THO research team organized a small CCD workshop 4.1.2009. The participants were Harri Vilokki, Tuomo Salmi, Jari Torpakko, Esa Heikkinen, Markku Nissinen and Veli-Pekka Hentunen. In workshop they photographed some well known Messier objects, M1 and M15. In workshop the research team practiced how to calibrate, align and track the objects. One main target was […]
WASP-12b light curve measured at Taurus Hill Observatory.
Exoplanet WASP-12b is one of the latest exoplanets that is discovered. It is very exceptional exoplanet. It is largest known exoplanet and it circulates its main star (GSC 1891-1178) ones in just over one day. It has a surface temperature of 2500 Celsius degrees. The THO research team managed to measure the light curve of […]
144P/Kushida photographed as first comet of the year 2009.
THO research team photographed 144P/Kushida as a first comet of the year 2009. The sky was quite light so the comet wasn’t as visible as in best conditions. The temperature was -9 celsius and the seeing was about 3. Observers: Veli-Pekka Hentunen, Markku Nissinen and Harri Vilokki.
Supernova SN 2008im photographed.
The fifth “Finnish supernova” was discovered 26.12.2008 by the Mikko Päivinen and Petri Kehusmaa. THO research team managed to photograph this supernova SN 2008im 1.1.2009 Observers: Veli-Pekka Hentunen, Markku Nissinen and Harri Vilokki
Comet 144P/Kushida photographed.
Comet 144P/Kushida was photographed 27.12.2008 at THO after long period of cloudness. Comet had a a brightness of 11 magnitudes.
Supernovae SN 2008fv, SN 2008hy and SN 2008ij photographed.
After long period of cloudness the THO research team photographed some bright supernovae. SN 2008fv. Discovered 27.9.2008 by the Koichi Itagaki’s group. Type Ia. SN 2008hy. Discovered 6.12.2008 by the Tim Pucket’s group. Type Ia. SN 2008ij. Discovered 19.12.2008 by the Koichi Itagaki’s group. Type II.
Merry Christmas to all our website readers.
Merry Christmas and happy new year to all Sunset in Kangaslampi. Picture: Ilkka Launonen.
Taurus Hill Observatory internet sites back online.
We had to take our webpages offline due the hacking. Now we have managed to get our observatory sites back online.
New board of directors elected.
The participants of the annual autumn meeting elected new persons to the Taurus Hill Observatory board of directors. Our long-standing board members Veli-Pekka Hentunen and Henri Taino left their positions in the board. Therefore the meeting participants elected two new member to the board and they are Harri Vilokki (the new secretary) and Olli Rantula […]
Supernovae SN 2008fb, SN 2008fc, SN 2008fz and SN 2008ha.
Veli-Pekka Hentunen and Markku Nissinen observed these supernovae 28./29.11.2008 at Taurus Hill Observatory.
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