Thursday, October 14, 2010

Comet 103P/Hartley

Comet 103P/Hartley 2 was discovered on March, 15th, 1986 by Hartley, Malcolm at U. K. Schmidt Telescope Unit, Siding Spring.
It is 1,5 km across and will pass some 18.000.000 km away from Earth, on October, 20th.
Image:
FS102NSV + ST2000XM + CLS Astronomik IIc
35x 45" bin 2x2 @ -20ºC
Darks & Flats
MaxIm & CS4
Leiria, October, 14th - 22h55m-23h43m UT
Low transparency, 98% RH and, almost quarter Moon... :(

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Jupiter, GRS, Calisto & Io

Lots of detail on the planet and on the moons...
Io is transiting and casting a shadow on Jupiter, while Calisto is quietly taking its tour around the planet.
Best picture ever of those moons. :-)


Saturday, October 2, 2010