Dodi
@astrododi.bsky.social
Astrophotographer since 1975.
Worked as computer scientist at IBM, DEC and Hewlett-Packard and as a freelance photojournalist for Belgian newspapers.
Other interests: photography, cooking, vintage classical telescopes.
Worked as computer scientist at IBM, DEC and Hewlett-Packard and as a freelance photojournalist for Belgian newspapers.
Other interests: photography, cooking, vintage classical telescopes.
If you live in #Belgium, and you want to know what will happen in the sky for 2026, you want to get the mighty Hemelkalender (Sky Calendar) from the Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde VZW (note: in Dutch). Presented here by #StijnMeuris from #Noordkaap for us!
#astronomy
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De VVS Hemelkalender 2026
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December 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If you live in #Belgium, and you want to know what will happen in the sky for 2026, you want to get the mighty Hemelkalender (Sky Calendar) from the Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde VZW (note: in Dutch). Presented here by #StijnMeuris from #Noordkaap for us!
#astronomy
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#astronomy
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Crazy work... #supermoon of Dec 5 with mineral colors. A large size mosaic with #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD and #Nikon and #PlayerOne cameras. All sizes up to 140MP can be seen here: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-... (click on all sizes, not from a phone...)
#astronomy #moon #astrophotography #space #hires
#astronomy #moon #astrophotography #space #hires
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Crazy work... #supermoon of Dec 5 with mineral colors. A large size mosaic with #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD and #Nikon and #PlayerOne cameras. All sizes up to 140MP can be seen here: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-... (click on all sizes, not from a phone...)
#astronomy #moon #astrophotography #space #hires
#astronomy #moon #astrophotography #space #hires
#supermoon of December (the 'Cold Moon'), imaged tonight in the focus of the #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD (f=2350mm), single image with #Nikon #Z8. This image will serve as color for a high resolution mono I captured too. Processing it tomorrow.
#moon #astronomy #astrophotography #fullmoon #nowerewolves
#moon #astronomy #astrophotography #fullmoon #nowerewolves
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
#supermoon of December (the 'Cold Moon'), imaged tonight in the focus of the #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD (f=2350mm), single image with #Nikon #Z8. This image will serve as color for a high resolution mono I captured too. Processing it tomorrow.
#moon #astronomy #astrophotography #fullmoon #nowerewolves
#moon #astronomy #astrophotography #fullmoon #nowerewolves
Long chain of #sunspot groups on the #sun visible. Image taken yesterday with #takahashi #FC100-DZ and #PlayerOne Neptune M camera, using #Baader solar foil filter. #astronomy #astrophotography #space
December 4, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Long chain of #sunspot groups on the #sun visible. Image taken yesterday with #takahashi #FC100-DZ and #PlayerOne Neptune M camera, using #Baader solar foil filter. #astronomy #astrophotography #space
Huge image of the nearly full #moon of last night. Mosaic with #Celestron C9.25HD and #PlayerOne Neptune M camera. Feel free to check out the 169MP original via www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-....
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #solarsystem
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #solarsystem
December 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Huge image of the nearly full #moon of last night. Mosaic with #Celestron C9.25HD and #PlayerOne Neptune M camera. Feel free to check out the 169MP original via www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-....
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #solarsystem
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #solarsystem
#Saturn moons tonight, all aligned to the right side of the planet. Double exposure, once for Saturn, once for the moons. Stacked in PS. Iapetus missing because of too short a break in the clouds to get a second frame. Mimas in glare of Saturn
#planets #solarsystem #astronomy #astrophotography
#planets #solarsystem #astronomy #astrophotography
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
#Saturn moons tonight, all aligned to the right side of the planet. Double exposure, once for Saturn, once for the moons. Stacked in PS. Iapetus missing because of too short a break in the clouds to get a second frame. Mimas in glare of Saturn
#planets #solarsystem #astronomy #astrophotography
#planets #solarsystem #astronomy #astrophotography
#comet C/2025 K1/K2 Atlas on nov 22. Image with Vixen SD115II refractor at f/7.7. 170 x 30s. Inset shows second fragment of the comet. Original image: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #comets
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #comets
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#comet C/2025 K1/K2 Atlas on nov 22. Image with Vixen SD115II refractor at f/7.7. 170 x 30s. Inset shows second fragment of the comet. Original image: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #comets
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #comets
#saturn tonight, with rings tilt less than 0.5 deg. We will have to wait till 2038 to see them fully edge on. But the coming 2 weeks you still have the chance to see them like this. Imaged with my #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD telescope.
