Night sky action
My analog Hasselblad performing under the starry skies of Chile.It's new moon and the observatory is buzzing.
Multi-day horseback riding tour
Here are some images from the first multi-day horseback riding trip that I accompanied as a guide. Trying to take
Lunar Eclipse
A total lunar eclipse happened today, April 4, 2015, shortly before sunrise. The total phase lasted less than five minutes,
Severe weather
On March 24th the northern part of Chile was hit by intense rains and thunderstorms that lead to heavy mudflows.
A visit to Tololo
A wonderful visit to Cerro Tololo together with Friedhelm and Horia, two astro-photographers from Germany. The site was quite spectacular,
Omega Centauri
An image of Omega Centauri, the largest - and in my view also the most beautiful - globular cluster in
The Eta Carinae Nebula
My first try at a deep sky object, the Eta Carinae Nebula, a large and bright emission nebula located in
A door to the sky
As new buildings are added to the observatory site, the basic framework (including the doors with keys) is already done,
Startrails
Startrails around the Southern celestial pole. The image is a composite of 73 single images.