Cygnus -meeting 17.-19.7.2015

The traditional Cygnus -summer convention of Finnish amateur astronomers was this year organized in Ylöjärvi, near Tampere, Finland by local amateur astronomy association Tampereen Ursa (astronomical association Ursa of Tampere). The event site was located by Lake Näsijärvi, which is one of the largest lakes in Finland! The programme of the meeting was quite traditional: …

Meeting of Finnish atmospheric optics -enthusiasts

The Finnish atmospheric optics -enthusiasts gathered to the traditional annual meeting in the weekend between 5th and 7th of June 2015. The meeting was organized at The Tähtikallio observatory center of Ursa astronomical association in Artjärvi, Southern Finland. The meeting was organized in very relaxed manner, and the programme was flexible. All the presentations were …

Cygnus -summer meeting of Finnish amateur astronomers was organized in Mäntsälä 17.-20.7.2014

The traditional Cygnus -summer meeting of Finnish amateur astronomers was organized in Mäntsälä, Southern Finland. The event place was a camping site of the local Parish, called Leiriniemi. The place is located in the shores of a small lake called Keravanjärvi. The number of participants was about 120, which has been quite typical number during …

Atmospheric optics meeting 2014 was successful well beyond expectations

Finnish atmospheric optics -enhusiasts gathered to Tähtikallio observatory center in Artjärvi, Southern Finland between 6th and 8th of June. The numer of participants was 19, which is 4 more than last year and 6 more than two years ago! Some of the participants came from as far as Oulu, which is a city 500 km …

Deep sky -meeting 6.-8.9.2013

Group photo of the Deep sky -meeting 2013 (not all participants present). Photo: Juha Ojanperä The deep sky -observers of Finland gathered again to the annual Deep sky -meeting to the Tähtikallio Observatory, Artjärvi. The meeting was organized in early September, in the weekend 6.-8.9.2013. The total number of participants was about 30. During the …

Atmospheric Optics -meeting was organized in stormy weather

Meeting of the Finnish atmospheric optics -observers was organized in 17.-19.5.2013 at the Tähtikallio Observatory Center in Artjärvi, Southern Finland. The amount of the participants was little bit higher than in the last year's meeting. This year in total 15 atmospheric optics -enthusiasts participated the meeting. The meeting started already on Friday, but the programme …

EuroVS -meeting 2013 was organized in Helsinki, Finland

The EuroVS 2013 -meeting was organized in Helsinki, Finland 26.-28.4.2013. The number of participants was much lower than expected, but the atmosphere of the meeting was warm and excited! In total 9 participants were on site and 2 persons attended via internet. In the meeting, we heard many interesting lectures, for example about the history …

Meeting of the Finnish Deep Sky Observers 14.-16.9.2012

The observers and deep sky -enthusiasts of the Finnish astronomical society Ursa had gathered to the Tähtikallio Observatory Center in Artjärvi, Southern Finland to their traditional meeting in 14.-16.9.2012. This time the meeting was also the 20th anniversary of the meetings! The first deep sky -meeting was organized in 1992 in Hartola, Finland. This time …

The Finnish Atmospheric Optics Convention ’12 in Tähtikallio Observatory, Artjärvi, Finland

The Finnish atmospheric optics enthusiasts gathered to the traditional annual meeting, that was organized in the Tähtikallio Observatory, Artjärvi, Finland 10.-12.8.2012. This time the meeting was close to the maximum of the Perseid -meteor shower, and the participants were able to observe many meteors, especially during the second night of the meeting. The weather was favourable …

Cygnus 2012 was succesfully organized in Salo, Finland

The traditional Cygnus -convention of Finnish amateur astronomers was organized this time in 26.-27.7.2012 in the Naarila conference center situated in Perniö, Salo, SW Finland. The main organizers of the convention were Turun Ursa (the local club of amateur astronomers in Turku, Finland) and Salonseudun UrSalo (the local club of amateur astronomers in Turku, Finland). …