Observing in Christmas night

It had been miserably cloudy in Finland during December (at least in Sodankylä). There just haven't been any opportunities for observing. But then I travelled to my home in Ulvila to spend Christmas there, and finally I also had a chance to see stars and make some observations. I went to the observatory of Porin …

Unvisibility report of the December total lunar eclipse

Observed phenomena: Lunar eclipse Type of eclipse: Total Type of observation: Negative Date and time: 10.12.2011, 16:00 Observing place: Sodankylä, Finland Observing conditions: Cloudy sky, snowing Weather conditions were poor during last night's lunar eclipse. The sky was cloudy and it was snowing at least at the time of maximum of the eclipse (around 4 …