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Aurora over Scotland (5 files)

Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights displays photographed taken over Aberdeeshire in Scotland since 1989 covering some 350 events with arc, rays, coronas with a wide rnage of shapes and colours
Deeside Aurora bnm6446jhp 
 Aurora Borealis British March display rays colours shooting star Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 27th March, 2017 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 21.43UT and was indicated by the magnetometer readings on AuroraWatch. Although cloud was forecast earlier the display happened before the cloud arrived but when it got dark enough to see it. A low grade Arc was visible to the North, beneath Cassiopeia at 21.44, it went active shortly afterwards with faint multiple rays with bright bases on the arc and some lateral movement, North to West and it died down again very quickly at 21.47UT, allowing approximately 10 exposures. Small meteor burn out visible about 1/3 in from left just in the faint purple band. Colours not visible to the human eye to the brightness this photo records. Magnetometer suggested possible further activity but by 22.00 there was 100% cloud cover. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture, ISO3200 for 12 seconds at 21.45.39hrsUT. The increased ISO sensitivity of modern DSLR’s allows for shorter exposures circa 10 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. 
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Aurora Deeside jkl8345jhp 
 Northern Lights meteor shooting star winter Scottish green rays west Deeside taken on the 27th February, 2014 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen is the first display I have seen this year and the best for several years since the end of the previous Solar Cycle in 2006 although initial forecasts did not suggest a display of this strength was likely over the UK from a glancing CME. It was in fact observed and photographed as far south as Essex in England.

It’s most active phase of the evening’s display was over around 20.30 including a fairly rare occurrence of a folded arc, more common in the most northern regions. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 and ISO settings of 3200 allowing for much shorter exposure times e.g. circa 15 sec average times with hopefully more accurate recordings of these moving events.

The first activity photographed of this display was about 19.50, looking west of North to the west of Torphins, this one was around 20.57 and was after the arc has disappeared and the ray activity continued to the North with red high level oxygen gas colour started to appear more noticeable and a general dying off of the overall strength of the display. This phase sees more individual rays, green towards the northern centre with red rays to the western edges as seen in those with the large trees on the left. The Pleiades Star Constellation is visible in those with the strong red ray on the left. 
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Aurora Deeside jkl8298jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Crooktree cottage meteor winter Scottish green rays Deeside taken on the 27th February, 2014 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen is the first display I have seen this year and the best for several years since the end of the previous Solar Cycle in 2006 although initial forecasts did not suggest a display of this strength was likely over the UK from a glancing CME. It was in fact observed and photographed as far south as Essex in England.

This photo and those up to the cottage roof view where taken between 20.15 and 20.35 and give an idea of how active and varied a display can be in such a short time. It was also the most active phase of the evenings display including a fairly rare occurrence of a folded arc, more common in the most northern regions. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 and ISO settings of 6400 allowing for much shorter exposure times e.g. circa 10 sec average times with hopefully more accurate recordings of these moving events. The first activity photographed of this display was about 19.50, looking west of North to the west of Torphins. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Crooktree, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Northern, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, panorama, folded, curtains, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, Plough, Ursa, Major, Big, Dipper, Cassiopeia, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, nitrogen, purple, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, morning, February, 2014, pine, trees, silhouette, telephone, pole, cottage, roof, chimney.
Aurora 7Mar94 ab9473jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish winter display green rays yellow meteor arc Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the 7th March, 1994 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from west to north with the Constellation of Cassiopeia in the centre. This was the best of seven nights in a row of displays during one of the most active phases of the 90’s Solar Cycle. This photo was scanned from a 35mm colour slide film, Fuji RDP pushed processed for a 1600asa rating using a Nikon FM2, 28mm f2.8 lens wide open at around 20 seconds. What was unusual about this display was the very distinct folding of the arc giving a distinct curtain effect from the many moving rays, the green colours being from low altitude oxygen ionisation around 20.00hrs GMT. In this photo there is also evidence of a small meteor streak to the top of the right hand rays. 