#space #solarsystem #saturnrings #astronomy #astrophotography
#space #solarsystem #saturnrings #astronomy #astrophotography
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
#saturn tonight, with rings tilt less than 0.5 deg. We will have to wait till 2038 to see them fully edge on. But the coming 2 weeks you still have the chance to see them like this. Imaged with my #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD telescope.
#space #solarsystem #saturnrings #astronomy #astrophotography
#space #solarsystem #saturnrings #astronomy #astrophotography
Probably my last image of #comet C/2025 A6 #Lemmon. Weather has not been good the last month, I missed the best of this comet. This one taken with the comet passing behind tree branches :). With #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD, #Nikon #Zf, 60 x 15s. #astronomy #astrophotography #space #comets
November 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Probably my last image of #comet C/2025 A6 #Lemmon. Weather has not been good the last month, I missed the best of this comet. This one taken with the comet passing behind tree branches :). With #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD, #Nikon #Zf, 60 x 15s. #astronomy #astrophotography #space #comets
Finally! After a month of clouds, a short break in the cloud cover for #comet C/2025 A6 #Lemmon. I could make 6 x 15s exposure with Nikon Z6 and 85mm 1.8. Comet easy visible with naked eye, and over 10 degrees tail in binoculars. Then again... clouds.
#astronomy #astrophotography #comets #belgium
#astronomy #astrophotography #comets #belgium
October 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Finally! After a month of clouds, a short break in the cloud cover for #comet C/2025 A6 #Lemmon. I could make 6 x 15s exposure with Nikon Z6 and 85mm 1.8. Comet easy visible with naked eye, and over 10 degrees tail in binoculars. Then again... clouds.
#astronomy #astrophotography #comets #belgium
#astronomy #astrophotography #comets #belgium
#Messier 46 and Messier 47. A tiny ring is visible in M46, #PlanetaryNebula #NGC2438. A weaker planetary nebula sits to the right of M46: PN M1-18.
Image from Yass, NSW with #Sharpstar 140mm and #ZWO #ASI6200MC. Larger: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #deepsky
Image from Yass, NSW with #Sharpstar 140mm and #ZWO #ASI6200MC. Larger: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #deepsky
October 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
#Messier 46 and Messier 47. A tiny ring is visible in M46, #PlanetaryNebula #NGC2438. A weaker planetary nebula sits to the right of M46: PN M1-18.
Image from Yass, NSW with #Sharpstar 140mm and #ZWO #ASI6200MC. Larger: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #deepsky
Image from Yass, NSW with #Sharpstar 140mm and #ZWO #ASI6200MC. Larger: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #deepsky
The #LMC, Large Magellanic Cloud with the #TarantulaNebula. Image I made from Yass, Australia in two panels with #sharpstar 140mm refractor and #ZWO ASI6200MC camera. A larger version is available on Flickr:
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#astronomy #astrophotography #southernskies #space
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#astronomy #astrophotography #southernskies #space
October 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The #LMC, Large Magellanic Cloud with the #TarantulaNebula. Image I made from Yass, Australia in two panels with #sharpstar 140mm refractor and #ZWO ASI6200MC camera. A larger version is available on Flickr:
www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #southernskies #space
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#astronomy #astrophotography #southernskies #space
#Saturn on Sep. 30, imaged with #Takahashi #Mewlon 210 telescope with fair seeing. Transparency not ideal, hence a bit more noise than usual because of the higher gain used on the camera. Rings are slowly closing (again).
