- 2021-12-25
C/2021 A1 Leonard Comet December 23, 2021
C / 2021 A1 Leonard Comet 2021-12-23 Okata-cho, Hitachiota City The comet seen with a 20 cm telescope has a bright nucleus, a pink tail at low altitude, and cannot be seen well.
- 2021-12-23
C/2021 A1 Leonard Comet December 21, 2021
C / 2021 A1 Leonard Comet 2021-12-22 Kume-cho, Hitachiota City In the evening, there is a breeze and the transparency is good, and the comet’s head is bright. The tail is only behind the head. In the image, one streak extends from the head. Today is the best in the evening sky.
- 2021-12-23
C/2021 A1 Leonard Comet December 21, 2021
C / 2021 A1 Leonard Comet 2021-12-21 Matsudaira-cho, Hitachiota-shi The position of the comet has risen a little, and I was able to watche it with binoculars. The comet’s head was bright (4th magnitude?), But a short tail was visible.
- 2021-12-21
Equatorial mount repair
The equatorial mount is docked for repair. Is it forcibly mounted on the 45 cm telescope? The right ascension became stiff, and cannot be used because it cannot operate. I had a master of the telescope in Gunma prefecture look at it. Measure the clamp change and strength increase.
- 2021-12-19
C/2021 A1 Leonard December 18, 2021
C / 2021 A1 Leonard 2021-12-18 We had a comet observation party with our fellow stars and enjoyed it with big binoculars. It wasn’t an elegant comet, but it’s nice to have a good talk with everyone. The coffee at the break was very delicious.
- 2021-12-19
Gemini meteor shower
Gemini meteor shower 2021-12-14 There were 31 shots in 1847 frames (2 seconds exposure each), but most of them were dark.
- 2021-12-19
Canopus December 15, 2021
Canopus 2021-12-15 Canopus from the local area. This is the place I liked Shintaro Ishii, who died this summer. Maybe you’re watching Canopus in heaven too! Its press hands in prayer
- 2021-12-19
Sirius B December 15, 2021
Sirius B 2021-12-15 This is Sirius B this season. Currently, it is more than 11 ″ away from the main star, and what kind of telescope do you observe when the seeing condition is good? (Currently operated in C14 + LX200 altazimuth mount mode)
- 2021-12-16
Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter
In the evening, the three planets Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter can be seen side by side. 2011-12-11