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Pythagoras Animation

Lunar North Pole

Not only shadows are moving at the crater Pythagoras, but also the viewing angle changes because of...

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Uploaded on Jun 21, 2009

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A look to the North Pole. Scientists believe to find some time water ice in the eternal shadows of...

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Uploaded on Jun 21, 2009

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Mare Frigoris, Herschel

Saturn Animation 2006 & 2009

This mosaik shows the northwestern part of the moon with Mare Frigoris and old, disintegrated walled...

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Uploaded on Jun 21, 2009

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During 2 1/2 years not only the rings changed their opening but became fainter too. Celestron...

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Uploaded on May 23, 2009

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Sagittarius

Saturn 2009-05-09

Looking to the center of the Milkyway under the cristal clear and unpolluted Namibian skies. Michael...

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Uploaded on May 21, 2009

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Saturns rings are getting dimmer. Fair seeing conditions with the big 43 cm Newton brought good...

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Uploaded on May 13, 2009

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Saturn 2009-04-06

Venus 2009-04-05

The rings opened slightly during the last months. The faint "star" close left of Saturn is...

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Uploaded on Apr 29, 2009

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Venus as a small crescent during daylight, nine days after inferior conjunction. 175mm...

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Uploaded on Apr 6, 2009

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Komet C/2007 N3, 2009-02-27

Schickard, Wargentin, Phocylides

Comet "Lulin" moved during the 45 minutes of exposure across the stars. 300mm Objective,...

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Uploaded on Mar 1, 2009

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Schickard, a walled plain with 227 km in diameter. Upper left crater Wargentin, which is filled to...

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Uploaded on Feb 1, 2009

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Lunar Domes

Venus 2009-01-11

Crater Marius (diameter 41 km) and a rich field of lunar domes with distinct traces of...

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Uploaded on Jan 31, 2009

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False colour image in near UV light. Celestron 9. Michael Karrer

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Uploaded on Jan 20, 2009

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Venus Cloud Movement

Venus 2009-01-09

Animation of changing cloud structures within two days (9th and 11th of Jan.). Done with Celestron 9...

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Uploaded on Jan 20, 2009

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Visually there is no structure to be seen on the clouds of Venus. But in near UV-light...

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Uploaded on Jan 17, 2009

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Saturn 2009-01-11

Moon-Jupiter-Mercury, 2008-12-29

The rings of Saturn are seen nearly from "the edge" now. Good seeing conditions within the...

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Uploaded on Jan 12, 2009

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A fine constellation over Italian vineyards: the Moon close to Jupiter and Mercury. Canon EOS 350....

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Uploaded on Jan 5, 2009

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Lagoon Nebula (M8)

Lagoon Nebula (M8)

Hydrogen gas and dust clouds form one of the finest diffuse nebulae. Takahashi FS102, Canon EOS 350....

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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2008

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Cropped image at 80% of the original size. Takahashi FS102, Canon EOS 350. Michael Karrer.

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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2008

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