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Taivaanvahti can also be used in Swedish and English

24.9. completed maintenance break brought new features to Taivaanvahti and opened the system in Swedish (Himlakollen) and in English (Skywarden) for users from Northern Europe. We hope that the changes will make the site easier to use for the Swedish-speaking minority and enable new forms of Nordic co-operation. The change would not have been possible without the support of the Svenska Kulturfonden and the effort that individual enthusiasts put into the translations. Warm thanks to everyone involved in the project!

Tulip mist in the golden palette

23.9. Sh2-101, or Tulip Nebula, is a rarely described object, of which there are already five observations in Skywarden. Now Erik Pirtala has also taken the fog to the desktop and brought a strong sixth contribution , the color palette of which emphasizes golden tones. From the beginning of September, the object photographed received 15,5 hours of light.

Sh2-101 In the sky »

The perimeter of the moon lit the colors of the flames in the cloud

23.9. The perimeter on a full moon was dramatically looking in Ikaalinen Sisätö the other night when it lit the Altocumulus clouds with an orange flare. The picture was taken by Heidi Rikala .

Rikala's observation »

The first artificial light pillars in the sky

22.9. Artificial light pillars are familiar from winter ice mists, but they are also seen as short snippets in the crystal clouds above in other seasons as well. These Petri Hakanen 22.9. The pillars seen in Kokemäki in the evening are the first of the autumn season after Maija Perttola photographed the last of spring at midnight 13/14. April. The early observation after the summer break is from 2016, when Matti Helin spotted the pillars at midnight 24/25. July.

Hakanen's observation »

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Reflected primary rainbow

Reflected primary rainbow

18.9.2021 at 18.00 - Halsua (IV)
Ari Koivisto

Hey! On September 18, 2021, at 6 p.m., when I came home, I noticed from the front door, looking behind the clouds at the edge of the forest, clear adjacent beginnings of the rainbow heading in opposite directions. While there weren’t actually wider rainbows, I took pictures with my handheld camera so I wouldn’t have time to go away. I was annoyed afterwards that I wasn’t looking for a better camera inside. Fortunately, the phenomenon was visible while I was photographing it and still remained visible when I left. I remembered the phenomenon on 23.9. and google it for more information. I came a...

Images: 5 pcs • Comments: 1 pcs

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Glory on air

Glory on air

23.9.2021 at 05.15 - 05.45 - Juva (III)
Petri Martikainen, Ursa (Itä-Suomi)

I woke up at five in the morning and went hunting with a drone on the Moon. The attempt of the previous morning had crashed to the rocks right from the start, when the drone refused to ascend, but demanded that the compass be calibrated. Well, I couldn't do it in the dark without a manual. Fortunately, the trouble later recovered on its own. This time there were no problems with the drone, but the dilemma was to find a decent fog. I set off to drive to the destination I was thinking about in advance. Already a couple of miles away was the first fog ferry over the road. I stopped at it and ...

Images: 3 pcs • Comments: 1 pcs

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One halo form

One halo form

22.9.2021 at 14.19 - Parainen, Jurmo (III)
Paula Mattila

Already in the morning in Turku dim 22r but it was only properly visible in the afternoon when the trip to Utö came to Jurmo.

Comments: 2 pcs

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Deep space

21.9.2021 at 21.40 - 22.00 - Ulvila (III)
Vesa Puistovaara, Porin Karhunvartijat

Eagle fog. 4x5min h-alpha

Comments: 2 pcs

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Light pillars

Light pillars

22.9.2021 at 19.30 - 20.10 - Kokemäki (II)
Petri Hakanen

There is really nothing to say about the phenomenon, that special. Looks like a stationary flash

Images: 2 pcs • Comments: 5 pcs

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Quiet aurora arc

Quiet aurora arc

21.9.2021 at 23.00 - 02.00 - Tampere (II)
Kari A. Kuure, Tampereen Ursa

We see the northern lights in the sky lit by the full moon. As the cloud cover receded, the north camera on the observatory recorded a dim arc of northern lights and occasionally associated rays. The bright moonlight brightened the background sky so the contrast remained low. Times are UTC times.

Images: 8 pcs • Comments: 2 pcs

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Aurora rays

Aurora rays

22.9.2021 at 03.14 - 03.21 - Helsinki (II)
Pentti Arpalahti

Timing is essential. When the Tampere camera had a nice-looking belt and the window showed greenery after one, I went through three outdoor observation sites in less than an hour and a half - after going through> 40 images in a few images, an uncertain belt that wasn't enough to exceed the reporting threshold. At the end of the toil, a glance at the celestial cameras and out of the window -> For seven minutes, a vibrant belt appeared and beautiful splashes of rays that were clearly visible to the naked eye!

Images: 8 pcs • Comments: 2 pcs

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Deep space

21.9.2021 at 20.50 - 21.10 - Ulvila (II)
Vesa Puistovaara, Porin Karhunvartijat

This is a rather exotic Messier site considering Finnish conditions, as this fog is visible at very low latitudes in Finland. In this image, the object is at a maximum height of about 2.5 degrees above the horizon.

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One halo form

One halo form

21.9.2021 at 21.18 - Helsinki (I)
Soili Hyvärinen

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One halo form

One halo form

21.9.2021 at 21.45 - Helsinki (I)

A colorful halo next to the moon.

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