As the time goes by, back in the Czech Republic there is probably the only place I really love. It’s my childhood place – Sec reservoir. Spending time here means just remembering the amazing views to the naturally dark skies above Atacama desert or the Cook Island and New Zealand. Nothing like that is visible…
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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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Sometimes you just wait for the perfect moment, which represents the nature of your soul. Well, this one is possibly the perfect, describing myself. Ostensibly calm, I still fight for something better, unique, memorable… At least to capture an image like this. Far storm passing away from the Sec reservoir produced a beautiful and powerful…
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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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… and the dream came true. On 17th March 2015 the geomagnetic storm appeared to be the strongest in the current solar cycle (2009 – 2020) and produced absolutely incredible sky show. For me, in Torshavn of Faroe Islands, Denmark, it was amazing surprise just a few days before not so lucky total solar eclipse.…
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While the people on Svalbard could enjoy the incredible total solar eclipse with no clouds on 20th March 2015, the pity conditions on the Faroe Islands made it completely different. Lot of clouds covered the dreamt-of views into the eclipsed sun and lot of people saw just a darkening world around them, not the eclipse…
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Other fantastic view from the magical night 19/20 January 2015 at La Silla Observatory. This one is even more symbolic than others, because it shows Danish telescope, which use even Czech observers as members od European Southern Observatory. And even if I didn’t know, this was the case. While I was capturing the segments for…
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