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Astro is a subject in which I consider myself a novice. Nevertheless I got some nice objects over the years with quality slowly improving. Having accumulated more knowledge in the last 6 months it is now mainly waiting for clear skies and a clean as possible atmosphere... 10 january 2022.

Jupiter and 4 moons

Milky Way Detail

Venus at dawn

M45 Plejads

Jupiter and 4 moons

Jupiter

SONY DSC

International Space Station. 800mm, 1/1250, F18, 6400 ISO

Trial. Little black dots originate from demosoftware. Will be replaced soon.

Andromeda

Andromeda

What you see here is the entrance in our atmosphere at an altitude of some 120km. The velocity is roughly 213.000 kph or 59 km/sec. At entry it heats up and starts to release smoke from the outer layers burning up. That heats up to about 7000-8000 degrees celcius which causes the bright blue light. Then the whole core explodes which is clearly visible at the white end. Also clearly visible is how it tumbles through the thickening atmosphere which destabilizes its trajectory. This one is quite spectacular and I am extremely happy with this shot.

Sateillite tracks have a clear start and ending point and their trail is sharp and straight and thin with no fluctuations in thickness and trail.

top left satellite, bottom right meteor.

Two in one frame!