Moon over corals

August 20th, 2009 • Pacific Ocean 2010Comments Off on Moon over corals

Moon rising over Pacific ocean 2 days before the total solar eclipse. Notice the Orion’s belt in the upper right corner.

Moon Glimpse

August 20th, 2009 • Pacific Ocean 2010Comments Off on Moon Glimpse

One morning before the eclipse, I was on the Pacific ocean side admiring the colors of Polynesian dawn…

Fireworks on Sun

August 19th, 2009 • Pacific Ocean 2010Comments Off on Fireworks on Sun

The prominence of the eclipsed Sun rises on it’s edge at 3rd contact of the eclipse. The image was tacken with an oil spaced triplet assembled in a CF tube by specialist Catalin Fus.

Bands on clouds

August 18th, 2009 • Pacific Ocean 2010Comments Off on Bands on clouds

Theese bands seem to be shaddow bands projected on thin clouds. This phenomena defines this 2010 total solar eclipse in my oppinion

January 4th, 2009 • 2011 January PSEComments Off on

Clear skies but dense fog: perfect for this eclipse!

January 4th, 2009 • 2011 January PSEComments Off on

Partial Solar Eclipse at -14C: one hour to go!

January 4th, 2009 • 2011 January PSEComments Off on

January 4th, 2009 • 2011 January PSEComments Off on

A frozen smile, at last!

Kaunispaa Hill – observation point

March 13th, 2008 • Lapland 2011Comments Off on Kaunispaa Hill – observation point

Top of Kaunispaa Hill, 2km NE of Saariselka, Lapland. This was my observation point of 1st June partial eclipse. At 500m altitude, from here you can see the whole country of Santa Claus.

00:00 Rovaniemi Sun

March 13th, 2008 • Lapland 2011Comments Off on 00:00 Rovaniemi Sun

A midnight sunset on Kemi river in Rovaniemi is something to be remembered