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

Shetland- Aurora Purple Alert

Only just back from a meal when a Red Alert came in, that's two in a row

We quickly gather our equipment and headed down to Sandsaye. There was a lot more cloud as Purple alert came in

Certain the west looked black but there was some breaks in the cloud to the east. The Aurora was higher and less colourful than last night but still great to see

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Shetland- colourful Red Alert

Apart from windy conditions it was a perfect night, no moon and a very active aurora

We headed out on an Orange Alert whjich quickly changed to Red and 10 mins later back to Orange

It was a colourful aurora, quickly changing in structure and colour. No surprise as we head towards Solar Maximum

You can always tell its a big one as the aurora headed all the way east close to Sandlodge in Sandwick

 Back home later but well worth it. Many more photos from the night on Shetland Aurora Hunter on Facebook

Shetland Aurora season starts

A very spotty sun, more sunspots the better as we head to Solar Maximum

We have had a few Aurora sightings in Shetland, the earlier one in the month around or just passed midnight

Now it is getting darker earlier it is easier to get out to see them. This nice pink one is helped by one of the streetlight being out

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Super Moon

We had a nice Super Blue Moon the other day, although it wasn't blue. Managed to catch it low down and was a more yellowish colour which was quickly lost as it began to rise.

Also the sun has been very spotty, which is to be expected as we approach Solar Maximum.

Super Moon is 14% bigger and 30% brighter as it closer to Earth

Mega May Aurora in Shetland

These are from the Mega Aurora on the night of the 10 May. The most powerful aurora for 20 years

It was surprising that noone else was about at St Ninian's throughout the two hours i was there

There was six caravans but no one ventured out to see this spectacular display

The aurora was south, not north showing how active it was and the sky was more or less pink

This Aurora was seen as far south as the Canary Islands and was seen only by those living in the south of Shetland due to cloud and fog in the north