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Aurora over Scotland (191 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
Aurora Corona Forming aucf13119jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish strong Corona zenith shape green red rays Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This digital photo was taken at 23.25.32hrsUT for 13secs, showing green and red oxygen rays forming the classic corona zenith or crown above the cottage roof looking southwards the colour chnage indicating the strength of the display increasing. This was a short exposure 13 as against 20 secs and very faint CCd structure lines are visible and indication of an under exposure. This was the last of the digital photos taken. The cf131 digital sequence, starting at 22.58.22, shows the continuing activity following on from the very active night of the 29th/30th with another Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 23.25.32 which was frustrated by complete cloud cover and rain. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 21.50hrsUT on the evening of the 30th when the extensive cloud cover cleared. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 21.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Corona Forming aucf13116jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish Corona zenith centre shape green rays over cottage Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This digital photo was taken at 23.23.31hrsUT for 20secs, showing green oxygen rays forming the classic corona zenith or crown above the cottage roof looking southwards. The cf131 digital sequence, starting at 22.58.22, shows the continuing activity following on from the very active night of the 29th/30th with another Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 23.25 which was frustrated by complete cloud cover and rain. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 21.50hrsUT on the evening of the 30th when the extensive cloud cover cleared. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 21.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Corona Forming aucf13114jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland Corona zenith forming green rays overhead Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This digital photo was taken at 23.22.01hrsUT for 23secs, showing green oxygen rays forming the corona zenith or crown above the cottage roof looking southwards. The cf131 digital sequence, starting at 22.58.22, shows the continuing activity following on from the very active night of the 29th/30th with another Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 23.25 which was frustrated by complete cloud cover and rain. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 21.50hrsUT on the evening of the 30th when the extensive cloud cover cleared. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 21.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Corona Forming aucf13113jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland green rays shapes weird ghostlike south Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This digital photo was taken at 23.20.56hrsUT for 25secs, showing green oxygen rays and shapes above the cottage roof looking southwards and forming weird shapes. The cf131 digital sequence, starting at 22.58.22, shows the continuing activity following on from the very active night of the 29th/30th with another Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 23.25 which was frustrated by complete cloud cover and rain. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 21.50hrsUT on the evening of the 30th when the extensive cloud cover cleared. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 21.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Corona Forming aucf13112jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland green rays clouds eastwards car lights Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This digital photo was taken at 23.19.57hrsUT for 21secs, showing green oxygen rays sweeping down from the east visible through gaps in the clouds and with the street lights of Torphins and car headlights on the main road from Banchory. The cf131 digital sequence, starting at 22.58.22, shows the continuing activity following on from the very active night of the 29th/30th with another Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 23.25 which was frustrated by complete cloud cover and rain. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 21.50hrsUT on the evening of the 30th when the extensive cloud cover cleared. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 21.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, car lights, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Corona Forming aucf13110jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish green rays clouds east Torphins lights Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This digital photo was taken at 23.16.29hrsUT for 19secs, showing green oxygen rays sweeping down from the east visible through gaps in the clouds and with the street lights of Torphins and car headlights on the main road from Banchory. The cf131 digital sequence, starting at 22.58.22, shows the continuing activity following on from the very active night of the 29th/30th with another Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 23.25 which was frustrated by complete cloud cover and rain. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 21.50hrsUT on the evening of the 30th when the extensive cloud cover cleared. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 21.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Corona Forming aucf13109jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish corona huge green rays west wings Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This digital photo was taken at 23.03.27hrsUT for 16secs, showing green oxygen rays sweeping down from the west a precursor of another corona strength display with the rays appearing suspended in the celestial heights with no sign of an arc. The cf131 digital sequence, starting at 22.58.22, shows the continuing activity following on from the very active night of the 29th/30th with another Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 23.25 which was frustrated by complete cloud cover and rain. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 21.50hrsUT on the evening of the 30th when the extensive cloud cover cleared. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 21.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Corona Forming aucf13108jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Northern Lights Scottish corona green red rays west fan Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This digital photo was taken at 23.02.53hrsUT for 20secs, showing green and red oxygen rays sweeping down from the west a precursor of another corona strength display with the rays appearing suspended in the celestial heights with no sign of an arc. The cf131 digital sequence, starting at 22.58.22, shows the continuing activity following on from the very active night of the 29th/30th with another Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 23.25 which was frustrated by complete cloud cover and rain. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 21.50hrsUT on the evening of the 30th when the extensive cloud cover cleared. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 21.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, upright, west, fan, sweeping, suspended, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Corona Forming aucf13106jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Northern Lights Scotland corona green red rays sweeping east Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This digital photo was taken at 23.02.11hrsUT for 18secs, showing green and red oxygen rays sweeping down from the east a precursor of another corona strength display with the rays appearing suspended in the celestial heights with no sign of an arc. The cf131 digital sequence, starting at 22.58.22, shows the continuing activity following on from the very active night of the 29th/30th with another Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 23.25 which was frustrated by complete cloud cover and rain. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 21.50hrsUT on the evening of the 30th when the extensive cloud cover cleared. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 21.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Corona Forming aucf13105jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish coronal glow south green red Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This digital photo was taken at 23.01.36hrsUT for 17secs, showing green and red oxygen background glow a precursor of another corona strength display looking southwards which was an indication of the strength of the display. The cf131 digital sequence, starting at 22.58.22, shows the continuing activity following on from the very active night of the 29th/30th with another Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 23.25 which was frustrated by complete cloud cover and rain. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 21.50hrsUT on the evening of the 30th when the extensive cloud cover cleared. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 21.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, cornal, glow, background, strong, southwards, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Corona Forming aucf13102jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland Pleiades East green red rays rooftop Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This digital photo was taken at 22.59.03hrsUT for 20secs, showing green and red oxygen rays and the start of another corona strength display looking eastwards. The cf131 digital sequence, starting at 22.58.22, shows the continuing activity following on from the very active night of the 29th/30th with another Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 23.25 which was frustrated by complete cloud cover and rain. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 21.50hrsUT on the evening of the 30th when the extensive cloud cover cleared. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 21.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Corona Forming aucf13101jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish Cassiopeia Pleiades East green red rays Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This first digital photo was taken at 22.58.22hrsUT for 20secs, showing green and red oxygen rays and the start of another corona strength display looking eastwards. The cf131 digital sequence, starting at 22.58.22, shows the continuing activity following on from the very active night of the 29th/30th with another Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 23.25 which was frustrated by complete cloud cover and rain. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 21.50hrsUT on the evening of the 30th when the extensive cloud cover cleared. The magnetometer on site showed vigorous activity from 21.30hrs. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12838jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland Corona zenith green red rays Orion South stars cottage roof Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This last photo was taken at 02.28.39hrsUT for 23secs, showing strong red oxygen background light looking southwards marked by Orion in its winter position to the north and a very rare position in which to see Aurora displays at the end of this digital sequence and when cloud cover stopped further viewing. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12837jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish green red rays North Plough clouds increasing Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 02.27.34hrsUT for 24secs, showing green and red oxygen rays looking North with increasing cloud cover starting to blank out the Aurora display. The Plough is above gap between the two tree tops. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12836jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland green red rays North Torphins lights Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 02.26.26hrsUT for 22secs, showing green and red oxygen rays looking North eastwards past with the street lights of nearby Torphins village in the lower right and The Plough slightly above. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, street, lights, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12835jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish green red rays North Plough Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 02.25.29hrsUT for 20secs, showing green and red oxygen rays looking Northwards past The Plough, Big Dipper or Ursa Major stars dead centre of the frame. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12834jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish Corona zenith green rays west Pleiades birch Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 02.24.39hrsUT for 24secs, showing green zenith arms and strong background red oxygen forming another coronal zenith or crown looking south westwards with Pleiades visible in top of the tree. What is not recorded in this still image is the degree of movement around the centre with the swirling arms of the rays as the display continues to form. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12833jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish Corona zenith green centre Orion South stars cottage roof Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 02.23.58hrsUT for 20secs, showing green zenith or crown and some red oxygen backdrop looking southwards marked by Orion in its winter position to the north and a very rare position in which to see Aurora displays. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12832jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland Corona zenith green red rays Orion South stars cottage roof Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 02.22.56hrsUT for 20secs, showing green and some red oxygen rays looking southwards marked by Orion in its winter position to the north and a very rare position in which to see Aurora displays. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12831jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Corona westwards green red rays clouds Scotland Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 02.21.59hrsUT for 23secs, showing green and strong red oxygen sweeping rays as a corona fades looking westwards. What is not recorded in this still image is the degree of movement with the swirling arms of the rays as the display continue. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12829jhp 
 Aurora British Corona arms westwards green red rays clouds Cassiopeia Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 02.18.29hrsUT for 20secs, showing green and strong red oxygen sweeping rays of a coronal zenith or crown looking south westwards with Cassiopeia visible towards thye top centre. What is not recorded in this still image is the degree of movement around the centre with the swirling arms of the rays as the display continues to form. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12828jhp 
 Aurora Scottish Coronal wings overhead green red rays clouds Cassiopeia Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 02.17.50hrsUT for 20secs, showing green and strong red oxygen sweeping rays of a forming coronal zenith or crown looking westwards with Cassiopeia visible towards top of the frame. What is not recorded in this still image is the degree of movement around the centre with the swirling arms of the rays as the display continues to form. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12825jhp 
 Aurora Scotland Corona centre overhead tree green rays clouds west Pleiades Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 02.14.50hrsUT for 23secs, showing green and strong red oxygen sweeping rays of a forming coronal zenith or crown looking south westwards with Pleiades visible in top of the tree. What is not recorded in this still image is the degree of movement around the centre with the swirling arms of the rays as the display continues to form. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof, silver, birch
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12824jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland Corona crown tree green red rays west Pleiades Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 02.14.50hrsUT for 23secs, showing green and strong red oxygen sweeping rays of a forming coronal zenith or crown looking south westwards with Pleiades visible in top of the tree. What is not recorded in this still image is the degree of movement around the centre with the swirling arms of the rays as the display continues to form. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12819jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish Corona zenith green red sweeping rays west Pleiades Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 02.10.49hrsUT for 23secs, showing green and strong red oxygen sweeping rays of a forming coronal zenith or crown looking south westwards with Pleiades visible in top of the tree. What is not recorded in this still image is the degree of movement around the centre with the swirling arms of the rays as the display continues to form. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12818jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish Corona zenith green red sweeping rays west Pleiades Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 01.55.02hrsUT for 24secs, showing green and strong red oxygen sweeping rays of a forming coronal zenith or crown looking south westwards with Pleiades visible in the lower quadrant. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12816jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland lights green red rays Orion South stars cottage roof Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 01.53.37hrsUT for 24secs, showing green and some red oxygen rays looking southwards marked by Orion in its winter position to the north and a very rare position in which to see Aurora displays. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12814jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland green red sweeping large rays west Cassiopeia Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 01.51.45hrsUT for 27secs, showing green and strong red oxygen sweeping rays looking westwards with Cassiopeia on its side in upper centre. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12813jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish green red sweeping large rays east cottage roof Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 01.50.49hrsUT for 23secs, showing green and strong red oxygen sweeping rays looking eastwards. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12812jhp 
 Aurora Northern Lights British Scotland green red rays Orion South clouds cottage roof Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 01.50.05hrsUT for 25secs, showing green and some red oxygen rays looking southwards marked by Orion in its winter position to the north and a very rare position in which to see Aurora displays. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, uprights, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12811jhp 
 Aurora Northern Lights Scotland green red rays Orion South stars cottage roof Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 01.49.13hrsUT for 21secs, showing green and some red oxygen rays looking southwards marked by Orion in its winter position to the north and a very rare position in which to see Aurora displays. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12810jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish green red rays Orion South stars cottage roof Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 01.48.14hrsUT for 29secs, showing green and some red oxygen rays looking southwards marked by Orion in its winter position to the north and a very rare position in which to see Aurora displays. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera, cottage, roof
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12809jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland green red oxygen rays Plough North stars clouds Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 01.47.30hrsUT for 23secs, showing green and some red oxygen rays looking northwards marked by Ursa Major or The Plough in its winter position to the north. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12808jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish red green rays Plough North Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 01.46.44hrsUT for 27secs showing mainly green and red oxygen rays in the early stages of a developing Corona looking northwards marked by Ursa Major or The Plough in its winter position to the north. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12807jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish display rays Plough North stars clouds Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 01.45.55hrsUT for 23secs showing mainly green oxygen rays looking northwards marked by Ursa Major or The Plough in its winter position to the north. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12806jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland red green rays cloud gap stars west Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 01.45.05hrsUT for 25secs showing mainly green oxygen rays through gaps in the cloud cover. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12804jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish forest red green rays cloudy west Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 01.42.06hrsUT for 23secs showing mainly green oxygen rays looking westwards. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12801jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish green rays clouds Plough North Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the south. This photo was taken at 01.39.28hrsUT for 23secs showing mainly green oxygen rays with a suggestion of red looking northwards. The cf128 digital sequence, starting at 01.39.28 of the continuing activity continued well into the morning of the 30th October when clouds cleared again, perseverance pays, allowing a third major Corona to be viewed through until the last frame at 02.28.39 which in the course of displays I have seen was unusual to continue as long as this. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT on the evening of the 29th towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover and further slide film preceded this digital sequence from 00.56 to 01.04 hrs UT on scanned slides AB036series. This digital photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my first digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Orion, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12723jhp 
 Aurora Scotland Deeside Corona display green red rays zenith clouds colour Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 29th October, 2003 into the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the west. This photo was taken at 00.49.26hrsUT for 25secs showing green and red oxygen rays at the centre or zenith of the corona looking directly upwards over Royal Deeside with some increasing cloud and strong wind. The cf127 session of which this is the last frame, the second digital set taken after an hour of cloud cover and rain the first photos show the impact of cloud blocking out even a major Aurora display. The display continued throughout the evening into the morning of the 30th October when clear skies allowed a second major Corona to be viewed on the last frame at 00.49.26. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover. This photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12722jhp 
 Aurora Northern Lights Scotland deeside Corona green red rays zenith centre colour Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 29th October, 2003 into the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the west. This photo was taken at 00.48.42hrsUT for 22secs showing green and red oxygen rays dropping like a huge wings from the centre or zenith of the corona looking directly upwards over Royal Deeside with some swiftly passing cloud. The cf127 session, the second digital set taken after an hour of cloud cover and rain the first photos show the impact of cloud blocking out even a major Aurora display. The display continued throughout the evening into the morning of the 30th October when clear skies allowed a second major Corona to be viewed on the last frame at 00.49.26. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover. This photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12721jhp 
 Aurora Northern Lights Scottish Corona green red rays zenith crown colourful westwards Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 29th October, 2003 into the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the west. This photo was taken at 00.48.01hrsUT for 15secs showing green and red oxygen rays dropping like a huge wings from the centre or zenith of the corona looking directly upwards over Royal Deeside. The cf127 session, the second digital set taken after an hour of cloud cover and rain the first photos show the impact of cloud blocking out even a major Aurora display. The display continued throughout the evening into the morning of the 30th October when clear skies allowed a second major Corona to be viewed on the last frame at 00.49.26. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover. This photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12720jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland Corona green red rays huge fan colourful westwards Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 29th October, 2003 into the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the west. This photo was taken at 00.25.38hrsUT for 28secs showing green and red oxygen rays dropping like a huge fan from the start of a corona looking to west of north over Royal Deeside. The cf127 session, the second digital set taken after an hour of cloud cover and rain the first photos show the impact of cloud blocking out even a major Aurora display. The display continued throughout the evening into the morning of the 30th October when clear skies allowed a second major Corona to be viewed on the last frame at 00.49.26. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover. This photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12719jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland Corona display rays fan westwards Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 29th October, 2003 into the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the west. This photo was taken at 00.24.34hrsUT for 24secs showing green and red oxygen rays dropping like a huge fan from the start of a corona looking to the west over Royal Deeside. The cf127 session, the second digital set taken after an hour of cloud cover and rain the first photos show the impact of cloud blocking out even a major Aurora display. The display continued throughout the evening into the morning of the 30th October when clear skies allowed a second major Corona to be viewed on the last frame at 00.49.26. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover. This photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12718jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish Corona display rays fan clouds Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 29th October, 2003 into the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the west. This photo was taken at 00.23.22hrsUT for 23secs showing green and red oxygen rays dropping like a huge fan from the start of a corona looking upwards. The cf127 session, the second digital set taken after an hour of cloud cover and rain the first photos show the impact of cloud blocking out even a major Aurora display. The display continued throughout the evening into the morning of the 30th October when clear skies allowed a second major Corona to be viewed on the last frame at 00.49.26. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover. This photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12713jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland red green oxygen rays clouds west gaps Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 29th October, 2003 into the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the west. This photo was taken at 00.07.23hrsUT for 22secs showing mainly green red oxygen rays through the clouds looking westwards. The cf127 session, the second digital set taken after an hour of cloud cover and rain the first photos show the impact of cloud blocking out even a major Aurora display. The display continued throughout the evening into the morning of the 30th October when clear skies allowed a second major Corona to be viewed on the last frame at 00.49.26. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover. This photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12712jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland green red Northern Lights rays clouds northwards Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 29th October, 2003 into the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the west. This photo was taken at 00.06.33hrsUT for 21 secs showing mainly green oxygen arc light with green and red oxygen gas rays appearing through gaps in the clouds looking northwards. The cf127 session, the second digital set taken after an hour of cloud cover and rain the first photos show the impact of cloud blocking out even a major Aurora display. The display continued throughout the evening into the morning of the 30th October when clear skies allowed a second major Corona to be viewed on the last frame at 00.49.26. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover. This photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12710jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland strong green red rays clouds openings bright stars northwards Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 29th October, 2003 into the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the west. This photo was taken at 00.03.38hrsUT for 38 secs showing mainly green oxygen arc light with strong green oxygen gas rays appearing through gaps in the clouds looking northwards. The cf127 session, the second digital set taken after an hour of cloud cover and rain the first photos show the impact of cloud blocking out even a major Aurora display. The display continued throughout the evening into the morning of the 30th October when clear skies allowed a second major Corona to be viewed on the last frame at 00.49.26. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover. This photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12709jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland display strong green rays clouds openings stars northwards Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 29th October, 2003 into the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the west. This photo was taken at 00.03hrsUT for 20secs showing mainly green oxygen arc light with strong rays appearing through gaps in the clouds looking northwards. The cf127 session, the second digital set taken after an hour of cloud cover and rain the first photos show the impact of cloud blocking out even a major Aurora display. The display continued throughout the evening into the morning of the 30th October when clear skies allowed a second major Corona to be viewed on the last frame at 00.49.26. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover. This photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12705jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish display faint rays clouds cover gaps northwards Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 29th October, 2003 into the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the west. This photo was taken at 00.00.6hrsUT for 22secs showing mainly green oxygen arc light with very faint rays appearing through gaps in the clouds looking northwards. The cf127 session, the second digital set taken after an hour of cloud cover and rain the first photos show the impact of cloud blocking out even a major Aurora display. The display continued throughout the evening into the morning of the 30th October when clear skies allowed a second major Corona to be viewed on the last frame at 00.49.26. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover. This photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12702jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland display clouds covered gaps north Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 29th October, 2003 into the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the west. This photo was taken at 22.58.09hrsUT for 19secs showing yellow green oxygen gas backlighting extensive cloud cover to the North. The cf127 session, the second digital set taken after an hour of cloud cover and rain the first photos show the impact of cloud blocking out even a major Aurora display. The display continued throughout the evening into the morning of the 30th October when clear skies allowed a second major Corona to be viewed on the last frame at 00.49.26. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover. This photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, 2003, October, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Aurora Cloudy Display aucf12701jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish display rays clouds covered gaps Deeside Aberdeenshire photos taken on the evening of the 29th October, 2003 into the morning of the 30th at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking from the east to the west. This photo was taken at 23.56.52hrsUT for 20secs showing yellow green oxygen faint ray visible through a cloud gap looking northwards. The cf127 session, the second digital set taken after an hour of cloud cover and rain the first photos show the impact of cloud blocking out even a major Aurora display. The display continued throughout the evening into the morning of the 30th October when clear skies allowed a second major Corona to be viewed on the last frame at 00.49.26. Photos were taken with both digital and slide film and the first slide film started at around 20.15hrs UT towards the west visible through gaps in the extensive cloud cover. This photo was taken with a Fujifilm Finepix Digital S2Pro camera, at maximum ISO of 1600 using a Sigma 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens, giving a fairly undistorted wide angle image, wide open aperture with most exposures manually near the 20 seconds mark which experience suggested was around the best exposure for the low light Aurora displays. These were some of my earliest digital recordings taken during 2003 when the quality of digital cameras had at last matched 35mm slide film standards and the noise factor was superior to the grain created pushing 400asa slide film to 1600asa. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, corona, zenith, crown, green, red, rays, descending, autumn, clouds, extensive, Torphins, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, 2003, October, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, east, west, trees, 35mm, DSLR, Fujifilm, Finepix, S2Pro, Sigma, 16mm Fisheye, earliest, digital, camera
Deeside Aurora au721112ajhp 
 Scotland Auroral Glow airglow Neuk Crathes Banchory Deeside spring 1990 night sky taken on the Harestone Road from the small pull off at The Neuk Farm which the local farmer used as an area to dump his old hayrake and a few bales of straw. Taken on the morning of 9th October at 00.35hrs UT was observed as a regular occurrence on nights preceding active Aurora displays and the Auroral Glow was described in Neil Bone’s The Aurora: Sun-Earth Interactions p112 as against airglow see p147. This was in the days of no Internet predictive sites like Spaceweather.com and the only way I could see displays was to sit on every clear night and watch the skies. This noticeably brighter night sky, rather like twilight that should not have been there at midnight in October encouraged me to make sure of being on site the following evening, in this case at 21.47hrs UT on the 9th when the glow was visible. Activity started around 22.15 with faint beams visible. I have already added other photos taken using Fuji RSP-416 35mm slide film rated at 1600asa and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen for 1600asa-pushed 2 stops. They were exposed around 20secs which from experience I had settled on as about the best combination of film, exposure time and with a 28mm or 24mm f2.8 wide angle lens. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, hayrake, farm, entrance, layby, Aurora, Borealis, Auroral Glow, airglow, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, Plough, Ursa Major, Big Dipper, oxygen, nitrogen, moonlight, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, blue, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, October, winter, 9th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP, RSP-416, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Deeside Aurora au9589jhp 
 Aurora Borealis purple rays tree nitrogen autumn west 1995 Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 27th September, 1995 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to west. This photo was taken at 21.40hrsUT with active rays visible after a rain shower and clearing clouds which continued with rays until around 22.45hrsUT when the display waned. This photo was scanned from a 35mm colour slide film, Fuji RSP processed for a 1600asa rating using a Nikon FM2, 28mm f2.8 lens wide open at around 20 seconds. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, autumn, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, 1995, September, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, slide, scanned, Fuji, RSP, RSP-412, exposed, time, long
Deeside Aurora au9588jhp 
 Aurora Borealis purple rays tree nitrogen September 1995 Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 27th September, 1995 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to west. This photo was taken at 21.30hrsUT with active rays visible after a rain shower and clearing clouds which continued with rays until around 22.45hrsUT when the display waned. This photo was scanned from a 35mm colour slide film, Fuji RSP processed for a 1600asa rating using a Nikon FM2, 28mm f2.8 lens wide open at around 20 seconds. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, autumn, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Ursa Major, 1995, September, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, slide, scanned, Fuji, RSP, RSP-412, exposed, time, long
Deeside Aurora au95810jhp 
 Northern Lights purple rays nitrogen autumn west 1995 Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland taken on the morning of the 27th September, 1995 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking to west. This photo was taken at 21.43hrsUT with active rays visible after a rain shower and clearing clouds which continued with rays until around 22.45hrsUT when the display waned. This photo was scanned from a 35mm colour slide film, Fuji RSP processed for a 1600asa rating using a Nikon FM2, 28mm f2.8 lens wide open at around 20 seconds. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, autumn, Torphins, Arc, pulsing, patches, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, Plough, Big Dipper, 1995, September, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, 35mm, slide, scanned, Fuji, RSP, RSP-412, exposed, time, long
Deeside Aurora au94323ajhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland winter cloudy 1994 active display streaming Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 7th February, 1994 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking north from the cottage to left of a gean tree which is aligned to magnetic North with lights of neighbouring farm and cottages at bottom right. The display started earlier but very low grade around 21.30 with faint light towards North in between clouds. This was a further night of a series of displays that started on the 5th February around 22.30 hrs UT and finished on the 8th February at 01.10hrs. This photo was taken at the end of this earlier and visible display activity at 21.55hrs UT on the 7th February which perked up again around 23.50hrs after the clouds had cleared and continued into the early hours of the 8th. The photo was scanned from a 35mm colour slide film, Fuji RSP rated at 1600asa rating using a Nikon FM2, 24mm f2.8 lens wide open at around 20 seconds. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, winter, Torphins, corona, crown, huge, scale, Rays, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, 1994, February, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, red, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, slide, scanned, Fuji, RSP, 1600asa, exposed, time, long, gean, trees, North, Pole, Star
Aurora Deeside au921117jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland May nitrogen pink moonlight rays North Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the morning of 11th May, 1992 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking mainly north from the cottage over a gean tree which is aligned to magnetic North. The display started just after midnight on the morning of the 11th May in clear frosty conditions with background moonlight against a strong arc, some pulsating or patching before rays appeared. This photo was taken at 00.25hrs BST and was scanned from a 35mm colour slide film, Fuji RSP 11 rated at 1600asa rating using a Nikon FM2, 24mm f2.8 lens wide open at around 30 seconds. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, winter, Torphins, corona, crown, huge, scale, Rays, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, 1992, May, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, purple, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, red, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, slide, scanned, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, exposed, time, long, gean, trees, North, Pole, Star, moonlight
Aurora Deeside au921116jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish spring display blue moonlight arc patching Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the morning of 11th May, 1992 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen looking mainly north from the cottage over a gean tree which is aligned to magnetic North. The display started just after midnight on the morning of the 11th May in clear frosty conditions with background moonlight against a strong arc, some pulsating or patching before rays appeared. This photo was taken at 00.25hrs BST and was scanned from a 35mm colour slide film, Fuji RSP 11 rated at 1600asa rating using a Nikon FM2, 24mm f2.8 lens wide open at around 30 seconds. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Aurora Borealis, Aurora, Borealis, display, winter, Torphins, corona, crown, huge, scale, Rays, Northern Lights, Merry Dancers, 1992, May, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, red, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, slide, scanned, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, exposed, time, long, gean, trees, North, Pole, Star, moonlight
Aurora The Ley au71819ajhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis Ley tree dying down red rays winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February around 23.20hrs UT as it started to die down and was one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. I have already added other photos taken during this same display but using Fuji RSP11 film stock so it was a busy night but activity waxes and wanes so there are bursts of active bright displays followed by very subdued periods with little activity, maybe some flashes or a general colour hue in the sky. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP11 35mm slide film rated at 1600asa and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen pushed the development 2 stops. They were exposed around the 15 seconds sligthly less than the 20secs I later settled on as about the best combined with a 28mm or 24mm f2.8 wide angle lens so these are much brighter and more saturated. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au7169jhp 
 British Northern Lights telephone poles red yellow colours winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February photographed around 21.40hrs UT and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. I have already added other photos taken during this same display but using Fuji RSP11 film stock so it was a busy night but activity waxes and wanes so there are bursts of active bright displays followed by very subdued periods with little activity, maybe some flashes or a general colour hue in the sky. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RHP 35mm slide film rated at 400asa and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen for 800asa. They were exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20secs I later settled on as about the best combined with a 28mm or 24mm f2.8 wide angle lens so these are much brighter and more saturated. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au7168jhp 
 Scottish aircraft strobe lights Aurora Borealis red colour Deeside February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February this one around 21.50hrs UT as it started to come active and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. I have already added other photos taken during this same display but using Fuji RSP11 film stock so it was a busy night but activity waxes and wanes so there are bursts of active bright displays followed by very subdued periods with little activity, maybe some flashes or a general colour hue in the sky. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RHP 35mm slide film rated at 400asa and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen for 800asa. They were exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20secs I later settled on as about the best combined with a 28mm or 24mm f2.8 wide angle lens so these are much brighter and more saturated. The line of dots are the landing lights from commercila aircraft on approach to landing at Aberdeen Airport and in those days no flights could land after 10.00pm. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au7167jhp 
 Scottish Aberdeenshire Aurora Borealis rays many arc more active February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February this one around 21.45hrs UT as it started to ceome active and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. I have already added other photos taken during this same display but using Fuji RSP11 film stock so it was a busy night but activity waxes and wanes so there are bursts of active bright displays followed by very subdued periods with little activity, maybe some flashes or a general colour hue in the sky. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RHP 35mm slide film rated at 400asa and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen for 800asa. They were exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20secs I later settled on as about the best combined with a 28mm or 24mm f2.8 wide angle lens so these are much brighter and more saturated. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au7165jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis early arc active stage telephone pole Deeside winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February this one around 21.45hrs UT as it started to ceome active and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. I have already added other photos taken during this same display but using Fuji RSP11 film stock so it was a busy night but activity waxes and wanes so there are bursts of active bright displays followed by very subdued periods with little activity, maybe some flashes or a general colour hue in the sky. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RHP 35mm slide film rated at 400asa and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen for 800asa. They were exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20secs I later settled on as about the best combined with a 28mm or 24mm f2.8 wide angle lens so these are much brighter and more saturated. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au7164jhp 
 Scottish Aurora Borealis early beginning ray arc active building tree winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February this one around 21.42hrs UT as it started to ceome active and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. I have already added other photos taken during this same display but using Fuji RSP11 film stock so it was a busy night but activity waxes and wanes so there are bursts of active bright displays followed by very subdued periods with little activity, maybe some flashes or a general colour hue in the sky. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RHP 35mm slide film rated at 400asa and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen for 800asa. They were exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20secs I later settled on as about the best combined with a 28mm or 24mm f2.8 wide angle lens so these are much brighter and more saturated. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au7163jhp 
 British Aurora Borealis early stage ray arc active Ley tree winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February this one around 21.40hrs UT as it started to ceome active and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. I have already added other photos taken during this same display but using Fuji RSP11 film stock so it was a busy night but activity waxes and wanes so there are bursts of active bright displays followed by very subdued periods with little activity, maybe some flashes or a general colour hue in the sky. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RHP 35mm slide film rated at 400asa and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen for 800asa. They were exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20secs I later settled on as about the best combined with a 28mm or 24mm f2.8 wide angle lens so these are much brighter and more saturated. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71630jhp 
 Scotland Aberdeenshire Aurora Borealis display dying colours red sky tree winter display 1990 February taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February around 22.35hrs UT with this current phase dying down. There was some more subdued activity on the morning of the 21st February around 01.45hrs but my slides hardly record anything. This was one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. I have already added other photos taken during this same display but using Fuji RSP11 film stock so it was a busy night but activity waxes and wanes so there are bursts of active bright displays followed by very subdued periods with little activity, maybe some flashes or a general colour hue in the sky. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RHP 35mm slide film rated at 400asa and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen for 800asa. They were exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20secs I later settled on as about the best combined with a 28mm or 24mm f2.8 wide angle lens so these are much brighter and more saturated. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle.
These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71626jhp 
 Scottish Deeside Aurora display quiet dying colours Banchory winter display 1990 February taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February around 22.30hrs UT with this current phase dying down and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. I have already added other photos taken during this same display but using Fuji RSP11 film stock so it was a busy night but activity waxes and wanes so there are bursts of active bright displays followed by very subdued periods with little activity, maybe some flashes or a general colour hue in the sky. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RHP 35mm slide film rated at 400asa and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen for 800asa. They were exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20secs I later settled on as about the best combined with a 28mm or 24mm f2.8 wide angle lens so these are much brighter and more saturated. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle.
These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71616jhp 
 Scottish Aurora display pole multiple red rays colours strong arc winter display 1990 February taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February around 22.07hrs UT with this current phase beginning to die down and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. I have already added other photos taken during this same display but using Fuji RSP11 film stock so it was a busy night but activity waxes and wanes so there are bursts of active bright displays followed by very subdued periods with little activity, maybe some flashes or a general colour hue in the sky. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RHP 35mm slide film rated at 400asa and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen for 800asa. They were exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20secs I later settled on as about the best combined with a 28mm or 24mm f2.8 wide angle lens so these are much brighter and more saturated. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle.
These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71615jhp 
 Scotland Aurora pole multiple red rays colourful winter display 1990 February taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February around 22.05hrs UT with this current phase beginning to die down and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. I have already added other photos taken during this same display but using Fuji RSP11 film stock so it was a busy night but activity waxes and wanes so there are bursts of active bright displays followed by very subdued periods with little activity, maybe some flashes or a general colour hue in the sky. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RHP 35mm slide film rated at 400asa and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen for 800asa. They were exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20secs I later settled on as about the best combined with a 28mm or 24mm f2.8 wide angle lens so these are much brighter and more saturated. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle.
These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71612jhp 
 Scotland Northern Lights pole mulitple rays folding arc colours winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February taken approx 21.57hrs UT and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. I have already added other photos taken during this same display but using Fuji RSP11 film stock so it was a busy night but activity waxes and wanes so there are bursts of active bright displays followed by very subdued periods with little activity, maybe some flashes or a general colour hue in the sky. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RHP 35mm slide film rated at 400asa and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen for 800asa. They were exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20secs I later settled on as about the best combined with a 28mm or 24mm f2.8 wide angle lens so these are much brighter and more saturated. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71611jhp 
 Scotland Northern Lights pole red rays over exposed star trails colours winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February taken at 21.57hrs UT and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. I have already added other photos taken during this same display but using Fuji RSP11 film stock so it was a busy night but activity waxes and wanes so there are bursts of active bright displays followed by very subdued periods with little activity, maybe some flashes or a general colour hue in the sky. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RHP 35mm slide film rated at 400asa and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen for 800asa. They were exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20secs I later settled on as about the best combined with a 28mm or 24mm f2.8 wide angle lens so these are much brighter and more saturated. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71610jhp 
 Scottish Northern Lights pole red rays high colours Banchory winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February taken around 21.55hrs UT and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. I have already added other photos taken during this same display but using Fuji RSP11 film stock so it was a busy night but activity waxes and wanes so there are bursts of active bright displays followed by very subdued periods with little activity, maybe some flashes or a general colour hue in the sky. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RHP 35mm slide film rated at 400asa and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen for 800asa. They were exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20secs I later settled on as about the best combined with a 28mm or 24mm f2.8 wide angle lens so these are much brighter and more saturated. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au7189ajhp 
 Scottish Aurora Borealis display rays red silhouette Ley tree winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February after 22.00hrs UT hrs and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a subdued quality akin to the human eye and bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au7187ajhp 
 Aberdeenshire Aurora Borealis telephone pole Banchory red yellow winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February around 22.00hrs UT and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a subdued quality akin to the human eye and bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au7186ajhp 
 Scottish Aurora car headlights light polution red rays night Deeside 1990 February taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February activity waning around 21.48hrs UT with several red rays and the problem with passing traffic happily very infrequent is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a subdued quality akin to the human eye and bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au7185ajhp 
 British Aurora Northern Lights multiple red rays winter Deeside 1990 February taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February activity waning around 21.46hrs UT with several red rays and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a subdued quality akin to the human eye and bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au7184ajhp 
 Scotland Merry Dancers multiple rays arc bending winter Deeside 1990 February taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February starting increased activity around 21.44hrs UT with several rays breaking of a folding arc and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a subdued quality akin to the human eye and bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au7183ajhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis telephone pole arc curtains curved Ley tree winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February starting increased activity around 21.42hrs UT with several rays breaking of a folding arc and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a subdued quality akin to the human eye and bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, curved, curtains, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au7182ajhp 
 Scottish Deeside Aurora Borealis telephone pole activity increasing Ley tree winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February starting around 21.40hrs UT and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a subdued quality akin to the human eye and bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71826ajhp 
 Aurora Borealis telephone poles dying quiet red glow winter Crathes February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February finishing around 23.20hrs UT, the last frame taken on this film and the display now lacking any activity or discernible rays and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a subdued quality akin to the human eye and bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, westwards, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71815ajhp 
 Scottish Aurora car headlights light polution red rays night Deeside 1990 February taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February around 22.30hrs UT with red and the problem with passing traffic happily very infrequent is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a subdued quality akin to the human eye and bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71813ajhp 
 Scotland Deeside Aurora Borealis red yellow colours Jim Henderson photo winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February after 22.22hrs UT hrs and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a subdued quality akin to the human eye and bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality as this appears.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71811ajhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis waning stars red silhouette tree winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February of which this is the 20th February after 22.20hrs UT hrs and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 15-20 seconds around the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a subdued quality akin to the human eye and bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality as this appears.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au7159jhp 
 British Aurora Borealis The Neuk tree early poor low light winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road at my pull off on the Neuk farm. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February, this one on the 17th after 21.15hrs UT and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 10 seconds rather than the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a generally poor level of activity and low light levels, not helped by the faster exposure time although to the human eye they bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 17th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au7154jhp 
 Deeside Aurora Borealis Neuk plane aircraft lights winter February Scotland 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February, this was only one I took around 19.45hrs UT on the 16th suggesting some activity which never happened and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 10 seconds rather than the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a generally poor level of activity and low light levels, not helped by the faster exposure time although to the human eye they bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality. 
These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 16th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au71517jhp 
 British Scottish Aurora Proton beam ray unique strange red light winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. This is porbably one of the most unusual events I photographed as the only sign of a display was this isolated beam of light, red to the eye, a hovering there for several minutes before disappearing without anyother activity. Susequently I have seen this type of structure described as a proton ray or beam rather than the normal electron charged rays of the more classical Aurora displays. I happened to speak to Andy Bradford who saw the same thing at Kincardine O'Neil, several miles to the west around the same time, 20.50hrs UT on the 19th February which ruled out one theory I had of a security light or helicopter pad landing light from Raemoir Hotel. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 10 seconds rather than the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a generally poor level of activity and low light levels, not helped by the faster exposure time although to the human eye they bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, proton, beam, column, light, unusual, rare, unique, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 19th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au71510jhp 
 Scottish Aurora display Neuk poor low grade light winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road at my pull off on the Neuk farm. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February, this one on the 17th after 21.15hrs UT and is one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 10 seconds rather than the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a generally poor level of activity and low light levels, not helped by the faster exposure time although to the human eye they bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, Neuk, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 17th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71534jhp 
 Scotland Aurora display arc aircraft lights landing Aberdeen winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February and is the opening one of the 20th around 21.16hrs UT with the stobe landing lights of an aircraft making its approach to Aberdeen Airport as the second this exposure shows the lights disappearing at the bottom right eastwards and at this time no flights were allowed after 22.00hrs. It was one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 10 seconds rather than the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a generally poor level of activity and low light levels, not helped by the faster exposure time although to the human eye they bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, aicraft, plane, aeroplane, approach, landing, strobe, flashes, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71533jhp 
 Scottish Northern Aurora double active arc aircraft lights Ley tree winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February and is the opening one of the 20th around 21.15hrs UT with the stobe landing lights of an aircraft making its approach to Aberdeen Airport and at this time no flights were allowed after 22.00hrs. It was one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 10 seconds rather than the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a generally poor level of activity and low light levels, not helped by the faster exposure time although to the human eye they bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, aicraft, plane, aeroplane, approach, landing, strobe, flashes, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71532jhp 
 Scottish Northern Lights double active arc start display Ley tree winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February and is the opening one of the 20th around 21.10hrs UT and was one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 10 seconds rather than the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a generally poor level of activity and low light levels, not helped by the faster exposure time although to the human eye they bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71530jhp 
 Scottish Aurora Borealis early double active arc display Ley tree winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February and is the opening one of the 20th around 21.05hrs UT and was one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 10 seconds rather than the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a generally poor level of activity and low light levels, not helped by the faster exposure time although to the human eye they bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71526jhp 
 Scottish Aurora Borealis low light poor arc display Ley tree winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February and is the opening one of the 20th around 21.00hrs UT and was one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 10 seconds rather than the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a generally poor level of activity and low light levels, not helped by the faster exposure time although to the human eye they bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 16th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71521jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis early evening display Ley tree winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo was from one of three films taken on the 16th-20th of February and is the opening one opf the 20th around 19.45hrs UT and was one of the many displays in early 1990, a decade which proved to be an extremely productive one for Aurora displays and photography. There was activity on the nights of the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th and I found during the 90’s there were often displays several nights in a row as later photos will illustrate whereas after 2006 most displays seem only to last one night and often several months apart so a very different Solar Cycle I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated as and developed in this case at my local Lab in Aberdeen at 1600asa, and exposed around the 10 seconds rather than the 20 I later settled on. Several of the photos show a generally poor level of activity and low light levels, not helped by the faster exposure time although to the human eye they bare probably a more accurate representation of what is seen in reality.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Ley, farm, entrance, layby, tree, telephone, poles, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 20th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au765ajhp 
 Scotland Deeside Aurora Borealis active moving ray red winter January 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 25th of January around 01.30hrsUT and is one from early 1990, four nights before the end of the month, displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 800asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on. The movement of the ray along the Arc from right to left is captured as a very broad band becuase of the time exposure. The rays are usually thin about an 1/8th of this band width but move very quickly. red is from the oxygen in the upper atmosphere.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, January, 24th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au7621jhp 
 British Northern Lights Aurora display Crathes Cassiopeia rays arc winter January 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 25th of January around 01.20hrsUT is one from early 1990, four nights before the end of the month, displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 800asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on. This was a new arc developing after a burst of activity, single ray around 01.00UT but a fresh start of rays can be made out at the extreme right.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Cassiopeia, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, January, 24th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au7613ajhp 
 Scotland Northern Lights display Crathes arc early stage winter January 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 25th of January around 01.20hrsUT is one from early 1990, four nights before the end of the month, displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 800asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on. This was a new arc developing after a burst of activity, single ray around 01.00UT but a fresh start of rays can be made out at the extreme right.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, January, 24th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au7422ajhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis display Neuk rays red winter January 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 25th of January around 01.42hrsUT is one from early 1990, four nights before the end of the month, displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using Kodak 5020 EES 35mm slide film rated at 1600asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on. I was using one or two cameras at the time, sometimes swopping the lens from one to the other camera but I later resorted to one film, Fuji,as I found that changing a lens without always checking the focus and apertures could prove 'fatal'-out of focus ort underexposed and easy to do in the excitment of the moment when the display went active.
These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, January, 24th, slide, film, Kodak, 5020 EES, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au7313jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis winter early Jim Henderson Photo eastwards January 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 24th of January around 23.00hrsUT is one from early 1990, four nights before the end of the month, displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 800asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, January, 24th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au7233ajhp 
 Aberdeenshire Scotland Aurora Borealis east north rays red active winter January 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 25th of January around 01.45hrsUT of is one from early 1990, four nights before the end of the month, displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 800asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, January, 24th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au7225jhp 
 Scottish British Aurora Borealis display rays red cloud bands winter January 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 25th of January around 01.40hrsUT of is one from early 1990, four nights before the end of the month, displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 800asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, January, 24th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au71134ajhp 
 Scotland Deeside Pleiades strong red rays east winter February 1990 Aberdeenshire taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 15th February around 23.30hrsUT is one from early 1990 displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 800asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 15th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au71124ajhp 
 Scottish Deeside Cassiopeia high red green rays winter February 1990 Aberdeenshire taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 15th February around 23.15hrsUT is one from early 1990 displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 800asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Cassiopeia, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 15th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au71122ajhp 
 Scottish high red purple green rays winter February 1990 Aberdeenshire taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 15th February around 23.10hrsUT is one from early 1990 displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 800asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Cassiopeia, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 15th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au71120ajhp 
 British Crathes high red purple nitrogen green rays winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 15th February around 23.05hrsUT is one from early 1990 displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 800asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Cassiopeia, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 15th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au71119ajhp 
 British Deeside Aurora Borealis red purple nitrogen green rays Cassiopeia winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 15th February around 23.02hrsUT is one from early 1990 displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 800asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Cassiopeia, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, nitrogen, mauve, purple, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 15th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au71118ajhp 
 Scottish Deeside Aurora Borealis active green many rays Cassiopeia winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 15th February around 23.02hrsUT is one from early 1990 displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 800asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Cassiopeia, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 15th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au71117ajhp 
 Scotland Aberdeenshire Aurora Borealis green arc rays Cassiopeia winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 15th February around 23.00hrsUT is one from early 1990 displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 800asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Cassiopeia, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 15th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au7133ajhp 
 Scottish Aurora Lights Deeside Aberdeenshire thin rays winter January 1990 on 23rd and first of the new decade taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. This photo is one of the first of 1990 which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 1600asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on. As there was moonlight then there is some additional overexposure element along with less saturation in the colours.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about my first display of the 23 September.

