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Diese Seite Enthält Im Original Werbung EDITORIAL 1 Diese Seite enthält im Original Werbung EDITORIAL 1 annehmen möchte. Zum ersten Thema hat die VdS erstmals im März eine Presse- mitteilung herausgegeben, die von der VdS-Fachgruppe Dark-Sky verfasst wurde. Dabei eine Karte aller bekannten Liebe Mitglieder, Standorte von Sky-Beamern in Deutsch- land. Der Himmel als Werbefläche, eine liebe Sternfreunde, traurige Bilanz. Lesen Sie mehr dazu in diesem Journal. vor Ihnen liegt die erste von drei Ausgaben unserer Mitgliederzeitschrift „VdS-Jour- Zum Thema Jugendarbeit können wir nal für Astronomie“, die in diesem Jahr berichten, dass die VdS in diesem Jahr, erscheinen wird. neben dem traditionellen Jugendlager der Moerser Astronomischen Organisation Auch diese Ausgabe dokumentiert auf sehr (M.A.O.), das von der VdS-Fachgruppe eindeutige Weise die Vielschichtigkeit Jugendarbeit um Iris Fleischer, Susanne unseres Hobbys, die Amateur-Astronomie. Hoffmann und Oliver Jahreis betreute Über 100 Beiträge dieser Ausgabe spre- astronomische Sommerlager ASL sowohl chen für die Leistungsfähigkeit unserer finanziell als auch ideell stärker unter- Mitglieder und zeugen von der fachlichen stützen wird. Mit dem Schullandheim Kompetenz der VdS-Fachgruppen. Hobbach bei Aschaffenburg ist wohl der ideale Standort gefunden. Den Organisato- Das VdS-Journal befindet sich nun im ren und Aktiven wünschen wir viel Erfolg fünften Jahr seit der Erstausgabe 1997. und den jugendlichen Teilnehmern ein tol- Bisher sind in den acht Ausgaben über 300 les Erlebnis. verschiedene Autoren zu Wort gekommen, oder konnten ihre fotografischen Ergeb- Der angekündigte Beitrag über die Aus- nisse einem interessierten Publikum vor- wertung des VdS-Fragebogens erscheint stellen. Was unserem gemeinsamen leider erst in der nächsten Ausgabe. Magazin allerdings fehlt, sind Beiträge, die Einerseits gingen bis Februar immer noch sich in Wort und Bild an Einsteiger rich- Antworten ein und andererseits gestaltet ten. Deshalb richten wir an Sie, liebe Leser, sich die Auswertung schwieriger und zeit- die Bitte, uns verstärkt auch solche Beiträge aufwendiger als erwartet. einzusenden. Die Redaktion ist für alle Berichte offen und druckt solche sehr Schließlich enthält diese Ausgabe eine gerne ab. Schreiben Sie uns! Redaktions- neue Rubrik: Mit „Nach Redaktions- schluss für die nächste Ausgabe ist der schluss“ sind in Zukunft zwei Seiten beti- 25. Mai. telt, die uns nach dem Abgabetermin errei- chen und sowohl brandaktuell als auch von Die Redaktion bedankt sich bei allen allgemeinem Interesse sind! Schreiben Sie Autoren, Mitgliedern und Fachgruppen die uns! zum Gelingen dieser acht Ausgaben beige- tragen haben. Und für die zehnte Ausgabe Zuletzt noch eine Bitte: Nach dem Tod von im Dezember suchen wir noch ein entspre- Dr. Klaus Güssow, unserem langjährigen Unser Titelbild: chendes Titelfoto! Herzlichen Dank sagen Vorsitzenden, ist die Rubrik „Rechnende wir aber auch unseren Mitgliedern, die Astronomie“ verwaist. Nun gibt es erfreuli- Das abwechselnde Miteinander