Amateur Astronomy Blog | Jeremy Perez
H-Alpha view of the Venus Transit – June 5, 2012 – 22:51 UT Wow! Two amazing solar events within a couple weeks of each other–Annular Eclipse and Venus Transit! The first bookend Venus transit occurred during the summer of 2004, a couple…
Sketch of Saturn CMI 321° – CMII 194° – CMIII 288° Click image for larger version. Observation Notes: After several failed attempts to observe the storm in Saturn’s NTrZ, we finally had a clear night with a decent seeing forecast. I headed…
Sketch of 2010 Perseids Click image to view larger version. Observation Notes: As much as I resist getting up early for an observation, this one was worth it. The 2010 Perseid Meteor Shower put on a great show. Over the course of…
Mars 2009121401
Jupiter-Neptune Conjunction
Sketch of Jupiter, Europa + Shadow, Ganymede + Shadow, and Io Move mouse over image to view labels. Click to view larger version. Observation Notes: I enjoyed a beautiful dance between Jupiter, three moons and two shadows. Europa began to emerge from…
Sketch of Jupiter, Callisto, Impact Scar and Shadow Transit Click image to view larger version. Observation Notes: Jupiter put on a great show tonight! The impact feature is still hanging on and was readily visible through my 8 inch Dob at 120X…
Sketch of Jupiter with Impact Scar Click image to view larger version. Observation Notes: On July 19, 2009, amateur astronomer and planetary imager, Anthony Wesley discovered a striking new feature on Jupiter. A dark spot had suddenly appeared in the south polar…
Jupiter-Europa Transit: 20081206
Conjunction of Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Beta Scorpii