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Aurora, aircaft & meteors rty2406jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish Deeside aircraft Draconits meteor Ursa major Plough North East 25 miles west of Aberdeen taken at 00.20.30hrs UT 8th October, 2012 with a Nikon D700 at 3200ISO using Nikkor 24mm prime lens, f2.8 for 10.5 secs. 
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Scotland > Clouds, Sunsets, Dawns and Weather (22 files)

The gallery has images of weather related subjects from clouds to dawns and sunrises, NLC or noctilucent clouds nights, moon to sun rings, rainbows, double rainbows, meteors, shooting stars, Perseids. The range of clouds includes cirrus, storm clouds, white puffy fair weather clouds, monster cloud formations, haar, sun beams, lenticular, mama, a wide range of different meteorological structures and types.
NLC-Over-Deeside-qax9721jhp 
 Noctilucent distinct silver blue waves clouds NLC Scotland Eastwards June Torphins Deeside Aberdeenshire night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking East of North from Crooktree with Torphins on lower right as the NLC display expanded and more pronounced waves forming and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, best show so far in 2021 on the 27th June. Taken at 23.56 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD, 70mm, f8, ISO 640 for 4 sec. It was a perfect night with little wind and although this was the last of my watching the display continued for some time more. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, North, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, Eastwards, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO640, Tokina SD, 28-70mm zoom, 70mm focal length, 2021, June, 23.56hrs, 27th.
NLC-Over-Deeside-qax9679jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC Scotland summer display Northwards June Deeside Scotland night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking Northwards over Crooktree and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, best show so far in 2021 on the 27th June. Taken at 23.05 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 24mm, f8, ISO 640 for .8 sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, eastern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, telephone pole, chimney, pot, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO640, Nikkor, 24mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.05hrs, 27th.
NLC-Over-Deeside-qax9716jhp 
 Noctilucent distinct silver blue waves clouds NLC Scottish East North June Torphins Deeside Aberdeenshire night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking East of North from Crooktree with Torphins on lower right as the NLC display expanded and more pronounced waves forming and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, best show so far in 2021 on the 27th June. Taken at 23.54 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD, 28mm, f8, ISO 640 for 5 sec. It was a perfect night with little wind and although this was the last of my watching the display continued for some time more. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, North, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, Eastwards, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO640, Tokina SD, 28-70mm zoom, 28mm focal length, 2021, June, 23.54hrs, 27th.
NLC-Over-Deeside-qax9714jhp 
 Noctilucent strong blue waves clouds NLC Scotland East North June Torphins Deeside Aberdeenshire night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking East of North from Crooktree with Torphins on lower right as the NLC display expanded and more pronounced waves forming and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, best show so far in 2021 on the 27th June. Taken at 23.41 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 24mm, f8, ISO 640 for 2 sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, North, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, Eastwards, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO640, Nikkor, 24mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.41hrs, 27th.
NLC-Over-Deeside-qax9710jhp 
 Noctilucent high blue waves clouds NLC Scottish East North June Torphins lights Deeside Aberdeenshire night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking East of North from above Crooktree with Torphins on lower right as the NLC display expanded and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, best show so far in 2021 on the 27th June. Taken at 23.38 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 24mm, f8, ISO 640 for 2.5 sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, North, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, Eastwards, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO640, Nikkor, 24mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.38hrs, 27th.
NLC-Over-Deeside-qax9705jhp 
 Noctilucent electric blue waves clouds NLC Scotland East North June Deeside Aberdeenshire night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking East of North from above Crooktree with Torphins on lower right as the NLC display expanded and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, best show so far in 2021 on the 27th June. Taken at 23.36 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 24mm, f8, ISO 640 for 2 sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, North, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, Eastwards, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO640, Nikkor, 24mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.36hrs, 27th.
