http://elkoweru.co.za Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:50:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://elkoweru.co.za/2009/06/stargazing-in-springbok-sombrero-galaxy/ http://elkoweru.co.za/2009/06/stargazing-in-springbok-sombrero-galaxy/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:42:41 +0000 Francois de Jager http://elkoweru.co.za/?p=450 This photograph taken at the Kokerboom Observatory in Springbok through the 12″ Newtonian reflector at around 00:00 the morning on the 18th of June 2009. In this photograph, the halo around the nucleus of the Sombrero can clearly be seen. This galaxy is 30 million light years from us. It is receding from us at [...]]]> http://elkoweru.co.za/2009/06/stargazing-in-springbok-sombrero-galaxy/feed/ 0 http://elkoweru.co.za/2009/06/stargazing-in-springbok-venus/ http://elkoweru.co.za/2009/06/stargazing-in-springbok-venus/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:23:49 +0000 Francois de Jager http://elkoweru.co.za/?p=436 This photograph taken at the Kokerboom Observatory in Springbok through the 12″ Newtonian reflector at around 08:00 the morning on the 4th of June 2009. In this photograph, the sun illuminated Venus from the right hand side above. Therefore the half lit hemisphere on Venus. Please book with Francois on 072 199 7613 if you want [...]]]> http://elkoweru.co.za/2009/06/stargazing-in-springbok-venus/feed/ 0 http://elkoweru.co.za/2009/06/stargazing-in-springbok/ http://elkoweru.co.za/2009/06/stargazing-in-springbok/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:00:58 +0000 Francois de Jager http://elkoweru.co.za/?p=419 This photo of the sun rising behind the rocky outcrops of Springbok, were taken with the 12″ Newtonian telescope at 8:00 on the 4th of June 2009, from the Kokerboom Observatory. The sun is badly out of focus to enable the rocks to be in focus. Son agter klip.jpg (31 KB) ]]> http://elkoweru.co.za/2009/06/stargazing-in-springbok/feed/ 0 http://elkoweru.co.za/2009/06/kokerboom-sterrewag/ http://elkoweru.co.za/2009/06/kokerboom-sterrewag/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:18:50 +0000 Francois de Jager http://elkoweru.co.za/?p=413 Kokerboom Sterrewag in Springbok Kyk asb na die WORD DOC link en gaan kyk na ons wonderlike hemel ruim! KOKERBOOM STERREWAG Elkoweru.doc (398 KB) ]]> http://elkoweru.co.za/2009/06/kokerboom-sterrewag/feed/ 0