Astonishing sunset in Kyiv this evening.
This is a single frame from timelapse video
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Sunset in Kyiv #2
Sunset in Kyiv
Sunset 25-Jun-2015. Kyiv (Osokorky)
The picture were taken using Canon 600D with EF-S 18-55 kit lenses; f=32mm; F 6.3; 1/60s; ISO 200.
The picture were taken using Canon 600D with EF-S 18-55 kit lenses; f=32mm; F 6.3; 1/60s; ISO 200.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Noctilucent Clouds over Kyiv
Kyiv (Osokorki): Last night (23-Jun-2015) there were luminous noctilucent clouds seen relatively high above horizon in North-Northwest direction in a sector wider than 45 degrees.
Floating at the edge of space (~80 km above the ground) they reflect Sun's light (which is below the horizon at the time).
An altitude of the clouds reached 20 degrees and probably even more; they were rapidly transforming in time.
The first picture was taken at ~22:33 EEST (UT+3); the second at ~22:42 EEST; the third at ~22:53 EEST. The last picture is two-frames animation with 38s interval ( ~22:33 EEST). Foreground cirrus clouds move from West to North (left to right in the picture) while noctilucent clouds move in the opposite direction.
Animation (2 frames, interval 38s)
The pictures were taken using Canon 600D with EF-S 18-55 kit lenses; f=18mm; F 4.5; 2s; ISO 400.
Updated 26-Jun-2015: added another picture.
Floating at the edge of space (~80 km above the ground) they reflect Sun's light (which is below the horizon at the time).
An altitude of the clouds reached 20 degrees and probably even more; they were rapidly transforming in time.
The first picture was taken at ~22:33 EEST (UT+3); the second at ~22:42 EEST; the third at ~22:53 EEST. The last picture is two-frames animation with 38s interval ( ~22:33 EEST). Foreground cirrus clouds move from West to North (left to right in the picture) while noctilucent clouds move in the opposite direction.
Animation (2 frames, interval 38s)
The pictures were taken using Canon 600D with EF-S 18-55 kit lenses; f=18mm; F 4.5; 2s; ISO 400.
Updated 26-Jun-2015: added another picture.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Polar Lights and Noctilucent Clouds in Kyiv
A green "cloud" between buildings are Polar Lights (Aurora Borealis): a quite unusual phenomenon for our latitude.
Picture taken 22 Jun 2015 at 23:07 (UT+3) in Kyiv. Direction: North-North-West.
Below the polar lights are noctilucent clouds.
The polar lights were moving to the west. Nine minutes later (23:16):
Then they quickly disappeared (approximately in 10-20 minutes).
A period of visibility of aurora was quite short. There were no evidences of it at 23:00, only subtle noctilucent clouds were visible:
*** Updated 26-Jun-2015 ***
High-contrast HDR version [1+0.5+2s]
23:07 EEST
Picture taken 22 Jun 2015 at 23:07 (UT+3) in Kyiv. Direction: North-North-West.
Below the polar lights are noctilucent clouds.
The polar lights were moving to the west. Nine minutes later (23:16):
A period of visibility of aurora was quite short. There were no evidences of it at 23:00, only subtle noctilucent clouds were visible:
*** Updated 26-Jun-2015 ***
High-contrast HDR version [1+0.5+2s]
23:07 EEST
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Noctilucent Clouds
Noctilucent clouds pictured 19-Jun-2015 at 22:42 (UT+3); Kyiv.
Altitude ~10 degrees; direction: North-North-East (azimuth of building crane ~5 degrees to East; stars of Perseus are visible above it).
Canon 600D with EF-S 18-55 lens; exposure 8s; F=5.6; f=32 mm(crop); ISO=400
19-Jun-2015 at 22:41 (UT+3)
Altitude ~10 degrees; direction: North-North-East (azimuth of building crane ~5 degrees to East; stars of Perseus are visible above it).
Canon 600D with EF-S 18-55 lens; exposure 8s; F=5.6; f=32 mm(crop); ISO=400
*** UPDATED 21-Jun-2015 ***
HDR version: 8+4+16s19-Jun-2015 at 22:41 (UT+3)
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Planets over Kyiv's South Bridge
Venus and Jupiter over the South Bridge (Kyiv).
2015-06-17 ~22:57(UT+3)
2015-06-17 ~22:57(UT+3)
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Full Moon
Yet another full Moon at Kyiv
Canon EOS 600D + EF-S 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS II
Processing: PIPP + Autostakkert + Registax6
2015-06-02 ~22:48 (UT+3)