The large dark feature to the bottom right is a hay bale. This second selection of three photos were taken after 23.00 as in this case with this arc starting a second period of activity which finished around 23.30UT and this was gthe last photo i took that evening. This location and the nearby layby at The Ley farm entrance with it’s beautiful tree, became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night were spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, January, 23rd, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au7132ajhp 
 Scotland Aurora Crathes Aberdeenshire thin rays winter January 23rd 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. This photo is one of the first of 1990 which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 1600asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on. As there was moonlight then there is some additional overexposure element along with less saturation in the colours.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about my first display of the 23 September.

The large dark feature to the bottom right is a hay bale. This second selection of three photos were taken after 23.00 as in this case with this arc starting a second period of activity which finished around 23.30UT. This location and the nearby layby at The Ley farm entrance with it’s beautiful tree, became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night were spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, January, 23rd, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au7129ajhp 
 Scotland Northern Lights display Neuk Crathes Deeside rays winter January 23rd 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. This photo is one of the first of 1990 which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 1600asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on. As there was moonlight then there is some additional overexposure element along with less saturation in the colours.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about my first display of the 23 September.

The large dark feature to the bottom right is a hay bale. This second selection of three photos were taken after 23.00 as in this case with this arc starting a second period of activity which finished around 23.30UT. This location and the nearby layby at The Ley farm entrance with it’s beautiful tree, became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night were spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, January, 23rd, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au7124ajhp 
 Scotland Northern Lights display Neuk Crathes Deeside rays winter January 23rd 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. This photo is one of the first of 1990 which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 1600asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on. As there was moonlight then there is some additional overexposure element along with less saturation in the colours.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about my first display of the 23 September.

The large dark feature to the bottom right is a hay bale. The first selection of photos was taken after 22.30 as in this case, the later ones after a second period of activity nearer 23.30UT. This location and the nearby layby at The Ley farm entrance with it’s beautiful tree, became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night were spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, January, 23rd, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au7117ajhp 
 Scottish January 1990 Aurora Borealis display Neuk Crathes Banchory ray winter 23rd taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. This photo is one of the first of 1990 which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 1600asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on. As there was moonlight then there is some additional overexposure element along with less saturation in the colours.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about my first display of the 23 September.

