October 7, 2024
A few images of the Swiss mountain resort Arosa have been uploaded.
September 30, 2024
Images from Saas-Fee, Switzerland, have been added.
September 29, 2024
A few images from Stanserhorn, Switzerland, have been added.
September 7, 2024
An image of the spiral galaxy Messier 33 in the constellation Triangulum has been added, photographed with an 8-inch f/5 newtonian reflector on a ZWO AM5 mount.
September 1, 2024
A few images of the Patrouille Suisse & PC-7 Team training in Wangen-Lachen, Switzerland on August 30, 2024 have been added.
August 11
An image of the reflection and emission nebula IC 5146 in the constellation Cygnus has been added, photographed with an 8-inch f/5 newtonian reflector on a ZWO AM5 mount.
August 11
An image of the open star cluster NGC 6939 and the Fireworks galaxy NGC 6946 in the constellation Cepheus has been added, photographed with an 8-inch f/5 newtonian reflector on a ZWO AM5 mount.
August 11
Images of the city of Brescia have been added. Brescia is situated at the foot of the Alps in northern Italy. It is the second largest city in Lombardy. It shares the title of Italian Capital of Culture 2023 with Bergamo. This is part I of the photo gallery.
August 11
Part II of the Brescia gallery
August 11
Part III of the Brescia gallery.
August 10, 2024
The Sun on August 10, 2024. It shows the highest number of sunspots since 2001. Image taken with an ASI 178MM camera and a 65 mm f/6.5 Quadruplet refractor on a ZWO AM5 mount. Colorized in Adobe Photoshop.
July 23
Several 360° x 180° drone panoramas of the Swiss mountain village Saas-Fee in the canton of Valais have been added.
July 21
Three 360° x 180° drone panoramas of the Grimsel mountain pass region have been added.
July 15
Four 360° x 180° drone panoramas of the Hochwang ski area have been added.
July 11
An image of the planetary nebula Messier 27 ("Dumbbell Nebula"), photographed with an 8-inch reflector telescope has been added.
July 9
A few winter photos of the Oberengadin(e) region in Switzerland have been added.
July 6
Photos of the Wädenswil Carnival parade on February 18, 2024 have been added.
June 10
Flashback: The Cuba photo gallery 2004 has been completely revised. This is part I.
June 10
Part II of the Cuba 2004 photo gallery.
June 10
Part III of the Cuba 2004 photo gallery.
June 10
Part IV of the Cuba 2004 photo gallery.
June 6
A short timelapse video of the aurora from May 10, 2024, has been uploaded.
May 12
An image of the globular cluster Messier 13 has been uploaded.
May 12
An image of the emission nebula Messier 8 has been uploaded.
April 20
An image of the galaxies Messier 95 and Messier 96 has been uploaded.
April 17
An image of the moon near the open star cluster Plejades (Messier 45) has been added to the Light Minutes gallery.
April 15
An image of the galaxy NGC 4725 has been added.
March 6
The moon on February 13, 2024. The image has been taken with an ASI 2600MC camera and an 8-inch (20 cm) f/5 ONTC Newtonian reflector on an equatorial platform. The changing light during dusk made the processing rather difficult.
February 28
Images of the South Tyrol region have been added. South Tyrol is an autonomous province in northern Italy. Its capital and largest city is Bolzano. This is part I of the photo gallery.
February 28
Part II of the South Tyrol gallery.
February 4
The open star cluster Messier 44 (Beehive Cluster, Praesepe) in the constellation Cancer on February 03 / 04, 2024. Image taken with a TS Imaging Star 65mm f/6,5 quadruplet refractor on a ZWO AM5 mount. 25 x 5 minutes (125 minutes total exposure), taken with an ASI2600MC camera.
January 22
Colorful monrise on December 26, 2023. Nikon D7500, Nikon AF-S 300mm f/4D IF-ED. 1/1000 s f/4, ISO 400.
January 22
The beautiful winter sky, photographed on January 13, 2024. Nikon Z6II, Nikon Z 20mm f/1.8S. 3 min 20 s at f/1.8 and ISO 3200. Enhancement of the brightest stars in Adobe Photoshop. Camera on tripod.
January 22
An image of Messier 42 has been added to the Universe Gallery. Messier 42 is the closest large star-forming region to Earth.
