Starship Asterisk*

A very close conjunction between planet Venus and the Moon, both in the phase of thin crescent. A few minutes after, Venus was occulted by the Moon. Shot with a Canon EOS 6D and a Pentax 75 SDHF refractor from Oslo, Norway. One version straight from the camera and one with enhanced contrast. http://...

Venus in conjunction with the Pleiades shot through a Pentax 75 SDHF and diffusing filter: http://astrographist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/integration_diffuser_final_apod.jpg A wider view of the conjunction next to the tower of Sofienberg church in Oslo. To the left of the tower, the open cluste...

http://astrographist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/nacreouscloudsoslo_alexconu.jpg A wonderful display of nacreous clouds was visible this evening from Oslo. Nacreous clouds, sometimes called mother-of-pearl clouds, are rare but once seen are never forgotten. They are mostly visible within two hou...

The partial lunar eclipse on July 16, 2019 next to Akershus fortress in Oslo.

The partial solar eclipse from Oslo. The sequence starts 5 minutes before max eclipse (clouds before that); time distance between shots is 5 min. Even though the eclipse was not very prominent, I still had a dumb smile on my face. Astronomy FTW! Unfortunately, no plane, bird, butterfly or alien spac...

Here’s a photo of the Moon, Venus and Mercury above the neighbourhood of Aker Brygge in Oslo. After a thorough renovation, the area has a fresh look and lots of new restaurants and shops. At street level Aker Brygge is a vibrant commercial district, and the large open-air areas and indoor shopping s...

http://astrographist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pano_eclipsa_final_alexconu-e1517755799432.jpg The evolution of the lunar eclipse on January 31 above the mountains in Vestvågøya and Flakstadøya, Lofoten Islands. The panorama also shows how the surrounding light changed during the eclipse. The p...

The Big Dipper above the Blue Star Spring in Yellowstone National Park. Blue Star Spring is a pretty blue pool just behind Old Faithful. The dangerous (to all heavy footed life forms) sinter overhangs do make it look somewhat like a star. How cool is that? Canon 6D, Sigma 24mm f/1.4 and Kenko PRO1D ...

After a very rainy winter in Lofoten, I am heading for one month to my home country, Romania. Last night, while flying from Bodø to Oslo I was expecting to see some Aurora activity, given the forecast. So, the moment we took off, my eyes got stuck to the window. For about 3/4 of the flight, beautifu...

Two nights ago, there was a brief but pretty cool Northern Lights display in Lofoten. For some reason, I decided to shoot about 90 degrees in azimuth from the main show. And then BAM! this -8 magnitude fireball streaked across the sky. There was a bit of fragmenting towards the end. http://astrograp...

The Milky Way arching above Cathedral Cove in New Zealand. To the upper right, the two blue patches of light are the Magellanic Clouds. The electric blue in the water is there because of bioluminescent plankton. The panorama is stitched from 33 individual vertical frames shot on three rows. I used a...

I like this! Look at all the little astronomers under the vast sky. Or is that just equipment? I can't tell! I wish the image itself were bigger. I mean, I'm sure you have a bigger version, the supplied one is just kind of low resolution. Thanks! Glad you like it. I have a bigger version, of course...

Milky Way Panorama above AsRomania 2013 star party, in Romania. More details about the image: http://www.astrographist.com/gallery/sc ... nic32.html