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Thanks for sharing images... I have not had yet a possibility to see solar eclipse. Maybe in the future I could consider participating to solar eclipse trips in some foreign country. My parents have once seen full solar eclipse in Finland. According to google search, it happened on 9th July 1945. I ...

Hello, Just wanted to share my experiences of northern lights on southern Finland. Image is taken at 2006 -> August 20th. It is shot for a panorama format. Taken in the location near my home, at Espoo. So it is 11km away from Helsinki center (direct line on the map). https://timokuhmonen.smugmug.com...

:shock: thanks for sharing the link to photos... I remember one case, where I witnessed a close hit of lightning. It was approx 30 years ago when lightning hit with estimated distance of 50...70m of the house where I lived. I assume first hit was on tree (pine). Bark was removed instantly by couple ...

...both phenomena in one image. Observation by Kirsi Nikkola (Seinäjoki, Finland). I am still missing this kind of photo, but I'll have to keep on trying

http://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/65846

Noticed another observation, with a marked 3rd order bow. It seems only visible in enhanced B&W images. Also twinned bow on the list. Observation and images by Jarmo Leskinen (Kempele, Finland)
http://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/65728

Approximately 3/4 of the full circle shown. Images & observation by Lauri Kangas (Tammela, Finland)
http://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/65475

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one reflection bow (for primary), observer not marked (location - Janakkala, Finland)
http://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/65423

One canditate (?) for 3rd order bow. Images by Tero Sipinen (Kouvola, Finland)
http://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/65384

In this database there is a possibility to search similar observations (time based) or phenomena based. There has been totally four of these reported in the time Taivaanvahti has been existing. Click the each link under column named "Ilmiö" -> ie phenomena in english: http://www.taivaanvah...

difficult to say for me, I was not the observer her - only posted a link. In description there was mentioned that rainfall was very local and hard. I was wondering could there still be some rainfall coming down in the direction of 3/4 orders bow (with blue sky at background), if assumed that the lea...

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observation by Pentti Säynätjoki (Kuhmoinen, Finland - 23rd June 2017) see link here
http://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/64797

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Rainbows from Vyborg / Russia....
http://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/64810

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another set of bows, observation by Tero Sipinen (Kangasala, Finland)
http://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/64816

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A one nice looking observation, I did not found any other suitable group for this phenomenon...?
Images by Kalle Hård (Tampere / Finland)
http://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/64058

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observation and images by Matias Takala (Helsinki-Wienna flight, 17th May 2017)
http://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/64013

Found this one on Taivaanvahti, observation by Markku Siljama (location: Mäntyharju / Finland)
http://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/63470

In one of images the marks on pine tree look similar to what I have seen. Couple of centimeters wide and long area of disappeared tree bark...

here is a link to a Taivaanvahti observation (Jari's entry from same display). There is some additional images included, enhaced image (black and white) shows the arcs near parhelia....
https://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/61352

updating observations for 2017 (Kai Kotivuori, Nurmes / Finland)
http://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/60907

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Fireball observed in northern parts of Finland today... Sky was clear, so observations came from various locations...
https://www.avaruus.fi/uutiset/tahtihar ... messa.html

Wishing a good luck in aurora hunting, from south Finland. Here is temp currently -22C :-) At least it is a warmer than the -41.7C temp record made on thursday for northern Finland in Muonio. Yesterday also same temps (like -20C in south) and plus the 6...8m/s wind - it makes it feel like -30C. Cann...