On Monday, April 6 at 7:50 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 25 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This corresponds to 04:50 CEST on April 7 in Norway. The Starlink train passed over Norway later that evening at 22:11, and the image above shows the formation as seen from Ørsta.
A colorful meteor streaking the sky in the morning hours of April 08, 2026.
A meteoroid from outer space entered the Earth’s atmosphere. Hence a bright meteor could be seen streaking across the sky. Photographed at 21:13:07 local time (19:13:07 UTC). A Canon 650D, with a fisheye-lens was used. Location: Ørsta, Norway.
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.
A bright Geminid meteor streaked the sky over Ørsta, Norway at about UTC 17.46 on December 9, 2024. Photo details: Canon 650D, Samyang 8 mm fisheye-lens.
This meteor was observed using a Canon 250D, and a Meka fisheye-lens. Unfortunately some ice on the lens. It was also recorded on a camera station (AMS 135) that I maintain. This camera station is contributing to the Norwegian meteornetwork ( Norsk meteornettverk). More info on this event can be found here.
This meteor appeared earlier. Photo details: Canon 250D, Meka fisheye-lens.
Color and Light On And Beyond The Earth 