Astronomy

 
Astronomical photography

Pictures from the Universe taken with amateur equipment: planets, comets, nebulas, star clusters, galazies, until the boundaries of observable Universe

 

 

 

 

 Planetary cartography

Building and interpretation of cylindrical (planispheres) and polar projections of the brightest and most dynamic planets of our solar system

 

 
Extrasolar planets and variable stars

Wiht an absolutely amateur equipment, every amateur astronomer can study and even discover new variable stars and extrasolar planets,. by analyzing the light incoming as a function of time

 

 

 

 

Articles and tutorials

Articles in PDF and HTML format about amateur astronomy, astronomy, physics

 

 

 

FAQ

Simple answers to the most common questions about the amateur astronomy and some simple astrophysical problems

 

 

 



 

 Astronomical time-lapse

Videos and animations showing, in few seconds, the evolution of a phenomena which last generally hours or days, like the eclipses, the rotation of the planets or the celestial sphere, and much more..

 

 
News and latest works

Discovered a new jupiter-size transiting extrasolar planet (HD17156_b)

New planetary animation, showing their rotation

 

New planetary map: polar projection of Saturn and its rings system

Summer Milky Way mosaic taken on a 400 ISO film and 50 mm lens