A fog bow in arctic conditions

Observed phenomena: Fog bow Light source: Sun Date: 27.2.2012 Time: 10:30 Observing place: Satovaara, Sodankylä, Finland Observing method: Photography Technical information about photographing equipment: Olympus μ 1030 SW On 27th of February 2013 while working in the wilderness of Sodankylä, Finland, I observed a really bright and magnificent fog bow! The temperature was about -20 … Continue reading A fog bow in arctic conditions

Get-together of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter, February 2012

Type of event: Conjunction Celestial bodies in conjunction: Moon, Venus and Jupiter Date: 25.-27.2.2012 Observing place: Levi, Kittilä, Finland In late february 2012, the Moon, Venus and Jupiter approached to each other in the celestial sphere. Between 25th and 27th of April these celestial bodies were in a beautiful alignment in the sky! Unfortunately the … Continue reading Get-together of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter, February 2012

Massive aurora outburst!

Couple of nights ago, there was a huge aurora outburst going on! It was a magnificent all-sky show with lots of bright aurora belts and rays! The aurora belts were moving rapidly in the sky. Once in a while the activity ceased but then started to go up again! The aurorae were there in early … Continue reading Massive aurora outburst!

Observing in coldest weather so far

Few days ago the sky was clear and I went out for observing. It was also rather cold, -23 °C! It had been much colder just few days earlier here in Sodankylä, when the temperature dropped to -40 °C but unfortunately I was then in Turku and I missed the extreme temperatures! In Turku it … Continue reading Observing in coldest weather so far

Aurorae behind the clouds

Some days ago I went out to see, if it would be possible to do any observations. But unfortunately I wasn't happy to see that thick veil of clouds was covering the sky, only Moon was barely visible. I tried to see, if It would have been possible to make any lunar observations with my … Continue reading Aurorae behind the clouds

The new committee of Porin Karhunvartijat has had it’s start-up meeting

The new committee of Porin Karhunvartijat (which was elected in the association meeting in December last year) has had it's start-up meeting. The meeting was organized 4.2.2012 in the Ulvila observatory. People in the committee are the same than last year except one new member of committee, Raimo Peltomäki. The new committee is: Kari Laihia, … Continue reading The new committee of Porin Karhunvartijat has had it’s start-up meeting