Partial Solar Eclipse

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Partial Solar Eclipse on August 12th 2026.
Images taken with the Lunt 50 Solar Telescope.

IC1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula
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On the same day as the partial solar eclipse was also the maximum of the Perseids meteor shower.

Images taken with the Sony Alpha A7 III and the Sony 24mm GM lense.

Perseids Meteor Shower 2026

In the same week I imaged also the Heart Nebula – IC1805 in the constellation Cassiopeia.

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🔎 Scope: William Optics RedCat 61
🔭 Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro
📷 Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Duo
⭕ Filters: Svbony SV220 Dual-Narrowband Filter (3nm H-Alpha OIII)
🌌 Constellation: Cassiopeia
📏 Distance: 7,000 ly
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Acquisition on 2026-08-12/14 with a total integration time of 12 ½ hours.

Postprocessing

  • Stacked, stretched an post processing in PixInsight
Perseids Meteor Shower 2026