The large dark feature to the bottom right is a hay bale. The first selection of photos was taken after 22.30 as in this case, the later ones after a second period of activity nearer 23.30UT. This location and the nearby layby at The Ley farm entrance with it’s beautiful tree, became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night were spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, January, 23rd, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au7119ajhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis tree folded arc reflections yellow bending winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 15th of February around 21.35hrsUT is one from early 1990, displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 1600asa, in this case rated at 800asa, and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on. This was an experiment to see if this very strong folding arc would reflect in my van engine bonnet which it did not and focusing on the bonnet threw the Aurora strongly out of focus as at f2.8 there was no Depth of Field to play with.
These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, folded, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, focus, soft, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, February, 15th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 800asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Ley au71136SAjhp 
 British Aurora Borealis telephone poles arc green yellow active winter February 1990 taken on the Harestone Road by The Ley tree to the west of Banchory taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and this tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 16th of February around 01.50hrsUT is one from early 1990, displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 1600asa, in this case rated at 800asa, and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on.
These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, January, 24th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora Harestone Rd au7723ajhp 
 Scottish Aurora Lights larch branches rays red stars winter Deeside January 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 29th of January around 01.00hrsUT is one from early 1990, four nights before the end of the month, displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 1600asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on. A larch tree and its branches give a foreground frame to this photo and it looking roughly West of North.
These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, larch, branches, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, January, 24th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora Harestone Rd au7715ajhp 
 British Northern Lights Harestone larch branches ray red winter January 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 29th of January around 00.20hrsUT is one from early 1990, four nights before the end of the month, displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 1600asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on. A larch tree and its branches give a foreground frame to this photo and it looking roughly West of North.
These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, larch, branches, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, January, 24th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora & Aircraft au7410ajhp 
 Scottish Aurora Borealis Neuk rays red winter aircraft lights clouds January 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 24th of January around 21.30hrsUT of another passing commercial aircraft leaving Aberdeen is one of the early 1990, four nights before the end of the month, displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using Kodak 400asa 5020 EES 35mm slide film rated at 1600asa, push processed, and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, January, 24th, slide, film, Kodak, 5020 EES, 400asa, pushed, developed, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora & Aircraft au7215jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis display Neuk rays red winter aircraft lights strobes January 1990 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. Other photos were taken at a corner layby opposite the entrance to the Ley Farm which I tended to use more as it was more convenient and a tree at the entrance gave a very striking foreground. This photo taken on the 24th of January around 21.20hrsUT of a passing commercial aircraft leaving Aberdeen is one of the early 1990, four nights before the end of the month, displays which proved to be an extremely productive decade for Aurora displays and photography. I took this photo of the Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 1600asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on.

These locations became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, as easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North which meant that any clear night was spent watching the Northern skies for the tell-tale signs of a possible display, usually proceeded by an area of obvious brightness on the evening before the main display. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1990, January, 24th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au718ajhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis display Neuk Crathes strong red rays Plough winter December 27th 1989 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. This photo is one of the early ones, I think the fifth display, I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 1600asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about my first display of the 23 September and probably about the one captured here. The large dark feature to the bottom right is a hay bale. I have no record of the time of this display but probably before mid-night and I only took 8 frames. This location and the nearby layby at The Ley farm entrance with it’s beautiful tree, became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, December, 27th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au712ajhp 
 Scottish Aurora Borealis Neuk Deeside Ursa Major stars Banchory rays red winter December 27th 1989 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. This photo is one of the early ones, I think the fifth display, I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 1600asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about my first display of the 23 September and probably about the one captured here. The large dark feature to the bottom right is a hay bale. I have no record of the time of this display but probably before mid-night and I only took 8 frames. This location and the nearby layby at The Ley farm entrance with it’s beautiful tree, became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, December, 27th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora The Neuk au711ajhp 
 Scottish Aurora Borealis beginning arc rays Plough Ursa Major stars rays red winter December 27th 1989 taken on the Harestone Road to the west of Banchory at a small inset into a field by The Neuk farm. I cleared it with the farmer that I could park there and it gave me a clear view to the Hill of Fare to the North of Banchory. This photo is one of the early ones, I think the fifth display, I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji RSP 11 35mm slide film rated by Fuji at 1600asa and exposed around the 20 seconds I later settled on. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about my first display of the 23 September and probably about the one captured here. The large dark feature to the bottom right is a hay bale. I have no record of the time of this display but probably before mid-night and I only took 8 frames. This location and the nearby layby at The Ley farm entrance with it’s beautiful tree, became my usual choices for most of the Aurora displays I photographed when living in Banchory throughout the early 90’s, easily accessible from Banchory and with a clear light pollution free view to the North. It also gave easy access to Crathes Castle which featured a couple of times as different foreground to Aurora displays. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Crathes, Harestone, road, Neuk, farm, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, December, 27th, slide, film, Fuji, RSP11, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au61041jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis underexposed grainy rays red 645 medium format autumn 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji RHP 400asa 6.4.5cm format film and it became visible just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa medium format transparency film of which this photo is an underexposed example while bracketing exposures near the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. In this case I used the 40mm f4 Zenzanon on my Bronica ETRS. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure as in this case. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji film, usually Velvia or RAP, I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, slide, transparency, film, Fuji, RHP, 400asa, pushed, development, 1600asa, 645mm, time, exposure, Bronica, ETRS, wide, angle, lens, Zenzanon, 40mm, f4, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610415jhp 
 Scottish Aurora display Glen Dye rays red 645 medium format autumn 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji RHP 400asa 6.4.5cm format film and it became visible just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa medium format transparency film of which this photo is an example with an exposure near the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. In this case I used the 40mm f4 Zenzanon on my Bronica ETRS. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain as in this case. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji film, usually Velvia or RAP, I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, slide, transparency, film, Fuji, RHP, 400asa, pushed, development, 1600asa, 645mm, time, exposure, Bronica, ETRS, wide, angle, lens, Zenzanon, 40mm, f4, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610410jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis Glen Dye rays red 645 medium format autumn 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji RHP 400asa 6.4.5cm format film and it became visible just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa medium format transparency film of which this photo is an example and bracketing exposures near the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. In this case I used the 40mm f4 Zenzanon on my Bronica ETRS. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure as in this case. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji film, usually Velvia or RAP, I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, slide, transparency, film, Fuji, RHP, 400asa, pushed, development, 1600asa, 645mm, time, exposure, Bronica, ETRS, wide, angle, lens, Zenzanon, 40mm, f4, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au61058jhp 
 Scottish Aurora Borealis display ray single Plough Aberdeenshire autumn 26th & 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji 400asa slide film and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa, used in this photo, and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. I found that the pushed 400asa stock was finer grained than the RSP11 which was rated at 1600asa-it was later dropped by Fuji when Provia was introduced. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au61054jhp 
 Scottish Aurora Borealis display Glen Dye faint multiple rays red autumn 26th & 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji 400asa slide film and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa, used in this photo, and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. I found that the pushed 400asa stock was finer grained than the RSP11 which was rated at 1600asa-it was later dropped by Fuji when Provia was introduced. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610536jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis rays red clouds moving shapes Aberdeenshire autumn 26th & 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji 400asa slide film, the end of my first film, and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa, used in this photo, and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. I found that the pushed 400asa stock was finer grained than the RSP11 which was rated at 1600asa-it was later dropped by Fuji when Provia was introduced. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610535jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis Glen Dye strong rays red clouds patterns autumn 26th & 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji 400asa slide film and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa, used in this photo, and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. I found that the pushed 400asa stock was finer grained than the RSP11 which was rated at 1600asa-it was later dropped by Fuji when Provia was introduced. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610533jhp 
 Scottish Aurora Borealis Northern Lights display rays red clouds stars autumn 26th & 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji 400asa slide film and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa, used in this photo, and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. I found that the pushed 400asa stock was finer grained than the RSP11 which was rated at 1600asa-it was later dropped by Fuji when Provia was introduced. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610531jhp 
 Scotland photo Aurora Borealis display rays pink clouds windy shapes autumn 26th & 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji 400asa slide film and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa, used in this photo, and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. I found that the pushed 400asa stock was finer grained than the RSP11 which was rated at 1600asa-it was later dropped by Fuji when Provia was introduced. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au61052jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis display Glen Dye overexposed rays trailing stars red autumn 26th & 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji 400asa slide film and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa, used in this photo, and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. I found that the pushed 400asa stock was finer grained than the RSP11 which was rated at 1600asa-it was later dropped by Fuji when Provia was introduced. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610527jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis night sky strong multiple rays red Arc autumn 26th & 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji 400asa slide film and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa, used in this photo, and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. I found that the pushed 400asa stock was finer grained than the RSP11 which was rated at 1600asa-it was later dropped by Fuji when Provia was introduced. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610526jhp 
 Scotland Northern Lights Glen Dye many strong bright rays red autumn 26th & 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji 400asa slide film and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa, used in this photo, and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. I found that the pushed 400asa stock was finer grained than the RSP11 which was rated at 1600asa-it was later dropped by Fuji when Provia was introduced. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, upright, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610525jhp 
 Scottish active Aurora Borealis Glen Dye rays large red clouds autumn 26th & 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji 400asa slide film and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa, used in this photo, and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. I found that the pushed 400asa stock was finer grained than the RSP11 which was rated at 1600asa-it was later dropped by Fuji when Provia was introduced. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610524jhp 
 Scotland Merry Dancers display rays red stars several Aurora autumn September 26th & 27th 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji 400asa slide film and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa, used in this photo, and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. I found that the pushed 400asa stock was finer grained than the RSP11 which was rated at 1600asa-it was later dropped by Fuji when Provia was introduced. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610523jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis Glen Dye rays red long exposure clouds 26th & 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji 400asa slide film and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa, used in this photo, and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. I found that the pushed 400asa stock was finer grained than the RSP11 which was rated at 1600asa-it was later dropped by Fuji when Provia was introduced. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610521jhp 
 Scotland Northern Lights Clachnaben hill rays mulitple red autumn 26th & 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji 400asa slide film and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa, used in this photo, and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. I found that the pushed 400asa stock was finer grained than the RSP11 which was rated at 1600asa-it was later dropped by Fuji when Provia was introduced. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610520jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis display rays red clouds Jim Henderson Photo autumn 26th & 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji 400asa slide film, the first film I tried out, and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa, used in this photo, and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. I found that the pushed 400asa stock was finer grained than the RSP11 which was rated at 1600asa-it was later dropped by Fuji when Provia was introduced. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au61051jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis display Glen Dye rays clouds first photo autumn 26th & 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo was the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji 400asa slide film and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible and some rays visible through the gaps. This was probably an underexposure, maybe 10 seconds or so. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa, used in this photo, and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. I found that the pushed 400asa stock was finer grained than the RSP11 which was rated at 1600asa-it was later dropped by Fuji when Provia was introduced. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610517jhp 
 Aberdeenshire Aurora Borealis display Glen Dye faint rays clouds gaps autumn 26th & 27th September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display using the Fuji 400asa slide film and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible although the large brown patches are moving cloud. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I photographed using Fuji RHP 400asa, used in this photo, and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than 20 seconds incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the 400asa slide film at the lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. I found that the pushed 400asa stock was finer grained than the RSP11 which was rated at 1600asa-it was later dropped by Fuji when Provia was introduced. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Cairn O Mount au617120jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis maximum bright strong display winter hills Boxing Day December Cairn O’Mount 1989 taken from just below the Cairn O’Mount on its North face and which looks northwards towards Deeside. This photo is from the fourth Aurora Display I photographed after my first one in September and the arc started to develop from 22.00 hrs UT onwards. I felt that the summit of the Cairn would be a good vantage point and offer uncluttered views northwards. It was a good light pollution free viewpoint but apart from an occasional passing car, headlights a headache during an exposure, I soon realised that it was along way to go and of course further south of and way from any displays. In some of the photos there are two small lights on the horizon which I reckoned were from a farm on the Hill of Fare several miles to the north. The single dark pole is a snow pole and on the side of the nearby hillside are snow fences. This display was a classic in terms of an Arc, waxing and waning until it reached a point of no return when single and then multiple burst upwards from the arc as well as moving quite rapidly from right to left; East to West. Generally the colour was a pale whitish/yellow colour with a hint of red in some of the rays.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I took Fuji RHP 400asa and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than that incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the slide film at the Fuji lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, Boxing, Day, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Cairn O Mount au617119jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis Boxing Day December rays bright Cairn O’Mount 1989 taken from just below the Cairn O’Mount on its North face and which looks northwards towards Deeside. This photo is from the fourth Aurora Display I photographed after my first one in September and the arc started to develop from 22.00 hrs UT onwards. I felt that the summit of the Cairn would be a good vantage point and offer uncluttered views northwards. It was a good light pollution free viewpoint but apart from an occasional passing car, headlights a headache during an exposure, I soon realised that it was along way to go and of course further south of and way from any displays. In some of the photos there are two small lights on the horizon which I reckoned were from a farm on the Hill of Fare several miles to the north. The single dark pole is a snow pole and on the side of the nearby hillside are snow fences. This display was a classic in terms of an Arc, waxing and waning until it reached a point of no return when single and then multiple burst upwards from the arc as well as moving quite rapidly from right to left; East to West. Generally the colour was a pale whitish/yellow colour with a hint of red in some of the rays.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I took Fuji RHP 400asa and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than that incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the slide film at the Fuji lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, Boxing, Day, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Cairn O Mount au617118jhp 
 Scottish Aurora Borealis display Boxing Day west rays Cairn O’Mount 1989 taken from just below the Cairn O’Mount on its North face and which looks northwards towards Deeside. This photo is from the fourth Aurora Display I photographed after my first one in September and the arc started to develop from 22.00 hrs UT onwards. I felt that the summit of the Cairn would be a good vantage point and offer uncluttered views northwards. It was a good light pollution free viewpoint but apart from an occasional passing car, headlights a headache during an exposure, I soon realised that it was along way to go and of course further south of and way from any displays. In some of the photos there are two small lights on the horizon which I reckoned were from a farm on the Hill of Fare several miles to the north. The single dark pole is a snow pole and on the side of the nearby hillside are snow fences. This display was a classic in terms of an Arc, waxing and waning until it reached a point of no return when single and then multiple burst upwards from the arc as well as moving quite rapidly from right to left; East to West. Generally the colour was a pale whitish/yellow colour with a hint of red in some of the rays.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I took Fuji RHP 400asa and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than that incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the slide film at the Fuji lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, multiple, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, Boxing, Day, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Cairn O Mount au617117jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis moving ray red headlights Boxing Day Aberdeenshire December Cairn O’Mount 1989 taken from just below the Cairn O’Mount on its North face and which looks northwards towards Deeside. This photo is from the fourth Aurora Display I photographed after my first one in September and the arc started to develop from 22.00 hrs UT onwards. I felt that the summit of the Cairn would be a good vantage point and offer uncluttered views northwards. It was a good light pollution free viewpoint but apart from an occasional passing car, headlights a headache during an exposure, I soon realised that it was along way to go and of course further south of and way from any displays. In some of the photos there are two small lights on the horizon which I reckoned were from a farm on the Hill of Fare several miles to the north. The single dark pole is a snow pole and on the side of the nearby hillside are snow fences. This display was a classic in terms of an Arc, waxing and waning until it reached a point of no return when single and then multiple burst upwards from the arc as well as moving quite rapidly from right to left; East to West. Generally the colour was a pale whitish/yellow colour with a hint of red in some of the rays.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I took Fuji RHP 400asa and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than that incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the slide film at the Fuji lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, Boxing, Day, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Cairn O Mount au617115jhp 
 Scotland Northern Lights multiple rays arc red yellow display 1989 Boxing Day December Cairn O’Mount taken from just below the Cairn O’Mount on its North face and which looks northwards towards Deeside. This photo is from the fourth Aurora Display I photographed after my first one in September and the arc started to develop from 22.00 hrs UT onwards. I felt that the summit of the Cairn would be a good vantage point and offer uncluttered views northwards. It was a good light pollution free viewpoint but apart from an occasional passing car, headlights a headache during an exposure, I soon realised that it was along way to go and of course further south of and way from any displays. In some of the photos there are two small lights on the horizon which I reckoned were from a farm on the Hill of Fare several miles to the north. The single dark pole is a snow pole and on the side of the nearby hillside are snow fences. This display was a classic in terms of an Arc, waxing and waning until it reached a point of no return when single and then multiple burst upwards from the arc as well as moving quite rapidly from right to left; East to West. Generally the colour was a pale whitish/yellow colour with a hint of red in some of the rays.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I took Fuji RHP 400asa and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than that incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the slide film at the Fuji lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, Boxing, Day, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Cairn O Mount au617114jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis several rays moving arc hill starting display Boxing Day December Cairn O’Mount 1989 taken from just below the Cairn O’Mount on its North face and which looks northwards towards Deeside. This photo is from the fourth Aurora Display I photographed after my first one in September and the arc started to develop from 22.00 hrs UT onwards. I felt that the summit of the Cairn would be a good vantage point and offer uncluttered views northwards. It was a good light pollution free viewpoint but apart from an occasional passing car, headlights a headache during an exposure, I soon realised that it was along way to go and of course further south of and way from any displays. In some of the photos there are two small lights on the horizon which I reckoned were from a farm on the Hill of Fare several miles to the north. The single dark pole is a snow pole and on the side of the nearby hillside are snow fences. This display was a classic in terms of an Arc, waxing and waning until it reached a point of no return when single and then multiple burst upwards from the arc as well as moving quite rapidly from right to left; East to West. Generally the colour was a pale whitish/yellow colour with a hint of red in some of the rays.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I took Fuji RHP 400asa and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than that incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the slide film at the Fuji lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, Boxing, Day, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Cairn O Mount au617113jhp 
 Scottish Aurora Borealis early stage arc active Cairn O'Mount rays display Boxing Day December 1989 taken from just below the Cairn O’Mount on its North face and which looks northwards towards Deeside. This photo is from the fourth Aurora Display I photographed after my first one in September and the arc started to develop from 22.00 hrs UT onwards. I felt that the summit of the Cairn would be a good vantage point and offer uncluttered views northwards. It was a good light pollution free viewpoint but apart from an occasional passing car, headlights a headache during an exposure, I soon realised that it was along way to go and of course further south of and way from any displays. In some of the photos there are two small lights on the horizon which I reckoned were from a farm on the Hill of Fare several miles to the north. The single dark pole is a snow pole and on the side of the nearby hillside are snow fences. This display was a classic in terms of an Arc, waxing and waning until it reached a point of no return when single and then multiple burst upwards from the arc as well as moving quite rapidly from right to left; East to West. Generally the colour was a pale whitish/yellow colour with a hint of red in some of the rays.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I took Fuji RHP 400asa and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than that incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the slide film at the Fuji lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, Boxing, Day, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Cairn O Mount au617111jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis arc start display Aberdeenshire Jim Henderson Photograph Boxing Day December Cairn O’Mount 1989 taken from just below the Cairn O’Mount on its North face and which looks northwards towards Deeside. This photo is from the fourth Aurora Display I photographed after my first one in September and the arc started to develop from 22.00 hrs UT onwards. I felt that the summit of the Cairn would be a good vantage point and offer uncluttered views northwards. It was a good light pollution free viewpoint but apart from an occasional passing car, headlights a headache during an exposure, I soon realised that it was along way to go and of course further south of and way from any displays. In some of the photos there are two small lights on the horizon which I reckoned were from a farm on the Hill of Fare several miles to the north. The single dark pole is a snow pole and on the side of the nearby hillside are snow fences. This display was a classic in terms of an Arc, waxing and waning until it reached a point of no return when single and then multiple burst upwards from the arc as well as moving quite rapidly from right to left; East to West. Generally the colour was a pale whitish/yellow colour with a hint of red in some of the rays.

The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the first display I saw. Later tips helped until I started to park at a favourite viewpoint every clear night over the forthcoming years, the days before the Internet, and just watch the night sky.

I took Fuji RHP 400asa and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet and aware that exposures much longer than that incurred the affect of star trail so instead of sharp dots for stars they became lines. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the slide film at the Fuji lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, Boxing, Day, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au61065jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis display Clachnaben hill torr Glen Dye autumn September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

I took Fuji RHP 400asa and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the slide film at the Fuji lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, upright, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, Boxing, Day, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610615jhp 
 Scottish Aurora Borealis Glen Dye red purple gas September 1989 slide film taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

I took Fuji RHP 400asa and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the slide film at the Fuji lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, Boxing, Day, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610613jhp 
 Scotland Aurora Borealis red display Glen Dye earliest first autumn September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

I took Fuji RHP 400asa and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the slide film at the Fuji lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, Boxing, Day, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610612jhp 
 Scottish Aurora Borealis display Plough stars Glen Dye Aberdeenshire first autumn September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

I took Fuji RHP 400asa and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the slide film at the Fuji lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, Boxing, Day, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Glen Dye au610611jhp 
 Scotland Northern Lights Ursa Major red rays display Glen Dye earliest first autumn September 1989 taken from Heatheryhaugh just above steep climb out of Glen Dye on the road to the Cairn O’Mount and which looks across to Clachnaben, the notable hill with a tor rocky outcrop which makes it visible from much of Deeside when looking south. This photo is one of the first I took of an Aurora display and came just after midnight when clouds cleared and made the stars and night sky visible. The project to photograph an Aurora came after a missed opportunity earlier in the year in March with what became known as the Big Aurora, a full Corona over Deeside. I had got the idea of trying to photograph a display following on from my success in 1986 of capturing Halley’s Comet thanks to the support of the Astronomy Ian Shepherd at the Edinburgh Observatory. I had heard about the Big Aurora but had missed the display buried away in my darkroom processing B&W photos for the local newspaper. Ian suggested I contact John MacNicol, President of the Aberdeen Astronomy Society and he eventually tipped me off about the display captured here.

