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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From 5 to 19 February I visited northern Scandinavia to capture some nice Aurora Borealis views. Here are some stories and images. Enjoy! 9/10 February 2025 Some people say “to see an aurora and die”. Well, after yesterday, I think there is always much more to see. Despite the unpleasant cold, I am happy I…
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Discovered in October 2024, the comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seems to be promising bright comet of 2025 (it survives the heat of the sunny). I was also lucky to see this one from the Northern Hemisphere despite the fact, that the best show brought only for Southerners. 16 January 2025 If this was my last…
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In 2024, over 30 Aurora Borealis were recorded from Central Europe as the solar activity of the current solar cycle gets to its maximum. About 12 of the auroras were observable even to the naked eye and I was lucky to capture them across Czechia and Slovakia (latitude ~50 degrees north). In this collection, the…
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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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Almost every lover of the night sky will recognize the majestic constellation of Orion. However, Orion is also a huge attraction for astrophotographers, because deep scanning across the visible spectrum can reveal the extremely colorful and complex glowing and reflective molecular clouds that are located in this direction of our Galaxy. On November 10, 2024,…
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