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!
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)
On the early evening of November 8, 2022, there will be a total lunar eclipse that will be visible in the Philippines as well as from Asia, Australia, North America, parts of northern and eastern Europe, and most of South America. The Moon will rise with more or less 25% umbral partial phase already at 05:19 pm PST (Philippine Standard Time) so it is best to find an observing site with a clear eastern horizon. This eclipse will pass almost centrally along the Earth’s shadow thus totality for this eclipse will be long at around 1 hour 26 minutes! Moon will enter Totality at around 06:16 pm PST with maximum totality phase occurring at 6:59pm PST with the Moon at around 22 deg high in the eastern horizon near the constellation of Aries. Totality will end at around 07:42 pm PST. Afterwards, the Moon will gradually start to exit the umbral shadow until it exits umbral phase at around 08:49 pm PST. The Moon will totally exits the penumbral phase at 09:56pm PST signifying the end of the eclipse event.
The Moon is expected to be dark red in color during totality as it will almost pass the center of Earth’s umbral shadow thus it is favorable for imagers who have a motorized tracking mount or use a higher ISO to compensate for longer exposure needed. Good luck to all and clear skies!
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 mounted on Kenko Sky Memo-R star tracker.
Francisco Lao, Jr.
Images taken using Nikon DSLR camera on Daystar 80mm f/8 Refractor on Vixen Porta Mount. A sequence of three images centered on maximum eclipse in this morning’s Partial Lunar Eclipse. You can see how the Moon is moving vs. the Earth’s shadow.
Imaged with a DSLR and a 18-400mm zoom lens set at 400 mm, with 2x teleplus.
Eric Africa
HDR composite of the eclipse near maximum (taken around 4:05AM). This was taken with a Canon Digital Rebel t6i through a TMB-152 scope riding on an Astro-Physics AP1200GTO mount.
Alberto Lao
Image taken using Nikon P1000 iso800-1600 F3.5 – F5.6 I/1.3 to 1/8 sec +/- 1000mm
Raymund Sarmiento
Images taken using Canon 7D DSLR with 500mm f8 mirror lens.
Christopher Go
Image taken using Nikon DSLR with Nikon 180mm f2.8 lens with 2x teleconverter set at 360mm f8.
Peter Benedict Tubalinal
The final minutes of the Partial Lunar Eclipse as it exits the penumbral shadow. Image taken using Orion ST80 f/5 EQ1 afocal with 15mm Orion Sirius and Huawei Nova 3i smartphone. ISO 50 1/250 seconds processed with Snapseed.
This coming November 19, there will be a deep partial lunar eclipse that will be visible in the Philippines as well as North and South America, Australia, and parts of Europe. In the Philippines, we won’t be able to observe half of this event as the Moon rises only around 17:26 Phil Standard Time (PST). At this time, we will miss the maximum eclipse of 97% which will happen at 17:03 PST. Part of the eclipsed Moon will still show a bright reddening as the Moon grazed through the southernmost part of the Earth’s shadow. But since this is near the horizon, expect a slightly dark red Moon as it is passing through the smog and clouds near the horizon. The Moon will gradually exits the Earth’s umbral shadow till totally exits at around 18:47 PST when it is about 18 Deg high only in the NE horizon. The Moon will totally exits the penumbral shadow at around 20:04 PST signalling the end of the eclipse.
Below are the circumstances of the eclipse
Moon enters Penumbra 14:02:08 below horizon
Moon enters Umbra 15:18:42 below horizon
Maximum Eclipse 97% 17:02:55 below horizon
Moonrise 17:25:51 00 Deg Alt , 70 Deg E Az
Moon exits Umbra 18:47:07 18 Deg Alt , 74 Deg E Az
Moon exits Penumbra 20:03:43 36 Deg Alt , 76 Deg E Az
Below is how the Moon will look like at Moonrise. North is up. Illustration courtesy of Eclipse 2.0 . Times courtesy of Fred Espenak.
To observe this eclipse, look for an unobstructed east horizon since this is a Moonrise event. No need to use an optical aid to view this Eclipse but one can get a better view of course through a pair of binoculars or telescope. Happy Eclipse viewing! This will be the last Eclipse event for 2021 and the next Lunar eclipse will be visible next year on May 22, 2022 but this event won’t be visible in the Philippines and Asia. The next visible one in the Philippines will be on early morning of November 9, 2022 which is a total lunar eclipse.
