Partial Solar Eclipse 2015
Europe’s biggest solar eclipse since 1999 occurred this month – and 67 per cent of sunlight could be blocked out over Munich. A total eclipse of the sun will occur in Northern Norway and Faroe Islands with two minutes and two seconds of totality. Besides going to be the biggest event of its kind since...
M42 Quick Snapshot
Orion Nebula (Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) with 1,350 light years is the closest region of a massive star formation. M42 is undoubtedly one of the most popular deep sky targets. Whether you image through a telescope or a camera lens, it can even be captured even under city conditions by anyone who knows...
Starlight Xpress MX716 CCD Installation
The 64bit MX716 Driver Package package contains 64bit drivers for the Starlight Xpress MX716 CCD camera from official Starlight Xpress website. The camera is now 15 years old, but works fine -and – Starlight Express still supports it (Official Web Site). SX Ltd has been in business since 1991 and was set up to market...
Einscheinern eines auf der Nordhalbkugel und einer "Deutschen Montierung"
Anleitung für das Einscheinern eines auf der Nordhalbkugel und einer “Deutschen Montierung” stehenden Refraktors mit Zenitspiegel . Ein Refraktor, sowie alle Spiegelteleskope mit zwei Spiegeln (Newton, Schmidt-Cassegrain, Maksutov etc.) drehen das Bild – gegenüber dem Himmelsanblick mit dem bloßen Auge – um 180 Grad. Das bedeutet, durch das Okular geschaut, befindet sich Süden nun oben...
Canon 60Da Settings for Astrophotography
I decided to add a new DSLR specialized for Astrophotography. Following a compilation of Canon 60Da Settings for Astrophotography; My intention is to note down a starting point; after that they could go on and modify them per their needs, imaging results, and experience. SLR has live view, the 10x magnification of which is excellent...
M82 Supernova 03-08-2014 Munich
Credit Photogruppe. Gemeinsam am 16Zoll SC aufgenommen, jeweils 5s Belichtungszeit bei ISO 1600. Camera: Umgebaute Canon 1000D Optik: 16Zoll SC und einfacher Reducer