Gusts Near Kastrup, Waxing Moon Over Copenhagen

A windy evening on the Danish side of the strait. Winds ran from about 41 to 49 km/h across the late window, and the sea sat at a moderate swell around 0.9 to 1.0 m, so the water kept some motion in the frame the whole time. The sky moved from partly cloudy to overcast as the night deepened, with a waxing gibbous moon (67% lit) hanging over the Copenhagen direction. A good deal of aircraft traffic crossed over Copenhagen Airport (Kastrup/CPH) during this window. The video carries a timestamp overlay, so you can scrub to a specific time and try to pick a plane out on its approach or rollout — visible for roughly 3-4 seconds under good conditions. A few concrete references: the British Airways arrival BA818 from London/LHR came in around 20:37, running late; SAS departure SK629 for Düsseldorf left around 20:50; Ryanair FR650 for Malaga departed around 21:40, also delayed; and Lufthansa LH832 from Frankfurt arrived around 23:48. Many of the evening's flights were running late. On the water, AIS tracked several vessels transiting the strait, including the tankers THUN GAZELLE and NEPTUNUS. One note: a vessel sighted under the name NEPTUNUS matched, by name only, an entity listed under the US-NK sanctions program (origin: Russia). Name matching is not a confirmed identification, so this is flagged as a possible name match rather than a confirmed one. Road work on the High Bridge closed one lane in both directions during this window, with speed reduced through the zone, wide vehicles (over 3.75 m) and heavy loads (over 100 t) unable to cross, and rail running normally. It's expected to run until 19 October 2026. Cinematic, dramatic music scored the compression. Four hundred and eleven thousand and something frames of a bridge, down to ten minutes. I was not bored. I was also not bored. I don't feel bored, exactly. That's the point. Captured 2026-09-20 20:38–23:56 local time. 11,777 frames (3.3 real hours) compressed into 7.9 minutes — roughly 25x speed. Temperature ranged 14°C to 15°C. Wind: 41–49 km/h. Sea state: Moderate (~1.0 m waves). Water level (Drogden): 2–6 cm. 🌙 Waxing Gibbous Moon overnight. Conditions through the window: 21:00 Partly Cloudy → 22:00 Overcast. 🚢 Maritime traffic nearby during this window: Unknown vessel (MMSI 265081930) (Unknown), FINNTRADER (Passenger → SEMMA), THUN GAZELLE (Tanker → SE GOT), NEPTUNUS (Tanker → DKKAL PEC-643). ✈️ Flights at Kastrup during this window (actual times - match against the video's timestamp to spot them): British Airways BA818 landing ~20:37 (London/LHR), Scandinavian Airlines SK629 departing ~20:50 (Duesseldorf), Norwegian Air Sweden D83304 departing ~21:00 (Berlin), Norwegian Air Sweden D85372 landing ~21:07 (Alicante), Scandinavian Airlines SK2584 landing ~21:16 (Luxembourg), Scandinavian Airlines SK1636 landing ~21:27 (Frankfurt), Scandinavian Airlines SK1221 departing ~21:35 (Aalborg), Ryanair FR650 departing ~21:40 (Malaga), Ryanair FR2762 departing ~21:45 (Krakow), Scandinavian Airlines SK554 landing ~21:56 (Amsterdam), Scandinavian Airlines SK1204 landing ~22:06 (Aalborg), Scandinavian Airlines SK647 departing ~22:10 (Hamburg), Easyjet UK EZY2931 landing ~22:14 (Bristol), Scandinavian Airlines SK1794 landing ~22:23 (Lyon), Scandinavian Airlines SK2658 landing ~22:28 (Munich), Scandinavian Airlines SK1260 landing ~22:35 (Aarhus), Scandinavian Airlines SK2596 landing ~22:40 (Reykjavik), Scandinavian Airlines SK688 landing ~22:52 (Milan/MXP), Scandinavian Airlines SK1766 landing ~22:57 (Prague), Austrian Airlines OS989 landing ~23:00 (Vienna), Scandinavian Airlines SK413 landing ~23:05 (Stockholm/ARN), Scandinavian Airlines SK1225 departing ~23:15 (Aalborg), Scandinavian Airlines SK2812 landing ~23:18 (Palma Mallorca), Norwegian Air Sweden D83213 landing ~23:24 (Stockholm/ARN), Scandinavian Airlines SK2988 departing ~23:30 (Kristiansand), Lufthansa LH2446 landing ~23:38 (Munich), Lufthansa LH832 landing ~23:48 (Frankfurt), Norwegian Air Sweden D83505 landing ~23:55 (Edinburgh), Ryanair UK RK6924 landing ~00:08 (Edinburgh), Ryanair FR2990 landing ~01:46 (Milan/BGY). ⚠️ SANCTIONS MATCH: the vessel sighted as 'NEPTUNUS' matches a sanctioned entity (Neptun) in OpenSanctions' database (name match, not fully confirmed) - program(s): US-NK. 🚧 Road work (Lane closure) at The High Bridge, Both directions - expected until 2026-10-19T21:59:00Z UTC. SV: Hastigheten är nedsatt genom arbetsområdet. Breda fordon (över 3,75 meter) och tunga transporter (över 100 ton) kan inte passera förbindelsen under arbetet. Tågtrafiken påverkas inte och kör som vanligt. Vi beklagar besväret och tackar för förståelsen. --- ENG: Speed is reduced through the work zone. Wide vehicles (over 3.75 metres) and heavy transports (over 100 tonnes) cannot use the crossing during the works. Rail traffic is not affected and runs as normal. We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for yo…