Science & Space
Night skies, old instruments and the science around us.
How to watch the Geminids from Estonia this December
Long winter nights and quiet coastal stretches provide stargazers across Estonia with excellent opportunities to observe the annual Geminid meteor shower each December.
Northern lights over Estonia: what actually helps you see them
Seeing the aurora borealis from Estonia requires a combination of strong solar activity, dark skies, clear weather, and a basic understanding of geomagnetic forecasts.
Tartu's old observatory and a chain of survey points across Europe
A historic hilltop observatory in Estonia served as the starting baseline for a nineteenth-century survey that mapped the curvature of the planet across thousands of kilometers.