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.
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 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.
Eit par glimt av solformørkinga i Ørsta.
Den delvise solformørkinga den 29. mars 2025 vart prega av skiftande verforhold,
men trass regn og skyer var det i nokre sekund mogleg å få teke eit par bilete av fenomenet.
Solformørkinga starta klokka 11.26 då rørte månen seg gradvis framom sola og den delvise fasa var i gang, formørkinga var på sitt største klokka 12.23 då var ca. 39 prosent av sola dekt av månen. Formørkinga var over i det månen rørte seg vekk frå solskiva i 13.20-tida.
A couple of images of the partial eclipse on March 29, 2025. An event dominated by clouds and rain, but there were a few moments of gaps in the cloud layer.
Biletet er teke gjennom ein linsekikkert (refraktor) med solfilter den 29. mars 2025 kl. 11.49. Omkring 20 prosent av solskiva var dekt av månen på
dette tidspunktet. Lokasjon: Ørsta Norway.| Image taken at UTC 10.49 when the Sun was about 20 percent eclipsed.
Image taken at UTC 11.25. A couple of minutes after maximum eclipse (about 39 percent obscuration) of the Sun.
SpaceX over the mountains in the evening (2025-03-22 UTC 20.38).
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.
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 (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
Venus
Mercury
There were beautiful lights in the sky this night as well. A few images of the colorful display below. Including timestamps. Location: Ørsta, Norway. Photo details: Canon 650D, Samyang 8mm lens.
Many nights in a row with auroras. A meteoroid disintegrated at about UTC 18.59, hence a bright meteor was imaged. Location: Ørsta, Norway. Details: 7.5mm fisheye-lens, Canon 650D.
This meteor was also captured by an AllSky7 camera (AMS135) I operate jointly with the Norwegian Meteor Network.
More info about this observation can be seen here.
Color and Light On And Beyond The Earth 