22 Jul 2009
2009 total solar eclipse – the longest eclipse of the century
In 2006 I witnessed my first total solar eclipse in Antalya Turkey. I was lost for words! Tears were flowing! Nothing can make a non-witness remotely…
15 Jul 2009
The best noctilucent show of the season?
Tonight's Noctilucent cloud show was fast moving, bright and spectacular. Watching it is one thing, but a time-lapse of many hundreds of exposures is a totally…
13 Jul 2009
A glimpse of noctilucent clouds
After more than a week of cloud cover, tonight started with a very bright and widespread display of NLCs. It was far south on the sky and ranged all the way to…
12 Jul 2009
Rødknapp (Knautia arvensis)
Siden jeg var liten har rødknapp (Knautia arvensis) fascinert meg. Den er vanlig men like fullt en nytelse å se i alle sine variasjoner og stadier, fra den…
4 Jul 2009
First strong noctilucent clouds of the summer
Finally a strong display of NLCs! After a heavy thunderstorm the clouds slowly dissipated and revealed NLCs. They were mostly ripples this time - like sand in…