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Aurora with Meteor and Observatory Copyright: Marco Ludwig On the night of August 12th, I managed to take this picture at the Neumünster observatory (Germany). There are two astronomical highlights to see: a Perseid meteor and the northern lights. At the same time, something like that never came be...

Venus Copyright: Marco Ludwig This image shows Venus setting on April 19, 2020 on the outskirts of Neumunster in northern Germany. Venus-am-Abendhimmel-April-19-2020-Tungendorf-Marco-Ludwig-res2400[1].jpg https://astronomietag.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Venus-am-Abendhimmel-April-19-2020-Tungend...

Pink Moon over the Kiel Canal Copyright: Marco Ludwig and Eckard Bachmann This photo of the full moon was taken on the morning of April 27, 2021. Together with my co-photographer Eckard Bachmann from the Neumünster Observatory (Germany), I positioned myself at Schacht-Audorf (Northern Germany) dire...

Lunar Eclipse over Germany Copyright: Marco Ludwig In northern Germany the moon was rising total eclipsed. So we didn´t see the first part of the Eclipse. But for the 400 visitors of our Observatory in Neumünster it was just perfect. A summer Lunar Eclipse under perfect conditions and right after s...

NLCs on July 10 2015 close to the Baltic Sea with the bridge to the island “Fehmarn” http://www.spektrum.de/fm/1027/NLCs-Juli10-2015-Fehmarn-ML-SBMLlowres2400.jpg http://www.sternwarte-nms.de/wp-content/gallery/neueste-bilder/nlcs-fehmarn-weitwinkel-lowres2400.jpg http://www.spektrum.de/fm/1027/NLCs...

5 years noctilucent clouds over Germany http://www.sternwarte-nms.de/fotogalerie/in-der-atmosphare/ Copyright: Marco Ludwig NLCs 2009 with Autobahn A7: http://www.sternwanderer.eu/wp-content/gallery/asterisk/nlcs-autobahn-a7-marco-ludwig-2009-res1200-asterisk.jpg?i=2130768257 nlcs-autobahn-a7-marco...

Super Moon vs. Small Moon http://www.sternwanderer.eu/wp-content/gallery/marco-intern/fullmoon-res2400q75.jpg Copyright: Marco Ludwig – Neumünster Observatory / Germany Moon in different distances and one moon with ISS http://www.sternwarte-nms.de/wp-content/gallery/marcos-galerie/fullmoon-lowres12...

Moonbirds http://www.sternwanderer.eu/?page_id=55 Copyright: Marco Ludwig October 13, 2011, Moonrise with birds in Neumünster / Germany (Neumünster Observatory) http://www.sternwanderer.eu/wp-content/gallery/marco-intern/mondvogelcollage2copylowres.jpg And a smiling moon on March 12, 2013: http://w...

Pandromeda http://www.sterne-und-weltraum.de/alias/wunder-des-weltalls/pandromedanebel/1190562/d_sdwv_astrobild_download Copyright: Marco Ludwig April 3, PanSTARRS in Neumünster / Germany (Neumünster Observatory) http://www.sterne-und-weltraum.de/sixcms/media.php/1027/thumbnails/Pandromedanebel-Apr...

PanStarrs over Germany http://www.sterne-und-weltraum.de/alias/wunder-des-weltalls/komet-panstarrs-mit-mondsichel/1186818/d_sdwv_astrobild_download Copyright: Marco Ludwig On March 12 we observed PanStarrs in Neumünster / Germany together with the moon. http://www.sterne-und-weltraum.de/sixcms/medi...

a young Moon with Mercury http://www.sterne-und-weltraum.de/alias/wunder-des-weltalls/merkur-mit-mondsichel/1142793/d_sdwv_astrobild_download Copyright: Marco Ludwig A young Moon and Mercury on May 7 2008 (22:05 MESZ) in Neumünster / Germany (Neumünster Observatory) Don´t forget: On February 11 201...

a young Moon with Mercury http://www.sterne-und-weltraum.de/alias/wunder-des-weltalls/merkur-mit-mondsichel/1142793/d_sdwv_astrobild_download Copyright: Marco Ludwig May 7 2008 (22:05 MESZ) On February 11 2013 the young Moon will be right next to Mercury like on my 5 year old photo. http://www.ster...

Moon with ISS http://www.sterne-und-weltraum.de/alias/wunder-des-weltalls/vollmond-mit-iss/1166361/d_sdwv_astrobild_download Copyright: Marco Ludwig and Stefan Bruns – Neumünster Observatory Germany ISS on October 1. (02:48:16 MESZ) http://www.sterne-und-weltraum.de/sixcms/media.php/1027/thumbnails...

sun dog and rainbow Copyright: Marco Ludwig II took those pictures in Sweden close to Göteborg and the Baltic Sea. The nature there is very beautiful. Here the sun dog: http://www.sterne-und-weltraum.de/sixcms/media.php/1027/thumbnails/Nebensonne-Schweden-Marco-Ludwig-2012-fullres.jpg.1226304.jpg h...

watching the moon on August 25 http://www.sterne-und-weltraum.de/alias/wunder-des-weltalls/mond-am-selenter-see/1160488/d_sdwv_astrobild_download Copyright: Marco Ludwig and Uwe Freitag On the star party next to the lake of Selent in northern Germany we watched the moon. Just a few moments later so...

noctilucent clouds over Germany [attachment=0]Marco.jpg[/attachment] http://www.sterne-und-weltraum.de/alias/wunder-des-weltalls/nachtleuchtende-wolken-am-einfelder-see/1154664/d_sdwv_astrobild_download Copyright: Marco Ludwig After the successful soccer game Germany vs Netherlands I recognozed som...

Venus Transit http://www.sterne-und-weltraum.de/sixcms/media.php/1027/thumbnails/Venustransit-SuW-Marco-Ludwig.jpg.1199174.jpg Copyright: Marco Ludwig In Germany Sun and Venus were rising at 04:50 a.m. but only in the north of the country were good weather conditions. I watched the sunrise on the B...

sad moon http://www.sterne-und-weltraum.de/alias/wunder-des-weltalls/trauriger-mond/1139265 Copyright: Marco Ludwig http://www.sterne-und-weltraum.de/sixcms/media.php/1027/thumbnails/sadmoon-MarcoLudwigB.jpg.1149943.jpg After I watched the sunset in October 13 I started to take photos of the full m...

Green flash http://www.astrotreff.de/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=125326&whichpage=1#522134 Copyright: Marco Ludwig [attachment=0]marco_greenflash2.jpg[/attachment] http://www.astrotreff.de/upload/kleiner%20Marco/20111016/IMG_6029ML1webB.jpg [attachment=1]marco_greenflash1.jpg[/attachment] http://www.ast...

A very sad moon http://www.astrotreff.de/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=125193&whichpage=1#521623 Copyright: Marco Ludwig [attachment=0]sadmoon.jpg[/attachment] http://www.astrotreff.de/upload/kleiner%20Marco/20111013/IMG_5958ML1copy1.jpg And: No, its not a fake! I took this photo on october 13th in Neumün...

Noctilucent Clouds over Germany
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