This is a collection of information I find valuable and convenient to document, generally with a southern skies slant. Your mileage may vary!
This site is not intended to be yet another diary of events as there are already far too many of those out there. You will find information related to my software, observations and equipment, as well as some links to other interesting sites.
At present my hobby is mostly on the back burner, although I am still supporting the Vixen Star Book ASCOM driver I’ve developed.
Posted in: Astronomy.
Feb 28th, 2002
by Peter Enzerink.
Like many, I was intrigued by the discussions around the potential for the Leonids in 2001. I consider myself a very amateur, though enthusiastic astronomer and was unsure whether to spend the time, effort and money to see this spectacle given that there were much uncertainty around the predicted rates and the predicted weather. Peter [...]
Posted in: Astronomy.
Oct 1st, 2000
by Peter Enzerink.
2000-09-30 8:00pm AEDT Conditions: clear sky, no wind Equipment: Kodak DC290 Digital Camera Vanguard video camera tripod From left to right: Mercury, Venus and a very young Moon setting in the West not long after sunset. Photo was taken at f/3, ISO 100 with a 80mm aperture and exposed for eight seconds. As a result [...]
Posted in: Astronomy.
Aug 8th, 2000
by Peter Enzerink.
2000-08-04 7:00pm AEST Conditions: clear sky, no wind Equipment: Pentax 16×50 PCF III binoculars Vanguard video camera tripod I decided to have a look for this comet since the moon is only going to get brighter from now on. I used Starry Night Backyard with my FOV Indicators plugin to work out what I should [...]
Posted in: Astronomy.
Jul 24th, 2000
by Peter Enzerink.
2000-07-23 8:00pm AEST Conditions: clear sky, no wind Equipment: Pentax 16×50 PCF III binoculars Vanguard video camera tripod Had some friends around for dinner and the boys decided to have a peek at the sky from my rear deck. I had boned up a bit on what to expect in the sky using Starry Night [...]
Posted in: Astronomy.
Jul 17th, 2000
by Peter Enzerink.
2000-07-16 9:50pm-12:00am AEST – Total Lunar Eclipse Conditions: clear sky, no wind Equipment: Pentax 16×50 PCF III binoculars Canon EOS500 SLR camera with Tamron 200mm zoom lens Vanguard video camera tripod There had been some clouds in the sky over the last few nights and a forecast of showers clearing. On the night however, the [...]
