Gallery of astronomy photographs

taken by Carsten and Michael Obach

	On November 3rd 2001, our moon covered Saturn. This picture shows both minutes before that event (telescope: GSO 10" Dobson; camera: Nikon Coolpix 880). We took two photographs: one with a high shutter speed in order to obtain a sharp image of the bright moon, and another with a longer exposure to capture Saturn. The visibility was reduced due to a thin layer of clouds.
	... after the occultation of Saturn by our moon (see above, using the same technique with two photographs).
	The same scene with a larger zoom (original photograph).
	Our moon and Saturn minutes before the occultation of Saturn by the moon. This photograph was taken using a Philips webcam (640x480 pixels). In this thumbnail Saturn is barely visible (2 o'clock), please check the photograph in original resolution.
	Jupiter on November 3rd 2001. Eventhough its moons were visible very well, this photograph only shows the planet (telescope: GSO 10" Dobson; camera: Nikon Coolpix 880).
	Part of the trajectory of the International Space Station (ISS). The brightest object is the planet Jupiter. Three stars forming Orion's Belt are visible at the bottom of the photograph which was taken the 2nd of February 2002 in Zumaia (Spain) using a Nikon Coolpix 880 (approx. 20 mm focal length, exposure ca. 1 minute). The sky was contaminated by the lights of Zumaia.