Revisiting the Wizard
In late 2021 I shot the Wizard Nebula as one of my side-projects (seen here), but the data wasn't that great due to poor quality data....
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Ville Puoskari
- Mar 22, 2022
Extremely bright fireball!
*Edit 24.3.2022 - it was confirmed that this fireball most likely dropped a meteorite. The landing site is unfortunately in the lake...
Ville Puoskari
- Mar 14, 2022
Skywatch 13th of March
A moderately strong geomagnetic storm sparked beautiful display of auroras at the observatory. Some lunar halos are visible too - what a...
Ville Puoskari
- Mar 7, 2022
Gems of Ursa Major
This pair of galaxies lies in the constellation of Ursa Major, on the right is a grand design spiral galaxy Messier 81. This galaxy is...
Ville Puoskari
- Jan 26, 2022
Skywatch 25th of January
On this night there was a small but bright aurora display on the northern horizon. Also a rare form of aurora, called Stable Auroral Red...
Ville Puoskari
- Jan 16, 2022
Pressure wave of Tonga volcano
My observatory weather station captured something really intresting, a sudden spike in atmospheric pressure of 2 hPa. After a bit of...
Ville Puoskari
- Dec 11, 2021
Skywatch 1st of December
This night offered alot of different phenomena - from insanely bright fireball in the begining of the night to small display of auroras...
Ville Puoskari
- Nov 23, 2021
A multi-purpose travel rig
Because everything runs very smoothly at my observatory I've had time to start building a portable setup that I can take easily with me...
Ville Puoskari
- Nov 11, 2021
Lion's roar
Sh2-132, also nicknamed as the Lion nebula is 10,000 to 12,000 light-years away from Earth in the Perseus arm of our Galaxy. The...
Ville Puoskari
- Oct 10, 2021
Hidden jewel of Cygnus
In 1867 a french astronomer and assistant of Paris Observatory, Charles Wolf and the founder and director of the Bordeaux Observatory,...
Ville Puoskari
- Sep 21, 2021
Automated observatory health check
When I visit my observatory I often check all sorts of bits and pieces to see if they are working - for example heaters that keep the...
Ville Puoskari
- Sep 12, 2021
Seahorse nebula
This elongated dark nebula is called Barnard 150. It's sometimes referred as the Seahorse nebula for obvious reasons. An American...
Ville Puoskari
- Aug 16, 2021
Automate my weekend, please!
This weekend I brought my scope back to the observatory for installation. We had big plans so I was really excited about it! I started...
Ville Puoskari
- Aug 12, 2021
DIY gear reduction for 100mm Esprit focuser
I've had some problems with belt slipping with my focuser, so I decided to redo the parts that attach the focuser shaft to the motor. To...
Ville Puoskari
- Aug 7, 2021
Preparing for the coming season
In the summer there isn't much to do here in Finland if you are an astronomer. The sun almost never sets so astronomical darkness is gone...
Ville Puoskari
- Apr 25, 2021
Sweet dreams are made of these..
My image of the Hartl-Dengl-Weinberger 2 has been selected as the Amateur Astronomy Photo of the Day! I feel honored and excited about...
Ville Puoskari
- Apr 24, 2021
Season end 2020
Summer is approaching fast here in the northern hemisphere, that means that nights arent dark enough to do deep sky photography at my...
Ville Puoskari
- Apr 18, 2021
The Wizard Nebula
This open cluster (NGC 7380) was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787. It is located in the constellation of Cepheus. The surrounding...
Ville Puoskari
- Apr 18, 2021
Messier 101
The Pinwheel Galaxy is a large galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major, with a diameter of 170 000 light-years and around trillion...
Ville Puoskari
- Apr 17, 2021
Skywatch 16th of April
This night was a treat, beautiful display of auroras and a small fireball too.
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