Three spiral galaxies — M65, M66, and NGC 3628 — captured in a single frame, revealing the graceful diversity of galactic forms across deep space.
Zwo Seestar S30.
Leo Triplet. April 15, 2026.
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April 07-08,2026. Starlink Train, and a Bright Meteor.
On Monday, April 6 at 7:50 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 25 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This corresponds to 04:50 CEST on April 7 in Norway. The Starlink train passed over Norway later that evening at 22:11, and the image above shows the formation as seen from Ørsta.
A colorful meteor streaking the sky in the morning hours of April 08, 2026.
Transient STEVE-like phenomenon. April 02, 2026.
On 2 April 2026 between 20:16–20:22 UTC, I observed a STEVE event south of the auroral oval in Ørsta, Norway. The phenomenon began as a purple/magenta subauroral blob, which then elongated and developed into a well‑defined east–west STEVE structure. The emission kept a stable purple/magenta continuum throughout all phases, with no auroral curtains or oxygen‑line features. High‑resolution images with UTC timestamps document the full sequence from initial blob to dissipation. Solar wind conditions were already disturbed by earlier CMEs, creating good conditions for STEVE on 2 April. Details: Canon 650D, 8mm fisheye lens.
Full Moon and Bright Auroras. April 02, 2026.
The auroras shone brightly enough to be visible in a sky dominated by the full Moon. Here are a few images from April 02 with timestamps in UTC. Details: Canon 650D, 8mm fisheye lens.
CME – Aurora Borealis. March 20-21, 2026.
Nice auroral activity in between the clouds, wind and precipitation. A few images. Details: Canon 650D/RP, fisheye lenses. Various iso and exposure settings. Location: Ørsta, Norway.
CIR impact. A nice auroral display. February 14-15, 2026.
During the CIR-impact on February 14-15, 2026, there was an instance of what looked like RAGDA to the south. A few images from local time 22:31 to 22:36 (or 21:31 to 21:36 UTC, if you wish). Following the RAGDA phenomenon a SAR-arc appeared, it lingered on, here photographed at local time 23:00 (UTC 22:00).
Details: Canon 650D, fisheye lens.
RAGDA
SAR-arc
Aurora borealis. February 10, 2026.
Nice colorful auroral curtains over the valley on February 10, 2026. Here are a few images with timestamps in UTC. Details: Canon 650D, 8mm fisheye lens. Iso: 1600
Auroral Dunes / The Dunes. January 23, 2026.
On 23 January 2026, around 02:08 local time (01:08 UTC) to 02:41 (01:41 UTC) I observed horizontally aligned wave‑like structures in the green aurora, near
the north-eastern horizon.The visibility of the Dunes / Auroral Dunes, varied due to pillars and diffuse aurora present during the interval.
Falcon 9 – Upper-Stage Burn over Norway. January 25, 2026.
The reddish glow is caused by sunlight scattering in the rapidly expanding
exhaust plume at orbital altitude. At this moment, the rocket stage
was in Earth’s shadow while the plume remained sunlit, creating a high-altitude
optical display visible across much of Northern Europe.
A red spot over the valley (at about 19:45 local time), it was caused by a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX. Location: Ørsta, Norway. Details: Canon 650D, fisheye lens (8mm).
Aurora. January 23, 2026.
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