M82 with Supernova 2014J

This is the first time I have captured a supernova. I tried to see it with my NeXstar11 but I´m not sure if I saw it but there was a pinpoint light near the center.
But this photo shows it for sure, using my NexStar11 @ 2800mm and modded 600D.

Rätt fascinerande egentligen att kunna fotografera en Supernova 12 miljoner ljusår bort. Senast jag fotade galaxen M82 så syntens den inte till men var på väg att synas med ljusets hastighet och den har färdats i 12 miljoner år!!! Helt sjukt! Det hände alltså för 12 miljoner år sedan men det syns nu..
Ni kan se Supernovan som en ljus punkt till höger om galaxens centrum..
Jag försökte se den genom teleskopet men är inte helt säker på att jag såg den men jag tror det. Jag var lite stressad över att börja fota så jag fick inte riktigt mörkerseende.
Vad är då en supernova, jo en sprängd stjärna. En våldsam historia med oerhört stora mängder energier.
Hade detta hänt ett par hundra miljoner ljusår bort i vår egen galax så hade det varit godnatt and goodbye!
Man kan ju även fundera lite över vad som händer där borta?
Kanske tragedier - liv som slocknar?

Poor snowman..

I haven´t seen any clear skies since New Years Eve and my Canon 6D died the same day. But last night I could finally see some stars again with the Moon and Jupiter beside each other. When I walked in the moonlight photographing the moonlit landscape I met this poor snowman all alone looking for the cold and snow but it is all gone I told him! :-(

10 favourite shots during 2013

Here comes 10 of my favourite photos from the year 2013.

Aurora Borealis in Vallentuna Sweden and I found a lovely location by the lake.

Wow, what a night, comet PanStarrs beside Andromedagalaxy in Tänndalen Sweden - a sight to remember!

Well, my APOD in 2013, comet Lovejoy through the window of Mörby castleruin Sweden.

A Perseid fireball by the eastcoast - a lovely time with my family.

This is a unique shot, the globular cluster M13, comet Lovejoy and a Geminid in the same photo with me and my father watching - great!!

Bauer forest with a magic pond and a starry sky, a great night with my children.

At last some deepsky photos now when my observatory are at place with a collimated N11 and an autoguider ready to photograph galaxies!!! The beautiful M51 Whirlpool galaxy.

What can I say, Aurora Borealis and Noctilucent clouds at the same time...:-)

Beautiful waves of Noctilucent clouds in Hedesunda Sweden.

Another Perseid striking in the Big Dipper and Aurora Borealis playing at Arholma island Sweden.

Wow, what a year, a comet year - very pleased with many photos. And thanks to the people who supports me, first of all my family, my father who joins me from time to time, "Silfver" who helps me out with many things, all the people who purchased my photos, private people, TV and magazines etc and to The World at Night (TWAN) who are a great international organization with very high skilled photographers.