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28 November 2020
Ten wide-field gems of the southern sky
In late July 2019 I traveled to Tivoli Farm in Namibia, to observe the...
13 August 2020
Comet NEOWISE’s Great Show
The biggest surprises always turn up when you least expect them. We Northern Hemisphere...
5 April 2020
Elongation of Venus in 2020
It’s been a while since I last posted some content on my website. This,...
10 September 2019
Total Solar Eclipse of July 2, 2019
Hello everybody! This is my first post to the new and revamped version of...
17 August 2016
2016’s Perseid Meteor Shower
The Perseid meteor shower in 2016 was expected to peak in the wee hours...
27 May 2016
The Transit of Mercury of 9th May 2016
On 9th May 2016, a transit of Mercury across the Sun was expected to...
15 February 2016
Comet Catalina’s “flyby”
Comet C/2013 US10 was discovered on 31 October 2013 by the Catalina Sky Survey,...
6 October 2015
The Total “Supermoon” Eclipse of September 28, 2015
It’s been almost four years since a Lunar eclipse was visible in Western Europe...
28 April 2015
The Partial Solar Eclipse of March 20th, 2015
On March 20th, 2015 a solar eclipse took place, with totality visible only from...
15 September 2014
The 2014 Opposition of Mars
The 2014 opposition of Mars was due to take place in mid-April, with the...
20 April 2014
Hunt for Northern Lights: Norway 2014
Shooting auroras was one of the (few 😀 ) things still missing from my...
19 January 2014
The Comet Lovejoy Saga
During the last bit of 2013, comet ISON was not the only comet visible...
1 January 2014
Looking back at comet ISON
Discovered in September 2012 by two Russian Astronomers (Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok) with...
29 June 2011
The Total Lunar Eclipse of June 15, 2011
On June 15th, 2011, our Solar Systems giant clockwork treated us once again to...
22 August 2009
July 22, 2009 – The Eclipse of the Dragon
In 2009, my eclipse chaser activity takes me to Eastern Asia, where the longest...
1 March 2009
Comet C/2007 N3 Lulin
Discovered in the summer of 2007 by some Chinese astronomers, the comet Lulin wasnt...
24 September 2008
01 August 2008: The Solar Eclipse visits Siberia
One, two, three and four! Four as the number of eclipses I’ve observed so...
6 July 2007
The Saturn occultation of May 22nd, 2007
On May 22nd, 2007, a Saturn occultation was expected, with much more comfortable time...
10 March 2007
Total Lunar Eclipse of March 3rd, 2007
On March 3rd, 2007, a total lunar eclipse took place with very comfortable timing...
15 April 2006
29 March 2006: The Sun turns black over Egypt!
Six months after the October 3rd, 2005, annular eclipse (see the complete report), here...
7 October 2005
3 October 2005: the Ring of Light!
This was the first time I ever watched an annular eclipse, after the total...