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Eye-catching night shining clouds

21.7.2021 at 01.30 - Parainen, Ahvensaari (V)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

I started observing the night sky around 1:30 and my attention was drawn to the rather spectacular night cloud formation.

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Clearly visible night shining clouds

12.7.2021 at 01.30 - 01.50 - Parainen, Airisto (III)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

Beautiful night clouds were clearly visible last night. I stopped watching them at 01.50.

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Primary rainbow

25.6.2021 at 18.15 - 18.20 - Parainen, Ahvensaari (IV)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

After a downpour, a handsome shallow rainbow appeared.

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One halo form

10.6.2021 at 12.50 - 13.15 - Parainen (I)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

A great halo in honor of the eclipse.

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Pilvikaari maanpinnalta

17.1.2021 at 13.10 - 13.30 - Turku (IV)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

Cloud arch in Hirvensalo. The phenomenon later looked like a double arc, but then unfortunately the camera was no longer involved.

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Several halo forms

16.1.2021 at 15.00 - 15.30 - Turku (II)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

The beautiful frosty day was crowned by a handsome side sun. The other side was much brighter but the phenomenon as a whole was still spectacular to watch.

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Primary rainbow

12.10.2020 at 12.11 - 13.30 - Parainen, Ahvensaaren saaristo (IV)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

As a result of repeated rain showers, partial rainbows appeared several times during the afternoon. Picture taken in a northwest direction.

One halo form

27.9.2020 at 19.00 - 19.25 - Kaarina (I)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Länsi-Suomi)

The sun pillar was clearly visible throughout the car journey from Parais to Turku.

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Bright night shining clouds

8.7.2020 at 01.30 - Parainen, Ahvensaari (IV)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

Bright and widespread night clouds in the western sky. The last image shows the narrower ribbon-like night clouds in the north.

Images: 3 pcs

One halo form

3.7.2020 at 11.23 - Parainen, Ahvensaari (I)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

In the morning, a full 22-degree ring was visible for about a quarter of an hour. The same phenomenon in Houtskar's Näsby at 7 p.m. Unfortunately, there is no picture of the latter.

Moon

27.6.2020 at 22.30 - Parainen (III)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

Crescent evening in the tropics.

Primary rainbow

8.6.2020 at 21.50 - Parainen, Ahvensaari (V)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Länsi-Suomi)

A spectacular rainbow at the end of the day. The side arch was also visible.

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One halo form

14.5.2020 at 09.15 - Turku (I)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

In honor of the first day of contact teaching, a 22-degree ring appeared above the school building.

One halo form

7.3.2020 at 12.30 - Turku (I)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

The delicate halo was visible for at least an hour.

Moon

31.12.2019 at 17.04 - Turku (IV)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Länsi-Suomi)

A New Year's attoon showed a crescent moon among the clouds.

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Aurora rays

27.9.2019 at 21.43 - 01.05 - Parainen, Ahvensaari
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

Friday night, in addition to the clear starry sky, offered northern lights that began dimly around half past ten but had intensified considerably after one. The same evening also saw a lonely ray, to which many have already referred. Around 11 p.m., its shape became wider. Annoyingly poor quality pictures of it.

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One halo form

20.9.2019 at 15.54 - 16.00 - Turku (I)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

22 degree halo from Turku

Pääsateenkaari

14.9.2019 at 18.00 - 18.15 - Parainen (V)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Länsi-Suomi)

Sometimes you get a chance to see many interesting phenomena in a short amount of time. We had just landed when a heavy downpour surprised. A spectacular double rainbow appeared over the nearby forest. At the same time, a avalanche cloud and fabrics over Airisto were visible. I also attach pictures of these observations.

Images: 2 pcs

Kangastus

14.9.2019 at 17.58 - Parainen
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Länsi-Suomi)

Several halo forms

31.8.2019 at 19.16 - 19.30 - Parainen (II)
Eva Larzén-Östermark, Ursa (Etelä-Suomi)

On Saturday night, halo phenomena continued at Airisto. A weak halo around the low sun with a fairly colorful spot on the right side. At the same time, there was a longer but also colorful convex arch in the high sky. This part only appears in the second image, where the camera was pointed fairly straight up.

Images: 3 pcs

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