There will be a free telescope viewing event by the Astronomical League of the Philippines (ALP) on April 23 at Luneta and 30, 2023 at SM BY the Bay (SMBY) near the fountain area in celebration of Global Astronomy Month 2023.
On April 23rd, the event will start at 3:30pm with a free solar viewing session wherein the public get a chance to view the Sun safely with our member’s solar telescopes. The solar session will end at around 5:00pm.
Afterwards , night time free telescope viewing event will start at 6:00pm to 9:00pm. The event is free to everyone to join and get a chance to view planet Venus, Orion Nebula, double star Castor and many more!
Lastly on April 30th, ALP will held another GAM Free Telescope Viewing Event at SM by the Bay (SMBY) from 7:00pm to 9:30pm. The event is free to everyone to join and get a chance to view the Waxing Crescent Moon, planets Jupiter & Venus, Orion Nebula, double star Castor and many more!
See you all there! Please share these events to your friends and family.
Please join us online this coming April 15, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. Philippine Standard Time (8:00 a.m. EST), as we celebrate Global Astronomy Month.
There will be two online talks to be given by our Astronomical League of the Philippines members. The first talk will be on “The EQMOD Platform” by Mr. Raymund Sarmiento. EQMOD is an open-source software project that was initially developed by a team of amateur astronomers led by Mr. Sarmiento. The project was started in the early 2000s as a way to provide computer control of equatorial telescope mounts, which can be used for astrophotography and other observational purposes. The development of EQMOD was made possible through the collaborative efforts of a community of amateur astronomers who contributed their time, skills, and resources to create an open-source software platform that is available to everyone. Today, EQMOD continues to be developed and maintained by a community of volunteers who support the software and its users.
The second talk will be on “Remote Astrophotography: The dream, the challenges” by Mr. Enrico Africa, who is also a member of the Cincinnati Astronomical Society. Mr. Africa will discuss the options available for remote astrophotography and the solutions he had discovered based on his own experience. He will specifically mention what one would need in doing remote astronomical photography in terms of hardware and software requirements as well as what are currently available. Enrico “Eric” Africa is a passionate amateur astronomer and astrophotographer and had been interested in astronomy for most of his life The apparition of Comet Hyakutake (C/1996 B2) in 1996 triggered his interest in observational astronomy. Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) in 1997 got him into astrophotography, first using film, and then digital imaging starting in 2001. Many of his images have been featured in Sky & Telescope, Astronomy Magazine and Astronomy Now magazines. He has been using a remote observatory in the dark skies of New Mexico since 2011.
Register now for this free Zoom online talks using this link – bit.ly/3Ktk7nW or by scanning the QR code in the poster shown here using your cellphone camera.
After registration, check your registered e-mail for the Zoom meeting link. See you!
Please join us this March 12 (Sunday) at 10 A.M. Philippine Standard Time (March 11, Saturday, 9 P.M. EST) for the Astronomy Experts Speaker Series 2023 online talk on:
“The First Year of the James Webb Space Telescope: What We’ve Learned, What Is Still to Come” by Heidi Hammel, Ph.D.
Abstract:
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched into space on Christmas Day, 2021. During its first year, this innovative observatory has already made revolutionary advances across astronomy with its infrared capability and high sensitivity. In this talk, Dr. Heidi B. Hammel will describe how JWST came to be and what it was designed to do, with personal insights into the long and complicated path to its launch. She will highlight amazing results from JWST’s first year, from discoveries about our nearby neighbors in the Solar System, to the spectacular deep-space images of distant galaxies. Dr. Hammel will also describe JWST’s studies of planets around other stars, explaining how we can study their atmospheres. She will finish with a look ahead not only for JWST, but also for the future of space astrophysics.
Register now for this free Zoom online talk using this link – http://bit.ly/3mkSwLG or by scanning the QR code in the poster shown here using your cellphone camera. After registration, check your registered e-mail for the Zoom meeting link. See you!
Please feel free to share to friends and relatives.
Last February 25th, the Astronomical League of the Philippines (ALP) concluded National Astronomy Week 2023 with another Free Telescope Viewing Session at SM by the Bay at SM Mall of Asia , Pasay City.
Members who were present are ALP President James Kevin Ty and son Kendrick Cole KC Ty, Treasurer Andrew Ian Chan, Secretary Justine Co Chan, director Peter Benedict Tubalinal, Joyce Gonsalves, Pam Sabado, and Teddy-Ty Chua.
They initially meetup at Coffee Bean at around 3:30pm to have a short monthly meeting there to discuss logistics as well as install new motor drive on the Joyce’s Celestron Astromaster 114 Newtonian reflector for the free telescope viewing evebr later at 6pm.
