M57 - The Ring AD2019

If you are interested in more details about Messier 57 The Ring nebula, you can look for some earlier entries about it. It is one of the objects I…


The Ring - M57

Messier 57 is a planetary nebula with all the consequences. It was formed about 7,000 years ago, when a dying red giant star expelled its shell of…


Few nights with Celestron CGX - night I

It is pretty close to summer solstice, so plenty of time for preparing setup for night session. Day is extremely long, and night ends in no time.…


Atik is here

DSLR has been eventually replaced with dedicated astro camera - Atik 383L+. This one is equipped with monochrome Kodak sensor KAF-8300 with 5.4um…