On 12 August 2026, truly beautiful solar eclipse occured over north pole, visible as total especially from the Spain. I was lucky to observe the eclipse nearby the Tordueles (a small rural hamlet in the province of Burgos), where the totality took about 1 minute and 46 seconds, just less then 1 hour before the…
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This noon, on 2 August 2026, I got extremely lucky in Chloumek, Czech Republic. I captured the International Space Station in front of the Sun at a very short-term hole in the clouds just by the current large sunspots AR 4495 and AR 4500. I was actually about to give up today. But I did…
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Just a few days a year, there is a narrow “window” to catch this unusual view from such a distance: The Sun setting over known Czech mount Milešovka. Known for very wide views, meteorological station but also for highest rates of strong winds in the Czech Republic, Milešovka remains one of the most visited summit…
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… and both within a few days around the of June 2026 solstice. First one on 25 June, 2026, when the Sun with its big sunspoots was about to set over the Lichnice Castle. The second one just on the upper edge of “Strawberry Moon” on 29 June, 2026, when the Moon just appeared over…
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Several days a year, the Sun can be captured while setting over Lichnice Castle from Seč city, Czech Republic. This year, I was lucky with large sunspot too. 26 June 2026 On 25 June 2026, I was lucky to capture the sunset over Lichnice Castle despite not perfect circumstance. In the distance, some clouds blocked…
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This forenoon on 8 June 2026, I got extremely lucky in Prasek, Czech Republic. I captured a plane and the International Space Station in front of the Sun at the same time (same shot). It was not planned. And the chance was truly extremely low. Knowing the angular size of the Sun, the duration of…
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Can we even calculate the probability of a truly lucky shot? This is what I often ask myself when looking at this image of mine from April 19, 2025, captured near the SOAR Observatory on Cerro Pachón at sunset. It was in the last seconds of the already dramatic phenomenon, during which a multiple green…
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