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Eye-catching night shining clouds

14.8.2017 at 01.00 - 03.00 - Enontekiö (V)
Kari Autto

The illuminating night clouds lingered for hours above Ounastunturi. The nights are already so dark that even a couple of stars tried to twinkle, a couple of degrees of heat and fog quite a bit.

Images: 4 pcs • Comments: 2 pcs

Pearl clouds

13.2.2017 at 16.00 - Muonio (IV)
Kari Autto

Yesterday the Föhn wind was very strong in gusts on Pallas, The candlesticks bent menacingly and the foot did not always stay upright. Pearl clouds began to appear between 2-3 and lasted until dark, before fading they lost color.

Images: 7 pcs • Comments: 8 pcs

Quiet aurora arc

4.1.2017 at 23.59 - Muonio (II)
Kari Autto

At the time of the frost record, there were handsome northern lights who just focused on watching. There was ice crystal in the air low which did not obstruct the view of the fires.

Comments: 2 pcs

Quiet aurora arc

9.12.2016 at 23.50 - Muonio (II)
Kari Autto

There were again a lot of calm green lights for a moment, sometimes excited to "run".

Comments: 1 pcs

Pearl clouds

9.12.2016 at 16.00 - Muonio (III)
Kari Autto

Pearl clouds in the afternoon sky, lower clouds and a strong blizzard interfered with visibility.

Images: 3 pcs • Comments: 3 pcs

Rocket-related clouds

11.11.2016 at 23.29 - Muonio (V)
Kari Autto

The phenomenon of light in the sky interrupted the observation of the northern lights, at first I thought it was a comet, but maybe some rocket. Quite calmly but decisively it progressed towards the north. #rakettivaihe: Centaur AV-062

Images: 2 pcs • Comments: 3 pcs

Quiet aurora band

8.9.2015 at 00.30 - Enontekiö (II)
Kari Autto

There were autumn northern lights even in the southern sky, here in the northwestern sky.

Comments: 3 pcs

Half-sky auroras

20.2.2015 at 23.50 - Muonio (IV)
Kari Autto

There was a lot of northern lights but "fogs" and scattered throughout the sky, even in the southern sky.

Light pillars

11.1.2015 at 20.00 - Muonio (II)
Kari Autto

The village of Muonio was decorated with halo lights in a 30-degree biting frost.

Images: 2 pcs • Comments: 1 pcs

Active aurora band

28.12.2014 at 23.00 - Muonio (III)
Kari Autto

Northern lights appeared when there was a momentary pause in the clouds.

Starscape image

23.12.2014 at 21.30 - Muonio (III)
Kari Autto

Väinämöinen's Scythe.

Comments: 3 pcs

Quiet aurora band

8.12.2014 at 23.00 - Muonio (II)
Kari Autto

A good northern lights night was by the way but the fog was a nuisance in two ways, blocking visibility and quickly forming ice on the lens and rear window.

Images: 3 pcs • Comments: 7 pcs

Quiet aurora band

6.12.2014 at 23.20 - Muonio (II)
Kari Autto

Along the northern lights and the northern lights belt, in the evening, the fires did not rumble but rumbled along the sky for a good ride.

Images: 2 pcs • Comments: 9 pcs

A fireball at night, as bright as a full moon

6.12.2014 at 22.30 - Muonio (V)
Kari Autto

A handsome fireball crashed diagonally toward the ground the moment I pointed at the camera.

Comments: 13 pcs

Active aurora band

12.11.2014 at 02.03 - Muonio (III)
Kari Autto

The rain and fog faded after which the northern lights immediately came to the sky.

Comments: 2 pcs

Half-sky auroras

4.11.2014 at 23.00 - Muonio (IV)
Kari Autto

For a moment, the sky was full of colorful but terribly fast-paced northern lights, so fast that they didn't get captured by the camera. Ordinary fires along the evening and midnight.

Comments: 3 pcs

Diffuse glow

31.10.2014 at 00.57 - Muonio (I)
Kari Autto

Weak Sky-white decorating a yankee tree.

Comments: 1 pcs

Half-sky auroras

28.10.2014 at 01.04 - Muonio (IV)
Kari Autto

Northern lights sky full along at night, snow gone due to the rain that ended in the morning.

Images: 2 pcs • Comments: 3 pcs

Half-sky auroras

15.10.2014 at 00.00 - Muonio (IV)
Kari Autto

Alternating northern lights, mostly green, for several hours also in the Muonio sky.

Images: 2 pcs

Quiet aurora arc

1.10.2014 at 01.00 - Kittilä (II)
Kari Autto

October began in the signs of northern lights, with different variations of green lights swarming in the sky for several hours.

Comments: 3 pcs

Search result contains observations from time period 1.1.2000 klo 00.00 - 9.6.2023 klo 17.42.