You Might Get Lucky Now and Then
We parked up for the evening near the ruin of Duntulm castle on the north coast of Skye. With the clear night I had hoped to do some astrophotography - but the bright moon was problematic in the direction I wanted to shoot over the sea and the Milky Way was very low in the sky to the north. But as I was there anyway...
On one of my shots I thought I could see a small patch of bright yellow on the horizon - aurora?! This was a bit of a surprise, as the aurora forecast was mediocre so hadn't thought to try for that. But space weather can change quickly and I was treated to a wonderful burst of activity that lasted about seven minutes before it settled down to a less bright and more diffuse display. The Mark Knopfler song from his Get Lucky album kept going through my head.
Explored (Number 15) April 8, 2025.
You Might Get Lucky Now and Then
We parked up for the evening near the ruin of Duntulm castle on the north coast of Skye. With the clear night I had hoped to do some astrophotography - but the bright moon was problematic in the direction I wanted to shoot over the sea and the Milky Way was very low in the sky to the north. But as I was there anyway...
On one of my shots I thought I could see a small patch of bright yellow on the horizon - aurora?! This was a bit of a surprise, as the aurora forecast was mediocre so hadn't thought to try for that. But space weather can change quickly and I was treated to a wonderful burst of activity that lasted about seven minutes before it settled down to a less bright and more diffuse display. The Mark Knopfler song from his Get Lucky album kept going through my head.
Explored (Number 15) April 8, 2025.