It has been a while since the sky was clear above the Taurus Hill Observatory. 25.-26.2.2014 THO’s all-sky -camera photographed a fireball that had a brightness of full Moon. The time and the direction of the fireball above were in line with the visual observation made by Mikko Savolainen in Kouvola (in Finnish: http://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/22447).
THO research team observed the after glow of the GRB 140215A
Taurus Hill Observatory research team manage to observe the after glow of the gamma ray burst GRB 140215A by using the remote telescope located in Auberry, California, USA. Team observed GRB about 1.5 hours and during that time the after glow dimmed very rapidly from the 17.00V magnitudes to 19.07CR magnitude.
The halo of the Jupiter was observed by the THO all sky -camera 31.1.2014
The halo of the Jupiter was observed by the THO all sky -camera 31.1.2014. Because the field of view is so large with the all sky -camera, it is quite hard to notice this halo, but it is still quite clear when you watch closely. This halo caused by Jupiter is quite rare and therefore […]
Fireball observed by THO all sky -camera 30.1.2014
Quite bright fireball (or meteor) was observed by THO all sky -camera 30.1.2014 at 20:01. In the right upper corner is 200% magnification from the fireball. You can clearly see the bright “flash” in the end of the fireball trail. The fireball came from the east and headed to the west.
Supernova SN 2014J photographed with DSLR -camera
Jari Juutilainen photographed the supernova SN 2014J 28.1.2014 with DSLR -camera without any automatic tracking. Supernova was bright enough to be observed from the sinlge image (f2.8, ISO3200, 1,3s). Here is Jari’s combined photo of the supernova and the galaxies that are in the same region of the sky. More in Jari’s blog (in Finnish): […]
The spectrum of the supernova SN 2014J measured
Taurus Hill Observatory research team measured the spectrum of the supernova SN 2014J. For measurement the THO research team used SBIG STT-8300M -camera, StarAnalyser100 spectrum lattice and Rspec-program. The image shows clearly the typical Ia-type of supernova spectrum, including the Si-II absorbtion line with wavelength of 6100 Angstrom. This is caused by fusion of the […]
All Sky -camera live in THO web page
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 […]
Quasar Oj 287 observed at THO
Veli-Pekka Hentunen made an observation about the quasar Oj 287 23./24.1.2014 and measured the brightness. According the Veli-Pekka’s photo, the brightness of the Oj 287 was 14,96 magnitudes (R).
Light curve of the exoplanet GJ436b 23./24.1.2014
Veli-Pekka Hentunen from Taurushill Observatory research team managed to measure the light curve of the exoplanet GJ436b 23./24.1.2014. This measurement has been reported to the TRESCA database. Below is the light curve and the direct link to the TRESCA is http://var2.astro.cz/EN/tresca/transit-detail.php?id=1390572602
Supernova SN 2014J photographed at THO
It has been a while since THO research team photographed supernovae. Here is a picture about the supernova SN 2014J, located in M82, taken by Veli-Pekka Hentunen in Taurus Hill Observatory. According to Veli-Pekka’s picture, the brightness of the supernova was about 10,92 magnitudes (CR, comparison star NOMAD1 1596-0106875).
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