Starship Asterisk*

Colours of the night https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53667066436_709db7deb6_c.jpg Copyright: Pavel Váňa It was the last night of our vacation. The last night we decided to go up to the observatory at 4:30 am from our accommodation to see the beautiful night sky on the island of La Palma in the ...

Enlightened Winter Hexagon https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53645453446_46a17109e0_c.jpg Copyright: Pavel Váňa As you might know summer night shy is dominated by three brightest stars - Vega, Deneb Altair, that create together Big Summer Triangle (this is not a constellation, we call this an ast...

Colours of the night https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53667066436_709db7deb6_c.jpg Copyright: Pavel Váňa It was the last night of our vacation. The last night we decided to go up to the observatory at 4:30 am from our accommodation to see the beautiful night sky on the island of La Palma in the ...

Astronomer's Dream House https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53645759199_769f7ac577_c.jpg Astronomer's Dream House , Pavel Váňa Imagine having a possibility to spend some time as an amateur astronomer at some place with beautiful nature and natural night sky. Where would it be? For me it would be t...

Seclusion near a forest https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51600538670_34e2f550ff_c.jpg Copyright: Pavel Váňa This beautiful cottage is located near Šumava mountains in Czech Republic. This lovely place keeps its calm and its starry sky which makes this location perfect for astronomers and other f...

Lone astronomer https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/44518875901_13a00454db_z.jpg Copyright: Pavel Váňa NP Canyonlands showed me how it is like to be in area with pure dark sky. It was just terrific view! Even with small telescope (10cm in diameter) we could saw galaxies, nebulas and clusters which ...

Scorpus region with C/2017 K2 PanSTARRS https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52312430601_34a40a8a23_c.jpg Copyright: Pavel Váňa A beautiful night at Gran Canaria was spent photoshooting this beautiful region of night sky in Scorpus. Look at the beautiful nebulae around Antares (the brightest star in...

Seclusion near a forest https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51600538670_34e2f550ff_c.jpg Copyright: Pavel Váňa This beautiful cottage is located near Šumava mountains in Czech Republic. This lovely place keeps its calm and its starry sky which makes this location perfect for astronomers and other f...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52312430601_34a40a8a23_c.jpg Scorpus region with C/2017 K2 PanSTARRS Author: Pavel Váňa Location: Gran Canaria, Spain A beautiful nigh at Gran Canaria was spent shooting this beautiful region of night sky in Scorpus. Look at the beautiful nebulae around Antares (...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51979658443_8b8c2622c6_c.jpg NLC show over Brno Copyright: Pavel Váňa Another view of noctilucent clouds as seen in July 2021 from Brno, Czech Republic. Ice crystals with their beautiful blue shine make this show every year. Panorama was made of 13 single images ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51970903654_38457cd2f5_c.jpg Noctilucent clouds over Brno Copyright: Pavel Váňa Noctilucent clouds over Brno seen on the 4th of July 2021. Small crystals of water make this beautiful show every year. Canon EOS 6D, Sigma Art 24mm, f/4, ISO 320, exposure time 3.2 s...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50997136510_c7590dc821_c.jpg Lights fighting over Gran Canaria Copyright: Pavel Váňa Natural (zodiacal light, airglow, Milky way, stars) lights fighting against unnatural lights (light pollution) over Gran Canaria. Panorama made of 40 pics with each exposed for 1...

Conjunction of three planets over Prague
Copyright: Pavel Váňa

A conjunction of Venus, Mars, Saturn and Moon as seen from Prague on 28th of March 2022.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51970620901_d4b617cbd0_c.jpg Conjunction of three planets over Prague Copyright: Pavel Váňa A beautiful view brought us Monday morning. Rendez-vous of Venus, Mars, Saturn and Moon had started a beautiful day with almost summer temperatures. Such a memorable day!

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51137466641_5b6b0416dc_c.jpg Winter hexagon over Gran Canaria Copyright: Pavel Váňa Winter hexagon is an asterism (not a constellation) of the brightest stars which are visible during winter (Rigel, Aldebaran, Capella, Pollux, Procyon and Sirius). Thanks to this ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50997136510_c7590dc821_c.jpg Lights fighting over Gran Canaria Copyright: Pavel Váňa Natural (zodiacal light, airglow, Milky way, stars) lights fighting against unnatural lights (light pollution) over Gran Canaria. Panorama made of 40 pics with each exposed for 1...

Seclusion near a forest https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51600538670_34e2f550ff_c.jpg This beautiful cottage is located near Šumava mountains in Czech Republic. This lovely place keeps its calm and its starry sky which makes this location perfect for astronomers and other friends of clear skies....

Winter hexagon over Gran Canaria Copyright: Pavel Váňa Winter hexagon is an asterism (not a constellation) of the brightest stars which are visible during winter (Rigel, Aldebaran, Capella, Pollux, Procyon and Sirius). Thanks to this asterism you might be able to find some constellations like Orion,...

Young Moon over Gran Canaria Copyright: Pavel Váňa When you are visiting Canary islands you have to be lucky when there is no Saharan sand in the air. In this case you can enjoy treasures of night sky. This is a beautiful memory that contains good feelings from finding new beautiful photographic sp...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51094907871_40c6ae5b44.jpg Comet C/2020 F3 Neowise over Žalostinná Copyright: Pavel Váňa July of 2020 was the month when we forgot anything about SARS-COV 2019 because of this beaufitul comet. Every astronomer living in north hemisphere on Earth was travelling to...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49635627916_2bbd9a6a67.jpg Zodiacal light above the Iron curtain by Pavel Váňa Zodiacal light above remnants of The Iron curtain which was destroyed at the end of the Cold war. This sentry tower with part of the Iron curtain can be found in Čížov in Podyjí nation...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50997136510_c7590dc821.jpg Lights fighting over Gran Canaria by Pavel Váňa Natural (zodiacal light, airglow, Milky way, stars) lights fighting against unnatural lights (light pollution) over Gran Canaria. Panorama made of 40 pics with each exposed for 15 s at ISO...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50997136510_c7590dc821.jpg Lights fighting over Gran Canaria Copyright: Pavel Váňa Natural (zodiacal light, airglow, Milky way, stars) lights fighting against unnatural lights (light pollution) over Gran Canaria. Panorama made of 40 pics with each exposed for 15 ...

Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS hiding in dust Copyright: Pavel Váňa I tried to capture this beautiful encounter but unfortunately 3 hours of shooting was not enough for these dust clouds, so this picture is a bit noisy. But I hope you will like it. Many years ago people was scared of comets because they tho...

Zodiacal light above the Iron Curtain Copyright: Pavel Váňa Zodiacal light captured three years ago in Čížov which is located in Podyjí national park in Czech Republic. In the center of picture you can see watchtower which was part of the Iron Curtain. Iron Curtain divided Europe to the western and...