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Eclipses or occultations, deep sky or comets. Some of you can remember to the celestial specials in the past. The images which are show below are results of our astrophotography by using professional and amateur equipment. The locations are reaching from global situated points to our favorit home places (mostly Bavaria) and regional observatories. I try to update this site with the actual ongoings as far as observations are able.

The Observatories: Left Gilching and on the right Fuerstenfeldbruck. By   and VHS


Observation of comets


2025 Dec: Comet 3I/Atlas 2025 Nov: Comet Atlas C/2025 K1 2025 Okt: Comet C 2025 A6 Lemmon

2025 Oct; Comet Swan C 2025 R2 2025 Jan: C/2024 G3 (Atlas) 2024 Oct: C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-Atlas)

2023 Sept:C/2023 P1/Nishimura C2023 Aug: Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks 22/23: Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF

2022 March: Comet Atlas L3 2022 July: Comet Panstarrs K2 2021 Dec: Triple, C/2021 A1 Leonard

Comet C/2020 Swan F8 Boeckel
2020 July: Neowise C/2020 F3

2020 May:C/2017 Panstarrs T2  5/20

2020 May: C/2020 Swan F8


 

2020 March: C/2017 AtlasY4

2019 Feb: C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto

2018 Dec: 46/P Wirtanen


   

2018 Aug: P21/Giacobini Zinner

2017 March: 41P/TK-Kresak & V2 Johnson 2014 Dec: Lovejoy C/2014 Q2 

2013 Dec: C/2013 US10 (Catalina)

2013 Dec: C/2013 R1 Lovejoy 2013 Nov: C/2012 S1 ISON

2013 March: C/2011 L4 PanSTARRS 2011 Aug: P1/2009 Garradd 2010 Oct: C103P/ Hartley 2

  2010 Juni: C/2009 McNaught R1

2009 Feb: Lulin C/2007  N3

2007 Oct: 17P/ Holmes


2007 Oct: F1 Loneos

2007 Jan: (C/2006 P1), Mc Naught

2006 Oct: Swan M4

 2006 May: Schwassmann Wachmann

2005 Jan: C/2004 Q2 (Machholz)

2004 May: Bradfield

2004 May: Q4/Neat:

 2002 Feb: V1 (Neat)

2001 April: Ikeya-Zhang,  Meteorit


Meteors


Perseid meteor shower 2021, by Th Boeckel

 

2021 Aug: The Perseids 2020 Aug: The Perseids  

2018 Aug: Perseiden radiant 2015 Dec: Geminides

2015 Aug: Perseids


2013 Dec: Geminides Radiant 2006 Dec: Polar light and Geminides

2006 Aug: Perseids


Red Sprites


 
2025 June: RS Dijon/France 2025: June RS Triest / Italy  

2024 June: RS over Kroatia/Garmisch 2023 August:RS over region Frankfurt 2023 June: RS over Piemont / Italy

2022 July: RS over Switzerland 2022 June: RS over Czech R./ Poland 2022 June: RS over W-Germany

Red Sprites over France, _04_06_22 by Th. Boeckel ELVES Red Sprites Germany 11th July 21, by Th Boeckel
2022 June: Red Sprites over France 2021 July: ELVES, Red Sprite over the Alps 2019 June: Red Sprites over W-Germany

Red Sprites 2107 by Th Boeckel
2018: RS Milano/Italia 2017 Aug: RS over Salzburg Austria 2017 June: RS Parma/Bologna Italy

2017 May: RS over Austria & Italy 2016 July: RS over the Bavarian Alps

2015 to 2016: First Red Sprites 


Aurora Borealis & Atmospheric phenomena


 
2025 Nov: Aurora Borealis, Südbayern 11/25 2025 Jan: Aurora B, South Bavaria  

2024 August: Aurora B, South Germany 2024 May: Aurora Borealis, South Germany 2024 Oct: Aurora B, Südbayern

Vulkan Fsrgradalsfjall Island 2021, by Th. Boeckel
2023 Nov: Aurora B, South Germany

2022 Aug: Aurora B, Iceland

2021 Sept: Aurora B, Iceland


2014 Sept: Auroras Iceland

2010 April: Auroras B, Iceland

2006 Dec: Aurora B and Geminides

2005 March: Aurora B, Iceland    2003 Oct: Aurora B, South Bavaria      2002 Dec: Aurora B, Iceland

Atmospheric phenomena


2024 June: NCL, Bavaria 2020 July: Noctilucent clouds

 2009 Juli: Noctilucent Clouds


 2006 March: Halo effects 2004 Oct: The 'blue flash,'Hawaii   2004 July: Zodiacal lights

Sun- & moon eclipses, transits and occultations of planets


  2025 Sept: Total lunar eclipse  

2024 April:Total eclipse of the sun 2022 Dec:Occultation of Mars 2022 Oct: Jupiter moon transit

2019 Nov: Mercury Transit  2018 July: Total lunar eclipse 2017 Aug: Total eclipse of the sun

2016 May: Transit of Mercury 2015 Nov: Total lubar eclipse

2015 March: Total Solar Faroe Islands


Venustansit 2012 by Boeckel solar eclipse australia 2012
2012 June: Transit of Venus 2011 June: Total lunar eclipse 2012 Nov: Total Solar Eclipse Australien

