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Haapajärvi, Primary rainbow
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25.9.2023 at 19.15 -
Turku, Rare halos
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25.9.2023 at 15.28 -
Helsinki, One halo form
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25.9.2023 at 13.40 -
Kangasala, One halo form
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25.9.2023 at 08.44 -
Turku, Several halo forms
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25.9.2023 at 08.30 -
Kuusamo, Rukatunturi, One halo form
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25.9.2023 at 07.51 -
Turku, Quiet aurora band
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25.9.2023 at 03.16 -
Lahti, Half-sky auroras
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Kuusamo, All-sky aurora
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25.9.2023 at 02.20 -
Helsinki, Diffuse glow
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25.9.2023 at 02.10 -
Orivesi, Active aurora band
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25.9.2023 at 02.00 -
Lahti, Mukkula, Half-sky auroras
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25.9.2023 at 01.50
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25.9.2023 at 13.40 - Helsinki
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Georg Kieninger
Diffuse glow
25.9.2023 at 02.10 - 05.15 - Helsinki
(I)
Georg Kieninger
I happened to look at the interference curves at night and immediately set the camera to continuous shooting for 3 hours. The northern lights were perhaps not very strong, but the gauzy, sometimes the rays, remained there the whole time and also moved. The best stages were between two and five o'clock. The attached timelapse is a compilation of approx. 180 frames, i.e. the aurora borealis was recorded in every single image. The purple color is also visible in the pictures taken shortly before 5 o'clock.
Images: 2 pcs
Half-sky auroras
18.9.2023 at 21.30 - 04.00 - Helsinki
(IV)
Georg Kieninger
By far the best northern lights show this fall. The finest continuous phase lasted until about midnight, after that sometimes nothing was visible, sometimes a little more. Even at 4 o'clock, something green could be seen.
Images: 7 pcs
Quiet aurora arc
14.9.2023 at 21.52 - 23.55 - Helsinki
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Georg Kieninger
Even though the curlers did not allow us to expect anything miraculous, a variably bright arc lingered over the center for a couple of hours, even rays were visible momentarily (picture 2). It was once again confirmed that the measurement values describing the magnetic activity are only indicative; about a week ago - was it the 3rd and 4th of September? the night between - based on these values, one could have expected an actual aurora borealis spectacle, even more so when there were excellent, i.e. clear, weather conditions throughout the night. But nothing was visible. But that's okay, o...
Images: 2 pcs
Quiet aurora arc
2.9.2023 at 23.10 - 00.15 - Helsinki
(II)
Georg Kieninger
An arc and some rays too. I think I missed the best stage every start at three o'clock. However - the opening of the repos season! It's good to move on from here.
Images: 2 pcs
Perseids
12.8.2023 at 23.35 - 03.07 - Helsinki
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Georg Kieninger
I saw those Perseids in the center of Helsinki too, the conditions were the best.
Images: 2 pcs
Clearly visible night shining clouds
20.6.2023 at 01.15 - 01.45 - Helsinki
(III)
Georg Kieninger
I happened to glance to see if there were any night clouds. And there they were in a wide area from east to southwest and very high up, although not quite up to the zenith. I didn't follow for a longer time, so I can't say anything about the time duration of the (delightful) phenomenon. I think very dim night clouds were visible in the west as well, but I didn't take pictures of them. I added a third, i.e. a panoramic image consisting of five frames, which stretches from east to southwest, in order to get a better idea of the scope of the phenomenon.
Images: 3 pcs • Comments: 2 pcs
ISS
14.5.2023 at 00.42 - 00.46 - Tampere
(IV)
Georg Kieninger
The ISS flyover in Tampere, conveniently during the Eurovision Song Contest and the Ice Hockey World Championships. Compilation of 160 squares
Mirage
5.5.2023 at 07.35 - Helsinki
(IV)
Georg Kieninger
A mirage of a ship (possibly two ships) on Helsinki's morning sea horizon.
One halo form
3.5.2023 at 10.26 - Helsinki
(I)
Georg Kieninger
ISS
3.5.2023 at 03.10 - 03.12 - Helsinki
(I)
Georg Kieninger
The ISS overruns began to be seen again in the morning sky of Helsinki. Direction this time SSE-SSE-SE, altitude 10-11-10 degrees, magnitude -1.4, compilation of 141 frames
One halo form
29.4.2023 at 18.35 - 19.10 - Helsinki
(I)
Georg Kieninger
One halo form
27.4.2023 at 15.44 - Helsinki
(I)
Georg Kieninger
Lyridit
24.4.2023 at 00.47 - 00.54 - Helsinki
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Georg Kieninger
I photographed two lyrid meteors as side catches of the aurora borealis photography.
Images: 2 pcs • Comments: 2 pcs
Diffuse glow
23.4.2023 at 23.00 - 02.40 - Helsinki
(I)
Georg Kieninger
The curls promised really wild aurora borealis. After it got dark, I started to follow them and I was a little disappointed at the beginning, because the thin thin layer of clouds in the northern direction prevented proper visibility. After all, something was visible (picture 1). After midnight, however, the situation changed decisively, as the aurora borealis began to be clearly visible to the eye at the very zenith and almost to the south (picture 3, it is photographed facing east-southeast and shows Suomenlinna church tower on the left and Harmaja pilot station with lighthouses on the right...
Images: 8 pcs
Satellite
22.4.2023 at 23.34 - 03.01 - Helsinki
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Georg Kieninger
I set the camera to record the series because it was the maximum of the lyrid swarm. And quite a lot caught the cell, mostly satellites. I will put two pictures according to my observation: picture 1 is a compilation of approx. 60 satellite frames. The picture is not very high-quality because I only added streaks caused by satellites to one still picture. That's why it has so many small millimeter-long cross lines. If I had stacked these images as they are, it would only show semicircle-shaped streaks of stars. I didn't even try to find out the names of the satellites when there were s...
Images: 2 pcs
Mirage
22.4.2023 at 10.30 - 17.40 - Helsinki
(III)
Georg Kieninger
Mirage
21.4.2023 at 14.30 - 14.55 - Helsinki
(III)
Georg Kieninger
Weaving on Helsinki's sea horizon. Figure 3 is interesting in that the three objects shown in it are not ships, because on at least two other days they were seen again in exactly the same places. Could it be, for example, reflections from the structures of Vuosaari harbor, e.g. cranes?
Images: 3 pcs
Mirage
20.4.2023 at 17.10 - 20.55 - Helsinki
(III)
Georg Kieninger
Typical spring weaving near Helsinki (Merisatama)
Images: 3 pcs • Comments: 3 pcs
One halo form
13.4.2023 at 12.06 - 14.45 - Helsinki
(I)
Georg Kieninger
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