Astropical

This site is for Astronomy Studies in the Tropics. I'm based in East Pattaya, Thailand, 12.934N, 100.918E, between the sun's northern limit and the Equator. The big advantage of this location is that you can observe both northern and some southern stars at the same time. And it's never cold... lol. I hope to introduce you to the unique celestial opportunities available from this area. Enjoy your observations!! Taro Seki Astropical.uk

カテゴリ:DeepSpaceObject > Southern Hemisphere.

The Iota's Ghost Galaxy (イオタの幽霊銀河) NGC5102An elliptical galaxy in the constellation Centaurus.The surroundings are really faint and ghostly.The point is the same FOV as the 3rd magnitude star.ケンタウルス座にある楕円銀河。本当に周辺はボーッと淡く ...

The Jewel Box  Cluster (宝石箱星団) NGC4755After four years, I was finally able to shoot from the Backyard. Happy honestly.Note: Shooting from Thailand is not difficult at all. All I had to do was shoot in the short time between palm leaves (not between ...

The Frame Galaxy (額縁銀河) NGC3621There is a word in Thai called "Kiree". Coincidentally, the same word exists in Japanese as well. Of course the words have different meanings."Kiree" in Japanese means "beautiful".On the other hand, the Thai word ``Kiree ...

The Strings of Pearl Cluster (真珠の首飾り星団) IC2488There is a galaxy named String of Pearls in the same southern hemisphere as this cluster. I personally like this galaxy so I take a picture of it every year. But this year, I aimed my telescope at an o ...

The Snowman Nebula   (雪だるま星雲) SH2-302The Hii region southeast of the Seagull Nebula. Its shape looks like a snowman because it is divided into east and west.This nebula itself doesn't seem to have any major features other than its shape, but since ...

The Centaurus A Galaxy  (ケンタウルスA銀河) NGC5128The low position in the south where this target is located has all kinds of obstacles such as roofs, neighboring houses, trees, and electric wires, so I can usually shoot for only 30 minutes. Especially ...

The Gem Cluster  (GEM 散開星団) NGC3293A star cluster in a fairly low position even from Pattaya east of Eta Carina in the Southern Hemisphere.Hmm, the atmosphere is really bad.南半球のEta Carinaの東にあるPattayaからでもかなり低い位置にある星団。うーん ...

The Pencil Nebula (ペンシル星雲) NGC2736This is also a nebula that ended halfway through last year.Last year, the gardener was kind enough to cut off the bushy branches that were blocking the light from the streetlights, so I couldn't compete.This year, a ...

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