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Aurora Borealis. August 30/31, 2022.

A bright, brief and beautiful display of Aurora Borealis on the night of August 30/31, 2022 (as seen from this location). A couple of images from the vista. Details: Canon 700D, Vivitar 8 mm fisheye-lens.

M16, M17, M31, and NGC7000. August 29, 2022.

Messier 16 (Eagle nebula), and Messier 17 (The Swan nebula) photographed a few minutes past midnight on August 29, 2022 from Ørsta, Norway. (Canon 800D, Borg 67FL, Sky Watcher Star Adventurer GTI).

The well known galaxy in Andromeda, Messier 31. (Canon 800D, Borg 67FL, Sky Watcher Star Adventurer GTI). Photographed on August 29, 2022 from Ørsta, Norway.

Nebulosity and stars in the constellation Cygnus. Photographed on August 29, 2022 from Ørsta, Norway.
(Canon 800D, Borg 67FL, Sky Watcher Star Adventurer GTI).

Noctilucent Clouds on July 28/29 2022.

The nordic summer sky is gradually getting darker. However, last night the sky was brightened by a bright,and beautiful, display of noctilucent clouds. Photo details: Canon M6/250D, Sigma 17-70mm/50-500mm, Samyang 8mm fisheye-lens, various iso/exp settings.

A Drone in front of the Solar disk. June 29,2022.

Inspired by the Solar Dynamics Observatory’s observation of a solar eclipse in space on June 29, 2022. I parked a drone in front of the Sun, and created a local eclipse. Photo taken just before sunset on June 29, 2022.

Long meteortrail on April 16, 2022.

This enduring meteor traversed the sky on April 16, 2022.

Auroral activity on April 15, 2022.

Aurora borealis dancing over the valley at UTC 00.08 on April 15, 2022.

Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard. December 10, 2021.

Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard photographed in the afternoon/early evening on December 10, 2021. Photo taken at about UTC 16.51. A plane entered the field during the exposure. Photo details: Canon 800D, Sigma 50-500 mm lens, Unitec Swat-200 mount.

Mild auroral display / spectrum of Jupiter. November 27,2021.

A mild auroral display over the valley, but a cold night (-12 C). Location Ørsta, Norway.

A spectrum of Jupiter obtained on November 27, 2021. Photo details: Celestron 5, Canon 800D, Star Analyser 100.
Location: Ørsta, Norway.

The Northern Lights. September 3, 2021.

Colorful aurora borealis above a thin layer of clouds. Photo taken (from Ørsta, Norway) on September 3rd, 2021 at about 23.41 local time. Canon 700D, Vivitar fisheye-lens.

Aurora Borealis. The Summer Triangle and a meteor. August 27/28, 2021.

At around midnight August 27/28 I noticed auroral activity. The easily seen green aurora covered much of the sky. A more faint blue pinkish arc was also photographed. Seen on enclosed images. Photo details: Canon 700D, 6 mm fisheye-lens. Canon 1300D, 8 mm fisheye-lens, various iso and exposure settings.