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.
Jett Aguilar
Images taken using Takahashi TSA 102 refractor with a Canon 6D DSLR at prime focus and a Takahashi 60 refractor with a Canon 7D DSLR with a 1.4x Canon tele extender. For both photos at maximum eclipse.
James Kevin Ty
Images taken from Bulacan using Canon EOS M6 mirrorless camera on Borg 76ED refractor at prime focus at 500mm f/6.5 mounted on Kenko Sky Memo-R star tracker. Exposure of 2 to 4 seconds were made on totality phases
Raymund Sarmiento
Images taken using Canon 7D Mark 2 DSLR on 800mm mirror lens at Antipolo City.
Mark Ian Singson
Image taken using Canon M50 mirrorless camera on Celestron C90 mounted on Nexstar mount from Cavite City.
Christopher Go
Image taken using Stellarvue SV70ED and a QHY485C camera from Cebu City.
Vincent Gella
Image afocally using Xiaomi Red Note 8 Pro Smart Phone and Celestron 70mm scope with 40mm plossyl eyepiece running under Vixen Polarie Tracker.
Val Thomas Abapo
Image taken using Canon EOS 550D DSLR on WO GT71 refractor mounted on Nexstar mount from Cebu City.
Peter Benedict Tubalinal
Close-Up image: 12×50 Kenko binoculars on photo tripod
Vivo 1915 / ISO 250 / 2.5-second exposure
Processed in Snapseed
RGB-adjusted
Wide image:
Lenovo Phab2+ on photo tripod
ISO 100 / 8 seconds exposure
Processed in Snapseed
RGB-adjusted
Alberto Lao
Image taken using Nikon Coolpix P1000 f8 1/80 ISO800 167mm for the Moon with buildings while the Moon only was taken at f8.0, 1/80, ISO800, 216mm.
Renan Acosta
Image taken using Huawei P30 Smartphone on Vixen R100s Newtonian reflector.
On the early evening of May 26, 2021, there will be a total lunar eclipse that will be visible in the Philippines as well as Asia. The Moon will rise at around with more or less 50% umbral partial phase started midway already at 06:18pm PST (Philippine Standard Time) so it is best to find an observing site with a clear eastern horizon. This eclipse will pass near the Northern path of the Earth’s shadow thus totality for this eclipse will be quite short at around 15 minutes only ! Moon will enter Totality at around 07:11pm PST with maximum totality phase occurring at 7:19pm PST with the Moon at around 11 deg high in the SE horizon near the constellation of Scorpius so the bright star Antares will be around 5 degrees below the eclipsed Moon. Totality will end at around 07:26pm PST. Afterwards, the Moon will gradually start to exit the umbral shadow until it exits umbral phase at around 08:53pm PST. The Moon will totally exits the penumbral phase at 09:50pm PST signifying the end of the eclipse event.
Full Eclipse circumstances are as follows:
Moon enters Penumbra :
Moon enters Umbra :
Moonrise : 06:18:12pm // 00 deg Alt // 112 deg Az
Moon enters Totality : 07:11:28pm // 11deg Alt // 116 deg Az
Maximum Eclipse : 07:18:42pm // 13 deg Alt // 116 deg Az
Moon exits Totality : 07:25:56pm // 14 deg Alt // 117 deg Az
Moon exits Umbra: 08:52:25pm // 31 deg Alt // 127 deg Az
Moon exits Penumbra: 09:49:47pm // 41 deg Alt // 138 deg Az
The Moon is expected to still be bright during totality so this is also favorable for imagers who doesn’t have a motorized tracking mount. Good luck to all and clear skies!
This coming November 30, there will be a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse that will be visible here in the Philippines as well as most of the Asian region. This will be the last lunar eclipse for the year 2020.
Here is a finder chart for Manila, Philippines use to locate Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE after Sunset. This can be use more or less for Philippines use with a few degrees higher or lower from this illustration depending on your location courtesy of Mobile Observatory. Comet animation courtesy of Vixen Comet Book. Good luck and happy hunting after Sunset!
Please disregard the estimated magnitude on the chart as the comet last week’s brightness outburst to around mag 0-1.5 make the estimates obsolete. Thanks.
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.
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