Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog

Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera October 16th 2008. Click image for larger view.
The last few nights has seen more or less clear skies and since the moon was just full I had to step outside to take this picture of the moon rising above some treetops. I like the mystic feeling in this picture […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 21st 2008. Click image for larger view.
The moon is full today so had to take a picture of it rising above a mountain peak here in Northern Norway. I liked the way the moon lightened up the clouds that were skittering across the sky.
But I wish I had […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera December 27th 2007. Click image for larger view.
The moon was very beautiful today so I had to take a picture when it was about to disappear behind a mountain on the island Senja. Senja is the second largest island in Norway with its 1586,3 km². I see the island […]

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Taken with Canon A70 digital camera winter 2006. Click image for larger view.
I took this photo very early in the morning (6 AM) when I saw the beautiful moon lightning up the landscape. As this picture was taken in the middle of the winter, moonlight is the closest we get to see the sun in […]

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Taken with Olympus E-500 digital camera February 26th 2007. Click image for larger view.
Had to capture this moment when the moon was in such a great position.
The mountain you see is called “Kråketindan”, Peaks of the Crow in English, and is about 800 meters above sea level.
Soon I will venture up there to take some […]

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Taken with Olympus E-500 digital camera
Here is a picture of phenomenon that I have not seen often. The moon was a thin crescent and Earth reflected light on the moon. It’s called planetshine and Earthshine when the earth lights the moon.
You can also see Venus below the Moon.

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