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Active aurora band

23.8.2016 at 23.50 - Mustasaari (III)
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

Northern lights in Mustasaari. The moon had just risen and illuminated the landscape. The flying object also grabbed the image. The first picture in the series, so unfortunately the settings aren't quite right on the camera.

Comments: 4 pcs

Quiet aurora band

29.3.2017 at 22.32 - Mustasaari (II)
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

Northern lights in the Kvarken. I managed to get the northern lights, the sunset echo and a little orbit in the same picture. It was worth going out again!

Comments: 4 pcs

Quiet aurora band

1.9.2017 at 23.15 - Mustasaari (II)
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

Northern Lights shooting season opening. The photographer was in a terrible flu, but it didn’t help, a few pictures had to be grabbed of the phenomenon. We wish you a good Northern Lights in the fall and winter.

Auroras seen through breaks in the clouds

11.10.2017 at 21.15 - 21.50 - Korsholm (II)
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

The stargazing trip went to photograph the northern lights behind a cloud curtain. A quiet evening by the sea, not a bad option.

Comments: 2 pcs

Aurora rays

13.10.2017 at 20.30 - 22.00 - Mustasaari (II)
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

The clouds were promised earlier, but luckily we had to peek out and there was a decent show going on. Usually one should go to the archipelago in a dark place to photograph the northern lights, but this time I decided to stay in the middle of the settlement and got a little different pictures.

Comments: 4 pcs

Diffuse glow

14.11.2017 at 19.50 - 20.00 - Mustasaari (I)
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

The starry sky was visible from the backyard, so a quick trip to a dark place. Even a little vontulia grabbed the cell.

Comments: 2 pcs

Aurora rays

4.12.2017 at 20.45 - Mustasaari (II)
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

Ravontulia by the sea. The moonlight slightly hindered the detection of the northern lights, but gave a nice touch to the pictures.

Images: 2 pcs

Auroras seen through breaks in the clouds

14.3.2018 at 21.18 - Mustasaari (II)
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

Watching the northern lights. Unfortunately, I leave the venue an hour too early. I should have restrained again. :)

Quiet aurora band

22.9.2018 at 22.13 - Vaasa (II)
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

Leaving the Andromeda Observatory in Vaasa, northern lights appeared in the sky. They were already visible before, but it was only at this stage that you could photograph.

Images: 2 pcs

Quiet aurora arc

7.10.2018 at 21.40 - 22.20 - Mustasaari (II)
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

From the door peek that northern lights in the sky and then out. The purpose was to get an image where northern lights are reflected in the mirrored water. This time in an almost urban environment.

Images: 5 pcs

Auroras seen through breaks in the clouds

13.10.2018 at 21.45 - Mustasaari (II)
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

The wind rattled birch leaves. Green stood out from behind the gauze, a warm autumn evening.

Images: 2 pcs • Comments: 3 pcs

Quiet aurora arc

28.12.2018 at 20.00 - 22.30 - Mustasaari
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

The Milky Way had to be described as the moon did not disturb. At first, a calm green arch appeared by the sea. As the evening progressed, the northern lights became more visible. All images panoramic.

Images: 3 pcs • Comments: 3 pcs

Diffuse glow

27.2.2019 at 20.00 - Mustasaari
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

The sky looked unusually dark and I decided to go try it would be a filming spot. That was it, even the green grabbed the cell. Images of vertical panoramas at 14 millimeters.

Images: 2 pcs • Comments: 2 pcs

Quiet aurora band

1.3.2019 at 23.00 - Mustasaari (II)
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

The trees of the guarantee showed good greenery and marvel at the lake shore. Some rays were visible.

Images: 3 pcs • Comments: 2 pcs

Quiet aurora arc

6.3.2019 at 22.00 - Mustasaari (II)
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

The clouds lurked behind the trees and I left the objects of the deep sky alone. Guess if those clouds came in the hours .. Driving to a darker place and panoramic.

Active aurora band

27.9.2019 at 22.15 - 22.50 - Mustasaari
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

Northern lights forecasts promised a night shift with the camera. From a familiar place, the northern lights stood out in the north, the complete silence and the mirrored sea. To the west, a handsome arc was drawn in the sky. Holding the law of heaven and then fading slowly. STEVE. Images include a panoramic image at 14 millimeters, wide-angle images at 14 millimeters, and images of the arc at 50 millimeters.

Images: 6 pcs • Comments: 7 pcs

Quiet aurora band

29.10.2019 at 19.30 - Mustasaari (II)
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

A peaceful northern lights belt on Mustasaari. The starry sky stood out from the holiday of the clouds, as well as a calm northern lights belt. At the same time testing new optics.

Images: 2 pcs

One halo form

19.3.2016 at 12.30 - Vaasa (I)
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

In the midst of the spring migration of birds, a beautiful halo appeared in the sky. The wide angle lens comfortably got the landscape and the whole phenomenon in the same picture.

Comments: 1 pcs

Several halo forms

6.5.2016 at 20.00 - Vaasa (II)
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

On a boating trip, I noticed a halo of the sun and took a picture of it.

Comments: 2 pcs

Rare halos

7.5.2016 at 14.30 - Mustasaari (IV)
Marko Takala, Vaasan Andromeda

The halo of the sun. Photographed from a boat on the high seas.

Comments: 5 pcs

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