Author Archives: Joost

Exoplanets, the lecture

Posted on 26 October 2018 by Joost

Pictures of this lecture clik here The story on exoplanets is a thriller of the last decades that resulted in thousand of alien worlds being discovered by meticulous painstaking methods. The latest status and “how to” was explained by Joost … Continue reading →

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Sun sun sun!

Posted on 20 June 2018 by Joost

Join us in the Hoegaarden gardens, SUNday July 1th for solar observations.  We will deploy several telescopes, some H-Alpha specialized solars scopes. You will find us in the gardens from 14hrs-17hrs, free admittance to the park (take a walk & … Continue reading →

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Oepekka explores the universe

Posted on 26 March 2018 by Joost

On Saturday March 24th, Oepekka came to visit Capella in Hoegaarden to explore the universe. A small group of Oepekka members didn’t mind the cold to enjoy the starry sky. Not only were they very lucky to have a clear starru … Continue reading →

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H-Alpha telescopes and observations

Posted on 19 March 2018 by Joost

Thursday March 29th,  Janos Barabas will join us at the Capella meeting that  night to tell his stories on H-Alpha Observations and telescopes.  Janos has invented a pretty creative way to boost the resolution of a small H-Alpha telescope by … Continue reading →

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“Instruments for large telescopes”

Posted on 7 March 2018 by Joost

Dr. Bart Vandenbussche – member of the Institute for Astronomy, KU Leuven – came along in Hoegaarden and shared his vision and knowledge on how to observe the Universe. Once you know how, then you could build the “what”: which … Continue reading →

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Night of the Night!

Posted on 19 September 2016 by Joost

Please join us for a night walk through Hoegaarden. Saturday October 8th at 20hrs, Gemeenteplein (Music  Kiosk). Bring rubber boots in case of muddy weather! We ‘ll walk for half an hour to the Marollen Chapel, in case of good … Continue reading →

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Likely clouds for the Starparty April 16th

Posted on 8 April 2016 by Joost

As it may happen in Flanders skies will be cloudy next Saturday. Probability of a covered sky is so high we decided to cancel this event and refer to next month’s activities!

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11-12 March: “Astronomy Days” in Flanders

Posted on 29 February 2016 by Joost

On Friday and Saturday 11 and 12 March 2016 we have the yearly Astronomy days. Come and visit the activities in Hoegaarden, at the castle of the Sint-Janscollege  (free admittance) (Waversesteenweg 1, 3320 Meldert). Each day freely accessible from 19hrs … Continue reading →

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Starparty February 13 canceled due to weather

Posted on 12 February 2016 by Joost

Because of the 100% cloud cover this Starparty is canceled. Next opportunity for observing are the “Astronomy days” that take place March 11 and 12th at the Sint-Janscollege in Meldert, Hoegaarden. Keep an eye on this website.   Next Thursday … Continue reading →

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Astronomy for beginners: new course in Tienen

Posted on 20 January 2016 by Joost

You can join a brand new course as from Tuesday January 26th. Courses take place at Tuesdays in the cc. De Kuisboog at Tienen (Torsinplein). Cost of the 5 lessons is 50€. Each lesson will dive into another piece of … Continue reading →

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