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Sun, Planets and Moon

Our Solar systems objects are easy to see. The Sun can be studied daytime and its dark spots, but be careful, never look in the telescope direct it will burn your eyes in a glimpse of a second ! Moon set and rise are beautiful to see or take photos of. To see any planet details you need a telescope with long focal length.

More to read about our Solar System at Wikipedia:

August 12, 2026 Astronomy, Solar Eclipse

There will be a total solar eclipse in Spain 2026, time to start planning. Unfortunately, it will be very low in Spain. For example on the Mediterranean Sea in Spain, only 10 degrees above the horizon.

A star chart over the solar eclipse 2026, from Sky chart. It shows how it will look like in Northern Spain August 12, 2026 on the evening.

 Total Solar Eclipse, Spain 2026

Sun
Solar Eclipse 1914 in Sweden

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Solar eclipse 1914

 Solar Eclipse 1927 and 1945 in Sweden

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Solar eclipse 1927 and 1945

 Solar Eclipse 1954 in Sweden

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Solar eclipse 1954
Solar Eclipse 1999

Solar eclipse
1999

 Solar Eclipse 2022

Solar eclipse
2022

 Solar Eclipse 2025-03-29, Stockholm

Solar eclipse
2025

Moon
Full Moon, Sweden 1983

Moon 1982

 Full Moon, Sweden 1983

Moon 1983
Full Moon 2001

Moon 2001

 First Webcamera Moon 2004

first web camera Moon 2004

 Moon Eclipse 2007

Moon Eclipse
2007
Web camera Moon 2013 Astrofriend

Web camera Moon
2013

 Blood Moon 2018 Astrofriend

Blood Moon
2018

 Blood Moon 2019 Astrofriend

Blood Moon
2019
Moon 2020, taken with 5 inch APO refractor

Moon with telescope
2020

 Moon Eclipse, September 2025

Moon Eclipse
2025

Planets
Jupiter 2025

Jupiter 2025
Satun catch on film 2001

Saturn 1999
by 35mm film

 Saturn with web camera 2005

Saturn 1999
by web camera

 Uranus, 2024

Uranus

Comments:

If I had taken those photographs today (2025) I would use the following of my equipment.

Camera Lens / Telescope Reducer / Barlow Mount Comment
Nikon D800 TS130, 910 mm x1- x3 SkyWatcher EQ6 Sunspots, Planets
Nikon D800 Pentax 300 mm x1 SkyWatcher HEQ5 Sunset, Sunrise, Sun & Moon eclipse
Canon 6D Sigma 150 mm x1 Tripod Sunset, Sunrise, Sun & Moon eclipse

You need a bigger telescope to get more interesting results of planets, maybe a 10" Newton with a x4 Barlow and a fast CMOS camera. When taking photos of the Sun, don't forget the important Solar protection filter, without it the camera will be destroyed and your eyes too if you look into the camera or telescope, it's dangerous even to look at the Sun direct with naked eye !
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