A mostly clear night at "Winterstube"

Comeback of Ralph's 20-inch after a renewal of the mirror

A short look back at 1995:

Ralph introduces his new 20-inch ...

From left dealer Martin Birkmaier, Ralph Muth, Stefan, Walter and two others

... at the Vogelsberg star party (ITV)

The old site was on a former soccer field

Winterstube: The night December 27/28, 2013

A mostly clear, but wet night at "Winterstube" in the Bavarian Alps. Ralph reactivated his 20" after a renewal of the mirror, thereby astigmatism and spherical
aberration problems were corrected - the telescope had been inactive for about 6 years. We also showed some highlights to two different hiking groups
who came along the road.

22:22 CET: A hiking group and Ralph (right)

M42 is always worth a look

It was not always entirely dark

M33 was not difficult to discern with the naked-eye, using averted vision. We saw interesting details in NGC 2261 ("Hubble's Variable Nebula"),
the Rosette Nebula and the Horsehead (B33), and also observed autumn galaxy clusters like the NGC 383 or NGC 1275 groups. Later it got
a bit cloudier, and increasingly wet, with a tendency to fogged eyepieces; so around 2:00 we went into our sleeping bags.

At the 20-inch: Ben ...

... and Ralph (observing NGC 891)

0:57 MEZ, the camera lens gets wet: Western Winter Sky ...

... and the Perseus-Cassiopeia region

Ralph and Ben after a short outdoor night

Ralph is ready for leave

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