Salar de Uyuni starry sky time-lapse

Salar de Uyuni starry sky time-lapse

At this time of year the Milkyway is not as prominent as in the summer months, but there are so many stars to be seen at any time of year at this altitude and…


Salar de Uyuni and The Magellanic Clouds

Salar de Uyuni and The Magellanic Clouds

This was an incredibly windy and cold night, and it was really hard to find a place away from the wind to set up the camera for long exposures. Even with my…


Star trails over Salar de Uyuni

Star trails over Salar de Uyuni

Traveling around the huge salt flats of Salar de Uyuni is no easy task, as the distances are vast and you have to bring all you need including gas for the car,…


Star trails over the Siloli desert

Star trails over the Siloli desert

This is just a few kilometres from the Chilean border and here the sleeping and lodging options are almost non-existent, and being so remote and in a desert…


Siloli desert stars

Siloli desert stars

Being a desert the air is dry, and here you can see starsets! Usually only the sun or moon and the planets shine bright enough to be seen all the way to the…


Nevado Sajama

Nevado Sajama

Bolivias highest mountain - 6542 metres high - facing south. What a magnificent moment - the Large Magellanic cloud right above Sajama, the Milkyway to the…


Star trails over Salar de Uyuni

Star trails over Nevado Sajama

This was my first night at this altitude, and I was really struggling. The landscape and sky was incredibly beautiful, but I was unable to fully enjoy it due…


Sunspots

Sunspots

The sunspots are now growing in size and frequency, with the promise of much Aurora Borealis the coming months - weather permitting! The largest sunspots here…


Hvitveis (Anemone nemorosa)

Hvitveis (Anemone nemorosa)

Selv om hvitveis (Anemone nemorosa) er en særdeles vanlig og riktblomstrende plante, og for noen til og med et ugress, er det en glede å observere de gjennom…


Blåveis (Hepatica nobilis)

Blåveis (Hepatica nobilis)

Selv om blomstringen til blåveis (Hepatica nobilis) bare har såvidt kommet i gang, starter også vekstsesongen og dermed også avslutningen på livet til de…