Shetland aurora waves

 Final managed to get out after a week of snow ice and gales, a clearish night and an aurora

It started early with an Orange alert by 5.30pm . These i manage to catch at about 6.15-7.15pm down at sandsayre

The tide was in and created some good photo opportunities

I really think you need a small torch to paint the landscape, it lifts the whole scene, but occasionally a silhouette is good as well.

It is good to have Sand Lodge, a big imposing building down at Sandsayre, this area  a memorial to a neighboro who passed away.

Shetland aurora

The massive aurora had faded the night after but green was still showing

This is Sandlodge to the east , with plenty of stars on show

 

Shetland massive aurora

Shetland Aurora hunter on facebook was bombarded with requests to join and numerous photos

The best part of the show happened when we were in a concert but it was still going 3.5 hours later around 11.30pm

Lots of Red, pink, orange showed this was a powerful one and the aurora was seen far south into Europe

Possibly the best in 40 years

It was also a calm still night and a few people heard the aurora calling

 

Shetland Powerful green aurora

Although it was cloudy in Shetland the aurora was so powerful that the aurora showed through the cloud

we did have occasional patches of clear sky where the powerful green showed

 

Strong Shetland Aurora with STEVE

 The 25 September was another good night in Shetland with a superb aurora and a clear sky. The previous few nights also provided us with the lights but this was one of the best

Sandwick, it was so strong it was easily seen by the naked eye despite the light pollution

                          Tingwall great to see a clear sky and no wind, was cool though

The farm on the hill at Tingwall

The manse at the head of Tingwall loch

               STEVE makes a rare appearance, its been some time, the last 5 November 2023