Night shot along the street (“Vordere Vorstadt”) in Aarau downtown in the direction of the tower “Obertorturm”. Long time exposure. This photograph is also part of a series of pictures shot during this event. Some facts about the “Obertorturm”: The Obertorturm was originally built in the 13. century. It once contained a prison (no, there …
Night impression of one of Switzerland’s most important water castles. I like to go there, not only to take photographs, but also just to enjoy the atmosphere and the nature close to this place. When taking photographs, the atmosphere can vary a lot, depending on the time of the year, the weather conditions (and, of …
Picture featuring a night impression of Aarau (Switzerland) on a autumn evening in 2021. Other pictures from this day can be found also here. Aarau is the capital (Hauptort) of the canton Aargau. It is approximately 40 km away from Zurich, and also around 40 km away from Basel. It has more than 20.000 inhabitants. …
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Technical steel tower close to a railway line with the moon shining through part of the grating of the tower.
Impression of the Vierwaldstättersee (Switzerland) in black and white. The picture is featuring a jetty, and the alps in the background. The Vierwaldstättersee is a lake in Switzerland. It belongs to the cantons Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden und Luzern (so it is actually quite big). It is surrounded by mountains and foothills of the alps.
Night shot of a government building in Aarau downtown, taken around the 1st of August, the Swiss National Holiday.
Andromeda (or M31 in the Messier catalogue), is our neighbor galaxy. The galaxy is approximately 2.5 million light years away from us and therefore the closest galaxy to our home galaxy, the milky way. Andromeda is bigger than our own galaxy (150.000 – 200.000 light years in diameter, the milky way is approximately 100.000 – …
Decorated streets during the Swiss National Holiday (01. August) in Aarau. People anticipate the coming event (with big fireworks) and stroll the streets of Aarau Downtown or have a drink sitting outside. The Swiss National Holiday is going to be celebrated on an annual basis since 01. August 1891. To learn more about the background …
Moon stacked from about 90 pictures. I started with about 190, but some ofthem were did not make it into the final selection of the real good pictures,without too much blur due to the atmosphere. Why is it called a “super moon”? If the full moon or new moon phase occurs during the closest approach …
View from the vantage point at Arvenbüel / Chapf, Switzerland. This vantage point is easy to reach (just around 20 minutes from the parking area and bus stop) and offers a wonderful look over the Walensee – Switzerland.
