Astronomy

I love amateur astronomy! I have two telescopes that I use whenever I get the chance - which is not enough in my country sadly.

The two telescopes I have:
An 8" f/6 (F=1200) SkyWatcher Dobsonian
A 5" f/5 (F=650) Bresser Tabletop Dobsonian

Eyepieces:

10 / 25mm Skywatcher and Bresser (pack-in)
Skywatcher SWA 38mm
Explore Scientific 4.5mm
TMB Planetary II 7mm

I also have a pair of Bresser 7x50 binoculars that are particularly nice for wide-field astronomy.

Observing log

Below a table with my observations, and a note or two.

Date	Object(s)	Notes
18-03-2025	M36, 37, 38	Beautiful through binoculars. Easy to find and in an extremely rich field of background stars.
,,	M46, 47	Easy to find but in light dome, interesting contrast between the two clusters. Planetary nebula in M46 bigger and fainter than expected; needed UHC-S filter to see it.
,,	M81, 82	High in the sky and visible through binos, very nice pair as always in 8".
,,	M1, Σ742	The Crab Nebula wasn't that impressive due to the bright sky, but Σ742 is a very nice little double star.
29-03-2025	Sun & Moon	Partial solar eclipse! There were a few small clusters of sunspots visible, as well as a larger sunspot on the limb. The moon creeping across the sun was great to see, and the difference between the jagged moon edge and the perfectly smooth edge of the sun was a great contrast.
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Date

Object(s)

Notes

18-03-2025

M36, 37, 38

Beautiful through binoculars. Easy to find and in an extremely rich field of background stars.

M46, 47

Easy to find but in light dome, interesting contrast between the two clusters. Planetary nebula in M46 bigger and fainter than expected; needed UHC-S filter to see it.

M81, 82

High in the sky and visible through binos, very nice pair as always in 8".

M1, Σ742

The Crab Nebula wasn't that impressive due to the bright sky, but Σ742 is a very nice little double star.

29-03-2025

Sun & Moon

Partial solar eclipse! There were a few small clusters of sunspots visible, as well as a larger sunspot on the limb. The moon creeping across the sun was great to see, and the difference between the jagged moon edge and the perfectly smooth edge of the sun was a great contrast.

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