Astronomers Anonymous of the Philippines

Astronomers Anonymous of the Philippines

Where amateurs meet amateurs

No pressure

No academic

Just for fun and for the love of cosmos

Officially founded on October 20, 2010, the Astronomers Anonymous of the Philippines (AAP) started from the ideas of criseltungala who took interest in astronomy very early and absindex who have been providing quality telescopes in the Philippines for enthusiasts like me and other people who have a profound love for the cosmos.

AAP aims to be a community of amateurs as well as non-amateurs that is anchored on sharing their knowledge on equipment, experiences and techniques to each other for the development and improvement of amateur observational astronomy in the Philippines. Moreover, the AAP aims to propagate and introduce amateur astronomy to the Filipino communities who have not been blessed with having their own telescopes or to those who have no prior experience when it comes to astronomy but has a deep desire and love for the cosmos.


You can visit us at Astronomer's Anonymous of the Philippines Blog or send us an email at anonymousastronomers@gmail.com

As of press time of this blog post (revised December 6, 2010 - 9:00 PM), the AAP is comprised of the following members:

Absindex (Planet Oz)

Marvin Xylon Montemayor (Cavite)

Crisel Tungala (Antipolo)

Maui Molina and kids (Bangued, Abra)

Jorge Echevers (Panama)

Juan Elmer Salido (Las Pinas)

Carlo Salido (Las Pinas)

Andy Chua (Pasig)

Dan Casino (Brazil)

Liezl Inocencio (Cavite)

Melvin Capilitan (Antipolo)
Charlie Feir (Baguio)
Tin Olano (Paranaque)
Pocholo Mendiola (Cavite)
Jayson Martinez (Bulacan)
Carlo Bernardo (Marikina City)
Jay Ryan Pabon (Antipolo/Zamboanga City) 
Jowen Ray Pabon (Antipolo/Zamboanga City)
Mark Arzadon (Pangasinan)

Gerry Gonzales
Elliot Sicat (Quezon City)
Henry Lapis (SM Tickets, SM Megamall)
Bernadette Pilares (SM Tickets, SM Megamall)
Girlie Ragsag (SM Tickets, SM Megamall)
Gigi Lamsen (SM Tickets, SM Megamall)
Maria Concepcion (Quezon City)
Marvin Morata (Cavite)
Jerri Michael Ambion (Cabanatuan)

You can also view criseltungala's blog here which served as the launching platform for the AAP. Further news about AAP shall be released soon. Please help us spread the word about AAP! You can link this blog post to your websites or facebook profiles or your own blog.

Lunar Photography

Here is another set of lunar pictures. The night was rather clear and the moon was high up in the sky. I took the opportunity to capture some images. It was hard to get focus because I was constantly adjusting the camera, its tripod and the telescope at the same time. Every time I get a good lock on the focus, the moon have already drifted off the field of view so I had to multi task to get decent photos. I used the same method described in my previous post of Lunar Photography. 

Equipment : 60 mm equatorially mounted refractor with 22 and 9 mm huygenian eyepieces and a Nikon Coolpix L16 digital point and shoot camera.

These second set of photos were taken using my 4.5 inch newtonian with a 22 mm and 9 mm Huygenian eyepiece.