I took Fuji RHP 400asa and RSP 11, rated at 1600ASA, the fastest available at the time in 35mm slide film of which this photo is an example and I tried both as well as bracketing exposures around the 20 second mark based on my experiences with photographing the Comet. Instead of a telephoto lens as per the Comet, for Aurora I used my widest lens, a Nikkor 28mm with a f2.8 widest aperture. Push processing the slide film at the Fuji lab by two stops to the equivalent of 1600asa I found that an exposure around 20 second eventually gave the best results for best colour saturation and exposure and giving the maximum control of grain without it appearing washed out from underexposure. This basic arrangement eventually worked best when I moved to a DSLR Fuji S2 in 2003 with an ISO of 1600 giving comparable results to the ASA equivalent and the noise factor was akin to the grain of slide film. As I shot my general landscape work using Fuji I stayed with it for the Aurora although Kodak film was acceptable in quality and results. I felt that the Fuji film handled the reds and greens better anyway and these are in practice the primary colours of Aurora displays when oxygen is excited by the incoming electrons. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Cairn, O’Mount, road, Heatheryhaugh, Clachnaben, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, Northern, Lights, Merry Dancers, landscape, photos, photographs, sunspots, solar, flares, CME, electrons, photons, storms, energy, sun, stars, oxygen, gas, Van, Allen, belt, ionosphere, flares, space, molecules, magnetic, disturbance, magnetometers, belts, radiation, purple, red, green, yellow, pink, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, colours, colors, moon, whirls, celestial, clouds, nature, dark, nights, night-time, forest, 1989, September, December, Boxing, Day, slide, film, Fuji, RHP, RSP11, 400asa, 1600asa, 35mm, time, exposure, Nikon, FM2, wide, angle, lens, 28mm, 24mm, f2.8, scanned, scan, earliest, first, captured
Aurora Deeside bnm1931jhp 
 Merry Dancers Scottish display March green rays stars westerly view Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one taken at 21.42.29UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1954jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland bright strong green red rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 21.51.42UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
This particular photograph was an experiment using a 50mm f1.8 lens and using very short exposures of 2-5 secs at 3200ISO as there was substantially more movement in this far more compact area of activity however depth of field effect is significant as seen in the out of focus trees whereas in similar views using the 24mm lens it is hardly noticeable. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, bright, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1951jhp 
 Northern Lights Scotland bright red green rays Aberdeenshire March Deeside taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 21.50.59UT, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
This particular photograph was an experiment using a 50mm f1.8 lens and using very short exposures of 2-5 secs at 3200ISO as there was substantially more movement in this far more compact area of activity however depth of field effect is significant as seen in the out of focus trees whereas in similar views using the 24mm lens it is hardly noticeable. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1942jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland multiple rays streaming Deeside Aberdeenshire display west taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 21.47.59UT, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
This particular photograph was an experiment using a 50mm f1.8 lens and using very short exposures of 2-5 secs at 3200ISO as there was substantially more movement in this far more compact area of activity however depth of field effect is significant as seen in the out of focus trees whereas in similar views using the 24mm lens it is hardly noticeable. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, streaming, flaring, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1939jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish many flaming rays Jim Henderson Photo experiment taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one taken at 21.47.37UT, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
This particular photograph was an experiment using a 50mm f1.8 lens and using very short exposures of 2-5 secs at 3200ISO as there was substantially more movement in this far more compact area of activity however depth of field effect is significant as seen in the out of focus trees whereas in similar views using the 24mm lens it is hardly noticeable. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, flaming, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1937jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland green arc red rays Cassiopeia trees Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 21.44.50UT, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, Cassiopeia, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1934jhp 
 Norther Lights westwards Scottish photograph spring green rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one taken at 21.43.51UT, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1922jhp 
 Aurora Lights display Scotland bright flaming yellow rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one taken at 21.39.00UT, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
This particular photograph was an experiment using a 50mm f1.8 lens and using very short exposures of 2-5 secs at 3200ISO as there was substantially more movement in this far more compact area of activity however depth of field effect is significant as seen in the out of focus trees whereas in similar views using the 24mm lens it is hardly noticeable. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, 50mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1918jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish hotspot streaming green arc active rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one taken at 21.36.52UT, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
This particular photograph was an experiment using a 50mm f1.8 lens and using very short exposures of 2-5 secs at 3200ISO as there was substantially more movement in this far more compact area of activity however depth of field effect is significant as seen in the out of focus trees whereas in similar views using the 24mm lens it is hardly noticeable. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, westwards, flaming, patching, streaming, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, 50mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1917jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish spring green bright strong rays Aberdeenshire trees silhouette taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 21.36.04UT, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, westerwards, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1912jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland March westerly trees dyke green rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this photo at 21.33.37UT, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, upright, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1909jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish display west early spring green red rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 21.32.19UT, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1908jhp 
 Merry Dancers Northern Scotland green red rays easterly Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm this one at 21.32.00UT, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, north, eastwards, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1906jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland westwards green rays red display Cassiopeia Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 21.31.25UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, Cassiopeia, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1905jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish display north house spring green rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 21.30.28UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, Cassiopeia, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1901jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland Cassiopeia green arc west trees Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, upright, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1900jhp 
 Aurora red ray west Orion stars forest Scotland spring Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, taken at 20.50.33Ut, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, Orion, Pleiades, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1897jhp 
 Northern Lights Scottish Cassiopeia westwards spring green red trees Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 21.48.11, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, Cassiopeia, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1896jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish shed roof northwards March green double arc Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 20.46.53UT, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, Cassiopeia, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Torphins bnm1961jhp 
 Aurora rays arc village lights Scottish Deeside March green red Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this at 21.54.30UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Torphins bnm1959jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland Torphins later stage green red rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this at 21.54.00, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
This photo was one of several taken with the display active again around 9.30pm during a second phase of activity from an arc lying eastwards across Torphins whose house and street lights are visible at the bottom right towards the end of the overall display around 10pm. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Torphins bnm1957jhp 
 Northern Lights Scotland photo spring green rays Torphins village Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this at 21.53.03UT, and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
This photo was one of several taken with the display active again around 9.30pm during a second phase of activity from an arc lying eastwards across Torphins whose house and street lights are visible at the bottom right towards the end of the overall display around 10pm. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Torphins bnm1904jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish display spring night green red rays Torphins Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this at 21.30.09UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
This photo was one of several taken with the display active again around 9.30pm during a second phase of activity from an arc lying eastwards across Torphins whose house and street lights are visible at the bottom right towards the end of the overall display around 10pm. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Torphins bnm1892jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland light pollution Torphins lights arc rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 20.29.36UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. This photo was one of several taken with the display active around 8.20pm from an arc lying eastwards across Torphins whose house and street lights are visible at the bottom right. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, pollution, light, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Torphins bnm1887jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland Torphins village spring green rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 20.28.44UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. This photo was one of several taken with the display active around 8.20pm from an arc lying eastwards across Torphins whose house and street lights are visible at the bottom right. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Torphins bnm1881jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish Torphins March green rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 20.25.45UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. This photo was one of several taken with the display active around 8.20pm from an arc lying eastwards across Torphins whose house and street lights are visible at the bottom right. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Torphins bnm1878jhp 
 Northern Lights Scotland Torphins spring green rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 20.24.51UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. This photo was one of several taken with the display active around 8.20pm from an arc lying eastwards across Torphins whose house and street lights are visible at the bottom right. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Torphins bnm1874jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland tree spring green ray patch Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 20.23.24UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. This photo was one of several taken with the display active around 8.20pm from an arc lying eastwards across Torphins whose house and street lights are visible at the bottom right. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Torphins bnm1869jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland early stage green rays village Torphins east Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 20.21.22UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. This photo was one of several taken with the display active around 8.20pm from an arc lying eastwards across Torphins whose house and street lights are visible at the bottom right. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Torphins bnm1866jhp 
 Aurora Lights Scottish spring start green rays over Torphins Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 20.20.29UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. This photo was one of several taken with the display active around 8.20pm from an arc lying eastwards across Torphins whose house and street lights are visible at the bottom right. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1889jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland house chimney pot active spring green red rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm and this was into the second stage of activity at 20.29.36UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1862jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland photo spring green arc Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 20.18.03UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, upright, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1860jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish photo spring green red rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 20.16.03UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1855jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland early photo March green rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 20.14.25UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1853jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish house roof spring green red rays Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 20.08.29 UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, upright, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1850jhp 
 Northern Lights above house Scotland spring green red mauve Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 20.07.29 and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, mauve, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1847jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scotland photo spring early red ray Aberdeenshire arc green taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 19.58.52UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph
Aurora Deeside bnm1845jhp 
 Aurora Borealis Scottish photo green arc start March Deeside Aberdeenshire taken on the evening of 6th March, 2016 at Crooktree, 25 miles west of Aberdeen, starting around 8.00pm, this one at 19.58.17UT and is the first display since the one that spanned the New Year. This photograph was taken with a Nikon D700 full frame DSLR using a 24mm/28mm Nikkor f2.8 lens at f4 aperture and ISO settings of 3200 which allows for shorter exposures circa 12 sec average times giving more accurate recordings of these moving events. The light conditions were sometimes not ideal because of passing snow flurries but the second burst of activity around 9.30 until nearly 10.00pm was in good clear conditions although cold. It had not been telegraphed from the Spaceweather site which was indicating possible displays caused by the solar wind but likely to occur much further North. During the early stage of the arc developing and going active there were several rays above the viewer but not powerful enough to develop into a half Corona. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, British, Grampian, North, Northern, East, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Aurora, Borealis, Arc, Rays, bright, patches, Lights, Merry, Dancers, landscape, CME, solar, night, sky, stars, oxygen, gas, molecules, magnetic, green, yellow, red, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, celestial, night, March, 2016, Mother’s Day, D700, Nikon, DSLR, 24mm, 28mm, Nikkor, prime, lens, digital, tripod, time, exposure, photo, photos, photography, photograph

Egypt > Giza Pyramids & Sphinx (2 files)

Photographs of the three Giza pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Sphinx, temples, Solar Barque museum and western cemetery mastabas, including the Light and Sound Show night views.
Sphinx Pyramids Giza EG02014jhp 
 Giza Egypt Cairo Sphinx Cheops Khufu Khafre Chephren Pyramids Causeway this giant carved limestone lion statue with human head is somewhat of an enigma, but most likely carved out of an outcrop as an inspirational homage to the Pharaoh Khafre some 2500BC whose pyramid is directly behind it, although some attribute it to the previous Khufu who built the first and Greatest Pyramid. This huge prone lion figure with a human face faces the east to the rising sun and the modern day Cairo and is a very popular destination for the thousands that visit the Giza plateau and here viewed from the most accessible point on causeway from Khafre Pyramid to his Valley Temple. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Egyptian, Giza, Sphinx, pyramid, Khufu, Cheops, Great, Khafre, Chephren, soft, erosion, limestone, Valley, Temple, causeway, landscape, lion, paws, haunch, face, nemes, headdress, enclosure, excavation, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, blue, sky, sunshine, clear
The Sphinx Stele EG051038JHP 
 Sphinx Giza Egypt Paws Dream Stele Granite Limestone Erosion Front, somewhat of an enigma, but most likely carved out of an outcrop as an inspirational homage to the Pharaoh Khafre some 2500BC whose pyramid is directly behind it, although some attribute it to the previous Khufu who built the first and Greatest Pyramid. This huge prone lion figure with a human face faces the east to the rising sun and the modern day Cairo and is a very popular destination for the thousands that visit the Giza plateau. Closeup of the Dream Stele attributed to Thutmosis 1V around 1400BC 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Giza, Sphinx, Temple, Khafre, Thutmosis, soft, erosion, limestone, landscape, lion, granite, stele, dream, paws, enclosure, conservation, repairs, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, sand, covered, cleared

Egypt > Infra Red Photographs (2 files)

This is a collection of Infra Red Black & White film photographs taken of the main sites of mainly Ancient Egypt in the late 1990's and they give a very different feel to the sites with the particular ghostly effect of this specialised Kodak film. Sites covered include Abydos, Colossi of Memnon, Abydos temple, Osireion, Dendera Temple, Edfu Temple, Esna Temple, Esna Lock, Karnak Temple, Kom Ombo Temple, Luxor Temple, Philae Temple, Aswan Felucca; River Nile cruise, Pyramids of Giza and The Sphinx
Karnak InfR EG983723jhp 
 Exterior Temple Ramasses Karnak Egyptian infra red B&W ghost dawn sun palm trees, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt but when first built would have been isolated as the first pylon of Nectanebo was constructed later. Ramesses 111 Temple was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. On the exterior walls on its western face it has a large scale scene of many boats as they might have been seen during the annual river procession along the Nile from Luxor Temple to Karnak. This particular photograph was taken using Kodak Infra Red film which gives this classic ghostly affect. It was taken using a Nikon FM manual camera, 28mm Nikkor lens with a R72 filter and processed in ID11 for 11 mins. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Ptah, Khonsu, Harim, Harem, barque, shrine, Bubastite, temple, wall, exterior, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, palm, trees, fronds, framing, water, procession, boats, barques, oars, oarsmen, sails, B&W, Infra, red, film, negative, Kodak, Nikon, FM, manual, R72, filter, ghostly, ghostlike, black, white, 1998
Karnak InfR EG983722jhp 
 Temple Ramesses Karnak Egypt infra red film ghostly eerie dawn light, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt but when first built would have been isolated as the first pylon of Nectanebo was constructed later. Ramesses 111 Temple was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. On the exterior walls on its western face it has a large scale scene of many boats as they might have been seen during the annual river procession along the Nile from Luxor Temple to Karnak. This particular photograph was taken using Kodak Infra Red film which gives this classic ghostly affect. It was taken using a Nikon FM manual camera, 28mm Nikkor lens with a R72 filter and processed in ID11 for 11 mins. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Ptah, Khonsu, Harim, Harem, barque, shrine, Bubastite, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, palm, trees, fronds, framing, water, procession, boats, barques, oars, oarsmen, sails, B&W, Infra, red, film, negative, Kodak, Nikon, FM, manual, R72, filter, ghostly, ghostlike, black, white, 1998

Egypt > Karnak Temple (24 files)

Photos in this gallery include the whole of Karnak itself, the open air museum, temples of Khonsu and Ptah and the Sound and Light Show night images.
Karnak Temple SS984615jhp 
 Carved block Khonsu ankhs Temple dawn sunrise Karnak Egyptian golden light, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of a carved block near the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt but when first built would have been isolated as the first pylon of Nectanebo was constructed later. Ramesses 111 Temple was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. On the exterior walls on its western face it has a large scale scene of many boats as they might have been seen during the annual river procession along the Nile from Luxor Temple to Karnak. This particular photograph was taken using Kodak Infra Red film which gives this classic ghostly affect. This particular photograph was taken in 1998 as part of a Stars and Signs cruise and we were able to access the temple at sunrise before it opened to the main package tour traffic. This allowed photos to be taken in beautiful golden early morning light which was particularly useful in highlighting some of the rich wall reliefs. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, block, carved, landscape, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Ptah, Khonsu, Harim, Harem, barque, shrine, Bubastite, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, palm, trees, fronds, framing, water, procession, boats, barques, oars, oarsmen, sails, colour, slide, film, Velvia, 35mm, Nikon, FM2, manual, camera, scanned, scan, November, 1998, dawn, sunrise, early, morning, golden, light
Karnak Temple SS984613jhp 
 Exterior wall reliefs Temple Ramses dawn sunrise Karnak Luxor Egypt, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt but when first built would have been isolated as the first pylon of Nectanebo was constructed later. Ramesses 111 Temple was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. On the exterior walls on its western face it has a large scale scene of many boats as they might have been seen during the annual river procession along the Nile from Luxor Temple to Karnak. This particular photograph was taken using Kodak Infra Red film which gives this classic ghostly affect. This particular photograph was taken in 1998 as part of a Stars and Signs cruise and we were able to access the temple at sunrise before it opened to the main package tour traffic. This allowed photos to be taken in beautiful golden early morning light which was particularly useful in highlighting some of the rich wall reliefs. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Ptah, Khonsu, Harim, Harem, barque, shrine, Bubastite, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, palm, trees, fronds, framing, water, procession, boats, barques, oars, oarsmen, sails, colour, slide, film, Velvia, 35mm, Nikon, FM2, manual, camera, scanned, scan, November, 1998, dawn, sunrise, early, morning, golden, light
Karnak Temple SS984611jhp 
 Outer wall reliefs Temple Ramasses dawn sunrise Karnak Egypt golden light, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt but when first built would have been isolated as the first pylon of Nectanebo was constructed later. Ramesses 111 Temple was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. On the exterior walls on its western face it has a large scale scene of many boats as they might have been seen during the annual river procession along the Nile from Luxor Temple to Karnak. This particular photograph was taken using Kodak Infra Red film which gives this classic ghostly affect. This particular photograph was taken in 1998 as part of a Stars and Signs cruise and we were able to access the temple at sunrise before it opened to the main package tour traffic. This allowed photos to be taken in beautiful golden early morning light which was particularly useful in highlighting some of the rich wall reliefs. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Ptah, Khonsu, Harim, Harem, barque, shrine, Bubastite, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, palm, trees, fronds, framing, water, procession, boats, barques, oars, oarsmen, sails, colour, slide, film, Velvia, 35mm, Nikon, FM2, manual, camera, scanned, scan, November, 1998, dawn, sunrise, early, morning, golden, light
Karnak Ramesses 111 Temple EG0214081jhp 
 Exterior wall hieroglyphics text Temple Ramesses Karnak ancient Egypt, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls of the Small temple of Ramesses 111 at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt but when first built would have been isolated as the first pylon of Nectanebo was constructed later. Ramesses 111 Temple was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. On the exterior walls on its western face it has a large scale scene of many boats as they might have been seen during the annual river procession along the Nile from Luxor Temple to Karnak. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Khonsu, Harim, Harem, barque, shrine, Bubastite, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, palm, trees, fronds, framing, water, procession, boats, barques, oars, oarsmen, sails
Karnak Ramesses 111 Temple EG0214080jhp 
 Exterior wall carving scared barque Amun Temple Ramesses 111 Karnak Luxor Egypt, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt but when first built would have been isolated as the first pylon of Nectanebo was constructed later. Ramesses 111 Temple was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. On the exterior walls on its western face it has a large scale scene of many boats as they might have been seen during the annual river procession along the Nile from Luxor Temple to Karnak. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Khonsu, Harim, Harem, sacred, boat, large, barque, shrine, Bubastite, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, palm, trees, fronds, framing, water, procession, boats, barques, oars, oarsmen, sails
Karnak Ramesses 111 Temple EG0214079jhp 
 Exterior wall Temple Ramesses 111 Karnak boats sails oars men many, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt but when first built would have been isolated as the first pylon of Nectanebo was constructed later. Ramesses 111 Temple was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. On the exterior walls on its western face it has a large scale scene of many boats as they might have been seen during the annual river procession along the Nile from Luxor Temple to Karnak. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Khonsu, Harim, Harem, barque, shrine, Bubastite, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, palm, trees, fronds, framing, water, procession, boats, barques, oars, oarsmen, sails
Karnak Ramesses 111 Temple EG0214078jhp 
 Wall relief large boat sail Temple Ramesses Karnak Nile Egyptian, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt but when first built would have been isolated as the first pylon of Nectanebo was constructed later. Ramesses 111 Temple was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. On the exterior walls on its western face it has a large scale scene of many boats as they might have been seen during the annual river procession along the Nile from Luxor Temple to Karnak. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Khonsu, Harim, Harem, barque, shrine, Bubastite, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, palm, trees, fronds, framing, water, procession, boats, barques, oars, oarsmen, sails
Karnak Ramesses 111 Temple EG0214077jhp 
 Temple Ramesses 111 Karnak Egyptian Amun Mut Khonsu Gods carvings, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt but when first built would have been isolated as the first pylon of Nectanebo was constructed later. Ramesses 111 Temple was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. On the exterior walls on its western face it has a large scale scene of many boats as they might have been seen during the annual river procession along the Nile from Luxor Temple to Karnak. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Khonsu, Mut, Harim, Harem, barque, shrine, Bubastite, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, palm, trees, fronds, framing, water, procession, boats, barques, oars, oarsmen, sails
Karnak Ramesses 111 Temple EG0214075jhp 
 Exterior wall reliefs Temple Ramesses 111 Karnak Amun Khonsu offering, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt but when first built would have been isolated as the first pylon of Nectanebo was constructed later. Ramesses 111 Temple was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. On the exterior walls on its western face it has a large scale scene of many boats as they might have been seen during the annual river procession along the Nile from Luxor Temple to Karnak. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, Pharaoh, offering, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Khonsu, Harim, Harem, barque, shrine, Bubastite, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, palm, trees, fronds, framing, water, procession, boats, barques, oars, oarsmen, sails
Karnak Ramesses 111 Temple EG0214074jhp 
 Gods Thoth Khnum Sekhmet Temple Ramesses 111 Karnak Seshat Egypt, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt but when first built would have been isolated as the first pylon of Nectanebo was constructed later. Ramesses 111 Temple was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. On the exterior walls on its western face it has a large scale scene of many boats as they might have been seen during the annual river procession along the Nile from Luxor Temple to Karnak. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Khonsu, Seshat, Khnum, Sekhmet, Thoth, Harim, Harem, barque, shrine, Bubastite, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, palm, trees, fronds, framing, water, procession, boats, barques, oars, oarsmen, sails
Karnak Ramesses 111 Temple EG0214073jhp 
 Exterior wall reliefs Amun Khonsu Temple Ramesses 111 Karnak Luxor Egypt, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt but when first built would have been isolated as the first pylon of Nectanebo was constructed later. Ramesses 111 Temple was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. On the exterior walls on its western face it has a large scale scene of many boats as they might have been seen during the annual river procession along the Nile from Luxor Temple to Karnak. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, offering, nekhbet, Khonsu, Harim, Harem, barque, shrine, Bubastite, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, palm, trees, fronds, framing, water, procession, boats, barques, oars, oarsmen, sails
Karnak Ramesses 111 Temple EG0214072jhp 
 Exterior wall reliefs damage repairs Temple Ramesses 111 Karnak Egyptian, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt but when first built would have been isolated as the first pylon of Nectanebo was constructed later. Ramesses 111 Temple was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. On the exterior walls on its western face it has a large scale scene of many boats as they might have been seen during the annual river procession along the Nile from Luxor Temple to Karnak. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Khonsu, Harim, Harem, barque, shrine, Bubastite, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, palm, trees, fronds, framing, damage, repairs, patching
Karnak Ramesses 111 Temple EG0214071jhp 
 Exterior wall reliefs Temple Ramesses 111 Karnak Luxor Egypt hieroglyphs, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt but when first built would have been isolated as the first pylon of Nectanebo was constructed later. Ramesses 111 Temple was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. On the exterior walls on its western face it has a large scale scene of many boats as they might have been seen during the annual river procession along the Nile from Luxor Temple to Karnak. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Khonsu, Harim, Harem, barque, shrine, Bubastite, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, palm, trees, fronds, framing, water, procession, boats, barques, oars, oarsmen, sails
Karnak Pylon Carving EG075039jhp 
 Karnak Temple Ninth Pylon Horemheb Ramesses restoration front hieroglyphics flagpole located on the transverse axis south from the main central area in this large site near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and it the largest religious complex on the Nile. This view is of the Ninth Pylon with its southern face showing progress of restoration after the infill from many Atenist temples has been removed, much of which lies around the is area of Karnak waiting for an eventual new home. While the building of the Ninth and Tenth pylons were both attributed to Horemheb, there is clear evidence that Ramses 11 took over the decoration as it is visible on the restored south face with his cartouches and his outline obviously carved over an underlying figure that has partially been erased. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, pylon, gate, ninth, south, face, front, transverse, axis, Horemheb, Ramses 11, Ramesses, Ramasses, usurped, restoration, construction, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, limestone, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, cartouche, carved, over, flagpole, shaft
Karnak Ramesses 111 Temple EG075057jhp 
 Exterior wall carvings Temple Ramesses 111 Karnak Egypt hypostyle hall, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt and was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Ramses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Harim, barque, shrine, Bubastite, Portal, Sheshonq, military, campaigns, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, palm, trees, fronds, framing
Karnak Ramesses 111 Temple EG075052jhp 
 Outside wall carvings sunny blue sky Temple Ramesses 111 Karnak Egypt, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt and was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Ramses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Harim, barque, shrine, Bubastite, Portal, Sheshonq, military, campaigns, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, Palm, trees, fronds, framing, obelisk, hypostyle, hall, roof
Karnak Ramses 111 Temple EG075007jhp 
 Exterior wall carving Temple Ramasses Karnak Egypt pharaoh Amun hieroglyphs, on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt and was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, Ramses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Harim, barque, shrine, Bubastite, Portal, Sheshonq, military, campaigns, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, pschent, double, two, lands, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, Palm, trees, fronds, framing, shadows
Karnak Ramses 111 Temple EG075006jhp 
 Exterior wall reliefs Temple Ramesses 111 Karnak Luxor Egypt Amun offering on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt and was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Harim, barque, shrine, Bubastite, Portal, Sheshonq, military, campaigns, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, Palm, trees, fronds, framing
Karnak Ramses 111 Temple EG075005jhp 
 Exterior wall reliefs Temple Ramses Karnak Luxor Egypt First Pylon palm trees on south side of the First Forecourt where it has been joined into the complex having once stood isolated near the Pylon. This photo is of the exterior walls at the east corner which is accessed either through the Bubastite Portal or walking back from Khonsu Temple or perhaps the Sacred Lake. It is now an integral part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt and was a barque shrine dedicated to Amun in his two most recognised forms, Amun-Re and Amun-re-Kamutef, King of the Gods and Karnak and who is before the harim. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Theban, Triad, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Pylon, first, Ramses, Amun, Amun-Re, Amun-Re-Kamutef, king, Gods, Harim, barque, shrine, Bubastite, Portal, Sheshonq, military, campaigns, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two, plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, Palm, trees, fronds, framing
Karnak Ramses Temple SS984612JHP 
 Ramasses 111 Temple Karnak Morning Sunlight Highlights Exterior Wall Carvings, part of the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt, dedicated too Amun in his two most recognised forms. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Ramses, Amun, Amun-Re, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp
Karnak Ramses Temple SS984611JHP 
 Ramasses 111 Temple Amun Pharaoh Offering Reliefs Outer Wall Karnak catches early morning sunlight highlights the exterior wall reliefs on his monument at Karnak, the largest religious complex on the East Bank of the River Nile at Luxor in Egypt, dedicated too Amun in his two most recognised forms. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, Ramses, Amun, Amun-Re, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two plumes, crown, headdress, disc, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp
Khonsu Temple Reliefs 5021EG07JHP 
 Khonsu Temple Well Preserved Wall Carvings Bas Reliefs Cartouche Offering Pharaoh Gods located in the the south-west of the Karnak complex and is worth a visit as it is usually free of crowds, is well preserved and is adjacent to a nicely decorated Temple of Opet, a Goddess hippopotamus deity who assisted women in childbearing. Karnak Temple is located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and it the largest religious complex on the Nile. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, Khonsu, Horus, solar, disc, hieroglyphics, cartouche, Gods, Osiris, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two plumes, crown, headdress, ankh, life, was-sceptre, offering, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp
Khonsu Temple Relief 5022EG07JHP 
 Khonsu Temple Interior Wall Carvings Amun Pharaoh Karnak Egypt Sunshine Shadow Highlight located in the south-west of the Karnak complex and is worth a visit as it is usually free of crowds, is well preserved and is adjacent to a nicely decorated Temple of Opet, a Goddess hippopotamus deity who assisted women in childbearing. Karnak is located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and it the largest religious complex on the Nile. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, Khonsu, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, two plumes, crown, headdress, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp
Khonsu Opet Temple 5031EG07JHP 
 Goddess Childbearing Opet Temple Khonsu Karnak Ancient Egyptian Monument, set to the south-west of the Karnak complex and is worth a visit as it is usually free of crowds, is well preserved and Temple of Opet, a Goddess, a hippopotamus deity who assisted women in childbearing has some colorful decoration inside. Karnak Temple is located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and it the largest religious complex on the Nile. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, Khonsu, temple, wall, reliefs, bas reliefs, hieroglyphs, ankh, life, was-sceptre, well-being, happiness, carvings, preserved, clear, sharp, solar disc, Opet, goddess, hippopotamus, childbearing, birth, moon, opposite, sun, portico

