Some 'virtual' Astronomy


With some 'virtual' views at the telescope ..
scroll down and click through the year ..
to see astronomical observations made during the covid lockdowns of 2020 ..
from plane-free night skies, to a naked-eye comet ..
through to a wonderful display of planets and ending with ...
... the Great Jupiter-Saturn conjunction!


11th April .. startrails around the pole star
11th April and startrails around the pole star.
Plane-free skies means no vapour trails to spoil the image.
about 1 hours worth of 13s stacked exposures, 28mm lens, f/4, iso 800
11th April .. startrails around the pole star
VIDEO: 22nd May .. Mercury and Venus
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22nd May and Mercury and Venus close together in the evening sky.
Mobile phone clip through 25mm eyepiece on Skywatcher Evostar 90 telescope
VIDEO: 22nd May .. Mercury and Venus
VIDEO: 30th May .. a First Quarter Moon .. and a blackbird!
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30th May and a First Quarter Moon with a blackbird singing along.
Mobile phone clip through 25mm eyepiece on a Skywatcher Evostar 90 telescope.
VIDEO: 30th May .. a First Quarter Moon .. and a blackbird!
12th July .. Comet Neowise
12th July .. Comet Neowise .. 135mm lens 2s exposure
12th July .. Comet Neowise
VIDEO: 12th July .. Saturn
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12th July .. Saturn
Mobile phone clip through 6mm eyepiece on an unguided 8" reflecting telescope.
VIDEO: 12th July .. Saturn
12th July .. Saturn
12th July .. Saturn
Image from stacking frames of video clip.
12th July .. Saturn
VIDEO: 12th July .. Jupiter
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12th July .. Jupiter.
Mobile phone clip through 6mm eyepiece on unguided 8" reflecting telescope.
VIDEO: 12th July .. Jupiter
12th July .. Jupiter
12th July .. Jupiter
Image from stacking frames of video clip.
12th July .. Jupiter
VIDEO: On 12th July .. an overexposed Jupiter and (L-R) moons Callisto, Ganymede, Europa and Io
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On 12th July an overexposed Jupiter and (L-R) moons Callisto, Ganymede, Europa and Io.
Mobile phone clip through 25mm eyepiece on an unguided 8" reflecting telescope.
VIDEO: On 12th July .. an overexposed Jupiter and (L-R) moons Callisto, Ganymede, Europa and Io
On 12th July an overexposed Jupiter and (L-R) moons Callisto, Ganymede, Europa and Io
On 12th July an overexposed Jupiter and (L-R) moons Callisto, Ganymede, Europa and Io.
Enhanced still from video clip.
On 12th July an overexposed Jupiter and (L-R) moons Callisto, Ganymede, Europa and Io
VIDEO: 14th October 2020 .. and Mars near opposition
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14th October 2020 and Mars near opposition.
Mobile phone clip through 6mm eyepiece on an unguided 8" reflecting telescope.
VIDEO: 14th October 2020 .. and Mars near opposition
On 14th October .. Mars close to opposition

On 14th October Mars close to opposition.
Image from stacking frames of video clip.
On 14th October .. Mars close to opposition
VIDEO: December 19th Jupiter-Saturn conjunction
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VIDEO: December 19th Jupiter-Saturn conjunction
December 19th Jupiter (and moons) - Saturn conjunction
19th December Jupiter-Saturn conjunction with moons (LtoR) Callisto, Ganymede and Europa
December 19th Jupiter (and moons) - Saturn conjunction
VIDEO: December 20th Jupiter-Saturn conjunction
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VIDEO: December 20th Jupiter-Saturn conjunction