While we were oversleeping in the Kalahari desert on 13th September 2013, the sandy air covered all the views around the horizon of Dqae Qare Farm. But the skies were full of much more farther dust. First at all the interstellar dust in the “falling” Milky Way, making a rich structures of of dark nebulae.…
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There are not so many places in the world, where you can feel so small and nugatory in compassion to the nature around you, but also such grateful to the world to be the part of a moment in this beautiful natural spot. With no doubt, one of those places is the Spitzkoppe national park…
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On Monday Sept. 28th, 2015, in early Namibian morning the Moon went through the Earth’s shadow, producing spectacular total lunar eclipse. This one was the fourth of unusual tetrad of eclipses in 2014 and 2015. Actually, there was much more about the uniqueness of this phenomenon. The Moon was closest to the Earth just an…
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The annual meteor shower Perseid had absolute great conditions this year. New Moon occurred just day after the maximum as it was about 6:30 to 9:00 UTC on August 13th, 2015. Last time the “moonless Perseids” were in 2013 and the next time we will enjoy that in 2018. I took a risk for possible…
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Another beautifully calm night over the Seč reservoir came on 16th July 2015. The Milky Way looked like a river in the sky, so I just walked on the coast until I found this abandonment boat. Then it just came up in my mind: This starry river is still a visual metaphor for our liquid…
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Sometimes there are a views, which make you think about how lucky and fragile in the same time we are. This view, captured on 12th June 2015 late night, shows my cottage close to the Seč reservoir against the Milky way – the starry island we all live in. How far the stars are and…
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As the stormy summer weather over the central Europe is underway, there are many chances to capture the Red Sprites again. I took my camera on the beach of the Seč reservoir late night on 17 July 2015, knowing the strong MCS storm is moving across the central Austria, so about 300-400 km south from…
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