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The occultation of a star by asteroid Parthenope - 23 February 2022
This asteroidal occultation was very difficult. The drop was only 0.05 mag. I had to use quite long exposure time and minimal gain. The result - positive. I am happy.
Iridescent clouds - 19 February 2022
This morning there were clouds in the sky and sometimes they turned beautifully colored. It only took a moment.
Summary of asteroidal occultations for 2022
General overview of my observations of asteroid occultations in 2022.
Reconstruction of pages - 01 February 2021
The new year has begun and I have decided to find some time for reconstruction of my pages. The design needed a change, especially for mobile devices.
Summary of asteroidal occultations for 2021 - 31 December 2021
General overview of my observations of asteroid occultations in 2021.
The occultation of a star by asteroid 2008 SP279 - 09 November 2021
This time I captured occultation of Jupiter Trojan. Probability was only 1.8%. And positive. Another occultation had probability over 98% and was negative. It is sometimes horrible. The occultation was with short reappearance the target in the middle of the occultations. According to Eric Frappa (thanks him for his help) it is asteroid with peanut shape and target star is a double star. So it was amazing.
The occultation of a star by asteroid 1995 YN - 25 November 2021
This time I captured very short asteroidal occultation. Computers was doing problems during all night. However, I am glad that I managed to again.