Tingwall Night Sky

Most people don't like shooting a night sky with a full moon. However for me there are a lot of positives as the Moon lights the landscape with some beautiful light

 These photos were taken with a 98% Moon but I have also added a bit of light painting

 ISO can be a lot lower than when the moon is not out, typical ISO levels would be around ISO6400- 8000 without a moon

With a lower ISO it means less noise and a higher Dynamic Range which make the photo a lot more appealing 

 Looking west

 Tingwall is always a good place to go 

Warmer Aurora Glow

A few nights ago the sky started to clear, the wind had dropped and there was a possible Aurora starting.

I headed over to the west side to Bigton only to find that the cloud had started to roll in. I could just about make the Aurora out behind a small bank of cloud

It was always going to be hard for the Aurora to show against a 93% moon which had started to rise but not quiet showing where I stood

The Aurora was only at KP2 so not very strong but any Aurora is a good Aurora. At least the stars and Milky Way was showing.

Aurora Hunting is always better in September/ April as its a lot warmer.

The Night Sky Photography course is now full and I am looking forward to meeting everyone. But to keep up to-date join Shetland Aurora Hunter on facebook.

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