A magnificent display of auroral activity on the night of April 19 – 20, 2025. A few images of the display. With time-stamps. Details: Canon 650D, Samyang 8 mm fisheye-lens.
Northern lights. April 19 – 20, 2025.
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STEVE, and the Northern lights. April 18, 2025.
There was a STEVE in the sky on April 18, 2025. It was observed from UTC 22.17 – 22.41. A rather faint display, in a bright sky. The phenomenon was only observed photographically. Photo details: Canon 650D, Samyang 8 mm fisheye-lens.
The Northern Lights. April 05-06, 2025.
Yet another display of the Aurora borealis. Location: Ørsta, Norway. Please, find time-stamps on the images. Location: Ørsta, Norway. Canon 650D, Samyang 8mm fisheye-lens.
Great space weather. April 04-05, 2025.
Great space weather on April 4th, unfortunately interfered by terrestrial weather (clouds), and the Moon. Anyway, a few images with time stamps. Details: Canon 650D, Samyang 8mm fisheye-lens.
Fram2-Crew Dragon-SpaceX mission. April 01, 2025.
The Crew Dragon spacecraft facilitating the historic Fram2 mission passed over Ørsta, Norway tonight. Please, find a couple of photos of the spacecraft streaking the sky. They were taken at 22.18-22.19 local time. Photo details: Canon RP, TT Artisan fisheye-lens.
Aurora borealis at the time when the Crew Dragon capsule was over Ørsta:
This photo was taken just before Fram2 was over my location.
A couple of minutes later.
APRIL 2, 2025. FRAM2 observed over Naustdal (Sunnfjord, Vestland, Norway). The Fram2 capsule had a “rendez-vous” with a propeller plane as seen in the skies above Naustdal, Norway.
A slender Moon on March 30, 2025.
A thin crescent moon, about 3 percent phase, the day after the partial solar eclipse. Photographed at dusk on March 30, 2025. Location: Ørsta, Norway.
Photo details: Canon 800D, Sigma 50-500mm lens.
Aurora, and SpaceX. March 22-23, 2025.
SpaceX over the mountains in the evening (2025-03-22 UTC 20.38).
Colorful night (Aurora borealis). March 21-22, 2025.
Quite a colorful night. A few images of the display. Please, find timestamp on the image(s). Photo details: Canon 650D, 7.5 mm fisheye-lens. Location: Ørsta, Norway.
Deep Sky Objects imaged in February/March 2025.
M 42. Imaged during interfering moonlight on March 11, 2025. Location: Ørsta, Norway. Small 50 mm refractor.
IC434 imaged through a 50mm refractor on February 18, 2025. Location: Ørsta, Norway.
Christmas Tree Cluster and surrounding nebulae. Imaged on February 18, 2025. 50mm refractor. Location: Ørsta, Norway.
Messier 82 in Ursa Major. Details: 50mm refractor. February 18, 2025. Location: Ørsta, Norway.
M97 in Ursa Major. Details: 50mm refractor. February 18, 2025. Location: Ørsta, Norway.
Messier1 in Taurus. Details: 50mm refractor. February 18, 2025. Location: Ørsta, Norway.
Mercury and Venus. March 11, 2025.
Mercury, and Venus (5.4 percent phase) in the western sky on March 11, 2025. The rainbow effect was indeed striking. The atmospheric effect added colors to them both. Photo details: Celestron C8, Canon 800D, Sigma 2x converter. Location
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Color and Light On And Beyond The Earth 