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Quiet aurora arc

17.10.2014 at 23.53 - Vaala (II)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

I kept filming the Milky Way for a few hours until the northern lights started to be so bright that I had to turn the cameras towards them. I took pictures with two cameras at the same time; The first image was taken with a fisheye eye and the second with a lens aimed at the left edge of the northern lights belt.

Images: 2 pcs

Quiet aurora band

18.10.2014 at 00.35 - Vaala (II)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

There was a pause in the description of the Milky Way as the northern lights began to warp in the sky. I turned the cameras north and started a series of shots, from which I made a GIF animation. Pictures taken on October 18, 2014 at 00.35-00.56. The second Northern Lights gif animation was taken at the same time with another camera on the left side of the Northern Lights belt.

Images: 2 pcs

Quiet aurora band

24.12.2014 at 21.28 - Vaala (II)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

Christmas northern lights. The blue LED lights around the logs of the sauna cottage are reflected in the trees and give a cold atmosphere to the picture. It was about -20C outside

Comments: 1 pcs

Starscape image

15.10.2014 at 20.45 - Vaala (IV)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

For a long time I got almost complete darkness in the Kainuu desert with the camera. The Milky Way looked absolutely stunning. A few starbursts also appeared, but did not hurt the pictures.

M31

15.10.2014 at 20.15 - Vaala (III)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

In near complete darkness, I photographed the Milky Way, but at the same time decided to test the barn door tracking at a 70mm focal length into the Andromeda galaxy. It's okay!

Starscape image

15.10.2014 at 22.00 - Vaala (IV)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

I decided to try shooting the Milky Way with a bright lens in almost complete darkness. I haven’t gotten structures like this before. Here is a larger version: http://www.astrobin.com/full/128715/0/

M35

17.10.2014 at 23.30 - Vaala (III)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

I decided to try ladonovi tracking on a non-Andromeda galaxy and by chance Messier 35 was in the right place. Focus is not the best. There is always something to improve. Less frequently described object.

M45

18.10.2014 at 00.11 - Vaala (IV)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

Beautiful frost bridge in Manamansalo, Kainuu desert. I photographed the Milky Way and finally a couple of Messier objects, one of which is here.

Starscape image

17.10.2014 at 20.30 - Vaala (IV)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

I photographed the Milky Way with a fisheye eye. In one box came a bigger ball of light, which in another picture. It is much brighter than the line in one box, which is certainly caused by the satellite.

Images: 2 pcs • Comments: 1 pcs

Starscape image

17.10.2014 at 22.00 - Vaala (IV)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

Linunraat and northern lights in Manamansalo, Kainuu desert. It was a great evening to be outside. Panoramic 79 images.

Images: 2 pcs • Comments: 3 pcs

M51

15.3.2015 at 22.00 - Helsinki (V)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

The first deep-sky object I’ve exposed in an hour. The total exposure in the picture 4 hours 14 minutes (83x3min + 1x5min).

M81

14.3.2015 at 22.00 - Helsinki (IV)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

A nice spring deep sky destination. My second subject ever, which I have exposed for hours.

M63

14.3.2015 at 22.00 - Helsinki (IV)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

My first picture of the Sunflower Galaxy. Filmed over several nights in March.

M101

13.4.2015 at 23.30 - Helsinki (IV)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

I thought the shooting season was over, but I got the Windmill Galaxy photographed for three nights for a total of 7 hours 35 minutes.

M27

24.8.2015 at 02.00 - Helsinki (IV)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

Early autumn is quite a nice time to observe and shoot, when it's nice and warm even at night. I photographed Weight Lifting for three nights (17th, 21st and 24th August). This is my first picture of the M27.

Images: 3 pcs • Comments: 2 pcs

M13

21.8.2015 at 02.00 - Helsinki (IV)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

There has been little night's sleep for more than a week. The third object of early autumn that I have photographed from my own yard. To my dismay, the M13 goes behind a big birch pretty soon after midnight at my location.

NGC 891

10.9.2015 at 23.00 - Helsinki (IV)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

My first galaxy image of the fall. But what are the two small galaxies in the direction of about four o'clock?

NGC 7331

2.9.2016 at 23.00 - Artjärvi Orimattila (IV)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

The harvest of the URSA deep sky meeting.

M33

3.9.2016 at 01.00 - Orimattila, Artjärvi, Tähtikallio (IV)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

The harvest of the URSA deep sky meeting

Comments: 4 pcs

NGC 869, NGC 884

20.9.2016 at 22.00 - Helsinki (IV)
Tero Hiekkalinna, Ursa (Helsinki)

I photographed the Dual Cluster on two different days (September 14 and 20, 2016) and got a total of 5 hours and 15 minutes of light.

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