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 …

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 …

Best display of NLC’s in this summer so far

Noctilucent cloudsObserved NLC forms: BandsWavesVeilWhirls Date: 20./21.7.2021Time: 20:45-00:30 UTObserving place: Ulvila, FinlandTechnical information about photographing equipment: Canon EOS 1100D, Samyang 8 mm fish eye -lensObserving conditions: Clear sky, good conditions Best display of noctilucent clouds so far this summer was observed last night in the sky of Ulvila. Noctilucent clouds covered practically 100% of the …

Partial Solar Eclipse 10.6.2021

Observed phenomena: Solar eclipseType of eclipse: Partial, 40,1%Type of observation: PositiveDate and time: 10.6.2021; 09:47-12:11 UTObserving place: Turku, FinlandObserving method: PhotographyTechnical 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-filterObserving conditions: Clear sky most of the time …

Experimenting with film astrophotography

Date: 20./21.11.2020Time: 19:15-20:45 UTObserving site: Kokemäki, FinlandCamera: Canon FTB QLFilm: Ilford Delta 400 b&w filmDevelopment: Ilford Ilfotec DD-X, 20 C deg., 8 min.Weather: Clear skyObjects observed: constellations In the weekend between 20th and 22nd of November 2020 we were having a small gathering of the members of our local astronomy club of Porin Karhunvartijat in …

Venus meets Mercury in May 2020

During spring of 2020 planet Venus was well visible and when slowly moving accross the sky along it's orbit, it met many celestial objects like Pleiades and the Moon. In later half of May 2020 there was yet another such celestial encounter when Venus met the innermost planet, Mercury. The close encounter happened in 21st …

Venus meets Pleiades in April of 2020

Observed phenomena: meeting of celestial objects (Venus and The Pleiades) Date: 03.04.2020 Time: 20:00 UT Observing place: Turku, Finland Observing method: Photography, visual Technical information about photographing equipment: Canon FTB QL, Canon 50 mm lens, Canon 35-70 mm zoom lens, Kodak Tri-X ISO 400 b&w negative film, development with Ilford Ilfotec DD-X 8 min 20 …

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 10.1.2020

Observed phenomena: Lunar eclipseType of eclipse: Penumbral Lunar eclipseType of observation: PositiveDate and time: 10.01.2020, 18:45-19:15 UTObserving place: Turku, FinlandObserving conditions: Clear sky (0/8)Observing instruments: Canon EOS 300, 80/400 mm (f/5) telescope, Kodak Gold 200 coloud film The new year and the new decade started with penumbral lunar eclipse in the evening of 10th of …

Transit of Mercury 11.11.2019 was obscured by clouds

Observed phenomena: Transit of MercuryType of observation: NegativeDate and time: 11.11.2019; 16:35-18:05 UTObserving place: Ulvila, FinlandObserving method: VisualObserving conditions: overcast sky (8/8) 100% of time I didn't have any high expectations for transit of Mercury in 11th of November 2019, and the reality was just as bad as I had imagined. The sky was totally …

My Astronomy Adventure to Australia in August 2019

My lifelong dream had been seeing and observing the marvelous southern sky, to see the southern Milky way, Magellanic clouds, Coalsack and all other wonders of the southern sky! That dream finally became reality, when I was able to travel to Australia to see the southern sky in August 2019! Background to my trip Observing …