We have had a good run of Aurora sightings in Shetland and the possibility of more the coming week.
This Double arc aurora on the 3 February was good to see but having first gone down to Sandsayre in Sandwick i ran into cloud. Tom Jamieson was down at the same time and we both made a comment that we needed to get to a clear spot.
Tom mentioned Tingwall but i wasn't keen as it was very icy and the roads round the loch can be very dangerous in this type of weather
I headed west to Bigton, the road was still icy so i took it very slow. I stayed in the top layby as the tracked was iced up and i didn't want to get stuck
Over the past few days i have had messages from people who have had broken bones or got their car stuck on ice.
You could easily see the Aurora with the naked eye, seeing the Aurora has been well discussed on Shetland Aurora Hunter on Facebook.
The cloud was still present but started to clear a bit revealing a double arc of green stretching out into the voe
There was a few rays early on but then a static Aurora for the most part, it was still good to see and i never would take seeing the Aurora for granted. Some Shetlanders have seen so many times it has lost its charm.
Over the last couple of weeks i have been booked to give talks on the Aurora, two in Shetland and a further one in Sheffield when we go south, by then hopefully things will be back to near normal
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