DPP Observatory

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Click here for table of content Location Lesve-Profondeville (Belgium) WGS84 Coordinates Latitude 50⁰ 22' 38.4" North Longitude 4⁰ 47' 37.1" East DPP Observatory location with Google Maps email : pierredeponthiere at gmail.com		DPP Observatory weather Updated every 15 minutes Universal Time (GMT) Click here for detailed data.
Main interests : Variable star observations Golf and gardening	Affiliations : AAVSO (American Association of Variable Star Observers) Member initials DPP CBA (Center for Backyard Astrophysics) DPP Observatory is the "CBA Lesve" network node Cercle Astronomique de Bruxelles Astro Namur Astronomie Centre Ardenne (Neufchâteau)	Weather Underground Updated every hours
Latest observations : CX Lyr an RR Lyr with Blazhko effect See the following article for observation results and conclusions. JAAVSO Volume 37, 2009 http://www.aavso.org/publications/ejaavso/v37n2/117.pdf List of other published papers : http://www.dppobservatory.net/Publications.html	ASCOM Ascom LesveDome driver a new custom made solution to control a Dome through USB LesveDome is available as a shareware This concept has been succesfully implemented with various dome brands: HomeDome (Technical Innovations), Ash, Exploradome, Sirius and DIY. More than 60 private amateur observatories are using LesveDome. Ascom Client Server (obsolescent) Ascom Client Server is a tool designed to remote control my observatory. It's available as a freeware. Ascom Client Server Documentation	Bravenet Counter
Pourquoi pas observer les étoiles Variables Disponible sur le site du AAVSO http://www.aavso.org/vstar/intro_vstalks.shtml Introduction à la photométrie Présenté en avril 2010 au GAS (Groupe d'astronomie de Spa)		Last meteorite in Belgium fell in a Lesve orchard on April 12, 1896 and failed to kill the son of owner. Meteorite was a chondrite with olivine and weitghing 2kg.