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Amateur astronomy sounds simple in theory: Get a telescope, point it at the sky and look. But gaze into the night sky and you'll see countless points of light. So, how I will find a single star or constellation out there? Well I need first learn to walk before I can run—rushing me into the hobby will only leave me overwhelmed and discouraged. Wish me good luck!

Jupiter and Venus Conjunction

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On Wednesday, July 01, did observation of the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus. A conjunction is a celestial event in which two planets or a planet and the moon or a planet and a star appear close together in the night sky. Conjunctions have no real astronomical value, but they are nice to view. Explanation

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Observation report – 8th of May

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Sun observation, Sunspot AR2339. Stunning large active region rotates to face the earth. Night observation. Bright Venus, Jupiter with moons (Europe, Io, Ganymede, Callisto) and my first observation of Mercury.

Solar Eclipse 2015

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On March 20th 10:54 local time, the Moon was passing in front of the Sun, producing a deep solar eclipse over Kristiansand. Unfortunately it was overcast all long day.

Mars and Venus conjuction

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An alignment of Mars and Venus with the Earth, so that they appear to be at the same place (or nearly so) in the sky as seen from my location, 25 February, 2015 @ 20:00

Snow Moon and Jupiter

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There’s a full Moon tonight, and according to folklore it has a special name: the Snow Moon, so-called because northern snow often falls most heavily in February. This year the Snow Moon is in conjunction with Jupiter.

Moon

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Today tested a new sett for astro photography CANON 70D with lens EF 100-400 L IS USM. Picture no. 1 metadata: ISO 100,  f/5.6, 1/180, 400m Picture no.2 metadata ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/500, 400mm Close up for Tycho crater. Tycho  is a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands, named after the Danish astronomer

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Moon

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29 Oct 2014 18:25 UTC. Just another picture of the Moon, taken with telescope Newton Sky-Watcher BKP15075EQ3-2 with camera CANON EOS 70D.

Sunspot AR2192

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Daily Sun 29 Oct 2014. SUPER-SUNSPOT PREPARES TO DEPART: The biggest sunspot in nearly 25 years is about to leave the solar disk. The picture shows AR2192 approaching the western limb. The sunspot will begin a 2-week transit of the far side of the sun, carried around by the sun’s 27-day rotation. After it departs in October, AR2192

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