Egypt > Kom Ombo Temple (1 file)

Pictures in this gallery are of Kom Ombo Temple located by The River Nile North Of Aswan
Kom Ombo EG204327jhp 
 Kom Ombo Temple Egyptian hieroglyphics carvings clear symbols owl woman seated of this beautiful ruined temple just north of Aswan and a regular visit on all Nile Cruises, was principally built by Ptolemy V of Silsilah sandstone. Dedicated to two Gods – Sobek, the crocodile and Horus, the falcon and although it has been damaged over the years, mainly through slipping into the River Nile and some structural damage owing to earthquakes, there are still some wonderful colourful reliefs of the most detailed and delicate style. This trip was special for me in that I got special permission to climb up the back of the temple on the hill behind and match a view I had on a Victorian albumen print; the local Police Chief had to be involved and thanks to a good Kuoni Guide he agreed for me to be accompanied by a policemen as security was still a big thing after the 1997 attacks at Luxor. Unfortunately in the excitement I had forgot to adjust my ASA rating for Velvia and took the photos based on 400ASA-the film maws later pushed to 200asa so there is some increase in grain structure, not a feature of Velvia generally. On this visit some cleaning and restoration was being done to the many painted bas reliefs on the columns-hence the scaffolding and the sun umbrella but the bonus was the reliefs looked particularly vibrant. The time of day also meant some of the museum blocks with deep cut carvings were ideal to photograph as the shadows gave greater emphasis to the excellent cut marks of some iconic hieroglyphic symbols. 
 Keywords: Egypt, East Bank, River Nile, Kom Ombo, Temple, summer, morning, hypostyle hall, pylon, columns, bas, reliefs, restoration, cleaning, conservation, coloured, colored, colours, colors, Silsilah, sandstone, landscape, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, crocodiles, Ptolemaic, Ptolemy, Horus, Haroeris, Harwer, Sobek, Hathor, carvings, detailed, delicate, beautiful, fine, Velvia, slide, film, scans, scan, scanned, 35mm, Nikon, FM, manual, July, 2000

Egypt > Luxor Nobles Tombs (1 file)

Photographs in this gallery are of the various Tombs of the Nobles on the West Bank if the Nile at Luxor in the area called Qurnet Murai
Old Qurna House EG075728JHP 
 Luxor Domestic Scene Donkey Disappearing Modern Old Qurna Village Mudbrick Houses cleared interspersed with the Tombs of the Nobles is undergoing a major modernisation programme with the houses being removed, occupants relocated and the entrances to the various tombs made more accessible. Obviously a programme without some pain and opposition especially from locals who have lived in the area and over the tombs for generations but part of the necessary management and control of these irreplaceable ancient sites and the artefacts contained therein. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, ancient, Luxor, Tombs, Nobles, Thebes, River Nile, West Bank, Old Qurna, Sheikh Abd’el-Qurna, upright, village, donkey, modernisation, removal, houses, clearances, relocation, preservation

Egypt > Minya, Amarna & Ashmunayn (1 file)

Photographs in this gallery cover the main sites of Amarna, its North Palace, Aten and Small Temple, Bani Hasan Rock cut chapels, Tuna el-Gebel with the Catacombs with baboon and ibis mummies, Stela of Akhenaten on the north boundary, Petosiris Tomb-Chapel, Chapels of Ptoemais and Isadora, Roman Water Wheel Well and Temple of Thoth and el Ashmunein with an Open Air Museum with huge granite statues of Baboons and nearby a Temple to Thoth with a later Christian Basilica all located along the River Nile between Cairo and Luxor accessed from the nearby university city of Minya
Amarna Aten Temple EG075938jhp 
 Mudbrick Wall Amarna Small Aten Egypt Temple Columns clear light Rebuilt with recently re-erected surviving sections of the distinctive columns at one of several temples, in this case the Small Temple of Aten, located to the southern side of the Central City, a huge sprawling complex that was once the short-lived capital built by the heretic Pharaoh Akhenaten. Apart from some mudbrick remains mostly buried under the ever present desert and recent excavations of the temple walls, pylons and courtyards with some limited restoration little is in fact left after systematic dismantling that occurred after the King’s death. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River, Nile, el-Till, Tell, el-Amarna, al-Amarnah, Amarna, central, city, administrative, centre, Akhetaten, Akhenaten, Amenhotep, Aten, Aton, landscape, Egyptology, history, archaeology, ancient, small, temple, columns, pylons, reconstructed, temple, sand, desert, mudbrick, walls, buried, courts, sanctuary, altars, restored, restoration, hall, Foreign, Tribute, bridge, King’s, House, window, appearances, ruins, destroyed, dismantled

Egypt > Saqqara & Memphis (2 files)

This gallery contains pictures of the two main sites usually visited together on a day trip south of Cairo - Saqqara with the famous Step Pyramid, a huge necropolis with many tombs and other pyramids and Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt now will an open air museum with the alabaster sphinx and the huge partial statue of Ramasses 11.
Saqqara Tomb EG02AA91jhp 
 Saqqara Unas carvings reliefs ancient Egyptian mastaba sunken hieroglyphics buried that remain alongside the restored causeway from the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid and which slopes down to the Valley Temple first seen as visitors arrive at this major complex near Memphis. Recent archaeological work has discovered tombs underneath the causeway such as that of the Two Brothers while many other undiscovered or partially excavated ones lie alongside the causeway as do boat pits but there are also some sunken half buried tomb entrances such as this. A photo from 2011 on the Internet shows that is has been cleared now for safe access but I cannot determine who it was for. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, stele, texts, step, pyramid, causeway, valley, temple, landscape, carvings, carving, relief, limestone, cobra, vulture, sedge, hieroglyphics, hieroglyphs, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand, mastaba buried, entrance, tomb
Khenu Mastaba Carvings EG02AA81jhp 
 Saqqara Ancient Egyptian mastaba Khenu Unas cartouche hieroglyphics carvings clear is located by the causeway and near Pyramid of Unas on the southwest corner near the Step Pyramid and associated with what was the smallest of the pyramids built belonged to Unas, the last King of the 5th Dynasty around 2345BC. There are several other mastabas near the causeway and behind this small one is a large one dedicated to the Queen’s of Unas Khenut and Nebet. Khenu was the son of Nefer, the Inspector of artisans and singers. I could find little information about Khenu and in several reference books/guide books his mastaba is not mentioned. I understand he had two sons called Ihy and Simoenas, one of which appears in the carvings and his mastaba has an excellent example of a false door. There are several cartouches for the King Unas indicating that Khenu and his father served during this period. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Sakkara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, upright, Unas, Unis, Wenis, texts, pyramid, causeway, mastaba, tomb, Khenu, carvings, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, cartouche, symbols, writing, language, nefer, feather, script, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, carved, columns, open, sunny

Egypt > Valley of Kings Luxor (12 files)

Photographs of the Valley of the Kings from tomb interiors as well as exterior views of the valley including the tombs of Ramses 1V, KV 43 and 19.
Tomb Ramasses IV EG0171EJHP 
 Ancient Egyptian Tomb Ramses 1V [KV2] Valley Kings Luxor Thebes West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor, the ancient Egyptian capital city of Thebes and is a spectacular example of true majesty with scale, colour and elaborate craftsmanship carved out of solid rock. This was the only opportunity I had of using a tripod, special ticket available in 2001 and I had a roll of tungsten artificial light balanced slide film which allowed long exposures and a decent depth of field. The custodians could not have been more helpful and even cleared areas for me to photograph free of visitors but oh for my D700 DSLR. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Valley, Kings, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, 1V, tomb, interior, inside, landscape, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, tungsten, slide, scanned, burial, entrance, passagway, tunnel, hieroglyphs, coloured, colored, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, painted, ceiling, stars, spells
Tomb Ramasses IV EG01716JHP 
 Ancient Egypt Tomb Ramses 1V [KV2] Ceiling Painted Nut Sky Goddess Interior in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor, the ancient Egyptian capital city of Thebes and is a spectacular example of true majesty with scale, colour and elaborate craftsmanship carved out of solid rock. This was the only opportunity I had of using a tripod, special ticket available in 2001 and I had a roll of tungsten artificial light balanced slide film which allowed long exposures and a decent depth of field. The custodians could not have been more helpful and even cleared areas for me to photograph free of visitors but oh for my D700 DSLR. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Valley, Kings, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, 1V, tomb, interior, inside, landscape, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, tungsten, slide, scanned, burial, Nut, Shu, heavens, holding, supporting, nightsky, chamber, hieroglyphs, coloured, colored, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, painted, ceiling, stars, spells
Tomb Ramasses IV EG01714JHP 
 Burial Chamber Ancient Egyptian Tomb Ramses 1V [KV2] Barque Hieroglyphs Photo in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor, the ancient Egyptian capital city of Thebes and is a spectacular example of true majesty with scale, colour and elaborate craftsmanship carved out of solid rock. This was the only opportunity I had of using a tripod, special ticket available in 2001 and I had a roll of tungsten artificial light balanced slide film which allowed long exposures and a decent depth of field. The custodians could not have been more helpful and even cleared areas for me to photograph free of visitors but oh for my D700 DSLR. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Valley, Kings, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, 1V, tomb, interior, inside, upright, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, tungsten, slide, scanned, burial, Nut, nightsky, solar, barque, chamber, wall, hieroglyphs, coloured, colored, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, painted, ceiling, stars, spells
Tomb Ramasses IV EG01713JHP 
 Tomb Ramses 1V [KV2] Valley Kings Egypt Painted Ceiling Walls Tungsten Photo on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor, the ancient Egyptian capital city of Thebes and is a spectacular example of true majesty with scale, colour and elaborate craftsmanship carved out of solid rock. This was the only opportunity I had of using a tripod, special ticket available in 2001 and I had a roll of tungsten artificial light balanced slide film which allowed long exposures and a decent depth of field. The custodians could not have been more helpful and even cleared areas for me to photograph free of visitors but oh for my D700 DSLR. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Valley, Kings, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, 1V, tomb, interior, inside, landscape, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, tungsten, slide, scanned, burial, Nut, nightsky, passages, chamber, hieroglyphs, coloured, colored, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, painted, ceiling, stars, spells
Tomb Ramasses IV EG017133JHP 
 Tomb Ramses 1V [KV2] Painted Corridor Passage Egyptian Builders Skills in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor, the ancient Egyptian capital city of Thebes and is a spectacular example of true majesty with scale, colour and elaborate craftsmanship carved out of solid rock. This was the only opportunity I had of using a tripod, special ticket available in 2001 and I had a roll of tungsten artificial light balanced slide film which allowed long exposures and a decent depth of field. The custodians could not have been more helpful and even cleared areas for me to photograph free of visitors but oh for my D700 DSLR. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Valley, Kings, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, 1V, tomb, interior, inside, upright, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, tungsten, slide, scanned, burial, passageway, tunnel, sarcophagus, granite, chamber, hieroglyphs, coloured, colored, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, painted, ceiling, stars, spells
Tomb Ramasses IV EG01712JHP 
 Egyptian Tomb Ramses 1V [KV2] Burial Chamber Sarcophagus Ceiling Nut Colours in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor, the ancient Egyptian capital city of Thebes and is a spectacular example of true majesty with scale, colour and elaborate craftsmanship carved out of solid rock. This was the only opportunity I had of using a tripod, special ticket available in 2001 and I had a roll of tungsten artificial light balanced slide film which allowed long exposures and a decent depth of field. The custodians could not have been more helpful and even cleared areas for me to photograph free of visitors but oh for my D700 DSLR. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Valley, Kings, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, 1V, tomb, interior, inside, landscape, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, tungsten, slide, scanned, burial, Nut, nightsky, sarcophagus, granite, chamber, hieroglyphs, coloured, colored, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, painted, ceiling, stars, spells
Tomb Ramasses IV EG017127JHP 
 Burial Chamber Egyptian Tomb Ramses 1V [KV2] Granite Sarcophagus Photo Inside in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor, the ancient Egyptian capital city of Thebes and is a spectacular example of true majesty with scale, colour and elaborate craftsmanship carved out of solid rock. This was the only opportunity I had of using a tripod, special ticket available in 2001 and I had a roll of tungsten artificial light balanced slide film which allowed long exposures and a decent depth of field. The custodians could not have been more helpful and even cleared areas for me to photograph free of visitors but oh for my D700 DSLR. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Valley, Kings, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, 1V, tomb, interior, inside, upright, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, tungsten, slide, scanned, burial, Nut, nightsky, sarcophagus, granite, chamber, hieroglyphs, coloured, colored, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, painted, ceiling, stars, spells
Tomb Ramasses IV EG017124JHP 
 Tomb Ramses 1V [KV2] Valley Kings Egypt Luxor Burial Chamber Colourful Reliefs Nut on the West Bank of the River Nile, the ancient Egyptian capital city of Thebes and is a spectacular example of true majesty with scale, colour and elaborate craftsmanship carved out of solid rock. This was the only opportunity I had of using a tripod, special ticket available in 2001 and I had a roll of tungsten artificial light balanced slide film which allowed long exposures and a decent depth of field. The custodians could not have been more helpful and even cleared areas for me to photograph free of visitors but oh for my D700 DSLR. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Valley, Kings, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, 1V, tomb, interior, inside, upright, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, tungsten, slide, scanned, burial, Nut, nightsky, sarcophagus, granite, chamber, hieroglyphs, coloured, colored, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, painted, ceiling, stars, spells
Tomb Ramasses IV EG017122JHP 
 Tomb Ramasses Valley Kings Thebes Chamber Egyptian Custodian Painting Colours on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor, the ancient Egyptian capital city of Thebes and is a spectacular example of true majesty with scale, colour and elaborate craftsmanship carved out of solid rock. This was the only opportunity I had of using a tripod, special ticket available in 2001 and I had a roll of tungsten artificial light balanced slide film which allowed long exposures and a decent depth of field. The custodians could not have been more helpful and even cleared areas for me to photograph free of visitors but oh for my D700 DSLR. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Valley, Kings, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, 1V, tomb, interior, inside, landscape, custodian, turban, galabea, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, tungsten, slide, scanned, burial, Nut, nightsky, sarcophagus, granite, chamber, hieroglyphs, coloured, colored, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, painted, ceiling, stars, spells
Tomb Ramasses IV EG017120JHP 
 Egyptian Tomb Ramesses KV2 Ceiling Painted Stars Colours Cartcouches in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor, the ancient Egyptian capital city of Thebes and is a spectacular example of true majesty with scale, colour and elaborate craftsmanship carved out of solid rock. This was the only opportunity I had of using a tripod, special ticket available in 2001 and I had a roll of tungsten artificial light balanced slide film which allowed long exposures and a decent depth of field. The custodians could not have been more helpful and even cleared areas for me to photograph free of visitors but oh for my D700 DSLR. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Valley, Kings, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, 1V, tomb, interior, inside, landscape, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, tungsten, slide, scanned, burial, ceiling, roof, cartouches, nightsky, chamber, hieroglyphs, coloured, colored, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, painted, stars, spells
Tomb Ramasses IV EG017119JHP 
 Entrance Corridor Painted People Tomb Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses Valley Kings on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor, the ancient Egyptian capital city of Thebes and is a spectacular example of true majesty with scale, colour and elaborate craftsmanship carved out of solid rock. This was the only opportunity I had of using a tripod, special ticket available in 2001 and I had a roll of tungsten artificial light balanced slide film which allowed long exposures and a decent depth of field. The custodians could not have been more helpful and even cleared areas for me to photograph free of visitors but oh for my D700 DSLR. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Valley, Kings, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, 1V, tomb, interior, inside, upright, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, tungsten, slide, scanned, burial, entrance, exit, passageway, hieroglyphs, coloured, colored, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, painted, ceiling, stars, spells
Tomb Ramasses IV EG017111JHP 
 Ancient Egyptian Tomb Ramses Corridor Wall Book Dead Hieroglyphs Afterlife Spell in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor, the ancient Egyptian capital city of Thebes and is a spectacular example of true majesty with scale, colour and elaborate craftsmanship carved out of solid rock. This was the only opportunity I had of using a tripod, special ticket available in 2001 and I had a roll of tungsten artificial light balanced slide film which allowed long exposures and a decent depth of field. The custodians could not have been more helpful and even cleared areas for me to photograph free of visitors but oh for my D700 DSLR. 
 Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Valley, Kings, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, 1V, tomb, interior, inside, landscape, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, tungsten, slide, scanned, burial, formula, Book, Dead, hieroglyphs, coloured, colored, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, painted, ceiling, stars, spells

Egypt > Victorian Albumen Prints (1 file)

A collection of copies of photographs of Egyptian sites taken in the 1870's by Victorian photographers Beato, Frith and Sebah and modern versions have been made as well.
JP Sebah The Sphinx 8379VQJHP 
 Sphinx Giza Pyramids Men Camels Buried Stele Sebah Old Photograph Victorian Albumen Print showing the site as it was in the late 1880's as against the fully buried nature of the prostrate body in Napoleonic drawings. The difference today is most marked with the whole area cleared of snad, extensive repairs down to the hole massive structure and the uncovered causeway between the right hand Khafre's pyramid and his Valley Temple.

Scotland > Aberdeenshire (10 files)

This gallery includes rural, scenic and landscape subjects of the Shire, including Kincardineshire, Mearns, Garioch, Buchan Strathbogie and Mar.
Deeside fm Learney zxc3049jhp 
 Forest field Learney hills Deeside Lochnagar Torphins Aberdeenshire Scottish photo viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, landscape, upright, gate, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, summer, sun, sunshine, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, 2014, Nikon, D700, digital, photograph, July
Deeside fm Learney zxc3044jhp 
 Deeside summer Learney view farmland Lochnagar Torphins Aberdeenshire Scotland viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, landscape, gate, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, summer, sun, sunshine, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, 2014, Nikon, D700, digital, photograph, July
Deeside fm Learney zxc3043jhp 
 Summer foxgloves fields panorama Learney Deeside Lochnagar hills Aberdeenshire Scotland viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, landscape, gate, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, summer, sun, sunshine, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, 2014, Nikon, D700, digital, photograph, July, foxgloves
Learney Spring View zxc0933jhp 
 Spring gorse gean tree sunny Learney Deeside Lochnagar Aberdeenshire Scottish viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, dramatic, landscape, upright, gean, tree, blossom, gate, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, spring, sun, sunshine, gorse, yellow, flowers, floral, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, cattle
Learney Spring View zxc0929jhp 
 Spring gorse field vista sunshine Royal Deeside Torphins Aberdeenshire Scottish viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, dramatic, landscape, gate, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, spring, sun, sunshine, gorse, yellow, flowers, floral, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, cattle
Learney Spring View zxc0924jhp 
 Spring gorse sun Learney hill Deeside Lochnagar Torphins Aberdeenshire Scottish viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, dramatic, landscape, gate, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, spring, sun, sunshine, gorse, yellow, flowers, floral, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, cattle
Learney Spring View zxc0923jhp 
 Spring gorse yellow view Learney road Lochnagar Torphins Aberdeenshire Scotland viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, dramatic, landscape, upright, gate, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, spring, sun, sunshine, gorse, yellow, flowers, floral, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, cattle
Learney Spring View zxc0920jhp 
 Spring gorse sunshine Learney hill Deeside Lochnagar Torphins Aberdeenshire Scotland viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, dramatic, landscape, gate, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, spring, sun, sunshine, gorse, yellow, flowers, floral, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, cattle
Scotch Autumn Mists SO13208JHP 
 Autumn mists clear in the morning sunshine over Glassel near Torphins in Aberdeenshire, west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Delicate fronds of silver birch branches are silhouetted against the frosty mist. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, River Dee, Glassel, Torphins, upright, hill, trees, silver birches, copse, clouds, mist, misty, frosty, clearing, sun, sunshine, countryside, rural, nature, wild, autumn, wildlife, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, green, blue, brown, white
Scotch Autumn Mists SO13207JHP 
 Autumn mists clear in the morning sunshine over Glassel near Torphins in Aberdeenshire, west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Delicate fronds of silver birch branches are silhouetted against the frosty mist. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, River Dee, Glassel, Torphins, landscape, hill, trees, silver birches, copse, clouds, mist, misty, frosty, clearing, sun, sunshine, countryside, rural, nature, wild, autumn, wildlife, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, green, blue, brown, white

Scotland > Aberdeenshire Coast (20 files)

