Would you imagine, how many pictures of the sky can you produce from one-week trip at La Silla and Paranal observatory? Well, after long silence I took a look at the data from my January trip and found out I still have lot of to do. So here we go, this is another result. It…
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In the Chilean Atacama desert, 2635 metres high above the sea level, there is ESO’s Paranal observatory – one of the most spectacular observatory in the world. When you stay there and watch the pure beauty of the Universe on the technically perfect platform of the observatory with one of the world’s biggest telescopes, you…
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The ESO’s La Silla observatory is one of the most photogenic place for astro-photography in the world. This image seems to be total prove. On the horizon, there is the road between Swedish submillimeter “ear” (left), listening to the Universe, and the hill with the dome of 3.6m telescope (right). Up above the dome you…
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While I was observing the skies above the La Silla observatory during the majestic night 19/20 January 2015, I didn’t know that was possibly the best night for capturing airglow in my life. It started after the sunset, when I was focused on observing and capturing of the comet Lovejoy passing Pleiades. A waves of…
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Sometimes there is a moment, which makes you feel the Earth stood still. Caused by the new indescribable feelings and the nature around, you are just experienced by totally remarkable instant. And if you have a good music, which completelly determines that moment, you know you are on the right place in the right time.…
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Usually one of the most scientifically productive ESO Paranal Observatory had to rest on 26th January 2015. Why? The views to the clear skies disrupted a frontal overcast. But as you can see, even in the bad weather the starry sky is still incredible there in the Atacama desert. So while the VLTs were resting,…
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How many times in your life could you say: Wow! This is really something! If you spend a time at ESO’s La Silla observatory, you can bet on having lot of those moments. And this picture shows one of them. Totally stunning view from the 3.6m telescope platform always gives you some opportunity to capture…
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