Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The weather forecast for Monday, the 12th of July 2021, predicted light snow in the late afternoon for the South African Astronomical Observatory in Sutherland. That morning saw a stunning show of sun rays, piercing the typical broken cloud you find before snow. The wind was picking up as is also typical for Sutherland, where I always said it snows horizontal. I can count the times I’ve seen it snow vertically on my one hand, in my almost 35 years at the Observatory.
Exactly as predicted, it started snowing shortly before 3:30, so I quickly took a video, before having to attend a zoom-meeting. The next video-clip was taken an hour later, during which time some snow built up already. It was still snowing lightly, so I took a quick drive around the domes. I just had to play with my new toy, a DJI Osmo Mobile gimbal – so make sure you watch to the end for a hyperlapse, circling SALT. Enjoy!
The weather forecast for Monday, the 12th of July 2021, predicted light snow in the late afternoon for the South African Astronomical Observatory in Sutherland. That morning saw a stunning show of sun rays, piercing the typical broken cloud you find before snow. The wind was picking up as is also typical for Sutherland, where I always said it snows horizontal. I can count the times I’ve seen it snow vertically on my one hand, in my almost 35 years at the Observatory.
Exactly as predicted, it started snowing shortly before 3:30, so I quickly took a video, before having to attend a zoom-meeting. The next video-clip was taken an hour later, during which time some snow built up already. It was still snowing lightly, so I took a quick drive around the domes. I just had to play with my new toy, a DJI Osmo Mobile gimbal – so make sure you watch to the end for a hyperlapse, circling SALT. Enjoy!
