Beautiful and colorful (but brief) display of the northern lights. Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is also a nice target for the camera. Photo details: Canon 650D/800D, Samyang 8 mm fisheye-lens/Sigma 50-500 mm lens. Mount: Unitec Swat-200.
A geomagnetic storm was expected on December 01, 2023. Overcast skies and snowy weather obstructed observations. However, at about UTC 22.30 the sky started to clear up. Here are a few images of the display. Location: Ørsta, Norway. Photo details: Canon 250D, 8 mm fisheye-lens. Timestamp on the images.
Wow, fantastic auroral activity this early evening. First, I noticed an east-west oriented band. Later the auroras bursted out in colors. Please, find timestamp on images. Photo details: Meke fisheye-lens, Canon 800D, various exposure times, various iso settings.
This photo is a screenshot from video taken by an AllSky7 camera.
Green auroras, with occasional red colored aurora/pillars, on a moonlit sky. The display was photographed from this location, from about UTC 20.12 on October 26, 2023 until at around UTC 04.15 October 27, 2023. Photo details: Canon 250D, Meike fisheye-lens.
Auroral activity over several hours on the night of October 18/19, 2023. As observed / seen from this vantage point. Please, find timestamps on the photos. Photo details: Canon 250D, 8 mm fisheye-lens.
Bright auroras above the Sunnmøre Alps.
The Nordic night sky is getting shorter and shorter as summer approaches. But, there is still some night darkness. Here are a few photos from last nights (April 21/22, 2023) auroral activity. Please, find timestamp on the images. Photo details: Canon 650D, 8 mm fisheye-lens.
March 25, 2023.
There was an interesting sky show over Ørsta, Norway on March 25, 2023. An auroral activity (related to proton aurora) lasting from about 21.14 to 22.07 local time.
Patches, and blobs, of greenish light flickered and traversed the sky. A fascinating sight.
The phenomenon carries several names in scientific nomenclature, but is often called IPA, an abbreviation for Isolated Proton Arc.
Please, find more information on enclosed images.
Photo details: Canon 650D, fisheye-lens, iso: 1600, exposure times: various.
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