Observing Campaigns

As the leading organization in field of observational astronomy in the country, the Astronomical League of the Philippines conducts observing campaigns for systematic and close monitoring of celestial objects or events. Data from these observing campaigns are used in research and published in scientific journals.

Current Campaigns

I. Solar Monitoring Campaign

The Commission on Solar Activity is requesting observational data from Philippine and foreign-based astronomers in monitoring daily sunspot activity.

For details, please visit the Philippine Solar Index Program.

Completed Campaigns

1. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Feb. 09, 2009) Observing Campaign

   Another eclipse will happen on Feb. 09, 2009, a penumbral lunar eclipse. The ALP Commission on Eclipse is requesting astronomers to observe and document this event. For submission of images and sketches, please refer to guidelines indicated below.

   Guidelines

   1. When submitting images or sketches of eclipse, include setup details, i.e. type of telescope, magnification, effective focal length, camera, and other pertinent information.
   2. Be specific with observing location and weather conditions at the time of observing. When possible, include Latitude and Longitude.
   3. For eclipse images, file name should be in the format YYMMDD_(localtime)penle_familyname-a.jpg
       
      NOTE: "a" means the first image file.
       
      Ex.) 090209_2210penle_cruz-a.jpg; 090209_2220penle_cruz-b.jpg; 090209_2238penle_cruz-c.jpg
   4. For activity images, file name should be in the format YYMMDD_familyname-a.jpg
       
      NOTE: "a" means the first image file.
       
      Ex.) 090209_cruz-a.jpg; 090209_cruz-b.jpg; 090209_cruz-c.jpg
   5. Send your images and sketches as JPEG/JPG file with minimum resolution of 800x600 to the Chair of the Commission at jkty@astroleaguephils.org. The commission will accept higher resolution images when available.
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