NLC-Over-Deeside-qax9703jhp 
 Noctilucent silver blue waves clouds expanding NLC Scotland North June Deeside Aberdeenshire night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking North from above Crooktree as the NLC display expanded and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, best show so far in 2021 on the 27th June. Taken at 23.36 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 24mm, f8, ISO 640 for 3 sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, North, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, Eastwards, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO640, Nikkor, 24mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.36hrs, 27th.
NLC-Over-Deeside-qax9690jhp 
 Noctilucent silver blue waves clouds expanding NLC Scottish summer East North June Aberdeenshire night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking East of North from Crooktree as the NLC display expanded and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, best show so far in 2021 on the 27th June. Taken at 23.13 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 24mm, f8, ISO 640 for 3 sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, eastern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, Eastwards, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO640, Nikkor, 24mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.13hrs, 27th.
NLC-Over-Deeside-qax9685jhp 
 Noctilucent silver blue waves clouds NLC Scottish cottage summer North June Deeside night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking North from Crooktree and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, best show so far in 2021 on the 27th June. Taken at 23.09 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 24mm, f8, ISO 640 for 1.3 sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, eastern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, cottage, chimney, window, light, North, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO640, Nikkor, 24mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.10hrs, 27th.
NLC-Over-Deeside-qax9683jhp 
 Noctilucent silver blue waves clouds NLC Scottish Torphins lights summer North June Deeside night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking East of North from Crooktree garden boulder to Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, best show so far in 2021 on the 27th June. Taken at 23.09 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 24mm, f8, ISO 640 for 1.3 sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, eastern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, boulder, stone, lit, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO640, Nikkor, 24mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.09hrs, 27th.
NLC-Over-Deeside-qax9680jhp 
 Noctilucent silver blue waves clouds NLC Scotland summer North June Deeside Scottish night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking Northwards over Crooktree and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, best show so far in 2021 on the 27th June. Taken at 23.05 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 24mm, f8, ISO 640 for .8 sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, eastern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, telephone pole, chimney, pot, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO640, Nikkor, 24mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.05hrs, 27th.
NLC-Over-Deeside-qax9669jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC Scottish summer early display Northwards June Deeside Scotland night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking East of North, 20degrees, with lights of Torphins on left from Crooktree and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, best show so far in 2021 on the 27th June. Taken at 22.59 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 24mm, f8, ISO 640 for 1sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, eastern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, telephoto, chimney, pot, TV aerial, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO640, Nikkor, 24mm, lens, 2021, June, 22.59hrs, 27th.
NLC-Over-Deeside-qax9660jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC Scottish summer early display Torphins lights June Deeside Scotland night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking East of North, 20degrees, with lights of Torphins on left from Crooktree and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, best show so far in 2021 on the 27th June. Taken at 22.56 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 24mm, f8, ISO 640 for .8sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, eastern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, telephoto, chimney, pot, TV aerial, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO640, Nikkor, 24mm, lens, 2021, June, 22.56hrs, 27th.
NLC-Over-Deeside-qax9655jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer early display Torphins lights June Deeside Scotland night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking East of North with lights of Torphins on left from Crooktree and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, best show so far in 2021 on the 27th June. Taken at 22.53 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 24mm, f8, ISO 640 for 1sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, eastern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, telephoto, chimney, pot, TV aerial, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO640, Nikkor, 24mm, lens, 2021, June, 22.53hrs, 27th.
NLC-Over-Deeside-qax9651jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer early display North June Deeside Scotland night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking Northwards from Crooktree and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, best show so far in 2021 on the 27th June. Taken at 22.47 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 24mm, f8, ISO 640 for 1.3sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, eastern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, telephoto, chimney, pot, TV aerial, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO640, Nikkor, 24mm, lens, 2021, June, 22.47hrs, 27th.
