Planetary Rendevous
A beautiful planetary alignment can be seen from the Southern Hemisphere these days as Venus, Mercury and Saturn meet up
Visit of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
I recently had the great pleasure of visiting the Vera C. Rubin Observatory on Cerro Pachón in Chile. This observatory
Total eclipse of the Blood Worm Moon
In the early morning hours of March 14, 2025, we were treated to a beautiful total lunar eclipse here in
Planetary Alignment
Last night, I was lucky and was able to photograph three of the five naked-eye planets that can be seen
Moon Antares Occultation
A beautiful occultation of Antares by the moon was visible in this part of Chile in the early morning of
Crepuscular Rays
On February 1, 2025, I aimed for the close conjunction of the crescent moon with the planet Venus. But to
Another naked-eye comet from Chile
Last night I was lucky and caught comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) from the Obstech El Sauce Observatory. In fact, I
Naked-eye comet from Chile
The comet C/2023 A3 was discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in South Africa on February
Ready for the Night
Tonight I had the distinct pleasure of watching the sunset at the Obstech El Sauce Observatory. While the telescopes were
Lunar occultation of Jupiter
In the evening hours of February 22 we could observe a lunar occultation of the planet Jupiter. Shortly after sunset,