Astronomical Images
The following gallery shows a few of my astronomical images, including pictures of the Moon and the planets taken with the 20 cm
refractor of the Argelander-Institut für Astronomie (AIfA) in Bonn.
The Solar System
![Planet Venus](./images/gallery/astro/image_5s.jpg)
Planet Venus, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor
![Planet Mars](./images/gallery/astro/image_9s.jpg)
Planet Mars, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor
![Planet Jupiter](./images/gallery/astro/image_4s.jpg)
Planet Jupiter, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor
![Planet Saturn](./images/gallery/astro/image_3s.jpg)
Planet Saturn, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor
![Planet Uranus](./images/gallery/astro/image_11s.jpg)
Planet Uranus, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor
![The Moon](./images/gallery/astro/image_12s.jpg)
The Moon, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor
![The Moon](./images/gallery/astro/image_10s.jpg)
The Moon, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor
![The Moon](./images/gallery/astro/image_16s.jpg)
The Moon, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor
![The Moon](./images/gallery/astro/image_13s.jpg)
The Moon, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor
![The Moon](./images/gallery/astro/image_2s.jpg)
The Moon, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor
![The Moon](./images/gallery/astro/image_18s.jpg)
The Moon, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor
![The Moon](./images/gallery/astro/image_8s.jpg)
The Moon, observed with the AIfA 35 cm reflector
![Comet 17P/Holmes](./images/gallery/astro/image_17s.jpg)
Comet 17P/Holmes, observed with the UT 9" refractor
Solar System movies
![Rotation of Mars](./images/gallery/astro/image_15s.gif)
Rotation of planet Mars (3 frames)
![Rotation of Jupiter](./images/gallery/astro/image_14s.gif)
Rotation of planet Jupiter (9 frames)
The Milky Way and beyond
![Alcyone in the Pleiades](./images/gallery/astro/image_20s.jpg)
Alcyone in the Pleiades observed with the AIfA 35-cm telescope
![Open cluster M36](./images/gallery/astro/image_7s.jpg)
M36 observed with the double refractor at Hoher List
![Orion Nebula](./images/gallery/astro/image_21s.jpg)
Orion Nebula (M42) observed with the AIfA 20-cm telescope
![Orion Nebula](./images/gallery/astro/image_19s.jpg)
Orion Nebula (M42) observed with the AIfA 35-cm telescope
![Galaxy M106](./images/gallery/astro/image_6s.jpg)
M106 observed with the 1 m Cassegrain at Hoher List
![Magellanic Clouds](./images/gallery/astro/image_22s.jpg)
Large and Small Magellanic Cloud as seen from Narrabri
![Milky Way](./images/gallery/astro/image_23s.jpg)
Milky Way with Southern Cross and Coalsack Nebula
![Milky Way](./images/gallery/astro/image_24s.jpg)
180° panorama of the Milky Way