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #planets #space
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #planets #space
October 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
#Saturn on Sep. 30, imaged with #Takahashi #Mewlon 210 telescope with fair seeing. Transparency not ideal, hence a bit more noise than usual because of the higher gain used on the camera. Rings are slowly closing (again).
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #planets #space
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #planets #space
#comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon on Oct. 1. Tail structure is already very nice. Unfortunately just 12 x 120s before the fog rolled in this morning. Astro-Physics AP130GTX refractor at f/5. ZWO ASI2600MC, tracked on the comet. #astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #comets #comettail #space
October 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
#comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon on Oct. 1. Tail structure is already very nice. Unfortunately just 12 x 120s before the fog rolled in this morning. Astro-Physics AP130GTX refractor at f/5. ZWO ASI2600MC, tracked on the comet. #astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #comets #comettail #space
#Comet C/2025 A6 ( #Lemmon) on Sep. 28. Maybe a naked eye target end Oct/early Nov. Now just visible in binoculars from a dark sky.
Image with #Astro-Physics #130GTX at f/5. #ZWO ASI2600MC camera, 60 x 60s exposure. #astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #space #comets
Image with #Astro-Physics #130GTX at f/5. #ZWO ASI2600MC camera, 60 x 60s exposure. #astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #space #comets
September 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
#Comet C/2025 A6 ( #Lemmon) on Sep. 28. Maybe a naked eye target end Oct/early Nov. Now just visible in binoculars from a dark sky.
Image with #Astro-Physics #130GTX at f/5. #ZWO ASI2600MC camera, 60 x 60s exposure. #astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #space #comets
Image with #Astro-Physics #130GTX at f/5. #ZWO ASI2600MC camera, 60 x 60s exposure. #astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #space #comets
#Saturn south polar decagon. Combination of my images of Sep 5 and 18 in polar projection. #astronomy #astrophotography #planets #solarsystem #polarstorm
September 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
#Saturn south polar decagon. Combination of my images of Sep 5 and 18 in polar projection. #astronomy #astrophotography #planets #solarsystem #polarstorm
My season's best #Saturn image of last night, near the limits of my #celestron C9.25HD with Saturn just 35 deg high. Details on the image. The Seeliger effect of opposition is clearly visible (bright ring), the faint oval has rotated a bit away.
#astronomy #astrophotography #planets #solarsystem
#astronomy #astrophotography #planets #solarsystem
September 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
My season's best #Saturn image of last night, near the limits of my #celestron C9.25HD with Saturn just 35 deg high. Details on the image. The Seeliger effect of opposition is clearly visible (bright ring), the faint oval has rotated a bit away.
#astronomy #astrophotography #planets #solarsystem
#astronomy #astrophotography #planets #solarsystem
#Saturn near opposition on Sep. 18. There is a bright oval in the STZ, and the rings are brighter now because of the #Seeliger effect. Image made last night with #Celestron C9.25HD, #Zeiss 2x barlow, #PlayerOneAstronomy Uranus C camera. #astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #planets #rings
September 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
#Saturn near opposition on Sep. 18. There is a bright oval in the STZ, and the rings are brighter now because of the #Seeliger effect. Image made last night with #Celestron C9.25HD, #Zeiss 2x barlow, #PlayerOneAstronomy Uranus C camera. #astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #planets #rings
#Jupiter this morning under good seeing conditions with the #redspot. Imaged with #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD telescope, #zeiss 2x barlow and #PlayerOneAstronomy Uranus C camera. #astronomy #solarsystem #planets #astrophotography
September 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#Jupiter this morning under good seeing conditions with the #redspot. Imaged with #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD telescope, #zeiss 2x barlow and #PlayerOneAstronomy Uranus C camera. #astronomy #solarsystem #planets #astrophotography
Projection of my infrared image of the south pole of #Saturn. It shows a decagon form. Weirdly enough, the decagon stays put and does not rotate with the planet. Original image made of 5 infrared images, derotated with #Celestron C9.25HD at f/25.
