Clear Skies

visual astronomy

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About this website

Welcome to my website, home of the Clear Skies Observing Guides. A site focused on visual astronomy and a place to share a passion for the nighttime sky. Stargazing with a side of photography.

About me

Victor van Wulfen. Born in 1977, raised in the Netherlands. Lived in Jakarta, Indonesia (JIS class of '95), the USA (Texas, Arizona and Arkansas) and now resides in the town of Heeswijk-Dinther in the Netherlands.

Always working to get the glass completely full. As an astronomer, strives to always observe new objects when at the eyepiece.

Likes people with a passion. Gets goosebumps when watching videos of a space shuttle launch or a Mars rover landing.

Per aspera ad astra.


5 days ago

The Clear Skies Observing Guide for Deep Sky Forum's Object of the Week for this week, by yours truly: Galaxy MCG+08-20-033 in Ursa Major.Read the "Core business" forum post at www.deepskyforum.com/showthread.php?1768-Object-of-the-Week-April-28-2024-Core-businessDownload the observing guide on the Clear Skies website: clearskies.eu/csog/downloads/dsfootw2024#17This object is included in CSOG's 12-14" Constellation edition. ... See MoreSee Less
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6 days ago

The Clear Skies Observing Guides for Cloudy Nights' Objects of the Month for May 2024 are available on the Clear Skies website:- Double star "Mizar" (Zeta Ursae Majoris) & "Alcor" (80 Ursae Majoris) - STF1744 (WDS13239-5456) in Ursa Major- Galaxy pair NGC3445 & MCG+10-16-024 (Arp 24) in Ursa Major- Asterism "Gottlieb's Circle" and galaxies PGC2193753 & SDSS J181734.57+421041 in Lyraclearskies.eu/csog/downloads/cnootm2024#may ... See MoreSee Less
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1 week ago

The Clear Skies Observing Guide for Deep Sky Forum's Object of the Week for this week: Galaxy NGC5084 in Virgo.Available for download on the Clear Skies website --> clearskies.eu/csog/downloads/dsfootw2024#16This object is included in Constellation editions by telescope aperture, the Herschel edition and the Burnham's Celestial Handbook - DSO's edition. ... See MoreSee Less
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3 weeks ago

The Clear Skies Observing Guide for Deep Sky Forum's Object of the Week for this week: Galaxy pair Arp 24 (NGC3445 - MCG+10-16-024) in Ursa Major.Available for download on the Clear Skies website --> clearskies.eu/csog/downloads/dsfootw2024#15This object is included in CSOG's 8-10 & 12-14" Constellation editions, the Herschel edition, the Burnham's Celestial Handbook - DSO's edition and - of course - the Arp edition. ... See MoreSee Less
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1 month ago

All set for nightfall, fingers crossed 🤞 for clear skies(.eu). ... See MoreSee Less
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