DPP Observatory

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Click here for table of content Location Lesve-Profondeville (Belgium) WGS84 Coordinates Latitude 50⁰ 22' 38" North Longitude 4⁰ 47' 36 East DPP Observatory location with Google Maps email : pierredeponthiere at gmail.com		DPP Observatory weather Updated every 15 minutes 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 Observations on 29th and 30th July 2008	ASCOM Ascom LesveDome driver a new custom made solution to control a Dome through USB Last update (2008 04 15) LesveDome is available as a shareware This concept has been succesfully implemented with various dome brands: HomeDome (Technical Innovations), Ash, Exploradome, Sirius and DIY Ascom Client Server 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 (3.5 Mbytes) Présentation du 9 mars 2007 au cercle AstroNamur Aussi disponible sur le site du AAVSO http://www.aavso.org/vstar/intro_vstalks.shtml Automatisation d'un observatoire Présenté le 9 février 2008 à Astronomie Centre Ardenne		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.