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Category: Atmospheric Phenomena, Airglow

The girl, planetary duo and the Noctilucent clouds

The “Noctilucent fever” around the north polar circle is underway and lot of people around the northern world are seeking the NLCs as much as they can. And I totally understand why. Freezing beauty of the NLCs with its electric blue tint and the “cobweb” structures is just incredible in every time of their sighting.…
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We can leave the world…

When I was younger, I had a “walkman” and headphones and I used to listen to one song over and over again, while I was walking by the shore of Sec reservoir close to my cottage. It was song “We can leave the world behind” from Sasha. This such emotional song has awesome moment just…
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The glimpse at the solstice Milky way

While on the southern Earth’s hemisphere the people would have the longest nights, the summer comes on the northern half of our planet. In ten days will be the summer solstice. This season is totally exciting for everyone because of the visibility of the most beautiful part of the Milky Way with the center of…
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Colors of airglow above the La Silla Observatory

While I was observing the skies above the La Silla observatory during the majestic night 19/20 January 2015, I didn’t know that was possibly the best night for capturing airglow in my life. It started after the sunset, when I was focused on observing and capturing of the comet Lovejoy passing Pleiades. A waves of…
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Sensing the spheres in the Atacama desert

Sometimes there is a moment, which makes you feel the Earth stood still. Caused by the new indescribable feelings and the nature around, you are just experienced by totally remarkable instant. And if you have a good music, which completelly determines that moment, you know you are on the right place in the right time.…
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While the VLTs were resting…

Usually one of the most scientifically productive ESO Paranal Observatory had to rest on 26th January 2015. Why? The views to the clear skies disrupted a frontal overcast. But as you can see, even in the bad weather the starry sky is still incredible there in the Atacama desert. So while the VLTs were resting,…
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La Silla: The unlimited sky

How many times in your life could you say: Wow! This is really something! If you spend a time at ESO’s La Silla observatory, you can bet on having lot of those moments. And this picture shows one of them. Totally stunning view from the 3.6m telescope platform always gives you some opportunity to capture…
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