Situated in the Virgo constellation the galaxy M 61 is the location for this type II supernova sn 2020jfo. This is a prolific galaxy concerning supernovae events. Since a century…
Supernova in M 61 ( sn2020jfo )
Uranus
Forgot how long I didn't check on Uranus… It is time to revisit. Made a few sets of 12s images using an i'-band filter. The setup was the usual Telescope…
2i/Borisov the interstellar comet
This is he first comet and the second visitor to our solar system . It was discovered by a fellow amateur Gennadi Borisov in August 30 2019 using his 65cm…
Exoplanet books
In August 2007 a book was printed, it was a milestone in Exoplanet observing because it was directed to the amateur astronomer. This book was also release in PDF format…
Supernova impostor in NGC5194 ( M 51 )
Discovered by Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF)" on 2019/01/22.555 as a transient suspected to be a supernova. LBV's are a type of variable star. They are massive unstable supergiant and some…
Asteroids rendezvous (2002 VD63 – 2002 EJ41)
On the OUT 07 2018 found these two asteroids in a rendezvous in the PISCIS constelation. The brighter one is 2002 VD63 (mag18.2) and the fainter 2002 EJ41 (mag19.7), predicted…
2001 HL30
Found this asteroid in need of observations Object designation R.A. Decl. V Offsets Motion/hr Orbit Further observations? h m s ° ' " R.A. Decl. R.A. Decl. Comment (Elong/Decl/V at…
Pluto
For a long time I didn't pay a visit to Pluto so I decided to catch an image. Well, in just one image how can you tell it's Pluto? someone…
KELT-21_b Co-Discovery
This is another exoplanet discovery of the KELT Survey I participated in. Here is the link to the paper in arxiv https://arxiv.org/abs/1712.03241 I observed this as an exoplanet candidate in…
Asteroid (56439) 2000 GD52 & company
(click on the images to enlarge) Asteroid (56439) 2000 GD52 observed on the 27th October 2017. It was discovered in April 5th 2000 by LINEAR. Above we see its position…