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Active aurora band

14.4.2016 at 23.40 - Valkeakoski (III)
Aija Kaartinen

At first it looked like the clouds would cover the whole show tonight, but the stage was open at just the right place. The arc was accompanied by rays and an active belt just when I got to the pier, so today I succeeded. For the first time, I even separated the bottom of the pink! It didn't hit the pocket pictures, but for once I got a little purple ray in the picture. Then I admire the rest of your other great pictures :)

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Quiet aurora arc

14.4.2016 at 02.48 - Valkeakoski (II)
Aija Kaartinen

I thought I had already missed tonight's repos in addition to yesterday, but one bright arc still agreed to show up. Unfortunately, the picture is my poor paperwork, sorry about that ...

Active aurora band

16.2.2016 at 21.55 - Valkeakoski (III)
Aija Kaartinen

This is remarkable when repos are more visible in the backyard than on trips to Lapland. The pictures are miserable, because either I myself or others moving on the pier made the pictures shake, when I can't get these with my pocket except in the starry sky position. But I still want to put these as a testament to how once the orange cloud that rolled over disappeared from disturbing within five minutes!

Images: 3 pcs

Earth's shadow

23.11.2015 at 14.20 - Inari, Saariselkä (III)
Aija Kaartinen

A Christmas greeting to all the wonderful people of the Ascension with these reindeer grazing in the light of the moonlight. I had never seen a completely pink moon before, so I was kind of excited to get it photographed. However, in the tower at the top of Kaunispää, the wind went to the model that it was good when I stood up, so it was a bit challenging. I apologize for the inaccurate shots. The last image shows the sky in the other direction. Quite a harsh red compared to the gentle pastel bench on the moonlight side. It shows where the sun was going at the time of observation. Some more ex...

Images: 3 pcs • Comments: 6 pcs

Half-sky auroras

7.10.2015 at 21.10 - 22.40 - Valkeakoski (IV)
Aija Kaartinen

I borrowed a camera from a coworker that I couldn’t use. I don’t know if I even pressed the panic button, but at least the video button somewhere. Vehje got stuck in the description for automation, from which I couldn't get it out, but luckily it still saved my wishes quite well. I hardly could have made better adjustments manually. I don't understand how the repos eventually turned black and white. At first I thought I accidentally deleted the colors myself, but the environment is colored. Of course, they were pale in color at the end of the eye, but usually even light reposets get gr...

Images: 4 pcs • Comments: 3 pcs

Quiet aurora arc

6.10.2015 at 21.30 - Valkeakoski (II)
Aija Kaartinen

Although the forecast did not yet work wonders, I would go to the beach to check out the situation. That's where the familiar arc was again, this time higher than the horizon. Unfortunately, it dimmed as it activated, making it difficult to follow the flutter. My paperback won’t keep up with the swing, but hopefully one of you good photographers will be captured for observation. Addition: An hour later, when I went outside again at about 10.30pm, the actively moving belt below the calmer arc became brighter. The rays and spots were clearly distinguished. The movement stopped pretty soon, b...

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Quiet aurora arc

12.9.2015 at 00.30 - Valkeakoski, Sääksmäki (II)
Aija Kaartinen

I wish you were here ... There is such a play that our camera is not enough. Reposet dances on the horizon and the fish roar on the lake surface so that the silver sides just flicker. One seems to be practicing for the Olympics triple jump when jumping with his tail along the surface of the water ... That lake watchdog department was more active than the sky watchman, but yes, the revot always tried to get involved in dancing and jumping. I go back to the pier to see what dance is going on now. I’m putting in a couple of attempts to get something saved.

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Quiet aurora arc

10.9.2015 at 22.30 - Valkeakoski, Sääksmäki (II)
Aija Kaartinen

Finally a bright night, so there was no need to guess what was going on behind the clouds. The arc was not very bright at first, but for a while it did activate and reposet jumped along the sky from time to time. Finally calmed down again until it began to fade at half past two. Unfortunately, the brightness was still not enough for my pocket, even though I tested the shooting tips I received, thanks for them. Pentti, this Panasonic offers ISO only up to 1600. The only exposure time that showed something was 1 sec. who made a truly hazy imprint, as the picture shows. The best option tonight wa...

Images: 3 pcs

Auroras seen through breaks in the clouds

7.9.2015 at 23.35 - Valkeakoski, Sääksmäki (II)
Aija Kaartinen

At first, a really dull gauze was visible, which brightened and seemed to turn more into an arc. Unfortunately, the clouds began to fill the sky at a point when the reposet was little activated. Pokkari isn't really enough for these pictures, but let me show you a few pictures as they stand.

Images: 3 pcs • Comments: 5 pcs

Search result contains observations from time period 1.1.2000 klo 00.00 - 8.6.2023 klo 12.41.