Påsken firade jag uppe i de jämtländska fjällen och natten mot annandag påsk begav jag mig upp på ett av fjällen i närheten för att fånga de sista bilderna av stjärnhimlen innan det blir för ljust. Bilderna är tagna ca 23:00, ca 1 timma innan den astronomiska natten inträffar och man ser tydligt hur solens sken ligger kvar i norr, trots att den gick ner 3 timmar tidigare. Som pricken över i:et fick jag också se ett litet norrsken, förmodligen från ett solutbrott som inträffade den 7 april, återstår att se om det var det sista norrskenet jag får se innan mörkret kommer tillbaka i höst.
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This Thursday, April 12, is the last night when we have so-called astronomical night here in Östersund. The astronomical night is defined by the Sun is more than 18 degrees below the horizon. Most people look forward to the bright summer nights and the days getting longer, but for us astrophotographers and amateur astronomers, this is a time of double feelings. Nice with bright nights but also a great loss for our beautiful starry sky. Luckily, we can continue to enjoy the planets and the moon, and above all the sun that is now very active. It should be an exciting summer to follow the solar activity.
This Easter I was in the mountains in the northern parts of Jämtland. On the 8th of April ay I went up on one of the mountains nearby to capture the last images of the sky before it gets too bright. The photos were taken about 23:00, about 1 hour before the astronomical night occurred and you can still see the sunlight in the north, even though the Sun went down three hours earlier. I also got to see a small aurora, probably from a solar eruption that occurred on April 7, remains to be seen if that was the last aurora I'll see before the darkness returns this fall.
Panoramavy från söder till norr |
Ett litet norrsken långt borta i horisonten |
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