2015 Perseids and northern lights over Oslo

2015 Perseids and northern lights over Oslo

What an incredible number of coincidences in one night! First of all a clear night - a rarity this summer! Add the first aurora borealis after the bright…


Cristalino ant nest

Cristalino ant nest

Wherever you walk inside the Cristalino Reserve you'll see a huge diversity throughout the year. I was on my way back from the western canopy tower, and most…


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…


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…


Draconid meteors and Northern lights (Aurora borealis)

Draconid meteors and Northern lights (Aurora borealis)

The Draconid meteors are generally faint, so with a near full moon the amount seen this night were few and far between. Being inside the huge dome of Oslo's…


Draconid meteors

Draconid meteors

This is a composite of 14 exposures that all contain one or more Draconids, making the dotted star trails. As Oslo and the near full moon strongly pollutes the…