Astronomical Images
The following gallery shows a few of my astronomical images, including pictures of the Moon and the planets taken with the 20 cm
refractor of the Argelander-Institut für Astronomie (AIfA) in Bonn.
The Solar System

Planet Venus, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor

Planet Mars, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor

Planet Jupiter, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor

Planet Saturn, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor

Planet Uranus, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor

The Moon, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor

The Moon, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor

The Moon, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor

The Moon, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor

The Moon, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor

The Moon, observed with the AIfA 20 cm refractor

The Moon, observed with the AIfA 35 cm reflector

Comet 17P/Holmes, observed with the UT 9" refractor
Solar System movies

Rotation of planet Mars (3 frames)

Rotation of planet Jupiter (9 frames)
The Milky Way and beyond

Alcyone in the Pleiades observed with the AIfA 35-cm telescope

M36 observed with the double refractor at Hoher List

Orion Nebula (M42) observed with the AIfA 20-cm telescope

Orion Nebula (M42) observed with the AIfA 35-cm telescope

M106 observed with the 1 m Cassegrain at Hoher List

Large and Small Magellanic Cloud as seen from Narrabri

Milky Way with Southern Cross and Coalsack Nebula

180° panorama of the Milky Way