. I inverted the inner part of the disc during processing. Image Details: Equipment: ZWO A...

NGC 6992 - The Eastern Veil Nebula 2023_06_22_r_pp_ngc6992_dual_rgb_align_v2_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ One of the iconic constellations of summer nights is the Cygnus. A simple constellation, but still full of interesting objects. The Veil Nebula co...

The Sun-Station Sun_121508_0000 Panorama2_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ My best ISS transit photo so far. I have not been able to achieve such detail so far. You can see the modules, the attached cargo spaceships, and even the iROSA solar panels, alread...

H-alpha sun - The Firebird Sun_093103_lapl5_ap7346_Resample20_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ If it doesn't rain, then there are veil clouds. But even before they came... Now the color was not the traditional one, but I gave the whole thing a slightly dee...

H-alpha sun - Amazing CME Sun_141255_lapl5_ap3339_Resample20_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ At the moment, there is no ... space weather phenomenon worth mentioning. I liked the comment on the page dealing with space weather, meanwhile there is the huge ...

A band of our galaxy 2023_04_18_tejutmozaik_final_4k.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ 5 year anniversary! I finally got my mosaic photo of the Milky Way. The problem was caused by the weather in the northern hemisphere, as well as atmospheric light, which left ma...

H-alpha sun - The jumping giraffe Sun_113853_lapl5_ap2556_Resample20_2048px.jpg Sun_114451_lapl5_ap5351_Resample20_m_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ On this day, there was a 1 seeing, but at least the sun was shining and it was quite a beautiful sight in ...

Venus - Pleiades conjuction Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ One of the most spectacular astronomical phenomena of the month of April was the conjunction of Venus and Pleiades. Image Details: Equipment: Canon EOS6D, Danubia 80-200, SkyWatcher Star-Adventurer Exif dat...

H-alpha sun - Dancing prominences Nothing special, just dancing prominences. :) Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ Image Details: Equipment: ZWO ASI290MM, Lunt-LS100, Fornax 150 Exif data: exp: 0,9ms, gain:100, 1perc 10% Processing: Lightroom, Photoshop Location: Hunga...

Rosette Nebula through RGB and Ha-OIII filter 2023_01_31_ngc2244_rgb_40kepes_2048px.jpg r_pp_lights_ngc2244_dual_test_30kepes_feldolg_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ The Rosetta Nebula is a very spectacular object in the sky, which is difficult to view fo...

"Maintenance" 2023_02_09_pan_01_fulldome_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ The sights of the winter sky were all within arm's reach. Huge Zodiacal light, winter Milky Way, winter constellations, slowly resting autumn constalletions. Of course, the...

Jupiter-Moon-Venus conjuction 2023_02_22_131868_2048px.jpg 2023_02_22_131907_2048px.jpg 2023_02_22_131916_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ Probably millions of people could see perhaps one of the most beautiful combinations of the year. I chose a nice wood...

Crescent Moon - 2,7% 2023_02_21_131862_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ I had planned to photograph the sickle, but my evening turned out differently than it should have. I had so much presence of mind that I kept a whole system with me, so I managed to ma...

Cosmic rose C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and the system of emission nebulae in the constellation Auriga 2023_02_08_ztf_ic405_50kepes_m2_2048px.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ The comet is fainter than at the end of January, but now it is among spectacular nebulae and constel...

C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in a larger field of view 2023_01_31_sikeresteszt_c2023e3ztf_2048px_lr.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ It is not as bright as the 2020 comet, but it shows well in all fields of view. Binocular photos are taken of it, but it looks good even in a l...

C/2022 E3 (ZTF) - Comet at infinity cometztf_ngc3212_stacked_m_2048px_lr.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ Amateur astronomers have been obsessed with the comet for days. In Hungary, the weather was not favorable for observing the comet, but on the last two moonle...

A lonely wanderer among the constellations 2023_01_31_131632_2048px_f.jpg Copyright: Rafael Schmall https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/ I made such a wide-angle shot of the sky, in which the comet is visible and the two iconic northern constellations are also on it. I photographed this comet in ...