Aurora and the Moon

 Last night the Aurora appeared yet again but it coincided with a 90% Moon. Not the best for photographing as it washes out the green.

It was still very worth while getting out in the cold, for once the weather forecast was correct and it was 95% clear.

Not a lot of ice about which was good.

I went down to Sandsayre not chancing a trip over to the west side just in case of icy roads. As soon as i stepped out of the car i found out there was no wind, another bonus

Starting at the boats the green arch of the Aurora was just about visible to the eye as it moved to Red Alert.

Now clearly visible to the naked eye

I moved down to the jetty and beyond and it was nice to have some waves crashing on the rocks

The stats stayed strong until about 11pm then faded but by midnight it came strong again, this time catching out Glendale who didn't predict this surge

I was long in bed by then 

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A clear night in Shetland

 Had a trip down to Sanick in Sandwick the other night. Conditions were more or less perfect, still and warmish but a few clouds came in

Looking over the bay towards the farm

It was good to pick out Mars just above the moon

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Star filled sky at Sumburgh Head Shetland Framed Mounted Print by Richard Ashbee (photo4me.com)

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International Space Station over Shetland

When the whole of the UK and many other countries are in lock down its so good to see something running free although everyone on board is actually already in Lock down

 In the one above it was good to catch a meteor as well as the ISS (Right) which came over from the South West

 Travelling at more than 17,000mph the ISS passed over Sandwick at 8.29pm tonight

 Just my luck that at 8.28 pm a bus came up the road with full beam on, not really necessary for a road that is lit by LED lights

 It was good to have a clear sky and it was still as well, pity there is no aurora tonight.

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