Taurus Hill Observatory has acquired a new CCD camera. The purchase was confirmed in August 2021, when the observatorys project funding application was approved by the Mansikka ry. The observatory receives a 75% subsidy on the purchase price of the camera. The new camera is an ASI 2600MM Pro and comes with a ZWO EFW […]
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GRB 210306A after glow observed
GRB 210306A after glow observed with iTelescope T24 remote telescope. Photo by: Markku Nissinen. Full GCN Circular https://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/gcn/gcn3/29603.gcn3 and below. TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 29603 SUBJECT: GRB 210306A: iTelescope T24 optical observations DATE: 21/03/06 14:23:19 GMT FROM: Veli-Pekka Hentunen at Taurus Hill Obs,A95 Veli-Pekka Hentunen and Markku Nissinen (Taurus Hill Observatory, Varkaus, Finland) report: […]
High-quality all sky camera installed in Castle of Clouds amateur observatory
The high-quality all sky camera has now finally been installed in Castle of Clouds (Finnish as Pilvilinna) that is private amateur observatory at the THO site. The camera has a resolution of six megapixels and produces a color image for the Warkauden Kassiopeia and THO websites every few minutes. The camera pole has been turned […]
GRB 200829A
GRB 200829A 29.8.2020 22:25 Finnish time
GRB 180205A
GRB 180205A 5.2.2018. http://nova.astrometry.net/user_images/1975084#original
GRB 170519A
GRB 170519A 19.5.2017
Moon halos 12/13.12.2016
Moon halos
Transit of Mercury 2016
Blazar OJ287 27.12.2015
OJ287 27.12.2015 14.4CR mag.
Blazar OJ287 8.12.2015
13,45CR (8.12.2015 01:21 Finnish time)