James brought along his Borg 76ED Refractor on Vixen GPDX mount, Andrew with his Skywatcher 80ED refractor on Vixen GP mount, Joyce with her Celestron Astromaster 114 Newtonian reflector on CH-2 mount, Teddy-Ty with his Celestron Nexstar SLT127 Maksutov-Cassegrain reflector and Pam’s Svbony SV501P 60mm short tube refractor on sturdy tripod .
They started the event at around 6:00pm by viewing the planet Venus as the sky was also cloudy. They later observe Waxing Crescent Moon also through passing clouds while the people waited patiently as the Moon comes in and out of cloud opening.
More or less around 300 people were able to get a nice view of planet Vebus and the Waxing Crescent Moon. It was also ALP’s 1st free telescope viewing event since the last NAW event in February 2020.
At around 9:15pm, the group had their traditional group picture taken before packing up and went to McDonald’s in Blue Wave to have late dinner before going home.
Last February 19, Astronomical League of the Philippines had their NAW opening program featuring Astronomy Experts Speaker Series in celebration of National Astronomy Week 2023 with great astronomical Lectures coming from from former Sky and Telescope magazine editors J. Kelly Beatty , Imelda Joson & Edwin Aguirre and ALP observations Chairman Peter Benedict Tubalinal and also a Great Opening Remarks coming from IAU President Dr. Debra Elmegreen.
ALP will also be providing 2 free telescope viewing events on February 19 and 25, 2023 at SM Mall of Asia SMBY as well.
Full video coverage link will be posted in the days to come at Astronomical League of the Philippines Official You Tube Channel
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There will be a free telescope viewing event by the Astronomical League of the Philippines (ALP) on February 19, 2023 and February 25, 2023 at SM BY the Bay (SMBY) near the fountain area in celebration of National Astronony Week 2023.
On February 19th, the event will start at 3:30pm with a free solar viewing session wherein the public get a chance to view the Sun safely with our member’s solar telescopes. The solar session will end at around 5:00pm.
Afterwards , night time free telescope viewing event will start at 6:00pm to 9:00pm. The event is free to everyone to join and get a chance to view planets Jupiter, Venus, Orion Nebula, double star Castor and many more!
On February 25th, ALP will held its NAW closing event with another free telescope viewing session at SM by the Bay (SMBY) from 7:00pm to 9:30pm. The event is free to everyone to join and get a chance to view the Waxing Crescent Moon, planets Jupiter & Venus, Orion Nebula, double star Castor and many more!
Please support and attend our ALP National Astronomy Week 2023 Opening Program (via Zoom) to be held this coming Sunday, Feb 19, 2023, 9:00 AM Philippine Standard Time , 01:00 UTC (8 PM EST, February 18)
We have invited several esteemed speakers for our ALP NAW 2023 theme – “Under One Sky, One World”. We are very fortunate to have with us none other than the current President of the International Astronomical Union IAU), Dr. Debra M. Elmegreen to give the Opening Remarks. The Senior Editor of the very prestigious Sky & Telescope Magazine, J. Kelly Beatty will then talk on “The Fight Against Light Pollution”. This will be followed by Ms. Imelda Joson and Mr. Edwin Aguirre who will speak on “From the Earth to the Stars, and Back: Our Personal Journey”. The last speaker will be Mr. Peter Tubalinal of the Astronomical League of the Philippines who will discuss “Observing the Sky with Small Telescopes” in addition to cellphone astrophotography.
Register now for this free Zoom online program using this link http://bit.ly/3XlXwgf or by scanning the QR code in the poster shown here using your cellphone camera. After registration, check your registered e-mail for the Zoom meeting link. See you!
The Astronomical League of the Philippines welcomes the New Year with a fascinating online talk revisiting the first observed impact of a comet with the planet Jupiter.
Join us this coming Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 10:30 AM Philippine Standard Time (02:30 UTC, 9:30 PM EST January 21) with David Levy, the co-discoverer of of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, as he talks about comets and the story of comet SL9s historic spectacular collision with the planet Jupiter 30 years ago.
David Howard Levy is a Canadian amateur astronomer and science writer based in Vail, Arizona. To date, he has discovered 23 comets and 61 minor planets, and has written 34 books, mostly about astronomy.
Abstract: 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. The comet was discovered by the team of Gene and Carolyn Shoemaker and David Levy on March 24, 1993, using an 18-inch Schmidt camera at Palomar Observatory near San Diego, California. Fragments of SL-9 crashed into Jupiter during the summer of 1994, producing some of the largest impacts ever observed in our solar system. David will talk about how they discovered the comet and the danger of such objects colliding with Earth in the near future.
