Early auroral photography and observations at the Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory in Finland, 1927–1929

• Main Authors: Nevanlinna, Heikki, Tanskanen, Eija I.
• Other Authors: Ilmatieteen laitos, Finnish Meteorological Institute
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2025
• Subjects: photography; auroras; history; illustrated works; geophysics; photographic art; nature photography; observatories; photographers; Sodankylä; valokuvaus; revontulet; historia; kuvateokset; geofysiikka; valokuvataide; luonnonvalokuvaus; observatoriot; valokuvaajat; Revontulet; Lapland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/591151

In Finland, auroral photography started in 1927 at the Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory (SGO) with the initiative of famous Norwegian scientist Carl Störmer. In less than 2 years about 600 photographs of auroras were taken at Sodankylä. Some of the images were obtained simultaneously at auxiliary s...