Majadahonda Astronomical Observatory

Iceland is an incredible destination to see nature. At the end of August, the conditions are excellent to enjoy the amazing landscapes of...

If you are interested in photometric or astrometric measurements with your equipment, you can get high precision in the timing of your...

Already Hipparchus of Nicea around 150 B.C. relied on the shadow of the Earth on the Moon during lunar eclipses to calculate the relative...

Today is August 4, 2019, and since July 25 the sun shows no sunspots or active regions on the visible surface towards the Earth. They are...

On July 16, 2019 there was a partial eclipse of the moon. The photo shows a moment of the eclipse, photographed from Majadahonda (Madrid)...

Building a stellar photometer clearly goes against the current trend. Almost all amateur photometrists use CCD cameras, and yet I have...

During the total eclipse of the moon on July 27, 2018, the Madrid Planetarium organized an observation in its esplanade with telescopes...

The images that the AllSky camera captures are a great help to know the current state of the sky. Being the camera in color we can...

During the months of November and December 2017, I dedicated the newly built Mini Observatory to the search for variable stars, finding 6...

On the occasion of a work trip to Helsinki, Finland, I decided to take the Canon 60Da camera and the tripod to the suitcase. I did not...

I have completed the design and assembly of a mini terrace observatory. With this system I have a second operational telescope using an...

The eclipse of August 21, 2017 was more than an astronomical event. In South Carolina there was no store without a sign referring to the...

From Cádiz I have been able to observe and make some photographs of the partial lunar eclipse on August 7, 2017. From this latitude, the...

A complicated objective of photographing with 11" telescope aperture and in urban environment is the intergalactic bridge between the...

On 9/5/2016 the weather in Majadahonda gave prediction that it would not be possible to see the transit of Mercury. And so it was until...

The sunspot called AR 2529 came into view on April 7, 2016. The photograph shows his status on April 9. Sunspots are regions of very high...

Supernova recently discovered in IC2207 with magnitude 17.5. The photo has been made with 14 stacked shots of 300s with LX200 8" and...