A lot of things need to come together to get a good aurora. First a clear sky, an aurora, small moon, no wind
Well more or less, this is how it was as i travelled over to Maywick on the west side.
I had set off when i saw the stats altering and arrived just in time as a Yellow alert came out as i arrived in the small village
No time to hand about so i set the camera up on the tripod and headed for the beach down a narrow path and a steep drop
I could see the aurora developing with my eyes and could see a faint green band which started to ripple
Not long after i could see rays and this coincided with an Orange alert
The sea was coming in fast and i couldn't get to the part of the beach i would have liked to get to.
Lots of rays started to show and i had a peice of good luck that the cloud started to block out the near full moon
The whole display only lasted 10 mins before fading
After an hour i returned to the car just in time for another aurora to ask me if it was still visible
The sun is getting more and more active as we move to Solar max so i can expect more or better nights than this one
I have a few Shetland Aurora Hunter books, this is A4 size, 164 pages with 85 photos and its packed with information. Message me if you would like a copy £20, i can post anywhere in the world (extra cost) or if you are in Shetland you can collect