Deeside-NLC-qax9561jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer rooftop aerial chimney pot June Deeside Scotland night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking magnetic 20 degrees from Crooktree North left of Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, first show in 2021 on the 20th June. Taken at 23.52 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28-70mm zoom at 70mm, f8, ISO 1600 for 1sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, eastern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, telephoto, chimney, pot, TV aerial, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO1600, Tokina SD, 70mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.52hrs, 20th.
Deeside-NLC-qax9559jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer close detail clouds June Deeside Scotland night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking magnetic 20 degrees from Crooktree North left of Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, first show in 2021 on the 20th June. Taken at 23.51 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28-70mm zoom at 70mm, f8, ISO 1600 for 1sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, eastern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, telephoto, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO1600, Tokina SD, 70mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.51hrs, 20th.
Deeside-NLC-qax9556jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer Torphins East clouds June Aberdeenshire Scotland night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking magnetic 20 degrees from Crooktree North left of Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, first show in 2021 on the 20th June. Taken at 23.49 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28-70mm zoom at 28mm, f8, ISO 1600 for .6 sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, eastern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO1600, Tokina SD, 28mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.49hrs, 20th.
Deeside-NLC-qax9550jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer rooftop clouds June Aberdeenshire Scotland night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking magnetic 20 degrees from Crooktree North left of Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, first show in 2021 on the of the 20th June. Taken at 23.45 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28-70mm zoom at 28mm, f8, ISO 1600 for 2.5secs. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, western, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, rooftop, chimney, TV aerial, trees, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO1600, Tokina SD, 28mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.40hrs, 20th.
Deeside-NLC-qax9544jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer North clouds June Deeside night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but are Meteor dust most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours from latent twilight are visible towards the horizon and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbledore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white colours from ice crystals catching the last twilight is seen around the time the brightest stars appear and their strength grows around maximum darkness, usually after midnight BST. They happen only a few times a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them although in this photo the normal clouds are also present. This is taken looking magnetic 20 degrees from Crooktree North left of Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, first show in 2021 on the of the 20th June. Taken at 23.40 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28-70mm zoom at 70mm, f8, ISO 1600 for .8 sec. It was a perfect night with little wind. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, east, high, atmosphere, meteor, dust, ozone, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, silvery, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night, shining, meaning, western, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO1600, Tokina SD, 70mm, lens, 2021, June, 23.40hrs, 20th.
Perseid Meteor Deeside fgh2781jhp 
 Perseid passing meteor shooting star Scotland Pleiades eastwards Scottish Deeside Aberdeenshire about 25 miles West of Aberdeen on the 13th August, looking in the direction of Torphins with the meteor heading for the Constellation of the Pleiades. Taken at 01.37.33UT [02.37amBST] and looking as if it is dissecting a passing satellite. Taken with Nikon D700 at 1250ISO for 38 secs using 24mm Nikkor f2.8 Manual lens at f2.8. This annual display is caused as the Earth passes through the remnants of a debris field left by the passing of the Comet Swift-Tuttle. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Torphins, east, landscape, Perseid, meteor, shooting, star, Comet, Swift-Tuttle, stars, Pleiades, constellation, night, sky, dark, summer, August, annual, astronomy, astronomical, DSLR, manual, time, exposure
Comet Pan-STARRS asd4984jhp 
 Comet Pan-STARRS Pinwheel Galaxy M31 meteor Scotland Cassiopeia stars taken over Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire about 25 miles West of Aberdeen on the 1st April, 2013 on the first evening with a completely clear sky for nearly two weeks. Taken at 20.42UTC [21.42BST] and looking West of North with Cassiopeia at top right corner and above the Comet is the smudge of the pinwheel galaxy M31. Taken with Nikon D700 at 1600ISO for 8 secs using 50mm Nikkor f1.8 Manual lens at f2. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, west, north, upright, Comet, Pan-STARRS, pinwheel, galaxy, M31, meteor, shooting, star, stars, Cassiopeia, constellation, night, sky, twilight, spring, astronomy, astronomical, DSLR, manual, time, exposure

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