C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)

I have been trying to hunt down the Comet C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS) on clear evenings for the past few weeks. The light pollution of the city and freezing temperatures made it a bit challenging but here are some pictures i managed to take.

17.3.2013

21.3.2013

Moon on the 25.3.2013 (some clouds just swept in front of the comet as i went outside)

26.3.2013

26.3.2013

2.4.2013 (the comet (C/2011 L4) and the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) in the same frame)

Cinclus cinclus

Finally some sunlight and free time. I managed to take a few pictures of a White-throated Dipper that spends his winters hanging around a small stream near my childhood home. 

Lux Helsinki 2013

Last weekend i went to have a looksie at this years Lux Helsinki light installations. Here are a few pictures i took.

Twinsen Ho: Little Spirits

Various artists: Lantern Park

Mika Haaranen: Kiven muisti

Philippe Morvan: Cosmogole

Jukka Huitila: Variant Spectrum 2

Jenni Kääriäinen: Sodium Sun

I also took a few tourist shots of Helsinki.