Skywarden

Newest observations

Contact information

Skywarden,
Ursa Astronomical Association
Kopernikuksentie 1
00130 Helsinki
taivaanvahti(at)ursa.fi

Ursa Astronomical Association

Sunday brought the first diamond dust halos

26.10. This year, the diamond dust halo season opened on October 24th with displays in Rovaniemi and Kuusamo. The picture is from Kuusamo, where the setting was much better. "My girlfriend photographed from the co-driver's seat", writes Veli-Pekka Lehtimäki, who upload two photos in Taivaanvahti. He says the road was slippery which made it impossible to stop to take better pictures.

24.10. halos in Finland »

A rocky beach and Milky Way

26.10. Panu Pahkamaa has visited the windswept island of Jurmo in four falls in hope of catching the Milky Way. "After all, it is perhaps the best place in Finland to photograph the Milky Way," he writes. On his last visit in September this year, the weather was finally favourable and Pahkamaa has now published in Taivaanvahti a picture he took on the rocky shore of the island.

Pahkamaa's observation »

An automatic halo camera watches the sky in Hankasalmi

25.10. The halo display itself is mundane, but how the picture was taken is significant. This is Finland's first automatic halo camera. The device, realized by Harri Kiiskinen, is attached to the Hankasalmi Observatory radio telescope. In the past, only one other automated eye for halos has been in use. It was operated by Nicolas Lefaudeux in Paris for three years, and showed that odd radius halos are in fact common. Now let's await for the discoveries from Hankasalmi.

Hankasalmi camera observation 24. Oct. »

An asteroid passed on front of a star on Oct. 19

21.10. On Tuesday at 01:50 Petri Kuossari photographed an occultation by asteroid 980 Anacostia in Tervakoski, Janakkala. The about 70 kilometers wide asteroid was 1.308 AU from us at the time of the event and passed on front of a 10,5 magnitude star. The video Kuossari made shows the occultation beautifully combined with a light curve. Kuossari sent the observation to SETI Institute and expects more detailed data on the occultation in a month's time

Kuossari's observation »

Share
Previous Next

Newest commented observations

Bright halo phenomena covering the sky

Bright halo phenomena covering the sky

24.10.2021 at 13.30 - Kuusamo (III)
Veli-Pekka Lehtimäki

My girlfriend photographed such a halo phenomenon between Kuusamo and Taivalkoski on the bench of an assistant driver on Sunday at about 1:30 pm, with several different arcs and side suns and even the colors of a rainbow. At least I don’t remember seeing it as great. Of course, the impact and colors are not very visible in the pictures. The road was quite slippery and there was no way to stop safely to take better pictures. So we drove on a autumn holiday trip with the children from Ruka towards Ostrobothnia.

Images: 2 pcs • Comments: 4 pcs

Observation information »

Starscape image

Starscape image

8.9.2021 at 22.00 - 00.00 - Jurmo (V)
Panu Pahkamaa, Ursa (Helsinki)

Jurmo has been visited for four autumns in the hope that the Milky Way could be photographed. After all, it is perhaps the best place in Finland to photograph the Milky Way. It was not until this second time that the weather favored and even for two nights was allowed to admire the almost light-free starry sky.

Comments: 3 pcs

Observation information »

Several halo forms

Several halo forms

22.10.2021 at 21.58 - Kuusamo, Käylä (III)
Jani Päiväniemi, Ursa (Pohjois-Suomi)

The halo was also visible on Friday night but the clouds hampered the observation.

Comments: 2 pcs

Observation information »

One halo form

One halo form

25.10.2021 at 12.15 - 12.37 - Turku (III)
Paula Mattila

Halo for this day too. In the morning a uniform cloud curtain cracked and among the fast moving lower clouds was found 22r. Soon it was completely clouded again.

Images: 2 pcs • Comments: 2 pcs

Observation information »

Several halo forms

Several halo forms

24.10.2021 at 11.20 - 14.30 - Rovaniemi (III)
Olli Sälevä

Congratulations on both sides at noon. Ounasvaara's snow cannon dust was also included in the pictures taken by the water, but there was no such screen available this time.

Images: 7 pcs • Comments: 4 pcs

Observation information »

M57

23.10.2021 at 19.30 - Paimio
Eeva-Kaisa Ahlamo, Turun Ursa

A small star jumping video for the M57. (In the second video, pictures without patterns.) In the era of GoTo telescopes, wanhaa decent star jumping is rarely practiced a little unnecessarily. That’s why I tried what that would look like in video format. I added the fixed points and patterns of my own route. The tire mist was the first item I found on my own first tube at the age of 12 by star jumping. It was behind the work and the pain when there was no idea what the route was supposed to look like through the pipe, and there was no real idea of the scale, but yes it was finally found then. A...

Images: 2 pcs • Comments: 2 pcs

Observation information »

One halo form

One halo form

23.10.2021 at 11.00 - Raahe (III)
Jarkko Alatalo, Ursa (Pohjois-Suomi)

Morning halo.

Comments: 2 pcs

Observation information »

Half-sky auroras

Half-sky auroras

12.10.2021 at 02.45 - 03.31 - Plumas, Kanada (IV)
Donna Lach

The aurora went above me shortly after the CME hit.  I observed a SAR arc at 2:45 UTC, and then the blob at the west side at 2:45.  The blob expanded to a blobby band and I believe there was a SAR arc there as well.  This appeared to be in expansion period just before breakup.  Shortly after these photos I observed beads, and overhead very active fast aurora. #sarg

Images: 8 pcs • Comments: 1 pcs

Observation information »

Several halo forms

Several halo forms

22.10.2021 at 10.47 - Turku (III)
Paula Mattila

The surprising thinning of the cloud curtain in the middle of a rainy morning, 22r stood out dimly but when the color of 22ys was also momentarily visible, it was a sure observation from the halos.

Comments: 2 pcs

Observation information »

Several halo forms

Several halo forms

19.10.2021 at 23.20 - 23.35 - Taipalsaari (III)
Terhi Törmälä

22 degree perimeter to hear and I do not know I just imagine, but is also the inner perimeter? I'll leave it to the Savior to decide if. Photo taken at 11:32 p.m. Edit. Another image added. This was taken a little earlier than that first put picture. 23.20

Images: 2 pcs • Comments: 10 pcs

Observation information »

Skywarden is an observation system maintained by Ursa Astronomical Association. Available observation categories consist of different astronomical and atmospheric phenomena. You are welcome to participate even though you are not member of any Finnish astronomical associations. Easiest way to start browsing observation is by selecting observations with images and stories on the left side of the screen. Answers to your questions about the system can be found from FAQ -page.