Pictures in this library relate to the sea and the coasts around Aberdeenshire from St Cyrus to the Moray Firth along to Cullen and include fishing villages of Gourdon, Johnshaven, the town of Stonehaven, beach at Balmedie, Cruden Bay, Forvie, Bodham Point near Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Rosehearty, Pennan, Macduff, Banff, Whitehills, Portsoy, Sandend, Portknockie, Bow Fiddle Rock.
Peterhead Harbour up714482jhp 
 Peterhead harbour trawler autumn colours Scotland Aberdeenshire sunny blue sky illustrates perfectly one of the most colourful areas to photograph is a harbour with fishing boats and Peterhead harbour, a major fish landing port, north of Aberdeen in North Sea Scotland on the North Sea coast is a perfect illustration on a calm October afternoon. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North, sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Peterhead, sea, harbour, fishing, trawlers, boats, bridge, open, swing, landscape, town, coast, white, red, yellow, black, painted, clear, blue, sky, sunshine, sunny, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, autumn, 2007, digital, Fuji, S5, DSLR
Kinnaird Lighthouse up714509jhp 
 Fraserburgh lighthouse Kinnaird preserved autumn sunny colours blue sky Scottish architecture illustrates perfectly one of the key elements of this fishing port and coastal town north of Aberdeen in North Sea Scotland on the North Sea coast. Another view of this lighthouse is from the nearby rocky coastline looking up past the historical and preserved wine house. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North, sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh, Kinnaird, lighthouse, buildings, living, quarters, white, yellow, painted, museum, harbour, conservation, SSSI, green, 2007, Fuji, S5, DSLR, landscape, town, coast, headland, white, clouds, clear, sky, blue, sunlight
Fraserburgh up714522jhp 
 Fraserburgh harbour boats bows reflections autumn painted anchored colours Scotland Aberdeenshire sunny blue sky illustrates perfectly one of the most colourful areas to photograph is a harbour with fishing boats and yachts and Fraserburgh harbour, north of Aberdeen in North Sea Scotland on the North Sea coast is a perfect illustration on a calm October afternoon. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North, sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh, Kinnaird, lighthouse, museum, conserved, sea, harbour, fishing, trawlers, boats, reflections, mirror, conservation, SSSI, green, windless, landscape, town, coast, white, red, yellow, black, painted, clouds, clear, sky, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, autumn, 2007, digital, Fuji, S5, DSLR
Fraserburgh up714518jhp 
 Fraserburgh harbour front houses boats reflections autumn colourful Scottish sunny blue sky illustrates perfectly one of the most colourful areas to photograph is a harbour with fishing boats and yachts and Fraserburgh harbour, north of Aberdeen in North Sea Scotland on the North Sea coast is a perfect illustration on a calm October afternoon. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North, sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh, Kinnaird, lighthouse, museum, conserved, sea, harbour, fishing, trawlers, boats, reflections, mirror, conservation, SSSI, green, windless, landscape, town, coast, white, red, yellow, black, painted, clouds, clear, sky, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, autumn, 2007, digital, Fuji, S5, DSLR
Fraserburgh up714513jhp 
 Fraserburgh harbour creels fishing boat autumn sunshine colours Scotland Aberdeenshire sunny blue sky illustrates perfectly one of the most colourful areas to photograph is a harbour with fishing boats and yachts and Fraserburgh harbour, north of Aberdeen in North Sea Scotland on the North Sea coast is a perfect illustration on a calm October afternoon. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North, sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh, Kinnaird, lighthouse, museum, conserved, sea, harbour, fishing, trawlers, boats, creels, reflections, mirror, conservation, SSSI, green, windless, landscape, town, coast, white, red, yellow, black, painted, clouds, clear, sky, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, autumn, 2007, digital, Fuji, S5, DSLR
St Combs Cemetery TO180045JHP 
 St Combs Cemetery Fishing Village seashore Aberdeenshire Scotland coast Fraserburgh whose church was dedicated to and named after St Columba and the orderly rows of fishing cottages date from the late 1700s. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North, sea, East, Aberdeenshire, St Combs, Colms, cemetery, St Columba, ruins, foreshore, landscape, summer, town, coast, beach, dunes, grassy, clear, sky
Inverallochy Street Seawards TO180055JHP 
 Inverallochy Village Street traditional cottages sea coast Aberdeenshire Buchan Scottish North Sea near Cairnbulg both south of Fraserburgh Bay and former successful fishing ports whose fortunes died with large industrial boats unable to be beached on the foreshore and who operated from nearby Fraserburgh harbour. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North, sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Inverallochy, street, cottages, low, fishing, Fraserburgh, bay, landscape, summer, village, coast, clear, sky
Fraserburgh Harbour Waves TO21661JHP 
 Fraserburgh Foreshore Summer Wave Action Harbour Wall North East Scotland Aberdeenshire with strong incoming tide crashing onto rocks on the coast near the entrance to the harbour and pounding on the breakwater wall. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North, sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh, rocks, sea, crashing, foam, waves, foreshore, harbour, wind, upright, summer, town, coast, beach, tides, tidal, white, clouds, clear, sky
Fraserburgh Harbour Waves TO21647JHP 
 Fraserburgh Harbour Wall Summer Storm Sea Waves Action Photo North East Scotland in Aberdeenshire with strong incoming tide crashing onto rocks on the coast near the entrance to the harbour and pounding on the breakwater wall. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North, sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh, rocks, sea, crashing, foam, waves, foreshore, harbour, wind, landscape, summer, town, coast, beach, tides, tidal, white, clouds, clear, sky
Crashing Waves TO21671JHP 
 Waves Rocks Crashing Foam Fraserburgh Summer Foreshore Action Photograph in North East Scotland in Aberdeenshire with strong incoming tide crashing onto rocks on the coast near the entrance to the harbour. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North, sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh, rocks, sea, crashing, foam, waves, foreshore, harbour, wind, upright, summer, town, coast, beach, tides, tidal, white, clouds, clear, sky
Crashing Waves TO21669JHP 
 Scottish Fraserburgh Waves Action Rocks Foam Splashing White Sunshine Stormy in North East Scotland in Aberdeenshire with strong incoming tide crashing onto rocks on the coast near the entrance to the harbour. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North, sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh, rocks, sea, crashing, foam, waves, foreshore, harbour, wind, landscape, summer, town, coast, beach, tides, tidal, white, clouds, clear, sky
Crashing Waves TO21645JHP 
 Sea Waves Summer Storm Action Crashing Foaming Sunshine Scotland Aberdeenshire in North East with strong incoming tide crashing onto rocks on the coast near the entrance to Fraserburgh harbour. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North, sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh, rocks, sea, crashing, foam, waves, foreshore, harbour, wind, upright, summer, town, coast, beach, tides, tidal, white, clouds, clear, sky
Crashing Waves TO21639JHP 
 Fraserburgh Foreshore Water Rock Foam Splashing Summer Storm Action Photo in North East Scotland in Aberdeenshire with strong incoming tide crashing onto rocks on the coast near the entrance to the harbour. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North, sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh, rocks, sea, crashing, foam, waves, foreshore, harbour, wind, upright, summer, town, coast, beach, tides, tidal, white, clouds, clear, sky
Crashing Waves TO21637JHP 
 Sea Foreshore Rocks Waves Action Crashing Foam White Sunshine Summer in North East Scotland near Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire with strong incoming tide crashing onto rocks on the coast near the entrance to the harbour. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North, sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh, rocks, sea, crashing, foam, waves, foreshore, harbour, wind, landscape, summer, town, coast, beach, tides, tidal, white, clouds, clear, sky
Kinnaird Head Fraserburgh TO21625JH 
 Kinnaird Lighthouse Wine House Sea Crashing Beach Rocks Aberdeenshire Scotland with this fascinating building called the Wine House with three unconnected floors and whose history and purchase is not known both situated in Fraserburgh on the North Sea coast of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland. The Lighhouse is now a Museum. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North, sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen, Buchan, landscape, Fraserburgh, Kinnaird, Head: lighthouse, museum, conserved, wine house, rocks, sea, crashing, foam, waves, foreshore, wind, upright, landscape, town, coast, cove, beach, tides, tidal, white, clouds, clear, sky
Whinnyfold Buchan Coast TO18005JH 
 Whinnyfold Clifftop Fishing Cove Beach Sea Cliffs Hamlet Summer Clouds Flowers perched by the North Sea coast of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland just south of Cruden Bay, near Peterhead and once was a holiday haunt of Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North Sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Buchan, hamlet, clifftop, perched, houses, Whinnyfold, Cruden Bay, cove, beach, fishing, boats, upright, fishing, harbour, shingle, beach, conservation, SSSI, green, wind, upright, village, cliffs, flowers, pink, wild, grass, waves, rocks, tides, cliffs, headland, white, clouds, clear, sky
Waves on Rocks Scotland TO21632JH 
 Crashing Waves North Sea Rocks Seashore Action Photograph Fraserburgh East Scotland on the eastern coast in Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North, sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh, rocks, sea, crashing, foam, waves, spray, water, foreshore, harbour, green, wind, landscape, coast, tides, tidal, white, clouds, clear, sky
Fraserburgh Harbour Wall TO21659JH 
 Fraserburgh Harbour Wall Pounded Scottish Summer Storm Waves North Sea Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North Sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh, rocks, sea, crashing, foam, waves, foreshore, harbour, green, wind, upright, town, coast, beach, tides, tidal, pools, cliffs, headland, white, clouds, clear, sky
Fraserburgh Harbour Buchan UP714515JHP 
 Fraserburgh Harbour Colourful Water Reflections Fishing Boats Photograph Scottish Autumn is a harbour with fishing boats and yachts and busy harbour, north of Aberdeen in North Sea Scotland on the North Sea coast is a perfect illustration on a calm October afternoon. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North Sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh, sea, harbour, fishing boats, trawlers, boats, reflections, mirror, conservation, SSSI, green, windless, landscape, town, coast, blue, white, red, yellow, black, painted, clouds, clear, sky, colours, colors, colourful, colorful
Cairnbulg Washing Greens TO18051JH 
 Cairnbulg Communual Washing Green Grass Poles Line Cottages Aberdeenshire Coast in what was once a major fishing port in the years of smaller boats capable of being berthed on the foreshore, which is situated south of Fraserburgh on the coast of Aberdeenshire overlooking the North Sea 
 Keywords: Scotland, Grampian, Scottish, North, sea, East, Aberdeenshire, Buchan, Fraserburgh, houses, Cairnbulg, village, washing, greens, communal, washing, green, grass, dandelions, daisies, flowers, yellow, white, cottages, wooden, fishing, boats, conservation, SSSI, wind, landscape, coast, cove, beach, headland, white, clouds, clear, sky, colours, colors, colourful, colorful

Scotland > Ancient Stones (12 files)

The gallery has photos of ancient Scottish sites such as recumbent stone circles, stone circles, long cairns, Pictish carvings and early fortifications including Tap ONoth, Bennachie, Kinord, and most of the following:
Aikey Brae RSC; Balquhain Stone Circle; Brandsbutt Stone; Broomend of Crichie Henge and Pictish Symbol Stone; Castle Fraser Stone Circle; Consumption Dykes, Kingswells; Corsedarder Memorial; Cothiemuir Wood RSC; Craigearn Standing Stone; Craw Stane, Rhynie; Cullerlie Stone Circle; Culsh earthhouse or souterrain; Easter Aquthorthies RSC; Eslie the Greater RSC; Eslie the Lessler RSC; Garrol Wood RSC; Glassel Stone Circle; Kinord Cross; Kirkton of Bourtie RSC; Loanhead of Daviot RSC; Long Cairn, Corsedarder; Maidenstone Symbol Stone; Mid Mar Stone Circle; Nine Staines RSC; Picardy Pictish Symbol Stone; Strichen RSC; Sueno Stone, Forres; Sunhoney RSC; Tomnaverie RSC;

Glassel Stones 1917336jhp 
 Glassel Stones stone circle Scotland forest setting sunlight mysterious lies near the Canny Burn or stream opposite to the entrance to Glassel House on the Banchory to Torphins backroad. Accessed through commercial forest it requires some walking through rough ground and after clear felling some 15 years after this photo the ambience of this ancient site has been removed. An early transitional phase after recumbent stone circles with possible evidence of a cist burial lid lying in the centre foreground; it was excavated in 1904. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Campfield, Canny, Burn, ridge, Torphins, Glassel, Stone, Setting, Circle, oval, granite, pillars, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, excavation, flint, charcoal, cist, sandstone, lid, ancestors, neolithic, monument, stones, monoliths, sockets, uprights, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, leader, generation, death, ceremony, construction, primitive, community, field, territorial, marker, clearances, ritual, rural, nature, astronomical, seasons, moon, sunset, sunrise, cyclical, cycles, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, autumn, . September, 2002, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm, 50asa, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, 28mm f2.8
Glassel Stones 1917336Ejhp 
 Glassel Stones stone circle Aberdeenshire Scotland forest sunlit setting mysterious lies near the Canny Burn or stream opposite to the entrance to Glassel House on the Banchory to Torphins backroad. Accessed through commercial forest it requires some walking through rough ground and after clear felling some 15 years after this photo the ambience of this ancient site has been removed. An early transitional phase after recumbent stone circles with possible evidence of a cist burial lid lying in the centre foreground; it was excavated in 1904. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Campfield, Canny, Burn, ridge, Torphins, Glassel, Stone, Setting, Circle, oval, granite, pillars, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, excavation, flint, charcoal, cist, sandstone, lid, ancestors, neolithic, monument, stones, monoliths, sockets, uprights, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, leader, generation, death, ceremony, construction, primitive, community, field, territorial, marker, clearances, ritual, rural, nature, astronomical, seasons, moon, sunset, sunrise, cyclical, cycles, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, autumn, . September, 2002, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm, 50asa, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, 28mm f2.8
Glassel Stones 1917335jhp 
 Glassel Stones stone circle Deeside Scottis ancient forest setting mysterious lies near the Canny Burn or stream opposite to the entrance to Glassel House on the Banchory to Torphins backroad. Accessed through commercial forest it requires some walking through rough ground and after clear felling some 15 years after this photo the ambience of this ancient site has been removed. An early transitional phase after recumbent stone circles with possible evidence of a cist burial lid lying in the centre foreground; it was excavated in 1904. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Campfield, Canny, Burn, ridge, Torphins, Glassel, Stone, Setting, Circle, oval, granite, pillars, landscape, upright, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, excavation, flint, charcoal, cist, sandstone, lid, ancestors, neolithic, monument, stones, monoliths, sockets, uprights, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, leader, generation, death, ceremony, construction, primitive, community, field, territorial, marker, clearances, ritual, rural, nature, astronomical, seasons, moon, sunset, sunrise, cyclical, cycles, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, autumn, . September, 2002, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm, 50asa, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, 28mm f2.8
Glassel Stones 1917332jhp 
 Glassel Stones stone circle Deeside Scotland forest setting mysterious lies near the Canny Burn or stream opposite to the entrance to Glassel House on the Banchory to Torphins backroad. Accessed through commercial forest it requires some walking through rough ground and after clear felling some 15 years after this photo the ambience of this ancient site has been removed. An early transitional phase after recumbent stone circles with possible evidence of a cist burial lid lying in the centre foreground; it was excavated in 1904. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Campfield, Canny, Burn, ridge, Torphins, Glassel, Stone, Setting, Circle, oval, granite, pillars, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, excavation, flint, charcoal, cist, sandstone, lid, ancestors, neolithic, monument, stones, monoliths, sockets, uprights, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, leader, generation, death, ceremony, construction, primitive, community, field, territorial, marker, clearances, ritual, rural, nature, astronomical, seasons, moon, sunset, sunrise, cyclical, cycles, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, autumn, . September, 2002, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm, 50asa, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, 28mm f2.8
Glassel Stones Scotland VR0271JHP 
 Glassel Stone Circle Setting Aberdeenshire Scotland Spiritual Photo Forest Canny Burn or stream opposite to the entrance to Glassel ouse on the Banchory to Torphins backroad. Accessed through commercial forest it requires some walking through rough ground and this is how they appear after recent clear felling adjacent to the site. They were reckoned to be an early transitional phase after recumbent stone circles with possible evidence of a cist burial lid lying in the centre foreground; it was excavated in 1904. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Campfield, Canny, Burn, ridge, Torphins, Glassel, Stone, Setting, Circle, oval, granite, pillars, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, excavation, flint, charcoal, cist, sandstone, lid, ancestors, neolithic, monument, stones, monoliths, sockets, uprights, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, leader, generation, death, ceremony, construction, primitive, community, field, territorial, marker, clearances, ritual, rural, nature, astronomical, seasons, moon, sunset, sunrise, cyclical, cycles, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, green, blue, white, farming, agriculture, countryside, wild, spring.
Glassel Stones Scotland TO2773794JHP 
 Glassel Stone Circle Spiritual Forest Enclosed Shadows Monoliths Scotland Aberdeenshire Canny Burn or stream opposite to the entracne to Glassel House on the Banchory to Torphins backroad. Accessed through commercial forest it requires some walking through rough ground and after recent clear felling the ambience of this photograph has been removed. An early transitional phase after recumbent stone circles with possible evidence of a cist burial lid lying in the centre foreground; it was excavated in 1904. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Campfield, Canny, Burn, ridge, Torphins, Glassel, Stone, Setting, Circle, oval, granite, pillars, upright, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, excavation, flint, charcoal, cist, sandstone, lid, ancestors, neolithic, monument, stones, monoliths, sockets, uprights, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, leader, generation, death, ceremony, construction, primitive, community, field, territorial, marker, clearances, ritual, rural, nature, astronomical, seasons, moon, sunset, sunrise, cyclical, cycles, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, green, blue, white, farming, agriculture, countryside, wild, spring.
Glassel Stones Scotland TO2773793JHP 
 Scottish Ancient Glassel Deeside Stone Circle Forest Trees Monoliths Enclosed or stone setting lies near the Canny Burn or stream opposite to the entracne to Glassel House on the Banchory to Torphins backroad. Accessed through commercial forest it requires some walking through rough ground and after recent clear felling the ambience of this photograph has been removed. An early transitional phase after recumbent stone circles with possible evidence of a cist burial lid lying in the centre foreground; it was excavated in 1904. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Campfield, Canny, Burn, ridge, Torphins, Glassel, Stone, Setting, Circle, oval, granite, pillars, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, excavation, flint, charcoal, cist, sandstone, lid, ancestors, neolithic, monument, stones, monoliths, sockets, uprights, sacrifice, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite, tribe, antiquity, leader, generation, death, ceremony, construction, primitive, community, field, territorial, marker, clearances, ritual, rural, nature, astronomical, seasons, moon, sunset, sunrise, cyclical, cycles, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, green, blue, white, farming, agriculture, countryside, wild, spring
Easter Auqhorthies Stone Circle UP673822JHP 
 Easter Auqhorthies Recumbent Stone Circle Bennachie Inverurie Aberdeenshire Scotland Photograph on the shoulder of a hill in clear site of Bennachie Hill & its vitrified Pictish Fort just showing in the centre, west of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. Well signed from the town, with an Historic Scotland carpark and easy access up metalled path. This circular design places the site in the earliest phase of this form of ceremonial and burial monument around 3-2000BC. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, Inverurie, Easter, Aquhorthies, Bennachie, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, monument, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, uprights, monolith, cremation, burial, cult, quartz, granite,
Easter Auqhorthies Stone Circle UP673817JHP 
 Easter Auqhorthies Recumbent Stone Circle Altar Flankers Monoliths Aberdeenshire Autumn on the shoulder of a hill in clear site of Bennachie Hill, west of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. Well signed from the town, with an Historic Scotland carpark and easy access up a metalled path. This circular design places the site in the earliest phase of this form of ceremonial and burial monument around 3-2000BC. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, Inverurie, Easter Aquhorthies, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, sockets, autumn
Easter Auqhorthies Stone Circle UP673812JHP 
 Easter Auqhorthies Donside Autumn Flankers Recumbent Bronze Age Stone Circle on the shoulder of a hill in clear site of Bennachie Hill, west of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. Well signed from the town, with an Historic Scotland carpark and easy access up metalled path. This circular design places the site in the earliest phase of this form of ceremonial and burial monument around 3-2000BC. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, Inverurie, Easter, Aquhorthies, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, monument, stones, altar, flankers, quartz, granite,
Easter Auqhorthies Stone Circle UP673810JHP 
 Easter Auqhorthies Flanker Altar Recumbent Stone Circle Aberdeenshire Scotland Photo on the shoulder of a hill in clear site of Bennachie Hill, west of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. Well signed from the town, with an Historic Scotland carpark and easy access up metalled path. This circular design places the site in the earliest phase of this form of ceremonial and burial monument around 3-2000BC. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, Inverurie, Easter, Aquhorthies, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, flankers, altar, granite, quartz, autumn, upright
Easter Auqhorthies Stone Circle UP673809JHP 
 Inverurie Easter Auqhorthies Massive Aberdeenshire Recumbent Stone Circle Flankers Altar on the shoulder of a hill in clear site of Bennachie Hill, west of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. Well signed from the town, with an Historic Scotland carpark and easy access up metalled path. This circular design places the site in the earliest phase of this form of ceremonial and burial monument around 3-2000BC. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, Inverurie, Easter, Aquhorthies, Recumbent, Stone, Circle, landscape, history, Bronze, Age, ancient, archaeology, ancestors, neolithic, stones, altar, flankers, monoliths, Granite, quartz, autumn,

Scotland > Banff & Buchan (3 files)

Photographs of the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland that do not fit into other specialist categories or particularly illustrate the nature of the area.
Old Croft Kinnoir wyy5449jhp 
 Old croft corrugated iron roof ruined fence roadside Kinnoir Huntly Aberdeenshire which area dwindling feature of the countryside as many have been converted and modernised as the oil industry demand for housing had expanded well beyond the main commuting areas. A few ruined stone ones remain most with missing roofs and used for little else than a sheep pen in wintry weather and along the Cabrach are the remains of a once thriving community long since cleared as agriculture has become more mechanised and crofting uneconomic. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Strathbogie, Huntly, Kinnoir, roadside, croft, home, house, corrugated, roof, garden, foxgloves, fence, ruined, landscape, lean-to
Wind Turbine Boyndie TO4360680JHP 
 Wind Turbine farm at Boyndie Airfield near Banff on the Moray coast of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Buchan, airfield, Boyndie, conservation, green, single, static, propeller, turbine, wind, environment, global, warming, energy, electricity, renewable, upright, white, clear, sky, blue
Wind Turbine Boyndie TO4360679JHP 
 Wind Turbine farm at Boyndie Airfield near Banff on the Moray coast of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Buchan, airfield, Boyndie, conservation, green, single, spinning, propeller, blurred, movement, turbine, wind, environment, global, warming, energy, electricity, renewable, upright, white, clear, sky, blue

