My RSS Feedhttp://www.starobserver.eu/index.htmlHot News!enorion94nl@gmail.comCopyright 2010 - 2011 | Starobserver.eu2011-11-21T20:03:22+01:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:04:27 +0100Collinder 69orion94nl@gmail.comOpen Cluster2011-11-21T20:03:22+01:00http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/ed368b3a4f3328764a7fecb7bf187e9e-12.html#unique-entry-id-12http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/ed368b3a4f3328764a7fecb7bf187e9e-12.html#unique-entry-id-12Collinder 69, a large binocular cluster in Orion


CR69

]]>Collinder 65orion94nl@gmail.comOpen Cluster2011-11-21T19:52:59+01:00http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/e6b20d23dabbd33a2546ec50cf4c859d-11.html#unique-entry-id-11http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/e6b20d23dabbd33a2546ec50cf4c859d-11.html#unique-entry-id-11Collinder 65, a very large open cluster in Taurus, very good for wide field binoculars!


CR65

]]>Betelgeuse, the red giant in Orionorion94nl@gmail.comSingle stars2011-09-24T14:31:14+02:00http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/885e8d3fff0b711cba220bfdfc082d35-10.html#unique-entry-id-10http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/885e8d3fff0b711cba220bfdfc082d35-10.html#unique-entry-id-10

Betelgeuse

betelgeuse

]]>Collinder 70orion94nl@gmail.comOpen Cluster2011-09-20T13:24:52+02:00http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/1d9dc858d8924239aa8af04a2c95490d-9.html#unique-entry-id-9http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/1d9dc858d8924239aa8af04a2c95490d-9.html#unique-entry-id-9Collinder 70, large open cluster in and around the Belt of Orion



Cr70

]]>Markarian 6orion94nl@gmail.comOpen Cluster2011-01-31T21:20:16+01:00http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/340d87991da75794df49acd34c1f4dde-6.html#unique-entry-id-6http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/340d87991da75794df49acd34c1f4dde-6.html#unique-entry-id-6Markarian 6, open cluster in Cassiopeia. This small, bright open cluster lies on the edge of the Heart Nebula. Follow this link to read the full report.


markarian6

]]>NGC 129orion94nl@gmail.comOpen Cluster2010-12-28T22:26:40+01:00http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/5c870801880880046d1e88e5c5024de1-5.html#unique-entry-id-5http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/5c870801880880046d1e88e5c5024de1-5.html#unique-entry-id-5Today I added my observing report and sketch of the open cluster NGC 129 to Starobserver.eu. NGC 129 is one of the many beautiful cluster in the Cassiopeia window, a relatively dust free area in the winter milky way, where we can look out far into the outer regions of our galaxy. Follow this link to read the full report.


NGC129

]]>40 Eridaniorion94nl@gmail.comMultiple stars2010-12-26T21:53:16+01:00http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/4cbaef4c84454e85a8d771716d199abb-4.html#unique-entry-id-4http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/4cbaef4c84454e85a8d771716d199abb-4.html#unique-entry-id-440 Eridani is a very interesting triple star. All three stars ar dwarf stars. 40 Eridani A is a yellow dwarf, 40 Eridani B is a white dwarf, and 40 Eridani C is a visually very faint red dwarf. The observation, sketching and comparision of these three dwarf stars gave some interesting results. To read the full story, follow this link.


40eridani

]]>Delta Cepheiorion94nl@gmail.comDouble Stars2010-10-27T17:45:11+02:00http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/5815b841168c2f88f9456aab1c690dd9-3.html#unique-entry-id-3http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/5815b841168c2f88f9456aab1c690dd9-3.html#unique-entry-id-3Delta Cephei A is a pulsating variable in Cepheus, a star which is very important when it comes to calculating cosmic distances.

delta Cephei

]]>Cor Caroli in Canes Venatici orion94nl@gmail.comDouble Stars2010-09-26T17:40:37+02:00http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/1bd901a0debb154a1ceb04456af86420-2.html#unique-entry-id-2http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/1bd901a0debb154a1ceb04456af86420-2.html#unique-entry-id-2alpha Canum Venaticorum, better known as Cor Caroli in Canes Venatici. A star with a very strong Zeeman-effect.

Cor Caroli

]]>Open Clusters NGC 2129orion94nl@gmail.comOpen Cluster2010-08-08T17:34:47+02:00http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/e7eeaeac991b173bee6839ad5507569f-1.html#unique-entry-id-1http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/e7eeaeac991b173bee6839ad5507569f-1.html#unique-entry-id-1NGC 2129, a tiny but interesting open cluster in Gemini

ngc2129

]]>Castor (alpha Gem)orion94nl@gmail.comDouble Stars2010-07-20T17:24:15+02:00http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/500ae25e355c8ceb5872b30035653ae4-0.html#unique-entry-id-0http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/500ae25e355c8ceb5872b30035653ae4-0.html#unique-entry-id-0Castor (alpha Geminorum), again a very beautiful multiple star (triple) in Gemini. The views of the A and B components were stunning in the 12-inch, including the diffraction spikes :))

Castor

]]>Stephenson 1orion94nl@gmail.comOpen Cluster2011-01-02T21:20:16+01:00http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/5b3019fa1acfecce4438d19fe8557ae5-7.html#unique-entry-id-7http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/5b3019fa1acfecce4438d19fe8557ae5-7.html#unique-entry-id-7Stephenson 1, open cluster in Lyra, is a medium sized cluster with the colorful double star Delta Lyrae at its centre. Follow this link to read the full report.


Stephenson1

]]>M103orion94nl@gmail.comOpen Cluster2011-01-31T21:20:16+01:00http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/027e8500fb53b489a4dc7a6c9bbdb000-8.html#unique-entry-id-8http://www.starobserver.eu/blog/blog_files/027e8500fb53b489a4dc7a6c9bbdb000-8.html#unique-entry-id-8M103, open cluster in Cassiopeia. This small open cluster is the most remote Messier open cluster. To read the full report, follow this link.

M103

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