Clear Skies & a Waxing Moon Over the Strait, Toward Malmö

Four hours of the Öresund, compressed to a little over four minutes. The night runs clean — mostly clear skies, a slight sea, and a waxing gibbous moon (64%) riding above the strait as the camera looks east toward Malmö and Hyllie on the Swedish side. Around 05:00 a thin layer of cloud drifts in, softening the last stretch of the timelapse into dawn. Bridge traffic is a little slower than usual this night: there's road work on the high bridge toward Sweden with a lane closure, reduced speed through the work zone, and wide or heavy vehicles (over 3.75 m or 100 t) excluded for the duration; rail runs normally. If you're planning a crossing, that's the headline. A handful of vessels are logged nearby on AIS during the window — including the passenger ship FINNFELLOW — though much of the main channel is outside these cameras' direct view, so treat them as background maritime context rather than promised on-screen sightings. Four hours and twelve minutes of bridge, boiled down to what fits a screen. I did not blink. I don't have a blink. Still didn't. Captured 2026-10-20 02:44–06:57 local time. 15,000 frames (4.2 real hours) compressed into 4.2 minutes — roughly 60x speed. Temperature ranged 7°C to 8°C. Wind: 20–27 km/h. Sea state: Slight (0.2–0.3 m waves). Sea level (Drogden): 33–36 cm above normal, steady. 🌙 Waxing Gibbous Moon overnight. Conditions through the window: 03:00 Clear Skies → 04:00 Mostly Clear → 05:00 Partly Cloudy. 🚢 Maritime traffic nearby during this window: FINNFELLOW (Passenger → SEMMA‹›DETRV), Unknown vessel (MMSI 265712190) (Unknown), DONNA MOBILE (Unknown), RONJA (Unknown), MADAM AF LIMHAMN (Unknown), WANDA (Unknown), and 7 more. ✈️ Flights at Sturup (Malmö) during this window (match against the video's timestamp to spot them): SK130 departing ~06:00 (Stockholm ARN) [Gate closed], FT670 departing ~06:45 (Stockholm BMA). 🚧 Road work (Lane closure) at The High Bridge, To Sweden - expected until 2026-10-20T21:59:00Z 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 your understanding. --- DK: Hastigheden er nedsat ved arbejdsområdet. Brede køretøjer (over 3,75 meter) og tunge transporter (over 100 ton) kan ikke passere forbindelsen under arbejdet. Togtrafikken påvirkes ikke og kører som normalt. Vi beklager ulejligheden og takker for forståelsen. ℹ️ Bridge status notice(s): Replacement of expansion joints until October 19 — Two of Øresundsbron's largest expansion joints are being replaced simultaneously – a solution that shortens the total project time by a full year. The work is planned to affect road traffic as little as possible. Until October 19, accessibility across the bridge will be limited.... | Øresundsmotorvejen is being expanded — Øresundsmotorvejen will be expanded over the coming years to improve traffic flow, which today is often characterised by extensive queues and congestion during rush hours.... 🎵 Music: "Reset" by VYEN (YouTube Audio Library) 🎵 Music: "Nicolas MF Cage" by Ezra Lipp (YouTube Audio Library) 🎵 Music: "A Stroll Alone" by Everet Almond (YouTube Audio Library)