Scotland > Clouds, Sunsets, Dawns and Weather (152 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.
Super-Blue-Moon-wsc6525jhp 
 Scotland super full blue moon details structure closest perigee Aberdeenshire looking to Ord Fundlie from Crooktree near Kincardine O’Neil in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland about 25 miles west of Aberdeen. Photo of the super blue moon, second full moon in August was taken on evening of 31st August at 21.39BST using a Nikkor AF-S 28-300 mm zoom lens on a tripod with a cable release as the exposure time was 1/200sec at 11 with an ISO of 200. This is not what would be deemed astronomical quality but gives the false impression it is bigger than it is as so close to a natural foreground whereas a few hours later it will appear much smaller high in the night sky-in fact it is exactly the same size in reality. This was taken the evening of the fullest moon-the last time this close and as 'big' was 1948. It is all relative to the beholder and certainly other full moons appear much the same-taken as it clears the hill top as gives more of a sense of scale. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Ord, Fundlie, hill, forest, Kincardine O’Neil, Torphins, summer, moon, craters, details, full, rising, super, large, super-moon, blue, two, one month, perigee, earth, close, closest, rotation, decades, evening, landscape, countryside, rural, leaves, outlines, nature, weather, meteorological, August, 2023, hill-line, top, telephoto, D700, Nikon, zoom, DSLR, digital, Nikkor AF-S, ED, 3.5-5.6G, 28-300mm, photograph
Super-Blue-Moon-wsc6499jhp 
 Scotland super full blue moon closest perigee trees clouds Deeside looking to Ord Fundlie from Crooktree near Kincardine O’Neil in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland about 25 miles west of Aberdeen. Photo of the super blue moon, second full moon in August was taken on evening of 30th August at 21.48BST using a Nikkor AF-S 28-300 mm zoom lens on a tripod with a cable release as the exposure time was .3sec at f8 with an ISO of 2500. This is not what would be deemed astronomical quality but gives the false impression it is bigger than it is as so close to a natural foreground whereas a few hours later it will appear much smaller high in the night sky-in fact it is exactly the same size in reality. This was taken the evening of the fullest moon-the last time this close and as 'big' was 1948. It is all relative to the beholder and certainly other full moons appear much the same-taken as it clears the hill top as gives more of a sense of scale. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Ord, Fundlie, hill, forest, Kincardine O’Neil, Torphins, summer, moon, full, rising, super, large, super-moon, blue, two, one month, perigee, earth, close, closest, rotation, decades, evening, landscape, countryside, rural, trees, clouds, nature, weather, meteorological, August, 2023, hill-line, top, telephoto, D700, Nikon, zoom, DSLR, digital, Nikkor AF-S, ED, 3.5-5.6G, 28-300mm, photograph
Super-Blue-Moon-wsc6493jhp 
 Scottish super full blue moon closest perigee Deeside looking to Ord Fundlie from Crooktree near Kincardine O’Neil in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland about 25 miles west of Aberdeen. Photo of the super blue moon, second full moon in August was taken on evening of 30th August at 21.41BST using a Nikkor AF-S 28-300 mm zoom lens on a tripod with a cable release as the exposure time was 1/10sec at f8 with an ISO of 6400. This is not what would be deemed astronomical quality but gives the false impression it is bigger than it is as so close to a natural foreground whereas a few hours later it will appear much smaller high in the night sky-in fact it is exactly the same size in reality. This was taken the evening of the fullest moon-the last time this close and as 'big' was 1948. It is all relative to the beholder and certainly other full moons appear much the same-taken as it clears the hill top as gives more of a sense of scale. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Ord, Fundlie, hill, forest, Kincardine O’Neil, Torphins, summer, moon, full, rising, super, large, super-moon, blue, two, one month, perigee, earth, close, closest, rotation, decades, evening, landscape, countryside, rural, nature, weather, meteorological, August, 2023, hill-line, top, telephoto, D700, Nikon, zoom, DSLR, digital, Nikkor AF-S, ED, 3.5-5.6G, 28-300mm, photograph
NLC-over-Deeside-wsc6026jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds Deeside July Scotland NLC North night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 display the only one I saw in 2023. This is taken looking magnetic 60-80 degrees over Crooktree to the North and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, on the 18th July. This was taken at 23.42 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28-70mm zoom at aperture f5.6, 28mm focal length, ISO 1600 for 1.6sec. It was a perfect night with little wind but some normal cloud cover. 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, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, North, 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, house, chimney, pot, trees, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO1600, Tokina SD, 28-70mm zoom lens, 2023, July
NLC-over-Deeside-wsc6024jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds Aberdeenshire summer Scottish NLC East North night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 display the only one I saw in 2023. This is taken looking magnetic 60-80 degrees from Crooktree to the East of North and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, on the 18th July. This was taken at 23.41 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28-70mm zoom at aperture f5.6, 28mm focal length, ISO 1600 for 3sec. It was a perfect night with little wind but some normal cloud cover. 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, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, North, 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, 28-70mm zoom lens, 2023, July
NLC-over-Deeside-wsc6019jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer Scottish NLC East North night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 display the only one I saw in 2023. This is taken looking magnetic 60-80 degrees from Crooktree to the East of North and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, on the 18th July. This was taken at 23.40 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28-70mm zoom at aperture f5.6, 70mm focal length, ISO 1600 for 3sec. It was a perfect night with little wind but some normal cloud cover. 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, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, North, 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, 28-70mm zoom lens, 2023, July
NLC-over-Deeside-wsc6018jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer Scotland Grampian East North night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 display the only one I saw in 2023. This is taken looking magnetic 60-80 degrees from Crooktree to the East of North and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, on the 18th July. This was taken at 23.40 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28-70mm zoom at aperture f5.6, 70mm focal length, ISO 1600 for 1sec. It was a perfect night with little wind but some normal cloud cover. 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, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, North, 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, 28-70mm zoom lens, 2023, July
NLC-over-Deeside-wsc6013jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer Aberdeenshire Deeside night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 display the only one I saw in 2023. This is taken looking magnetic 60-80 degrees from Crooktree to the East of North and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, on the 18th July. This was taken at 23.38 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28-70mm zoom at aperture f5.6, 28mm focal length, ISO 1600 for 4sec. It was a perfect night with little wind but some normal cloud cover. 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, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, North, 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, 28-70mm zoom lens, 2023, July
NLC-over-Deeside-wsc6010jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer July Deeside night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 display the only one I saw in 2023. This is taken looking magnetic 60-80 degrees from Crooktree to the North and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, on the 18th July. This was taken at 23.37 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28-70mm zoom at aperture f5.6, ISO 1600 for 1.3sec. It was a perfect night with little wind but some normal cloud cover. 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, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, North, 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, 28-70mm zoom lens, 2023, July
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
NLC-Over-Deeside-qax7133jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer Torphins lights July Deeside night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 60-80 degrees from Crooktree North Eastwards with lights of Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, first show in 2020 in the early morning of the 15th July. Taken at 00.21.16 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f5.6, ISO 200 for 10sec. It was a perfect night with little wind and very little normal cloud cover. 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, 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, ISO200, Nikkor 24mm, lens, 2020, July, 00.21hrs, 15th.
NLC-Over-Deeside-qax7129jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer northwards Scottish July Deeside night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 60 degrees from Crooktree North and Eastwards and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, first show in 2020 in the early morning of the 15th July. Taken at 00.18.31 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina 28-70mm zoom f5.6, ISO 200 for 25sec. It was a perfect night with little wind and very little normal cloud cover. 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, 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, ISO200, Tokina 70-28mm, lens, 2020, July, 00.18.31hrs, 15th.
Comet-Neowise-with-Plough-qax7225jhp 
 Comet Neowise Noctilucent clouds NLC summer northwards Ursa Major Plough Scotland July Deeside night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 as was the conditions on this evening. This is taken looking magnetic 330 degrees from Crooktree Northwards with the Comet nearly centre, the Plough was off to the upper left and the NLC eastwards on the lower right and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Taken at 23.44UT [after midnight in BST] on 18th July 2020 using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 24mm at f5.6, ISO 640 for 4sec. 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, north, Comet, Neowise, The Plough, Ursa Major, Big, Dipper, tails, high, atmosphere, 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, northern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO 200, 640, Nikkor 24mm, f2.8, 50mm, f1.8, Tokina SD, 28-70mm, AS Nikkor, 28-300mm, lens, 2020, July, 17th, 18th
Comet-Neowise-with-Plough-qax7208jhp 
 Comet Neowise Ursa Major Plough Big Dipper summer northwards Scottish July Deeside night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 as was the conditions on this evening. This is taken looking magnetic 330 degrees from Crooktree Northwards with the Comet nearly centre, the Plough was off to the upper left and the NLC eastwards on the lower right and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Taken at 23.23UT [after midnight in BST] on 18th July 2020 using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28mm at f4, ISO 640 for 5sec. 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, north, Comet, Neowise, The Plough, Ursa Major, Big, Dipper, tails, high, atmosphere, 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, northern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO 200, 640, Nikkor 24mm, f2.8, 50mm, f1.8, Tokina SD, 28-70mm, AS Nikkor, 28-300mm, lens, 2020, July, 17th, 18th
Comet-Neowise-with-NLC-qax7232jhp 
 Comet Neowise Noctilucent clouds summer night northwards Scotland Deeside Aberdeenshire stars sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 as was the conditions on this evening. This is taken looking magnetic 330 degrees from Crooktree Northwards with the Comet nearly centre, the Plough was off to the upper left and the NLC eastwards on the lower right and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Taken at 23.53UT [after midnight in BST] on 18th July 2020 using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 70mm at f4, ISO 640 for 8 sec. 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, north, Comet, Neowise, The Plough, Ursa Major, Big, Dipper, tails, high, atmosphere, 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, northern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO 200, 640, Nikkor 24mm, f2.8, 50mm, f1.8, Tokina SD, 28-70mm, AS Nikkor, 28-300mm, lens, 2020, July, 17th, 18th
Comet-Neowise-with-NLC-qax7220jhp 
 Comet Neowise Noctilucent clouds NLC summer northwards Plough Scottish July Deeside night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 as was the conditions on this evening. This is taken looking magnetic 330 degrees from Crooktree Northwards with the Comet nearly centre, the Plough was off to the upper left and the NLC eastwards on the lower right and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Taken at 23.41UT [after midnight in BST] on 18th July 2020 using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28mm at f4, ISO 640 for 10sec. 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, north, Comet, Neowise, The Plough, Ursa Major, Big, Dipper, tails, high, atmosphere, 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, northern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO 200, 640, Nikkor 24mm, f2.8, 50mm, f1.8, Tokina SD, 28-70mm, AS Nikkor, 28-300mm, lens, 2020, July, 17th, 18th
Comet-Neowise-over-Deeside-qax7227jhp 
 Comet Neowise Noctilucent clouds summer northwards Scotland July Deeside Aberdeenshire night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 as was the conditions on this evening. This is taken looking magnetic 330 degrees from Crooktree Northwards with the Comet nearly centre, the Plough was off to the upper left and the NLC eastwards on the lower right and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Taken at 23.47UT [after midnight in BST] on 18th July 2020 using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 50mm at f5.6, ISO 640 for 4sec. 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, north, Comet, Neowise, The Plough, Ursa Major, Big, Dipper, tails, high, atmosphere, 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, northern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO 200, 640, Nikkor 24mm, f2.8, 50mm, f1.8, Tokina SD, 28-70mm, AS Nikkor, 28-300mm, lens, 2020, July, 17th, 18th, upright
Comet-Neowise-over-Deeside-qax7204jhp 
 Comet Neowise summer northwards Scotland July Deeside night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 as was the conditions on this evening. This is taken looking magnetic 330 degrees from Crooktree Northwards with the Comet nearly centre, the Plough was off to the upper left and the NLC eastwards on the lower right and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Taken at 23.21UT [after midnight in BST] on 18th July 2020 using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 70mm at f4, ISO 200 for 15sec. 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, north, Comet, Neowise, The Plough, Ursa Major, Big, Dipper, tails, high, atmosphere, 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, northern, sky, ultraviolet, radiation, sky, layers, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO 200, 640, Nikkor 24mm, f2.8, 50mm, f1.8, Tokina SD, 28-70mm, AS Nikkor, 28-300mm, lens, 2020, July, 17th, 18th
NLC-over-Torphins-qax7012jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer night Scotland Aberdeenshire sky silver streak rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2020 in the late evening of the 3rd July into early 4th. Taken at 23.16 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 50mm f1.8 at f5.6, ISO 200 for 2.5secs. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. 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, 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, ISO200, Nikkor, 50mm lens, 2020, July, 3rd, 4th, .
NLC-over-Deeside-qax6758jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer westwards Scottish June Deeside night sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 280-320 degrees from Crooktree North and Westwards and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, first show in 2020 in the late evening of the 11th June into early 12th. Taken at 23.15 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f5.6, ISO 500 for 3sec. It was a perfect night with little wind and very little normal cloud cover. 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, west, high, atmosphere, 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, ISO500, Nikkor 24mm, lens, 2020, June, 11th, 12th.
NLC-over-Deeside-qax6755jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer northwards Scottish June Royal Deeside sky rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 280-320 degrees from Crooktree North and Westwards and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, first show in 2020 in the late evening of the 11th June into early 12th. Taken at 23.10 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f5.6, ISO 500 for 1sec. It was a perfect night with little wind and very little normal cloud cover. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Highlands, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, cumulus, landscape, NLC, westwards, high, atmosphere, 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, ISO500, Nikkor 24mm, lens, 2020, June, 11th, 12th.
NLC-over-Deeside-qax6745jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer northwards Scotland Deeside sky silver streak rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 280-320 degrees from Crooktree North and Westwards and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, first show in 2020 in the late evening of the 11th June into early 12th. Taken at 23.03 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Tokina SD 28-70mm f2.8 at f5.6, ISO 200 for 13secs. It was a perfect night with little wind and very little normal cloud cover. 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, westwards, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, North, 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, roof, chimneypot, Nikon, D700 FX, DSLR, digital, ISO200, Tokina SD zoom, lens, 2020, June, 11th, 12th.
NLC-Over-Torphins-qax7041jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer Torphins Scotland Deeside sky silver streak rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2020 in the late evening of the 5th July into early 6th. Taken at 23.31 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with a Nikkor 50mm f1.8 at f5.6, ISO 200 for 6secs. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. 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, 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, ISO200, Nikkor, 50mm lens, 2020, July, 5th, 6th.
Deeside Sunrise vbn0096jhp 
 Scotland mist Torphins fields golden light shroud Tree August sunrise sunlight Deeside lookimg towards the Learney Hill near Torphins, Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland about 25 miles west of Aberdeen. The early morning sun is highlighting the bale rolls in the nearby field looking across glinting cicely seed pods and nettles on a clear brisk dawn. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Torphins, Learney, hill, sunrise, dawn, landscape, summer, mists, misty, fields, trees, countryside, rural, nature, cicely, honeysuckle, dyke, dykes, walls, stone, bales, beautiful, artistic, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, sunshine, golden, bronze, pink, orange, yellow, weather, meteorological, August, 2015, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, photo, photograph, upright
Deeside Sunrise vbn0093jhp 
 Summer Scotland dyke mist field eastwards golden light Deeside sunrise morning over the Hill of Fare nearTorphins, Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland about 25 miles west of Aberdeen. The early morning sun is highlighting the nearby fields looking across glinting cicely seed pods and nettles on a clear brisk dawn with honeysuckle flowers on the left above the stone wall of dyke looking eastwards towards Glassel. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Torphins, Glassel, Learney, hill, sunrise, dawn, landscape, summer, mists, misty, fields, trees, countryside, rural, nature, cicely, honeysuckle, dyke, dykes, walls, stone, bales, beautiful, artistic, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, sunshine, golden, bronze, pink, orange, yellow, weather, meteorological, August, 2015, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, photo, photograph
Deeside Sunrise vbn0092jhp 
 Summer Scottish dyke honeysuckle mist fields bales golden shrouded Deeside sunrise over the Learney nearTorphins, Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland about 25 miles west of Aberdeen. The early morning sun is highlighting the bale rolls in the nearby field looking across glinting cicely seed pods and nettles on a clear brisk dawn with honeysuckle flowers on the left above the stone wall of dyke. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Torphins, Learney, hill, sunrise, dawn, landscape, summer, mists, misty, fields, trees, countryside, rural, nature, cicely, honeysuckle, dyke, dykes, walls, stone, bales, beautiful, artistic, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, sunshine, golden, bronze, pink, orange, yellow, weather, meteorological, August, 2015, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, photo, photograph
Deeside Sunrise vbn0090jhp 
 Summer Scottish Scotch mist Torphins fields golden shroud Deeside sunrise over the Learney and Hill of Fare behind Torphins, Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland about 25 miles west of Aberdeen. The early morning sun is highlighting the bale rolls in the nearby field looking across glinting cicely seed pods and nettles on a clear brisk dawn. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Torphins, Learney, hill, sunrise, dawn, landscape, summer, mists, misty, field, trees, countryside, rural, nature, beautiful, artistic, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, sunshine, golden, bronze, pink, orange, yellow, weather, meteorological, August, 2015, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, photo, photograph
Deeside NLC qax2491jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer night sky thinning July Scotland Torphins Aberdeenshire blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 towards the East, at 60 degrees from Crooktree towards Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2018 in the early morning of the 2nd July. Taken at 00.32.32 BST using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Nikkor N 24mm f2.8, at f5.6, 6.7 second exposure at ISO200. It was a windless night with no cloud cover. The display started to thin out after this and small puffy clouds started to appear above the main display as it thinned out. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, cottage, silhouette, chimney pot, trees, branches, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, still, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO200, lens, Nikkor N 24mm f2.8, 2018, July.
Deeside NLC qax2489jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer night eastwards Scottish Torphins Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 towards the East, at 60 degrees from Crooktree towards Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2018 in the early morning of the 2nd July. Taken at 00.30.06 BST using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Nikkor N 24mm f2.8, at f5.6, 7.2 second exposure at ISO200. It was a windless night with no cloud cover. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, cottage, silhouette, chimney pot, trees, branches, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, still, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO200, lens, Nikkor N 24mm f2.8, 2018, July.
Deeside NLC qax2485jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer night Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 towards the East, at 60 degrees from Crooktree towards Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2018 in the early morning of the 2nd July. Taken at 00.08.54 BST using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Nikkor N 24mm f2.8, at f5.6, 4.7 second exposure at ISO200. It was a windless night with no cloud cover. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, cottage, silhouette, chimney pot, trees, branches, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, still, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO200, lens, Nikkor N 24mm f2.8, 2018, July.
Deeside NLC qax2484jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer north night Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 due North from Crooktree and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2018 in the early morning of the 2nd July. Taken at 00.08.24 BST using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f5.6, 8 second exposure at ISO200. It was a windless night but with no cloud cover. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, cottage, silhouette, chimney pot, trees, branches, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, still, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO200, lens, Nikkor N 24mm f2.8, 2018, July.
NLC over Deeside qax2354jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC spring northern night Scottish June first Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 due North from Crooktree and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my first show in 2018 in the early morning of the 19th June. Taken at 00.30.56 BST using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70, set at 28mm at f8, 7.1 second exposure at ISO200. It was extremely windy but with very little normal cloud cover. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, cottage, silhouette, chimney pot, trees, branches, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO200, lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2018, June.
NLC over Deeside qax2348jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC spring night Torphins eastwards Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 towards the East, at 60 degrees from Crooktree towards Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my first show in 2018 in the early morning of the 19th June. Taken at 00.33.04 BST using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70, set at 28mm at f8, 6 second exposure at ISO200. It was extremely windy but with very little normal cloud cover. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, cottage, silhouette, chimney pot, trees, branches, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO200, lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2018, June.
NLC over Deeside qax2335jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC June summer night west moon Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 West from Crooktree towards Deeside with a descending young moon on the extreme left and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my first show in 2018 in the early morning of the 19th June. Taken at 00.25.39 BST using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70, set at 28mm at f8, 5 second exposure at ISO200. It was extremely windy but with very little normal cloud cover. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, silhouette, trees, branches, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, west, sky, new, moon, setting, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO200, lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2018, June.
NLC Torphins bnm7989jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC house silhouette scary ominous beautiful trees framing Scotland Aberdeenshire July morning sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 00.22 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Nikkor 24mm prime lens at f8, 4.1 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, cottage, silhouette, chimney pot, trees, branches, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7986jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC July panorama Northerly waves bands silvery blue sky Scottish Aberdeenshire network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 00.20 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Nikkor 24mm f2.8 prime lens at f8, 3.8 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, cottage, silhouette, chimney pot, trees, branches, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7982jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer morning chimney silhouette village lights Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 00.15 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Nikkor 24mm f2.8 lens at f8, 7.2 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, cottage, silhouette, chimney pot, trees, branches, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7972jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC July morning village lights bands stars Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 00.10 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 4 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7967jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC July westwards magical eerie silvery blue band night Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 00.09 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 3.7 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7960jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer July morning bands waves ripples Scottish Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 00.07 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 5 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7959jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC west large band silvery surreal light Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 00.06 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 7.2 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7950jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC after midnight UT summer night Scottish Deeside sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 00.04 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 4.8 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7947jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer July night Scottish village Torphins Deeside Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 23.51 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 3.8 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7946jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer towards west ripples waves blue colours night Scotland Aberdeenshire sky network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 23.49 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 6.00 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7941jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer night details structures breaking blurred Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 23.47 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 3.5 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover and in this detailed closeup the line of cloud appeared to be breakup. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, breaking up, feathers, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7937jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC panorama village lights sapphire blue strands summer night Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 23.46 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 5.5 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7932jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC westwards July night Scottish Deeside silvery blue Aberdeenshire sky network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 23.45 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 4.3 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7929jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC panorama Village lights light patch summer night Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 23.43 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 3.7 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover and there was a short lived but interesting patch of bright light towards the bottom of the right quadrant. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7927jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC detail patterns structure light patch summer night Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 23.43 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 3.7 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7914jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds cumulus dark NLC summer night Scottish Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 23.35 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 2.5 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7912jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC zoom detailed structure waves ripples blue summer night Scottish Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 23.33 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 3.7 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, detail, structure, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7906jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC July night Scotland Aberdeenshire streetlights village sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 23.32 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 2.5 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7893jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer Torphins streetlights Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my second show in 2017 in the late evening of the 2nd July into early 3rd. Taken at 23.24 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD28-70 lens at f5.6, 4.4 second exposure at ISO500. It was a perfect night with no wind and very little normal cloud cover. The photos over the house were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f2.8 at f8. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, east, west, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 24mm lens, Tokina, SD28-70mm zoom lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7869jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds ripples waves NLC summer night Scottish July Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my first show in 2017 in the late evening of the 1st July. Taken at 23.22 UT [nearly midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Nikkor 28mm f2.8 prime lens at f4, 3.5 second exposure at ISO500. It was very windy and the lower cumulus clouds were moving very fast as can be seen even in this short time exposure. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 28mm lens, 2017, July.
NLC Torphins bnm7866jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer night Scotland Aberdeenshire waves blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, my first show in 2017 in the late evening of the 1st July. Taken at 23.20 UT [nearly midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Nikkor 28mm f2.8 prime lens at f4, 4.7 second exposure at ISO500. It was very windy and the lower cumulus clouds were moving very fast as can be seen even in this short time exposure. 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, windy, moving, blurred, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, stars, latitude, Northern, hemisphere, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, waves, ripple, whitish blue, patterns, eerie, rare, beautiful, night, mesosphere, meteorological, phenomenon, phenomena, atmospheric, upper atmosphere, night shining, meaning, eastern sky, ultraviolet radiation, sky, layers, windy, Nikon, D700 FX DSLR, digital, ISO500, Nikkor, 28mm lens, 2017, July.
Big Moon bnm5845jhp 
 Scottish super full moon November 2016 closest perigee Torphins Deeside looking from Ord Fundlie to Learney Hill above Torphins Torphins in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland about 25 miles west of Aberdeen. Using a 300 mm zoom lens fully extended on a tripod with a cable release as the exposure time was .4 of a second at f8 with an ISO of 640. This is not what would be deemed astronomical quality but gives the false impression it is bigger than it is as so close to a natural foreground whereas a few hours later it will appear much smaller high in the night sky-infact it is exactly the same size in reality. This was taken the evening after the fullest moon when less cloud let it be visible-the last time this close and as 'big' was 1948. It is all relative to the beholder and certainly other full moons appear much the same-taken as it clears the hill top as gives more nof a sense of scale. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Ord, Fundlie, Kincardine O’Neil, Torphins, winter, moon, full, rising, super, large, super-moon, perigee, earth, close, closest, rotation, decades, evening, landscape, countryside, rural, nature, weather, meteorological, November, 2016, hillline, top, telephoto, D700, Nikon, zoom, DSLR, digital, 300mm, photograph
NLC Torphins bnm4173jhp 
 Noctilucent cloud display NLC summer night Torphins Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the first show visible because of consistent cloud cover in 2016 in the late night of the 5th July. Taken at 23.40 UT [nearly 1pm in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with 28mm f2.8 prime lens at f8, 2.8 second exposure at ISO500. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com and recent evidence suggests that possibly because of Global Warming they are appearing increasingly further to the south. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night, 2016, July, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, DSLR
Clouds Cairn OMount vbn0786jhp 
 Scottish autumn Cairn O’Mount hill clouds Mearns Drumtochy Saugh high view road taken from this high point around 1400ft between Banchory on Royal Deeside and Fettercairn in the Mearns areas of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland. This popular route through the picturesque Glen Dye, passing the most recognisable hill shape of Clachnaben with its tor rocky outcrop and climbing up through heather moorland and new forest plantations and then offering spectacular views of the Mearns and south eastern Aberdeenshire to the North Sea and southwards to Montrose and almost to Dundee and beyond on a clear day from the layby and viewpoint just over the Cairn summit. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Banchory, Fettercairn, Mearns, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Clachnaben, hill, landscape, autumn, Spital, Cairn, O'Mount, bridge, water, sheep, estate, moorland, forest, shooting, grouse, summer, wild, countryside, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, walking, conservation, green, blue, farming, agriculture, wild, white, cumulus, clouds, panorama, southwards, viewpoint, layby, view, vista, B974, September, 2015, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera
Clouds Cairn OMount vbn0784jhp 
 Scotland Aberdeenshire Cairn O’Mount hill clouds Mearns sea view Inverbervie north taken from this high point around 1400ft between Banchory on Royal Deeside and Fettercairn in the Mearns areas of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland. This popular route through the picturesque Glen Dye, passing the most recognisable hill shape of Clachnaben with its tor rocky outcrop and climbing up through heather moorland and new forest plantations and then offering spectacular views of the Mearns and south eastern Aberdeenshire to the North Sea and southwards to Montrose and almost to Dundee and beyond on a clear day from the layby and viewpoint just over the Cairn summit. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Banchory, Fettercairn, Mearns, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Clachnaben, hill, landscape, autumn, Spital, Cairn, O'Mount, bridge, water, sheep, estate, moorland, forest, shooting, grouse, summer, wild, countryside, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, walking, conservation, green, blue, farming, agriculture, wild, white, cumulus, clouds, panorama, southwards, viewpoint, layby, view, vista, B974, September, 2015, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera
Clouds Cairn OMount vbn0783jhp 
 Scottish autumn squall Cairn O’Mount hill clouds Mearns sea viewpoint road taken from this high point around 1400ft between Banchory on Royal Deeside and Fettercairn in the Mearns areas of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland. This popular route through the picturesque Glen Dye, passing the most recognisable hill shape of Clachnaben with its tor rocky outcrop and climbing up through heather moorland and new forest plantations and then offering spectacular views of the Mearns and south eastern Aberdeenshire to the North Sea and southwards to Montrose and almost to Dundee and beyond on a clear day from the layby and viewpoint just over the Cairn summit. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Banchory, Fettercairn, Mearns, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Clachnaben, hill, landscape, squall, autumn, Spital, Cairn, O'Mount, bridge, water, sheep, estate, moorland, forest, shooting, grouse, summer, wild, countryside, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, walking, conservation, green, blue, farming, agriculture, wild, white, cumulus, clouds, panorama, southwards, viewpoint, layby, view, vista, B974, September, 2015, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera
Clouds Cairn OMount vbn0782jhp 
 Scottish autumn Cairn O’Mount hill Mearns Drumtochy Saugh Strathfinella vista high view road taken from this high point around 1400ft between Banchory on Royal Deeside and Fettercairn in the Mearns areas of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland. This popular route through the picturesque Glen Dye, passing the most recognisable hill shape of Clachnaben with its tor rocky outcrop and climbing up through heather moorland and new forest plantations and then offering spectacular views of the Mearns and south eastern Aberdeenshire to the North Sea and southwards to Montrose and almost to Dundee and beyond on a clear day from the layby and viewpoint just over the Cairn summit. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Banchory, Fettercairn, Mearns, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Clachnaben, hill, landscape, upright, autumn, Spital, Cairn, O'Mount, Drumtochty, Strathfinella, Saugh, bridge, water, sheep, estate, moorland, forest, shooting, grouse, summer, wild, countryside, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, walking, conservation, green, blue, farming, agriculture, wild, white, cumulus, clouds, panorama, southwards, viewpoint, layby, view, vista, B974, September, 2015, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera
Clouds Cairn OMount vbn0781jhp 
 Scotland Aberdeenshire Cairn O’Mount hill clouds Mearns Drumtochy Saugh high view road taken from this high point around 1400ft between Banchory on Royal Deeside and Fettercairn in the Mearns areas of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland. This popular route through the picturesque Glen Dye, passing the most recognisable hill shape of Clachnaben with its tor rocky outcrop and climbing up through heather moorland and new forest plantations and then offering spectacular views of the Mearns and south eastern Aberdeenshire to the North Sea and southwards to Montrose and almost to Dundee and beyond on a clear day from the layby and viewpoint just over the Cairn summit. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Banchory, Fettercairn, Mearns, Royal, Deeside, Glen, Dye, Clachnaben, hill, landscape, Drumtochty, Glen, Saugh, autumn, Spital, Cairn, O'Mount, bridge, water, sheep, estate, moorland, forest, shooting, grouse, summer, wild, countryside, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, walking, conservation, green, blue, farming, agriculture, wild, white, cumulus, clouds, panorama, southwards, viewpoint, layby, view, vista, B974, September, 2015, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera
Deeside Evening Cloud vbn0685jhp 
 Deeside Scottish autumn evening clouds Hill Fare lifting clearing Aberdeenshire after rainy day near Torphins is some 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. This view is towards Craigmyle on the western end of the Hill of Fare taken from Ord Fundlie and cloud clearing the hillside catches early autumn sunhsine. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Hill, Fare, Torphins, Ord, Fundlie, sunset, evening, setting, sun, rays, beams, Craigmyle, landscape, fiery, red, clouds, shapes, patterns, beautiful, artistic, pastel, delicate, impressionist, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, golden, bronze, yellow, grey, weather, meteorological, trees, silhouette, hilline, September, 2015, autumn
NLC Torphins xcv9626jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer night Scotland Torphins Deeside sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Taken on 23July2015 at 23.05 UT [nearly midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with 50mm f1.8 prime lens at f2.8, 2.5 second exposure at ISO400. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Torphins xcv9615jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer Scottish July Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Taken at 22.26 UT [nearly midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with 50mm f1.8 prime lens at f2.8, 1.1 second exposure at ISO400. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC June 2015 xcv8626jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds upper atmosphere NLC summer June night Scottish Torphins Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the first show in 2015 in the early morning of the 6th June. Taken at 23.47 UT [nearly midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with 28mm f2.8 prime lens at f4, 2.6 second exposure at ISO400. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC June 2015 xcv8596jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer June night Scotland Torphins Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the first show in 2015 in the early morning of the 6th June. Taken at 23.34 UT [nearly midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with 28mm f2.8 prime lens at f4, 2.3 second exposure at ISO400. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night, Nikon
Partial Solar Eclipse xcv7122jhp 
 Partial Solar Eclipse finish end Sun Moon Crescent Chunk Scotland Deeside on the 20th March, 2015 over Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland near Kincardine O’Neil on Royal Deeside. Some minor cloud problem but luckily not at the crucial moment and far better than forecast.