Register now for this free webinar using this link
This was the celestial phenomemon that guided the three Wise Men to the birthplace of the infant Jesus Christ. Was it a miracle? A fable? Or scientific reality? Jesuit professional astronomer Father Chris Corbally will try to shed some light on this gospel mystery from the perspective of modern astronomy as well as from exploring ancient wisdom.
Join us this December 17, 2022 for a free online talk by Fr. Chris Corbally, S.J., “What was the Star of Betehem?”, 8:30 PM Philippine Standard Time (7:30 AM EST, 12:30 UTC).
Fr. Christopher J. Corbally, S.J., is a Jesuit priest and astronomer with the Vatican Observatory Research Group in Tucson, Arizona. He is also an Adjunct Associate Astronomer at the University of Arizona’s Department of Astronomy. Father Corbally principally uses spectroscopy to investigate the evolution of stars, and he is co-author of the comprehensive volume, Stellar Spectral Classification. He was the Project Scientist for the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope on Mount Graham, Arizona, and served as President of the International Astronomical Union’s Division IV (Stars) from 2009 to 2012. Father Corbally was ordained in the Society of Jesus in 1976 and earned a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Toronto in 1983. In 2020, the International Astronomical Union recognized his contributions to astronomy by naming asteroid 119248 Corbally.
Register now for this free webinar using this link – bit.ly/3USJBxF
or by scanning the QR code below using your cellphone camera.
After registration, check your registered e-mail for the webinar link. See you there!
Below are images taken by members of the Astronomical League of the Philippines. Therefore, all images are the property of ALP as well as the imager mentioned. Any intention to use the images should seek permission to the ALP as well as the main author of the image.
James Kevin Ty
Images taken using Canon EOS M6 mirrorless camera on Borg 76ED Refractor at prime focus. EFL= 500mm f/6.5. Vixen GPDX mount.
Jett Aguilar
Image taken using Canon EOS 6D DSLR on Takahashi TSA-102 Refractor with Canon EF 1.4x Teleconverter
Kendrick Cole KC Ty
Image taken using Canon EOS 500D DSLR on Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 US L Lens set at 400mm f/5.6 mounted on Vixen Polarie star tracker.
Andrew Ian & Justine Chan
Image taken at Tandang Sora, Quezon City 7:04pm using Huawei Nova 7i mounted inside the paper tube of a packaging tape which I used as a makeshift stabilizer. 30s single exposure at ISO-100, w/ minor adjustments in PS Express app
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Imelda Joson & Edwin Aguirre
Composite image taken from Horn Pond in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA using a Takahashi FS-78 apo refractor and a Canon EOS DSLR camera for the close-up shots.
Francisco Lao, Jr.
Stages of the Nov. 8, 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse through maximum total eclipse.
The eclipse started off with some clouds over the Moon, and then high thin clouds took over. The eclipsed Moon was quite dark, likely due to the low elevation and thin clouds. First two images had the Moon inside the penumbra, the lighter shadow of the Earth.
Individual images were taken with a Nikon DSLR with a Tamron 18-400mm telephoto lens set at 400 mm, with a 2x teleplus.
Raymund Sarmiento
Images taken using Canon 7D DSLR on 500mm f/8 mirror Lenz mounted on Vixen Polarie Star Tracker.
Alberto Lao
Composite with lighted Rockwell, Makati buildings. Eclipsed moon taken with Nikon Coolpix P1000. Buildings with Samsung S22 Ultra.
Eric Africa
Image taken in Ohio, USA using Canon T6i DSLR on Borg 90FL (operating at 82mm with a front-mounted UV/IR filter) with a Borg 1.4x tele-extender to bring the total focal length to about 700mm.
Christopher Go
Image taken from Cebu City using Nikon D5200 DSLR on Celestron C8 with 0.63x Reducer on AP900GT mount.
Peter Benedict Tubalinal
Image taken in Loyola Memorial, Marikina City using Orion ST80 Refractor with 15mm Orion Expanse eyepiece on EQ3 mount with Vivo YY73 smartphone. 1/10seconds to 1/80seconds exposure at ISO 200. Snapseed (for the multiple images, collated using Collage Maker)
Mark Ian Singson
Image taken in Imus, Cavite using Canon EOS M50 mirrorless camera on Celestron C90 Maksutov-Cassegrain.
Vincent Gella
Image taken using Xiaomi Red Note Smartphone ( Afocal Method) on Celestron Travel Scope 70MM Refractor with 40MM Plossl Eyepiece on Vixen Polarie Star Tracker mount.
Pamela Sabado
Images taken at UP North Science & Technology Park, Quezon City 6:49pm using Xiaomi 12 Pro wide-angle lens, f/1.9 at ISO 6126 (for closer photo) and ISO 4828 (had to let more light in to counter intermittent cloud cover)
Miguel Cano
Image taken at Daraga, Albany.
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