Yearly archives: 2025

EAA Observing Session 9, January

Session Data Date:  09/01/2025 Time:  11:20 – 12:20 UT Seeing: I. Excellent Transparency: III. Clear with slight haze Temp: 5 C, Air Pressure: 1014 mb Humidity: 78% Dew Point: 2 C Wind Speed: 6 mph Scope: TMB 80 f/6  Camera: ZWO ASI 183MM , SBIG G filter. No Darks or Flats taken. All Images are North up and East to the Left Click image for larger version Solar Parameters Bo: -3.98 degrees Lo: 324.82…


EAA Observing Session: 7, January

Conditions were not great. While the evening started OK, high cloud soon rolled in and of the eight 1000 frame .ser files I took, the best was the first taken. While Session Data Date:  07/01/2025 Time:  20:07 – 22:27 UT Seeing: III. OK – Moderate Transparency: IV. Poor with heavy haze Temp: 2 C, Air Pressure: 1005mb Humidity: 80% Dew Point: -1 C Wind Speed: 2mph Average SQM: 20.23 magn/arcsec^2 Scope: Altair 250mm RC f/8…


EAA Observing Session: 2, January

Well I guess that’s not bad. The first clear night – 2 days into 2025. Having really enjoyed observing Hickson 92 back in November of last year, I have decided to add the Hickson Compact Group list to my observing programme. Session Data Date:  02/01/2025 Time:  22:13 – 02:20 UT Seeing: I. Excellent Transparency: IV. Poor with heavy haze Temp: 2 C, Air Pressure: 1026mb Humidity: 79% Dew Point: -2 C Wind Speed: 4mph…