Epic aurora display 23./24.3.2023

Observed phenomena: Aurora borealisDate: 23./24.3.2023Time: 18:45-21:25 UTObserving place: Ulvila town, Ulvila, FinlandObserving conditions: clear skyObserving method: photography, Camera: Canon EOS 6D, Samyang 8 mm, Irix 15 mmObserved aurora forms: Arc Band Rays Veil Corona STEVE-arc SAR-arc Picket fence In the evening of 23rd of March 2023 I received a phone call from someone in northern …

Surprise aurora display 15./16.3.2023

Observed phenomena: Aurora borealisDate: 15./16.3.2023Time: 18:45-20:25, 23:00-23:25 UTObserving place: Lake Palusjärvi, and Ulvila town, Ulvila, FinlandObserving conditions: clear skyObserving method: photography, Camera: Canon EOS 6D, Samyang 8 mm, Irix 15 mmObserved aurora forms: Arc Band Rays Veil Corona In early evening of 15th of March I went to the shores of Lake Palusjärvi in eastern …

Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter, late February, early March 2023

Venus and Jupiter had a "close encounter" in the sky in late February and early March 2023. The planets were of course far away from each other, but from the vantage point of an earthbound observer, it looked like they were really close to each other. The actual conjunction and the closest encounter happened in …

Auroras with some ice rally, 27./28.2.2023

Observed phenomena: Aurora borealisDate: 27./28.2.2023Time: 17:30-18:40 UTObserving place: Lake Palusjärvi, Ulvila, FinlandObserving conditions: high clouds, 55% Moon in the skyObserving method: photography, Camera: Canon EOS 6D, Samyang 8 mm, Irix 15 mm, Sigma 20 mm, Samyang 50 mmObserved aurora forms: Arc Band Rays Veil The geomagnetic storm that started in the evening of 26th of …

Nice Aurora display observed in southern Finland 26./27.2.2023

Observed phenomena: Aurora borealisDate: 26./27.2.2023Time: 20:30-21:20 UTObserving place: Säkylä, FinlandObserving conditions: Clear sky, 45% Moon in the skyObserving method: photography, Camera: Canon EOS 6D, Irix 15 mm, Samyang 8 mmObserved aurora forms: Arc Band Rays Veil Patches A nice nearly full sky aurora display was observed in Finland in the night between 26th and 27th …

Double cluster on b&w film

Object: NGC 869 & 884 Date: 21./22.9.2022 Observing place: Nakkila, Finland Equipment: Camera: Canon FTb QL, 200 mm lens, f/3.5, 5 min, mount: Skywatcher EQ-5+Skywatcher tracking motors, Photo information: Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 b&w -film, developer: D-76, 9 min 45 s, 20 C deg., printed on high contrast Foma photopaper, scanned and contrast improved digitally …

Nacreous clouds & Night sky time lapse, Finland, 11./12.2.2023

The annual Solar System -meeting of Ursa astronomical association was organized at Tähtikallio Observatory in Orimattila, Finland, in the weekend between 10th and 12th of February 2023. I was also there, but I arrived quite late in the Friday night at the place. It had been clear earlier in the evening, but it got cloudy …

Partial Solar Eclipse 25.10.2022

Observed phenomena: Solar eclipse Type of eclipse: Partial, 62,4% Type of observation: Positive Date and time: 25.10.2022; 09:10-10:25 UT Observing place: Mustasaari, Finland Observing method: Photography Technical information about photographing equipment: Camera: Canon EOS 1100D, telescope: refractor f/5 80 mm/400 mm, Canon FTb with 400 mm lens + 2x teleconverter = 800 mm, AstroSolar-filter Observing …

Aurora borealis 23./24.10.2022 at the shores of Lake Palusjärvi

Observed phenomena: Aurora borealisDate: 23./24.10.2022Time: 19:20-21:35 UTObserving place: Lake Palusjärvi, Ulvila, FinlandObserving conditions: Clear sky, no moonObserved aurora forms: Arc Band Rays During the night between 23rd and 24th of October 2022 I was finally able to observe a little bit better show of aurora borealis. During the night, I first went to Nakkila to …

Milky Way Time Lapse, Finland, 27./28.8.2022

I was at Tähtikallio Observatory in Orimattila, Finland in the weekend from 26th to 28th of August 2022. During my time there, I shot a time lapse video featuring the Milky Way. I shot the video in the night between 27th and 28th of August. During the night, humidity was high and there was lots …