CIR impact. A nice auroral display. February 14-15, 2026.

During the CIR-impact on February 14-15, 2026, there was an instance of what looked like RAGDA to the south. A few images from local time 22:31 to 22:36 (or 21:31 to 21:36 UTC, if you wish). Following the RAGDA phenomenon a SAR-arc appeared, it lingered on, here photographed at local time 23:00 (UTC 22:00).

Details: Canon 650D, fisheye lens.


RAGDA


SAR-arc

Falcon 9 – Upper-Stage Burn over Norway. January 25, 2026.

The reddish glow is caused by sunlight scattering in the rapidly expanding
exhaust plume at orbital altitude. At this moment, the rocket stage
was in Earth’s shadow while the plume remained sunlit, creating a high-altitude
optical display visible across much of Northern Europe.

A red spot over the valley (at about 19:45 local time), it was caused by a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX. Location: Ørsta, Norway. Details: Canon 650D, fisheye lens (8mm).

Subauroral Proton Aurora over Norway. January 21, 2026.

From about 17:04 UTC (18:04 local time) to 17:35 (18:35 local time) I photographed faint, diffuse green patches low on the southern horizon from Ørsta, Norway.
There were no other form of aurora present. They pulsed/appeared and disappeared continuously.

Initially there was a double banded structure, that later formed into a more elongated and diffuse structure. Most likely as a consequense
as the EMIC-driven precipitation diminished. The double-stucture phase lasted for about for about 7 minutes (17:04 to 17:11 UTC).

Please, find timestamp on images to show their development.

Details: Canon RP, 7.5mm fisheye-lens. Iso: 5000. Exposure: 2. seconds. Canon 650D, 8mm fisheye lens (three lowermost images).

This was the last pulsation of the IPA.

SAR arc. November 24, 2025.

A stable red arc was visible low in the southern sky from about 19:00 to 20:05. The arc showed no noticeable motion or auroral dynamics and remained uniform throughout the observation period. Its pure red emission, consistent with the 630.0 nm O I line, and its long‑lasting, featureless structure are characteristic of a Subauroral Red (SAR) arc. No green aurora or substorm activity was present in the same region at the time

Auroral Dunes / Aurora Borealis. January 10-11, 2026.

Auroral Dunes. On 10 January 2026, around 19:55 local time (18:55 UTC) and for approximately 16 minutes, I observed a thin, diffuse green aurora showing clear horizontal ripple‑like structures. Thin clouds were present in the foreground and interfered at times, making interpretation more challenging both visually and photographically. Despite the cloud interference, the structures remained stable across several exposures — 20:01, 20:04, and 20:07 local time (19:01, 19:04, 19:07 UTC) — and the pattern is consistent with previously documented auroral dunes. Details: Canon 650D, 8mm fisheye-lens, Iso:1600, various exposure times.

Auroral dunes photographed through a thin veil of clouds.

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