von hel- durch ihre Spenden in den zurückliegenden cherweise Versuche von Mitgliedern, die- len Sternwolken und Dunkelmaterie im Jahren die VdS finanziell unterstützt sen Bereich als Fachgruppe „Computer- Bereich Schütze, Schlangenträger, haben. astronomie“ fortzuführen. Welche Mit- Skorpion und Norma erscheint in die- glieder sind an einer solchen Fachgruppen- sem Foto recht beeindruckend. Im Das Schwerpunktthema dieser Ausgabe arbeit interessiert und wollen mitarbeiten? Bereich des Pipe Nebula steht strahlend ist die Astrofotografie. Auf zahlreichen Allen Sternfreunden wünschen wir interes- der Planet Mars. Das Band der Seiten dieses Heftes informiert eine der sante und nützliche Informationen sowie Milchstraße ist von zahlreichen rot- ältesten und eine besonders aktive VdS- viel Freude beim Lesen dieser Ausgabe. leuchtenden Emissionsnebeln durch- Fachgruppe über den Bereich der fotogra- Ebenso wünschen wir uns allen viele klare setzt. Aufnahme vom 20. Juni 2001, fischen Himmelsbeobachtung. Nächte und Spaß beim Beobachten. Belichtungszeit 92 Minuten auf Mittelformatfilm Kodak Ektachrome In der letzten Ausgabe (Seite 1/II-2001) Ihre 200 mit 1:2,8/80 mm (Blende 4). haben wir angekündigt, dass sich der Autoren: Rainer Sparenberg und Vorstand zukünftig verstärkt der Themen Volker Robering. Lichtverschmutzung und Jugendarbeit Otto Guthier Werner E. Celnik 2 INHALT Seite NACH REDAKTIONSSCHLUSS 4 SCHWERPUNKTTHEMA Astrofotografie - 20 Jahre VdS-Fachgruppe Astrofotografie 6 - Astro-Farbfotografie unter dem Vorstadthimmel 7 - Deep-Sky-Astrofotografie in lichtverschmutzten 11 Gebieten - Die Dunkelwolken im südlichen Schlangenträger 15 - Kometen mit dem T-Max 3200 18 Astrofotografie vom Feinsten - Zur Hypersensibilisierung von Farbnegativfilmen 20 Seite 9 - Polarlichter vom 11. April 2001 24 - Piggyback-Astrofotografie ohne motorische 26 Nachführung - Projekt „Wechselwirkende Galaxien“, Teil 3 28 FACHGRUPPENBEITRÄGE Amateurteleskope - Wie gut sind Kaufhausteleskope? 33 - Erfahrungen mit dem Bresser-Pulsar 120/1000 mm 34 Selbstbau - Ein 18"-Fensterglasdobson – ein unseriöses 39 Spiegelschleifprojekt? - Über den Dächern der Stadt Lüneburg – 42 Eine Dachsternwarte im Selbstbau Kaufhausfernrohre Atmosphärische Erscheinungen - 46°-Ring 46 Seite 33 - Horizontalkreis 46 CCD-Technik - Aus dem Pixelkästchen 48 - Selbstbau-CCD-Astrokamera für jedermann, Teil 1 48 - Astrofotografie mit der Nikon Coolpix 990 52 Meteore - Fotografische Meteorbeobachtung – eine kurze 57 Einführung Planeten - Jupiterreport 2001 60 - Erfahrungsbericht über die Saturnbedeckung vom 62 03.11.2001 Ein „alter“ Bekannter... Kometen - Komet WM1 – Erste Ergebnisse 64 Seite 52 Kleinplaneten - Kleinplanetenpositionen 2001 im deutsch- 67 sprachigen Raum - Kleinplanetenjagd am Südhimmel 68 - Erdbahnkreuzer Planetoid 2001 YB5 70 Spektroskopie - Spektroskopie für Einsteiger mit dem Baader- 70 Gitter, Teil 1 Sternbedeckungen - ϑ Virginis bedeckt – vom Krater Eichstadt über 72 Magellan zum Houtermanns – Deep-Sky - Neues aus der Fachgruppe Deep-Sky 74 74 Sternschnuppenbeobachtung - Deep-Sky in Deutschland, Teil 