2011 Jan: Partial Solar Eclipse

2008 Jan: Total solar eclipse, China

2008 May: Cover of  Mars by the moon

2007 June: Cover of Venus by the moon 2007 March: Eclipse of moon, Stromboli   2006 March: Total Eclipse, Turkeye

 2005 Oct: Annular solar eclipse  2004 June: Transit of Venus       2004 May: eclipse of moon

2003 July: Transit of Mercury  2003 May: Annular and partial  2001 Nov: Cover of Saturn by the moon

 
      2004 May: Cover of Venus by the moon 2001 June: Sambia   2001 Jan: Eclipse of moon, Fuersty

 
 2000 Jan: Eclipse of moon, Bolzano  1999 Aug: Total in Europe

Observation of planets


  2023 Jan: Saturn Titan shadow  

2022 Oct: Jupiter moon transit 2020 Dec: Great conjunction 2020 Sept: Marsopposition

Double moon transit Jupiter 2010
2011 March: Storm on Saturn 2010 Aug: Jupiter moon transit 2009 Aug: Uranus

2009 Aug: Jupiter Impact 2008 Dec: Saturn, edge on position 2008 Jan: Asteroid TU24

2007 May: Venus, Saturn & Moon 2007 Aug: Bad weather on Jupiter  2006 July: Pluto

2005 Oct: Red planet  2004 March: Mercury& Co  2004 Jan: Jupiter & Ganymed

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 2004 April: Jupiter GRS (Great Red Spot) 2003 Sept: Saturn  2003 July: The mars opposition

   
 2001 April: Venus 2001 Dec: Jupiter    

Deep Sky

Messier & NGC- Objects, Supernovae


  15.06.2023, Supernova 2023ixf in M101, by Th. Boeckel  
  2023 May: Supernova 2023ixf in M101  

2022 March: Deep sky & Comet Atlas L3 2021 April: Deep Sky  2019 Nov: Space&Comet Asassn

2020 Mai: Supernova SN in M61 2018 Nov: Andromedas Parachute

 2017 April, Jet M87


Supernova SN 2011fe in M101 Pinnweel Galaxy,
2015 Sept: Deep sky 2014 Feb: Supernova SN 2014J in M82

2011 Aug: Supernova in M101


2011 March: Markarian's Chain Virgo  2007 April: Galaxies 2005 Aug: M27, Dwarf Nova

         
    2012 Southern  Sky  

    Messier & NGC

               

M 1, Crab Nebula

M 3  M 4, Cat's eye   M 8  

M 13, Hercules   

               

M 16, Eagle  M17, Omega 

M 20, Trifid Nebula 

M 27, Dumbbell Nebula

               

M 31, Andromeda   M 33,35  

M 42, Orion Nebula

M 45, Plejades    M46

               

M 51, Whirlpool Galaxy

M 57, Ring Nebula

M 65,   M 66, Leo Triplet 

               

M 63, Sunflower

M 64, Blackeye

M 81, Bodes Galaxy

               

M 82, Cigar Galaxie
M 94, Cats Eye
M 97, Eulen Nebel

              

M 101, Pinwheel Galaxy                    

M 102, Spindle Galaxy

M 104, Sombrero Galaxy

               

NGC 2024, Flame Nebula

NGC 2024, Horsehead Neb.

NGC 2237, Rosette Nebula

               

NGC 2392, Eskimo Nebula    

NGC 2438, Planetary Nebula

NGC 4565, Edge on Galaxy

              

NGC 4881, Coma Cluster

NGC 6826, Blinking Planetary

NGC 6530, Lagoon Nebula

                

NGC 6818, Little Gem.

NGC 6888, Crescent Nebula

NGC 6992, Veil Nebula  

                

NGC 7000North America

NGC 7009Saturn Nebula

NGC 7667, Blue Snowball

                

NGC 7293, Helix Nebel
LMC, Large Magell. Cl
NGC 292 Small Magell.Cl

                

IC 2944, Open Cluster

Milky way, Antares Region

Space 04, Leo & other reg.

 

 

 
 
 

Miscellaneous


ISS vor der Sonne, Sonnenfinsterniss by Th Boeckel
2023 June: Solstice Austria 2022 Jan: ISS before the moon 2021 June: ISS and partial sun,eclipse
2021 April: ISS before the sun 2014 July: ISS before the sun

2009 April: The ISS before the moon

2008 June: Solstice in the Austrian Alps 2004 March: The sun 2000 Dec: The ISS in the Newton reflector

2001 Jan: Sunspot AR 9393

The Chiemgau Impact

 

      The first tries    

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