They used to say the eclipses were bad omens. Well, solar eclipses can truly make people surprised, but now we know that they are just a result of pure and simple physics, mostly optics. Like today’s one, on 29 March 2025, which I symbolically captured over St. Mark Chapel of Dolní Rokytnice (of Rokytnice nad…
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On 14 March 2025 a total lunar eclipse occurred especially over Americas and Pacific Ocean. I was pleased to make my observation of this particular eclipse from NSF Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Chile. Colors in the Earth’s shadow were vivid, including the turquoise effect at the start and even end of the eclipse (where primarily…
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What odds! This year’s New Year celebration over Oravská Lesná, Slovakia, occurred on a moonless night with a clear sky, and just minutes after the fireworks started, an aurora appeared in the sky. What a great start to the year. So happy New Year 2025 to you all! Used Canon Ra, Sigma 50mm, f1.8, ISO4000,…
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Back in November 2024, I witnessed an unusual equatorial view: In the morning sky just before dawn, the planet Jupiter appeared in a seemingly pyramid shape of two sky belts, the Zodiacal Light and the Milky Way. The image from Soneva Jani Island, Maldives (where I was invited as visit astronomer for a short term),…
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Another strong geomagnetic storm of this year brought bright auroras over central Europe on 10th through 11th October 2024. Unfortunately, this time the weather was completely against me, I was lucky to capture the bright red just before the main show started, because by that time thick clouds with rain covered the whole sky over…
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What an unexpectedly bright auroras this night, on 7 October 2024. When observing from Oravská Lesná, Slovakia (50 degrees north of Europe), several waves brought even visually spectacular show. The second-best view of this year after Big May Aurora 2024. Used Canon Ra and Sigma 35mm, ISO 1600, 6s exposures with f1.6. Last 2 images…
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Severe stormy weather over central Europe brings one of the most spectacular but also mysterious phenomena: The Red Sprites. Firstly observed in 1989, they became a target for many specialized photographers and videographers to improve their understanding of them. So far we know now is the fact, the fragments-of-seconds flashes are counter-discharge of CG+ lightning…
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