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Deep Sky Comet

Little Big Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

Discovered in January 2023, the comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) seems to be promising bright comet of 2024 (and very likely one of the brightest of last decades). I was also lucky to see this one with about 1-kilometer-sized nucleus, which can be considered as not so big, but also not that small among other known…
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Oravian Aurora Borealis of 7 October 2024

Oravian Aurora Borealis of 7 October 2024

What an unexpectedly bright auroras this night, on 7 October 2024. When observing from Oravská Lesná, Slovakia (50 degrees north of Europe), several waves brought even visually spectacular show. The second-best view of this year after Big May Aurora 2024. Used Canon Ra and Sigma 35mm, ISO 1600, 6s exposures with f1.6. Last 2 images…
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Lunar Eclipse over an Hazy Castle

Lunar eclipse over a Hazy Castle

This morning, on 18 September 2024, the “Harvest” Moon partially passed through the Earth’s shadow. I decided to observe this small but well-visible partial lunar eclipse close to UNESCO’s Spiš Castle in eastern Slovakia. In this romantic scene, the approximately 2,5 long sequence of the Moon is moving in the sky while the eclipse progresses…
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Aurora Surprise Over Slovakia

Aurora Surprise Over Slovakia

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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Sunset over the Lomnicky Stit

Sunset over the Lomnicky Stit

Yesterday’s sunset (5 September 2024) was truly a lucky one for me. After a year I finally managed my dream shot – the sunset over Lomnicky Stit summit of the High Tatras mountains, shooting from Terna, eastern Slovakia (about 74 km far from the summit). Why this mount? If you look closer at the summit…
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Morning Moon and the Space Station

Morning Moon and the Space Station

Last days the International Space Station (ISS) prepared several beautiful transits in front of the morning crescent Moon over Central Europe. I was lucky with one of these beautiful, even if very elusive moments, too. While observing from Jetonice, Czech Republic, on Thursday, August 29th, 2024, the Moon was covered by a thin layer of…
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Surprise Aurora

Surprise Aurora

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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