2: Blick über den Tellerrand Seite 59 - Gravitativ wechselwirkende Galaxienpaare – visuell 77 - Des Rätsels Lösung 79 - Deep-Sky-Zeichnungen am 20 x 125 80 Veränderliche - Gemeinsam langperiodische Bedeckungsveränderliche beobachten 82 - Die BAV in der VdS 85 - Vorhersagen für Sterne aus dem BAV Circular 85 - Rechnen mit JD-Tagesbruchteilen 86 Kleinplanetenjagd Seite 69 INHALT 3 Seite Sonne - Sonne-online 87 - Lichtbrücken – ein kaum beachtetes Phänomen, 87 Teil 2 - Eine gekühlte CCD-Kamera am Protuberanzenansatz 92 Jugendarbeit - Astronomisches Sommerlager – ASL 2002 94 Populäre Grenzgebiete - Neues aus der Fachgruppe „Populäre Grenzgebiete“ 96 Dark-Sky - Aktuelles aus der Fachgruppe Dark Sky – 97 Initiative gegen Lichtverschmutzung Deep-Sky Zeichnung - Wie viele Sterne sehen wir noch ? – Ein Projekt 98 Seite 81 zur Bestimmung von Grenzhelligkeiten - Wie dunkel ist Ihr Himmel wirklich? 99 SERVICE - M wie Messier 101 - M16, NGC 6611, Schwanz der Schlange 101 - M17, NGC 6618, Schütze 102 BEOBACHTERFORUM - Hypernova SN 2002ap in M 74 104 - Ein extrem heller Ausbruch von V838 Monocerotis 105 - Chronologie einer ungewöhnlichen Kleinplaneten- 105 Sonnenprotuberanzen Entdeckung Seite 93 - Phoebe S9 - ein Wechselbad der Gefühle 107 - Planetoiden - von der Erde bis zum Jupiter 109 - Muli Bwanji? Sonnenfinsternis in Sambia 110 - Die Reise zur totalen Sonnenfinsternis in Madagaskar 112 - Die große Sculptor-Galaxie NGC 253 114 - Auf der Suche nach einem „Schattenkreuz“ 116 - Dokumentation der Saturnbedeckung vom 117 3.11.2001 mit Video - Saturnbedeckung am 3.11. 2001 120 - Die Bedeckung des Saturn durch den Mond 121 - Astro zum Schmunzeln 121 Nochmals: SoFi 2001 - Keine Angst vor Minus 40 Grad! 124 Seite 111 VDS-NACHRICHTEN - Bericht des Vorstandes 2001 126 - Die Mitgliederentwicklung der VdS 127 - Das 4000ste VdS-Mitglied 127 - Spenden an die VdS 130 - Jubiläen 131 - Leserbriefe 132 - Wir begrüßen neue Mitglieder 133 VDS VOR ORT - Die Geburtsstunde von KOS und MOS 133 - In einer Baustelle des Asteroiden-Wissens 134 Saturnbedeckung durch den Mond - Der 3. Stuttgarter CCD-Workshop 136 Seite 62, 117 ff - Die 20. Bochumer Herbsttagung 2001 137 IMPRESSIONEN 138 VORSCHAU - Terminkalender 142 - Vorschau auf astronomische Ereignisse 2002 143 - und im nächsten Heft lesen Sie... 137 HINWEISE - Impressum 10 - Inserentenverzeichnis 25 - Autorenverzeichnis 144 Leonidenspuren - Adressen der Fachgruppenredakteure 104 Seite 141 - Errata 38 4 NACH REDAKTIONSSCHLUSS Liebe Leserinnen und Leser An dieser Stelle hat die Redaktion eine neue Rubrik eingefügt, die Sie von Fall zu Fall schnell über aktuelle Beobachtungen und Ergebnisse informieren soll. Diese Informationen gehen wegen der langen Vorlaufzeit unseres Journals meist erst nach Redaktionsschluss ein. Die Redaktion und unsere Mitarbeiter im Bild- und Textlayout versuchen hier noch im letztmög- lichen Augenblick vor der Drucklegung interessante aktuelle Informationen im Journal unterzubringen. Diese Rubrik lebt von Ihren Schnellmitteilungen. Bitte schreiben Sie uns. 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