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Category: The Milky Way and Nightscapes

Fireflies in Uganda

Venus like a brilliant

UPDATED VERSION to 7 April 2020: The current situation made me resurrect some old data and surprised how far the progress of processing techniques are. So proudly I can introduce you one of my best photographic moment from Uganda, back in November 2013, when bright Venus (now visible as evening star) positioned almost against the…
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Bridge over the troubled... volcano

Bridge over the troubled… volcano

Milky way in National park El Teide, Tenerife, Canary islands. The far peak is Pico de Teide, highest volcano of Spain, erupted last time around 150 000 years ago. The stone monument left is “tooth” stone called Roque Cinchado. Even the volcano is sleeping now, it’s not dead. One day this “troubled” volcano will change…
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On the border between day and night

When you stay on some place with absolutely clear skies and also clear air, you can see something like that. It still not dark night, the western horizon is bright by the leaving twilight. But there in National park El Teide, Tenerife, you would be witnessed by central Milky way anyway. The bright point is…
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Two colors of airglow

Green and red airglow

Milky way, galaxies, open clusters, California nebula, Gegenschein and two colors of airglow. Far source of light pollution is Tenerife with peak Pico de Teide. Canon 6D, Sigma 15 mm/f2.8@f3.5, ISO 10000, 53×15 s; 29th September 2013, Roque de Los Muchachos, La Palma, Canary islands.

Colors of La Palma starry sky

If you get lucky, you can be witnessed by somethin amazing. Like me on the summit of Roque de Los Muchachos, La Palma (Canary islands) on 29th September 2013. We had amazingly clear skies, so I could capture this breath taking view. You can see colors of leaving twilight on horizon, dark sky with structures…
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From Southern cross to Sirius

From Southern cross to Sirius

Canon 550D, Samyang 24 mm/f1.4@f4, ISO 1600, mosaic of two images 32×15 s, from tripod; Mulligan Hwy, Australia, 16th November 2012.

Somewhere over the Jadran sea

Somewhere over the Jadran sea

Far storm above Jadran sea from Hvar, Croatia. Storm was moving almost radially, so I could easily make a picture with center of the Milky way above it. Used Canon 550D, Samyang 24 mm/f1.4@4.0; ISO 6400; 89×30 s; 10th August 2013.