Observing Sessions

June 21, 2020 Partial Solar Eclipse Report

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June 21, 2020 Partial Solar Eclipse

ALPers were initially planning to travel to Chiayi, Taiwan to document the June 21, 2020 Annular Solar Eclipse but unfortunately, due to Covid19 pandemic situation, international travel is very restricted due to very strict quarantine procedures so it was cancelled šŸ™
So ALP President James Kevin Ty together with my son KC setup at their roofdeck in Manila, Philippines to document the partial solar eclipse which starts at 3:01pm PST with maximum eclipse of 68% at 4:22PM PST and ends at 5:31PM PST.
James set up his Canon EOS M6 mirrorless camera on TV-101 refractor on Vixen GPDX mount while his son used a Canon EOS 500D DSLR on Celestron C90 Maksutov-Cassegrain on Nexstar SLT Mount. Eclipse started partly cloudy at around 3:00pm but they were able to play hide and seek with the clouds till 4:10pm PST before they got clouded out and made a final tease for them to make their final image of the eclipse at 4:43pm PST, after more than 20 minutes past maximum eclipse at 4:22pm PST. After that, the clouds shut them down totally till 5:32pm before they end the session and packup. They were also able to see a iridescence colorful cloud formation while they were clouded out at maximum eclipse as a consolation.
From other ALP observing sites, a few of them were able to capture a few minutes before or after maximum partial phase at 4:22pm PST such as a photo from ALP VP Jett Aguilar few minutes past maximum but most of them also experience partly heavy clouds as well.
The rest of the country also experience partly cloudy skies on the entire eclipse duration.

June 6, 2020 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Report

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Last June 6th, ALP President James Kevin Ty went up to hisĀ  roof deck at around 1:00am to observe and document the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse that was visible in our country.Ā  He setup his Canon EOS M6 mirrorless camera on Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS L lens set at 400mm f/11 and mounted on Vixen GP-DX mount. First contact occurred at around 01:45am and reaching maximum penumbral phase of 57% at around 03:25am. The southern limb of the Moon near the Tycho crater shows a lightly shaded area. He continued to image the eclipse till around 04:45am before clouds covered up the Moon which by that time is less than 5 deg above the western horizon. He packed up at around 5:00am.

Other ALPers who were able to image the Penumbral Lunar eclipse as well

Peter Benedict Tubalinal

Mark Ian Singson

 

ALP Suspends Monthly Meeting and Stargazing Session Amid Covid-19 Spread

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In light of the Enhanced Community Quarantine being implemented by the Philippine Government in the entire Luzon region including Metro Manila to curb the fast spreading of the Covid-19 virus infection, Astronomical League of the Philippines Inc (ALP) will tentatively suspend all upcoming monthly meetings and stargazing sessions until this crisis and quarantine implementation is lifted by the government.Ā  Stay Safe and please help support by staying indoors as much as possible. Thank you.

Feb 22, 2020 ALP National Astronomy Week 2020 Free Public Viewing

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Last February 22nd, Astronomical League of the Philippines (ALP) celebrated National Astronomy Week (NAW) 2020 by providing anotherĀ  simple free public stargazing session at SM by the Bay at SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City. Members who helped out were ALP President James Kevin Ty and son Kendrick Cole KC Ty as well as director Peter Benedict Tubalinal and members Mark Ian Singson and Eris Raniel Palomeras.Ā  They started their session at around 7:30pm as there was a 30 minutes Drone Show at our setup site. James brought alongĀ  Celestron C90 Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope mounted on Nexstar SLT mount as well as Borg 76ED refractor on Vixen Porta II mount ; Mark brought along his Meade 90mm f/11 Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope mounted on sturdy tripod were setup for the event.Ā  More than 350 people were able to observe planet Venus, bright starsĀ  Sirius, Canopus and Betelgeuse and M42 Orion Nebula through the telescopes.

The 5 of them were able to share to the viewers the beauty of the night sky despite KC not feeling well due to stomach cramps but determined to stay the whole event pressure and tiredness on the event. Hats off also to member Mark and Eris who despite living in Cavite and Pangasinan respectively still joined to helped out to make the event another successful one!Ā  They packed up at around 10:00pm to wrap up the NAW 2020.

Feb 16, 2020 ALP National Astronomy Week 2020 Free Public Viewing

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Last February 16th, Astronomical League of the Philippines (ALP) celebrated National Astronomy Week (NAW) 2020 by providing a simple free public stargazing session at SM by the Bay at SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City. Members who helped out were ALP President James Kevin Ty and son Kendrick Cole KC Ty as well as director Peter Benedict Tubalinal. They started their session at around 6:30pm. A Celestron C90 Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope mounted on Nexstar SLT mount as well as Borg 76ED refractor on Vixen Porta II mount were setup for the event. More than 250 people were able to observe planet Venus, brightest star Sirius and M42 Orion Nebula through the telescopes.

Slightly undermanned, the 3 of them were able to share to the viewers the beauty of the night sky and they didn’t feel any pressure and tiredness on the event. They packed up at around 9:30pm and went home happy and looking forward for the next free stargazing session on February 22 to wrap up the NAW 2020.

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January 11, 2020 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Report

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January 11, 2020 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Report

by James Kevin Ty

Last January 11th, there was a penumbral lunar eclipse that was visible in Asia as well as Philippines and weather prospect was good. At around midnight JamesĀ  setup his Canon EOS M6 mirrorless camera on Borg 76ED refractor mounted on Celestron Nexstar mount to document the event. He was also accompanied by his son KCĀ  to image the eclipse. The sky turn a little cloudy past 1st contact but they were able to continue imaging the entire event through cloud openings till 4th contact. He packed up at around 5:30am.

 

December 26, 2019 ALP Manila Team Partial Solar Eclipse Report

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December 26, 2019 ALP Manila Team Partial Solar Eclipse Report

By: Mark Ian Singson

Team Leader, ALP PSE Manila

 

Last December 26, 2019 (Thursday), the Astronomical League of the Philippines (ALP) with the participation of New Era University: Astronomy Enthusiast Society (AES), conducted a FREE SOLAR TELESCOPE VIEWING and observed the Partial Solar Eclipse in SM by the Bay Pasay City, Philippines.

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