Just an hour ago, on 12 September 2024 (around 19:18 UT), a bright aurora appeared in the sky over Záhradné, near Prešov, Slovakia. It lasted just about ten minutes, but it was truly a lucky one. Especially when the clouds closed the view shortly after this incredible sky surprise. Used Canon Ra, Sigma 35mm, f1.6,…
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Today, August 28, 2024, early in the morning around 3 o’clock, nature brought another aurora over the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This time weak, I couldn’t see it with my eyes, but the camera captured its structures. This is how the glow appeared under the Big Dipper above the calm surface of the Seč Lake,…
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Here comes the mathematically stacked composite of this year’s Perseids (2024). This time, I wanted to express more, I went deep into my heart and wanted to show the feeling of a man with a kid’s soul, enjoying the place he loves the most. In the bottom part, you can find this person (me), enjoying…
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On August 11-12-13, 2024, an Aurora Borealis appeared even over the Czech Republic, central Europe. It was a faint but beautiful Aurora Borealis with many waves during the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower. For this time-lapse, taken from Ústupky (49.82N, 15.65E) in a period between 23:28-2:13 CEST I used Canon 6D and Samyang 14mm.…
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Yesterday night (YES, yesterday, May 17th, 2024, not a week ago!), another aurora surprise occurred in the Czech sky. It’s not as bright as the previous Friday so far, but still a beautiful display at least for a while around local midnight. The Moon made this aurora less visible to the naked eyes (the photograph…
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On May 10-11, 2024, an Aurora Borealis appeared even over the Czech Republic, central Europe. It was most likely the brightest Aurora Borealis since 20th November 2003! For this time-lapse, taken from Záhořice (50.08N, 13.20E) in a period between 20:33-21:23 CET I used Canon 6D (modified), Samyang 12mm, f2.8, ISO 2000, and 6s exposures. What…
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Last night, on May 5th, 2024, the aurora surprisingly appeared even in the Czech Republic, a European mid-latitude country. I observed from Záhořice village. There were two prominent peaks – after local midnight (after 10 pm UT) and before local 2 am (before midnight UT). Both were visible even to the naked eye, despite the…
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