Etikett: natthimmel
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I had my alarm clock set at 2am to check out if the aurora would be happening. But I got a wakeup call earlier than that – Miika had noticed that the aurora were glowing wild so I put on some warm clothes (it was below freezing), picked up the camera and tripod and went…
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Went out to my favourite spot last night but alas, still no aurora. There hasn’t been any solar activity to speak of to create aurora tonight either, so there’s no point in going back and take these same pictures again. But still, it’s been fun shooting these and in the past couple of weeks that…
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It was another clear night so I headed back to the same night photography spot as on Saturday. There were no clouds, except towards the end of my session when a thin strip showed up in the north, not enough to be bothersome but it did catch the light pollution. And speaking of that, it…
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Last night was clear, so I drove to Skalsjön to shoot some starry sky pictures. I’m trying to find a good spot for night sky photography and on the map it looked like Skalsjön would offer good views towards south-west where I find my beloved Orion. It turned out that the view was indeed good,…
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I did another attempt at night sky photography but there were some clouds that ruined the show. It didn’t really stop me shooting though, because there was a way to use the clouds to my advantage. No aurora, but the clouds kind of create the same effect! The bright light is from Föne. The spot…
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We haven’t exactly been spoiled with cloudless nights this year, so when we finally had one of them, I had to make use of it. It’s incredibly difficult to find any good night sky shooting locations within a reasonable distance (which for me is a few minutes’ drive) and the one I tried today didn’t…
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It feels like it’s been cloudy for ages, so it really was a welcome sight to see the stars again. And now that there were no clouds to obscure the light, it was very evident that the days are indeed getting longer. It wasn’t all dark in the morning when I drove to work, and…
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It was supposed to be a good chance of aurora last night so I stayed up late, which in my case is midnight. With no sign on increased activity I had to go to bed, just couldn’t keep my eyes open any more. But even if I missed the aurora (or not, because looking at…
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I told you I would get the comet! The Pan-STARRS comet is higher up in the sky and moving north so now I can actually see it from my kitchen window. Since I have failed to find it so many times already, I sat in the kitchen with lights out and binoculars glued to my…
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It could be that I just have a strange definition of cool, but I think it’s cool that I can stand on my porch and look at Orion and Sirius! Early in the winter, Sirius wouldn’t be visible until around midnight but now at this time of the year they are so high up in the…