Ganymedes transit & Moon landscapes

Gassendi / Maksutov 180mm F15
Oceanus Procellarum: From Gassendi over Wichmann to Encke and Kepler craters. At the bottom Montes Riphaeus. Euclides crater aboven the mountain range (bottom image). Lots of rilles in this area.
Mare Humorum to the south of Gassendi; About the size of Iceland.
Jupiter and Ganymedes transit – 30 december 2025 with bad seeing conditions

Lunar eclipse September 7th

A crowd gathered at the Marollenkapel in Hoegaarden.

People came from all directions, on foot, biking, with strollers, kids, dogs, camera’s & telescopes. There was a traffic jam. About 70 eclips viewers gathered.

The Moon itself kept them waiting because it first had to clear a cloud layer before even become visible. The first images were fuzzy and cloudy at best, giving some dramatic scenes with a rediish Moon crossed with cloud layers resembling any alien planet.

Some ambiance pictures:

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