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Partial solar eclipse observed in Varkaus

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The partial solar eclipse was observed on Friday 20.3. in Kuoppakangas school yard in Varkaus. The weather was perfect for making observations and there were over 500 visitors who saw this quite rare event live. Here are some event images and images taken with Lunt solar telescope by Esa Heikkinen. In addition there are some […]

Europa “overpassed” the Io

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Jari Juutilainen observed Europa and Io, moons of Jupiter, 7.2.2015 18:30-01:14 when Europa “overpassed” the Io. Jari used a normal digital SLR camera for his observations. In Jari’s blog you can see the GIF animation and a bit more story about the overpass (in Finnish): http://www.pimennysmatkaaja.fi/2015/02/08/europa-peittaa-ion/. Jari is a member of the THO research team.

All Sky Camera returns from the summer break

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Taurus Hill Observatory’s All Sky Camera has returned from the summer break! The summertime in Finland is way too bright for astronomical observations and even the shortest possible exposure in the camera’s software burns the image all white. Now summer is coming to the end and the sky is getting darker every night. We are […]

Earth’s shadow photographed in THO

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When it is bright and clear summer night, it is possible to spot the Earth’s shadow in the evening just after the sunset. Here is Earth’s shadow photographed in Taurus Hill Observatory 5.7.2014 23:56 (Finnish time)  

All Sky -camera live in THO web page

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Taurus Hill Observatory bought Starlight Xpress Oculus All Sky -camera in 2013. Now there is a possibility to see the latest picture taken by the camera directly in THO web pages. The direct link to the camera page is http://www.kassiopeia.net/taivaskamera/. Note that camera doesn’t take pictures 24/7. The reason for this that the camera doesn’t […]