… 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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Yesterday’s Flower Moon, on 29th June, 2026, was after a long while I chose one for beautiful composition with the famous Czech Kunetic Castle. As the Moon rose up just about 20 minutes after the sunset, the “blue hour” made the sky bright blue and the castle too. When capturing the immersive moonrise near Sedlice…
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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 early morning’s (22 June, 2026) stormy weather over southern Slovenia and Italy was pretty active. While observing from Ústupky, Czech Republic a beautiful, at 21:56 UTC, the elusive Red Sprite appeared above a strong thunderstorm, which was located about 530 km far from me, just under the majestic Milky Way! Their typical red color…
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Yesterday, on June 16, 2026, from Seč Lake, Czech Republic, I was a witness to a Circumhorizontal Arch or “Fire Rainbow” among laypeople. This halo phenomenon is less common than the circular 22-degree halo; in the Czech Republic, it is even rarer. Why? Because for its occurrence, the Sun needs to be at least 58…
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7 June 2026 The weather over Central Europe was bad, so the closest conjunction of Venus and Jupiter on 9 June 2026 was not possible. I was, however, lucky just 2 days before, on 7 June 2026, when the beautiful pair appeared over the calm Seč Lake, Czech Republic, along with Castor and Pollux stars.…
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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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