THO reseach team photographed C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on Monday 5.1.2015 18 – 23 Finnish time. Observers: Veli-Pekka Hentunen and Tuomo Salmi.
Christmas 2014 Auroras
Nice Auroras on Christmas night observed at THO. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMvI1dVYhSw
Fireball 23.12.2014
The fireball was observed at THO 23.12.2014 18:35 Finnish time. It seems that the fireball broke down during the descent.
Fireball collection from the THO
The Taurus Hill Observatory all sky camera has photographed several fireballs (bright meteors) in recent weeks. Here is the picture collection of the observed fireballs from the 7th of September to 16th of September.
Full sky auroras observed 13.9.
Auroras filled the sky 13.9. and luckily it was clear sky in Taurus Hill Observatory site and therefore the all sky camera managed to photograph this amazing event. A few example pictures:
THO observations presented in EPSC 2014
Taurus Hill Observatory observations and research work is presented during the EPSC (European Planetary Science Congress) in Portugal this week. Unfortunately this time there was not possibility for any of THO research team member to be present, but Veikko Mäkelä from Astronomical association Ursa will present THO as part of the Finnish observation network poster presentation […]
All Sky Camera is back online (again).
The All Sky Camera of the Taurus Hill Observatory is back online – again. After promising start of the season technical difficulties started showing up one by one. At first All Sky Camera’s USB-cable short circuited because of the condensed water. When the cable was replaced our ethernet router broke and we lost internet connection […]
Light curve of Exoplanet KOI127b
The autumn season has started with usual rainy weathers but Taurus Hill Observatory’s research team member Veli-Pekka Hentunen managed to measure the light curve of exoplanet KOI127b. KOI127b is one of the exoplanet candidates found by the Kepler-satellite. For the light curve 102 images with 150 seconds exposure time were taken. The star wich expolanet […]
Comet C/2014 E2 (Jacques) observed in THO
A new season started in THO with a nice picture of comet C/2014 E2 (Jacques)! Taurus Hill Observatory’s reasearch team member Veli-Pekka Hentunen observed the comet during the night between 5th-6th of September. A light of the comet was captured in a 10 x 90 seconds sequences. It still takes at least a few weeks […]
V. A. Heiskanen Memorial
Professor Veikko Aleksanteri Heiskanen’s memorial was officially unveiled in the annual Sun Day event of Taurus Hill Observatory. V. A. Heiskanen’s memorial was relocated to Taurus Hill Observatory last autumn from the yard of Harjuranta School after the already closed down school was sold to a private owner. Taurus Hill Observatory was chosen a new […]
Weather at THO
All Sky Cameras
