Equipment - Canon A70

2006

09:08 6/4/2006 UTC: Long time since I last had an opportunity to observe sun. This time there were even some activiti... [Read More]

10:39 17/2/2006 UTC: I managed to take my PST out for the first real imaging attempt. I took overexposed images in pur... [Read More]

07:20 17/2/2006 UTC: Nothing special other than this is my first shot of prominence! Actually this is like proof of co... [Read More]

19:58 11/2/2005 UTC: This image has not much visual impact, but a story behind. I was beginning a Saturn imaging sessi... [Read More]

20:10 15/1/2005 UTC: I build up an imaging setup for wider field using my ST80 short tube achromatic refractor. I was ... [Read More]

18:50 11/1/2005 UTC: After a long period of solid cloud cover, sky finally cleared and I had an opportunity to look at... [Read More]

18:18 10/10/2004 UTC: Inspired by the M57 image from previous night I decided to try if my camera can capture a bit fa... [Read More]

17:30 9/10/2004 UTC: Recently I purchased a new OTA, Orion Europa 200f6 Newton with Hilux coatings. Yesterday weather ... [Read More]

19:40 24/8/2004 UTC: It's raining outside, so I decided to learn IRIS. IRIS seems to be very powerful image processing... [Read More]

19:40 24/8/2004 UTC: Few nights ago I took a visual look at this cluster. It was a fabulous glittering ball of stars! ... [Read More]

20:15 21/8/2004 UTC: I tried to image M27, but it appeared to be too faint for my setup. As I saw clouds start moving ... [Read More]

20:52 14/8/2004 UTC: After successfully capturing the previous image I have been eagerly waiting for new imaging oppor... [Read More]

23:50 5/8/2004 UTC: This is my very first real attempt on fainter objects. Now that my mount is equipped with drives ... [Read More]

06:35 8/6/2004 UTC: This image is a closer look at Venus transiting the sun. The round disk is clearly visible. This ... [Read More]

06:33 8/6/2004 UTC: As always, Finnish weather tries to spoil all the fun, but despite of bad forecasts, Sun did peek... [Read More]

19:03 28/3/2004 UTC: I was originally visually observing the region but got fascinated about the view so much I had to... [Read More]

20:45 2/2/2004 UTC: Gassendi is a beautiful sight. It has a central mountains which climbs over a 1km high. The diame... [Read More]

20:31 2/2/2004 UTC: This was one of my initial attempts of shooting moon using video mode of digital camera. Seeing w... [Read More]