The Moon is a great subject to phoograph, being on average 273,000 miles away
All the photos here are taken on a full frame camera and an 800mm lens then cropped
with a 600mm lens
For aurora photos see facebook - Shetland Aurora Hunter
Showing posts with label Shetland aurora Hunter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shetland aurora Hunter. Show all posts
Monday, 4 May 2020
Sunday, 15 March 2020
Venus over St Ninian's
Venus has been very bright in the west over the past few weeks
Here is a few photos from a trip down at St Ninian's Isle
Don't forget to join Shetland Aurora Hunter on facebook for all the latest on the Aurora
Wednesday, 30 October 2019
Consecutive Aurora nights in Shetland
We have just seen 6 consecutive days of Aurora activity in Shetland although the first few days viewing was very difficult with very strong winds and heavy rain
Things started to improve on the fourth day but the aurora was fairly weak but still worth seeing.
I really relish getting out under any night sky especially when the Aurora is due. You have to watch the stats to have any clue what is going on, or check on Shetland Aurora Hunter for actual aurora sightings.
The problem with some apps is that on occasions they are way out with predictions, for instance on one of the nights it was not showing any activity so to speak, just a KP1 but the Aurora in Shetland was quiet bright , more like a KP3
This has happened many times before, last year one night I went down to Sumburgh to photograph the milky way as no Aurora had been predicted but I was soon picking up green on camera. As I made my way back to the car I could see the Aurora by eye, again two of the apps I have showed no activity.
More and more colour showed with high rays, a great display but few had been out and seen anything judging by the lack of photos the next day. The opposite can happen as well and most people have been caught out when a large aurora was due only to find nothing showing.
After all these are just predications it best just to go out as much as possible and experience the night yourself.
Things started to improve on the fourth day but the aurora was fairly weak but still worth seeing.
I really relish getting out under any night sky especially when the Aurora is due. You have to watch the stats to have any clue what is going on, or check on Shetland Aurora Hunter for actual aurora sightings.
The problem with some apps is that on occasions they are way out with predictions, for instance on one of the nights it was not showing any activity so to speak, just a KP1 but the Aurora in Shetland was quiet bright , more like a KP3
This has happened many times before, last year one night I went down to Sumburgh to photograph the milky way as no Aurora had been predicted but I was soon picking up green on camera. As I made my way back to the car I could see the Aurora by eye, again two of the apps I have showed no activity.
More and more colour showed with high rays, a great display but few had been out and seen anything judging by the lack of photos the next day. The opposite can happen as well and most people have been caught out when a large aurora was due only to find nothing showing.
After all these are just predications it best just to go out as much as possible and experience the night yourself.
Thursday, 19 September 2019
Warmer Aurora Glow
A few nights ago the sky started to clear, the wind had dropped and there was a possible Aurora starting.
I headed over to the west side to Bigton only to find that the cloud had started to roll in. I could just about make the Aurora out behind a small bank of cloud
It was always going to be hard for the Aurora to show against a 93% moon which had started to rise but not quiet showing where I stood
The Aurora was only at KP2 so not very strong but any Aurora is a good Aurora. At least the stars and Milky Way was showing.
Aurora Hunting is always better in September/ April as its a lot warmer.
The Night Sky Photography course is now full and I am looking forward to meeting everyone. But to keep up to-date join Shetland Aurora Hunter on facebook.
#Shetland Aurora Hunter, #Aurora in Shetland, #Shetland, #Aurora, #Night Sky Photography UK
I headed over to the west side to Bigton only to find that the cloud had started to roll in. I could just about make the Aurora out behind a small bank of cloud
It was always going to be hard for the Aurora to show against a 93% moon which had started to rise but not quiet showing where I stood
The Aurora was only at KP2 so not very strong but any Aurora is a good Aurora. At least the stars and Milky Way was showing.
Aurora Hunting is always better in September/ April as its a lot warmer.
The Night Sky Photography course is now full and I am looking forward to meeting everyone. But to keep up to-date join Shetland Aurora Hunter on facebook.
#Shetland Aurora Hunter, #Aurora in Shetland, #Shetland, #Aurora, #Night Sky Photography UK
Saturday, 31 August 2019
New Aurora Season
A new Aurora season kicked off for me on Friday. An Aurora had been seen by a few folk a couple of days before but we were clouded out.
We arrived back from a concert at 23.15pm and I checked Shetland Aurora Hunter on facebook to find a number of people had seen the Aurora starting up. It was also showing on the webcam.
I had my kit pack ready for action, so collected this and headed down to Sandsayre. With nobody about I found it strange that the Mousa waiting room still had lights on.
I was using the Samyang 14mm F2.4 XP lens for the first time with an Aurora. The moon was only at 1% and it was still with only a small amount of cloud so near perfect conditions.
The Aurora was clearly visible to the naked eye and was expanding, I could see some green. Others may see more colour, everyone is different
Setting up the camera near the jetty I took a test shot and a large amount of green and purple was showing.
This new lens is the easiest one I have had and can easily focus in the dark.
I always look for new foreground which I think is essential to any night sky photo. Basically the more you can find at one location the better. That's why it is essential to visit during daylight and start to plan your photos.
Around 00.30am it started to cloud over. Looking at other photos taken further north it stayed clear for much longer when most of the high activity occurred.
On Saturday an Orange alert was given around 14.00pm, no good for us as it was daylight
Saturday night, a more active Aurora occurred but as usual cloud had been present all day and all night so no chance of getting any photos.
As the nights pull in the Aurora will start to appear even earlier
We arrived back from a concert at 23.15pm and I checked Shetland Aurora Hunter on facebook to find a number of people had seen the Aurora starting up. It was also showing on the webcam.
I had my kit pack ready for action, so collected this and headed down to Sandsayre. With nobody about I found it strange that the Mousa waiting room still had lights on.
I was using the Samyang 14mm F2.4 XP lens for the first time with an Aurora. The moon was only at 1% and it was still with only a small amount of cloud so near perfect conditions.
The Aurora was clearly visible to the naked eye and was expanding, I could see some green. Others may see more colour, everyone is different
Setting up the camera near the jetty I took a test shot and a large amount of green and purple was showing.
This new lens is the easiest one I have had and can easily focus in the dark.
I always look for new foreground which I think is essential to any night sky photo. Basically the more you can find at one location the better. That's why it is essential to visit during daylight and start to plan your photos.
Around 00.30am it started to cloud over. Looking at other photos taken further north it stayed clear for much longer when most of the high activity occurred.
On Saturday an Orange alert was given around 14.00pm, no good for us as it was daylight
Saturday night, a more active Aurora occurred but as usual cloud had been present all day and all night so no chance of getting any photos.
As the nights pull in the Aurora will start to appear even earlier
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