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #planets
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #planets
September 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Projection of my infrared image of the south pole of #Saturn. It shows a decagon form. Weirdly enough, the decagon stays put and does not rotate with the planet. Original image made of 5 infrared images, derotated with #Celestron C9.25HD at f/25.
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #planets
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #planets
#Saturn last night under good seeing. Image with #Celestron C9.25HD and #PlayerOneCameras Uranus C camera. Derotation of 5 videos of 180s in Winjupos, processing with Adobe PS.
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #solarsystem #planets
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #solarsystem #planets
September 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#Saturn last night under good seeing. Image with #Celestron C9.25HD and #PlayerOneCameras Uranus C camera. Derotation of 5 videos of 180s in Winjupos, processing with Adobe PS.
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #solarsystem #planets
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #solarsystem #planets
#solar activity on Aug 30 and Sep 2. Single shot images with #Nikon #Z8 in prime focus of my vintage 1980 #VixenTelescopes 102mm f/15 long focus refractor. A lot of #sunspots visible for the moment.
#sun #spaceweather #astronomy #astrophotography
#sun #spaceweather #astronomy #astrophotography
September 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
#solar activity on Aug 30 and Sep 2. Single shot images with #Nikon #Z8 in prime focus of my vintage 1980 #VixenTelescopes 102mm f/15 long focus refractor. A lot of #sunspots visible for the moment.
#sun #spaceweather #astronomy #astrophotography
#sun #spaceweather #astronomy #astrophotography
The #HelpingHand #nebula in #Cassiopeia, consisting of #LDN1355, #LDN1357 and #LDN1358. 19 hour exposure with #Astro-Physics 130GTX refractor at f/5, #ZWO ASI2600MC camera, from Tellin, #Belgium. Large version: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #deepsky
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #deepsky
August 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The #HelpingHand #nebula in #Cassiopeia, consisting of #LDN1355, #LDN1357 and #LDN1358. 19 hour exposure with #Astro-Physics 130GTX refractor at f/5, #ZWO ASI2600MC camera, from Tellin, #Belgium. Large version: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #deepsky
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #deepsky
#Sun #chromosphere this morning in Ha wavelength. #VixenTelescopes ED70SS refractor, Isle of Man (the original Coronado, before they moved to the US) Ha filter, Player One Neptune M camera.
#astronomy #astrophotography #spaceweather #solarimaging
#astronomy #astrophotography #spaceweather #solarimaging
August 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
#Sun #chromosphere this morning in Ha wavelength. #VixenTelescopes ED70SS refractor, Isle of Man (the original Coronado, before they moved to the US) Ha filter, Player One Neptune M camera.
#astronomy #astrophotography #spaceweather #solarimaging
#astronomy #astrophotography #spaceweather #solarimaging
My furry night assistant is ready for it!! #VixenTelescopes #SD115II #Sky-watcher #Wave150i with Minou, one of our #cats.
Visual observation setup in the garden. In the observatory the AP130GTX refractor will be imaging a dark nebula in Cepheus.
#astronomy #telescopes #astrophotography
Visual observation setup in the garden. In the observatory the AP130GTX refractor will be imaging a dark nebula in Cepheus.
#astronomy #telescopes #astrophotography
August 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
My furry night assistant is ready for it!! #VixenTelescopes #SD115II #Sky-watcher #Wave150i with Minou, one of our #cats.
Visual observation setup in the garden. In the observatory the AP130GTX refractor will be imaging a dark nebula in Cepheus.
#astronomy #telescopes #astrophotography
Visual observation setup in the garden. In the observatory the AP130GTX refractor will be imaging a dark nebula in Cepheus.
#astronomy #telescopes #astrophotography