Fantastic Auroras 16.4./17.4.2025

Observed phenomena: Aurora borealisDate: 16./17.4.2025Time: 20:30-23:00 UTObserving place: Ulvila town, Ulvila, FinlandObserving conditions: clear skyObserving method: photography, shot with HP5+ b&w -film, 15 mm, 20 s exposuresObserved aurora forms: Arc Band Rays Veil Pulsating aurora Corona The geomagnetic storm that had began already during the previous night continued in the night between 16th and 17th …

A flying saucer?

Is it a flying saucer? Unfortunately it's not, even if it looks like one. It's the 6th planet of our Solar System, Saturn, photographed with black and white film. Saturn of course is well known for it's famous rings, but during years 2024-2025 the angle of the rings is very small and we see them …

Cassiopeia constellation photographed on film

In early September I photographed Cassiopeia constellation on film, here you can see the end result. This photograph was taken with HP5+ b&w film in the night between 3rd and 4th of September 2024 in Kullaa, Finland. Exposure time was 5 minutes with 50 mm f/1.8. I made a paper print in darkroom, this digitized …

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 …