This is one of the first photos taken and shows the eclipse underway with the moon away almost to complete the eclipse and was taken at 10.33hrs but cloud and rain blocked out the final clearing of the eclipse. The maximum effect was around 95% and was promoted as the first of this century, with the next partial eclipse being in 2026 and a total one in 2090. The peak of the display was around 9.45am and it did get noticeably darker and although there was still bird activity I did hear an owl start calling in the forest. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Kincardine, O’Neil, landscape, eclipse, partial, sun, moon, sky, bright, blue, sunshine, predicted, clouds, spring, 2015, eerie, DSLR, Nikon, D700, digital, telephoto
NLC Torphins zxc3668jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer night Scottish Torphins NE Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, this show in 2014 in the late evening of the 27th July. Taken at 22.22 UT using a D700 Nikon DSLR with 28mm f2.8 prime lens at f4, 8 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc3310jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds behind covering filaments Torphins street lights NLC Deeside Scotland night sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 12th July, 2014. Taken at 23.30 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f5.6, 6 second exposure at ISO500 obscured initially by lots of clouds which cleared away for a short time. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc3326jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds obscuring NLC summer night Aberdeenshire Scottish night sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 12th July, 2014. Taken at 23.46 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f5.6, 8 second exposure at ISO500 obscured by lots of clouds although they did clear for a short time. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc3324jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds filaments network Torphins street lights NLC summer Deeside Scotland night sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 12th July, 2014. Taken at 23.45 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f5.6, 6 second exposure at ISO500 obscured initially by lots of clouds which cleared away for a short time to reveal this beautiful if not eerie display. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc3315jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds covered filaments network NLC Deeside Scotland Jim Henderson night sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 12th July, 2014. Taken at 23.35 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f5.6, 6 second exposure at ISO500 obscured initially by lots of clouds but started to clear away. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc3303jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds obscured Torphins lights NLC summer night Deeside Scotland night sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 12th July, 2014. Taken at 23.27 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f5.6, 6 second exposure at ISO500 obscured by lots of clouds. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night, DSLR, Nikon, D700
NLC Crooktree zxc2939jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds trees west waves shapes NLC summer night Scottish sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 8th July, 2014. Taken at 00.19 UT [after 1am in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f5.6, 2.5 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Crooktree zxc2934jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds waves house silhouette NLC Scottish Aberdeenshire night sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 8th July, 2014. Taken at 00.17 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f5.6, 4 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Crooktree zxc2931jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds treetops silhouette house silvery NLC summer Scotland night sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 8th July, 2014. Taken at 00.16 UT [after 1am in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f5.6, 4 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Crooktree zxc2927jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds slivery blue electric filaments NLC Scottish westerly night sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 8th July, 2014. Taken at 00.15 UT [after 1am in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f5.6, 4 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Crooktree zxc2923jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds closeup details waves NLC zoomed Scottish sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 8th July, 2014. Taken at 00.13 UT [after 1am in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f5.6, 2 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Crooktree zxc2919jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer night sky west Scotland deeside photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 8th July, 2014. Taken at 00.13 UT [after 1am in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f5.6, 8 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Crooktree zxc2911jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds closeup streaks bands filaments NLC summer Aberdeenshire Scottish night sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 8th July, 2014. Taken at 00.13 UT [after 1am in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f5.6, 8 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Crooktree zxc2908jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds shape panorama Torphins Deeside NLC Scotland Jim Henderson photograph night sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 8th July, 2014. Taken at 00.09 UT [after 1am in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f5.6, 6 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Crooktree zxc2904jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds ripples chimney pot house NLC summer night Scottish morning sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 8th July, 2014. Taken at 23.32 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f5.6, 6 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc2900jhp 2330 
 Noctilucent clouds structure photo NLC ice crystals night Scotland midnight sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 7th July, 2014. Taken at 23.30 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f4, 3 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc2890jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds network detail structure filaments NLC summer west night Scottish night sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 7th July, 2014. Taken at 23.27 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f4, 2.5 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc2880jhp 2325 
 Noctilucent clouds network filaments NLC summer night Scottish night sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 7th July, 2014. Taken at 23.25 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f4, .8 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc2878jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds network detail waves ripples NLC summer Scottish night sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morninging of 7th July, 2014. Taken at 23.24 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f4, 1.6 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc2863jhp 2320 
 Noctilucent clouds Deeside panorama NLC summer Torphins Scottish night sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 7th July, 2014. Taken at 23.21 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f4, 1.6 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc2842jhp 2315 
 Noctilucent clouds panorama wide shape NLC summer morning Scottish over Torphins night sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the morning of 7th July, 2014. Taken at 23.15 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f4, 1 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc2834jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds network filaments NLC summer night Scottish night sky photo blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the evening of 6th July, 2014. Taken at 23.14 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f4, 1 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc2831jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC hilltop detail structure summer night Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the evening of 6th July, 2014. Taken at 23.13 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f4, .5 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc2830jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer close zoom night Scottish Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the evening of 6th July, 2014. Taken at 23.13 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f4, .5 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc2827jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC panorama summer night Scottish Aberdeenshire sky Torphins blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the evening of 6th July, 2014. Taken at 23.12 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f4, .8 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc2813jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer spidery cobweb night Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the evening of 6th July, 2014. Taken at 23.07 UT [nearly midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f4, .8 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc2800jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer night Scottish hilltop Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the evening of 6th July, 2014. Taken at 23.03 UT [nearly midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f4, .5 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc2792jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds rain shower NLC summer night Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the evening of 6th July, 2014. Taken at 23.01 UT [ midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f4, .8 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, rain, squall, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc2788jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds rain squall hills NLC summer night Scottish Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the evening of 6th July, 2014. Taken at 22.59 UT [nearly midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f4, 1.6 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, rain, squall, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Over Torphins zxc2784jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds rain shower NLC summer night Scotland Learney Deeside sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensive in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the early show of the evening of 6th July, 2014. Taken at 22.58 UT [nearly midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with Tokina SD 28-70mm lens at f4, 1 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, rain, showers, squall, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Torphins zxc2599jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC eerie summer Scottish Aberdeenshire night sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the first show in 2014 in the early morning of the 3rd July. Taken at 23.26 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with 50mm f1.8 prime lens at f2.8, 1.6 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Torphins zxc2607jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC colours silvery filaments shining night photo Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the first show in 2014 in the early morning of the 3rd July this was one of the last photos before the cloud cloaked out the upper atmospheric show. Taken at 23.31 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with 50mm f1.8 prime lens at f2.8, 3 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Torphins zxc2600jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds filaments Pensieve silver NLC summer night Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the first show in 2014 in the early morning of the 3rd July. Taken at 23.27 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with 50mm f1.8 prime lens at f2.8, 1.7 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Torphins zxc2590jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC streaks filaments silvery night Scotland Aberdeenshire village lights under network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the first show in 2014 in the early morning of the 3rd July. Taken at 23.20 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with 50mm f1.8 prime lens at f2.8, 2 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Torphins zxc2583jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer morning Scotland Deeside sky blue network filaments streaks rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the first show in 2014 in the early morning of the 3rd July. Taken at 23.15 UT [after midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with 50mm f1.8 prime lens at f2.8, 4 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Torphins zxc2579jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer July Scottish Aberdeenshire sky spidery filaments rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the first show in 2014 in the early morning of the 3rd July. Taken at 23.04 UT [ midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with 50mm f1.8 prime lens at f4, 1.3 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Torphins zxc2578jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer night Scotland Torphins Deeside sky filaments network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the first show in 2014 in the early morning of the 3rd July. Taken at 23.02 UT [midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with 50mm f1.8 prime lens at f4, 1.3 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Torphins zxc2573jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer midnight Scottish Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the first show in 2014 in the early morning of the 3rd July with some cloud problems at lower level. Taken at 22.59 UT [nearly midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with 50mm f1.8 prime lens at f4, 2.5 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Torphins zxc2564jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer night Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network rather like the mind filaments from Dumbeldore's Pensieve in Harry Potter usually of sapphire blue, gossamer white or occasionally red 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 45 degrees from Crooktree over Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, the first show in 2014 in the early morning of the 3rd July. Taken at 22.48 UT [nearly midnight in BST] using a D700 Nikon DSLR with 50mm f1.8 prime lens at f4, 1 second exposure at ISO500. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, filaments, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Deeside 5th July 13 asd9834jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC Summer night Scotland Deeside dark sky blue sapphire North network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red 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 to the North, near Torphins some 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with Nikkor 28mm @f4 lens with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 2.5secs taken at 00.15.55UT and the start of a display peaking at around midnight UT (01am BST). 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Deeside 5th July 13 asd9788jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC Summer night Scottish cumulus Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red 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 to Torphins with street lights showing, 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with 28mm Nikkor @f4 with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 2.7secs taken at 00.23.18.58UT and the start of a display peaking at around midnightUT (01am BST). 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Deeside 2 July 13 asd9663jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC display peak Summer night sky Torphins Scottish Deeside blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red 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 to Torphins with street lights showing, 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with Tokina SD Zoom 28-70mm @f4 lens with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 4.4secs taken at 00.10.56hrs UT and at the peak of the display around 00.10 UT (01.10am BST). After that it began to slowly break up with the sharp crisp edges getting broken and smudgy and growing fainter. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Deeside 2 July 13 asd9654jhp 
 Noctilucent silvery clouds peaking wide eerie NLC Summer night Scottish Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red 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 to Torphins with street lights showing, 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with Tokina SD Zoom 28-70mm @f4 lens with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 1.6secs taken at 00.09.01hrs UT and nearing the peak of a display peaking at around 00.10 UT (01.10am BST) and starting around 23.20hrs UT. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Deeside 2 July 13 asd9644jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds peaking wave line patterns NLC night Scottish sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red 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 to Torphins with street lights showing, 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with Tokina SD Zoom 28-70mm @f4 lens with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 2.4secs taken at 00.06.44hrs UT and nearing the peak of the display around 00.10 UT (01.10am BST). After that it began to slowly break up with the sharp crisp edges getting broken and smudgy and growing fainter. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Deeside 2 July 13 asd9639jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds north ghostly NLC night Scotland Deeside sky network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red 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 to Torphins with street lights showing, 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with Tokina SD Zoom 28-70mm @f4 lens with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 1.2secs taken at 00.06.14hrs UT and nearing the peak of the display around 00.10 UT (01.10am BST). After that it began to slowly break up with the sharp crisp edges getting broken and smudgy and growing fainter. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Deeside 2 July 13 asd9636jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds northwards wide NLC night sky Scotland Aberdeenshire network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red 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 to Torphins with street lights showing, 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with Tokina SD Zoom 28-70mm @f4 lens with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 2.5secs taken at 00.05.44hrs UT and nearing the peak of the display around 00.10 UT (01.10am BST). After that it began to slowly break up with the sharp crisp edges getting broken and smudgy and growing fainter. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Deeside 2 July 13 asd9634jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC Torphins lights panorama Summer night Scottish Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red 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 to Torphins with street lights showing, 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with Tokina SD Zoom 28-70mm @f4 lens with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 2.4secs taken at 00.05.24hrs UT and nearing the peak of the display around 00.10 UT (01.10am BST). After that it began to slowly break up with the sharp crisp edges getting broken and smudgy and growing fainter. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Deeside 2 July 13 asd9604jhp 
 Noctilucent early stage faint threads clouds NLC Summer night Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red 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 to Torphins with street lights showing, 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with Tokina SD Zoom 28-70mm @f4 lens with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 1 sec taken at 23.31.39 hrs UT and the start of a display peaking at around 00.10 UT (01.10am BST). 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Deeside 2 July 13 asd9629jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds hill NLC Summer night sky Scotland Torphins lights Deeside blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red 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 towards Torphins with street lights showing, 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with Tokina SD Zoom 28-70mm @f4 lens with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 2.4secs taken at 00.04.44hrs UT and midway towards the peak of the display around 00.10 UT (01.10am BST). After that it began to slowly break up with the sharp crisp edges getting broken and smudgy and growing fainter. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Deeside 2 July 13 asd9626jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds panorama striking bright silvery blue sky NLC Summer night Scotland Aberdeenshire network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red 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 to Torphins with street lights showing, 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with Tokina SD Zoom 28-70mm @f4 lens with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 2.6secs taken at 00.04.08hrs UT and the start of a display peaking at around 00.10 UT (01.10am BST). 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Deeside 2 July 13 asd9623jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC Summer night Scottish sky blue panorama rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red 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 to Torphins with street lights showing, 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with Tokina SD Zoom 28-70mm @f4 lens with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 2.6secs taken at 00.02.36UT and the start of a display peaking at around 00.10 UT (01.10am BST). 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Deeside 2 July 13 asd9617jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds wide sapphire Torphins NLC Summer night Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red 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 to Torphins with street lights showing, 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with Tokina SD Zoom 28-70mm @f4 lens with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 2.4secs taken at 00.01.44UT and the start of a display peaking at around 00.10 UT (01.10am BST). 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night, wide, panorama
NLC Deeside 2 July 13 asd9609jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds threads waves NLC Summer night sky Scottish Deeside blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red 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 to Torphins with street lights showing, 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with Tokina SD Zoom 28-70mm @f4 lens with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 5secs taken at 23.45.19hrs UT and near the start of a display peaking at around 00.10 UT (01.10am BST). 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Deeside 2 July 13 asd9596jhp 
 Noctilucent waves herringbone clouds NLC Summer Scottish night sky Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red 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 to Torphins with street lights showing, 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with Tokina SD Zoom 28-70mm @f4 lens with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 4secs taken at 23.22.42UT and the start of a display peaking at around 00.10 UT (01.10am BST). 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Deeside 2 July 13 asd9589jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC Summer night Scotland Deeside Torphins sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red 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 to Torphins with street lights showing, 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. Many examples of NLC from around the world can be seen in the gallery at www.Spaceweather.com. Technical details; Nikon D700 with Tokina SD Zoom 28-70mm @f4 lens with ISO set at 640 and exposure of 2.9secs taken at 00.23.21UT and the start of a display peaking at around 00.10 UT (01.10am BST). 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night
NLC Crooktree 8th June 13 asd8201jhp 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC Summer night Scotland Aberdeenshire sky blue network rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours and are a beautiful and eerie sight, the spidery network of sapphire blue or occasionally red 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 North from Crooktree, near Torphins and 25 miles west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. 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, landscape, NLC, north, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, rare, night
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
Deeside NLC Stars TO20529JHP 
 Noctilucent clouds NLC summer night sky Aberdeenshire Scotland Royal Deeside Torphins and a rare event usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours can occasionally be seen. Beautiful and eerie, the spidery network of 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 a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, NLC, landscape, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie
Noctilucent Clouds TO4048649JHP 
 Noctilucent Clouds NLC Rare Scottish Summer Spidery Network Blue Silver Cobwebs events usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours can occasionally be seen. Beautiful and eerie, the spidery network of 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 a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, panorama, landscape, Noctilucent, clouds, NLC, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie
Noctilucent Clouds TO4038569JHP 
 Noctilucent Clouds Crystals NLC Atmosphere Scotland Rare Summer Sapphire Colours Ripples events usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours can occasionally be seen. Beautiful and eerie, the spidery network of 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 a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, landscape, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, NLC, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie
Noctilucent Clouds TO3988185JHP 
 Noctilucent Clouds NLC Ice Crystals High Level Shapes Waves Night Sky Scotland are rare summer events usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours can occasionally be seen. Beautiful and eerie, the spidery network of 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 a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, upright, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, NLC, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie
Noctilucent Clouds TO3988184JHP 
 Noctilucent Clouds NLC Scottish Summer Photo Ice Crystals Network Night Sky events usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours can occasionally be seen. Beautiful and eerie, the spidery network of 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 a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, landscape, Torphins, Noctilucent, clouds, NLC, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie
Noctilucent Clouds TO3988183JHP 
 Noctilucent Clouds NLC Rare Summer Scottish Night Sky Crystals Atmosphere photo events usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours can occasionally be seen. Beautiful and eerie, the spidery network of 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 a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, landscape, Noctilucent, clouds, NLC, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie
Noctilucent Clouds TO3988177JHP 
 Noctilucent Clouds NLC Gorse Stone Foreground Scotland Photograph Blue Night Sky rare summer events usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours can occasionally be seen. Beautiful and eerie, the spidery network of 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 a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, landscape, Noctilucent, clouds, NLC, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie, gorse, boulder, flash
Noctilucent Clouds TO3988141JHP 
 Noctilucent Clouds NLC Summer Panorama Night Sky Blue Crystals Ice Scottish events usually occurring between latitudes 55 and 65 degrees resembling thin cirrus but most often a bluish silvery colour although orange or reddish colours can occasionally be seen. Beautiful and eerie, the spidery network of 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 a year and need a clear cloudless night best to see them. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Deeside, Torphins, landscape, panorama, Noctilucent, clouds, NLC, high, atmosphere, ice, crystals, cirrus, reflections, twilight, summer, sun, sapphire, blue, cobwebs, patterns, eerie

Scotland > Flora and Fauna (11 files)

Gallery of Scottish photographs of plants, flowers, such as bluebells, harebells, Dames Rocket, broom, gorse, fox gloves, poppies; trees such as gean, silver birch, pines, Scots Pines, larch, and a few wild animals such as birds, hare, pheasants, roe deer, red squirrels, insects, butterflies such as peacocls, red admirals, tortoiseshell, although I am not a wildlife photographer as such.
Woodland Primula Carpet wyy4875jhp 
 Scottish wild flowers spring primula primroses carpet forest Deeside Aberdeenshire in clear felled woodland area on Royal Deeside in the North east of Scotland. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, spring, woodland, forest, clear, felled, clearing, wild, countryside, rural, nature, landscape, flowers, primula, vulgaris, yellow, primroses, petals, sunshine, colourful, colorful
Wild Primula wyy4878jhp 
 Wild flowers spring photograph primula primroses forest Royal Deeside Scotland in clear felled woodland area on Royal Deeside in the North east of Scotland. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, spring, woodland, forest, clear, felled, clearing, wild, countryside, rural, nature, landscape, flowers, primula, vulgaris, yellow, primroses, petals, sunshine, colourful, colorful
Wild Primroses wyy4887jhp 
 Wild flowers spring primula primroses photo forest Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland in clear felled woodland area on Royal Deeside in the North east of Scotland. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, spring, woodland, forest, clear, felled, clearing, wild, countryside, rural, nature, upright, flowers, primula, vulgaris, yellow, primroses, petals, sunshine, colourful, colorful
Wild Primroses wyy4883jhp 
 Closeup Photo flowers spring primula primroses woodland forest Deeside Scotland in clear felled woodland area on Royal Deeside in the North east of Scotland. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, spring, woodland, forest, clear, felled, clearing, wild, countryside, rural, nature, landscape, flowers, primula, vulgaris, yellow, primroses, petals, sunshine, colourful, colorful
Primula Vulgaris wyy4872jhp 
 Wild flowers spring primula primroses woodland floor Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland in clear felled woodland area on Royal Deeside in the North east of Scotland. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, spring, woodland, forest, clear, felled, clearing, wild, countryside, rural, nature, landscape, flowers, primula, vulgaris, yellow, primroses, petals, sunshine, colourful, colorful
Lilac Flower Butterfly wyy4907jhp 
 Wild Cuckoo Flowers Spring Butterfly Orange Tip Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland photo in marshy area on clear felled woodland on Royal Deeside between Torphins and Kincardine O'Neil. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, spring, woodland, forest, cleare, felled, marshland, wild, countryside, rural, nature, landscape, flowers, cuckoo, cardamine, pratensis, lilac, butterfly, insect, orange, tip, anthocharis, cardamines, sunshine, colourful, colorful
Cuckoo Flower Orange Tip wyy4905jhp 
 Wild Cuckoo Flowers Spring Butterfly Orange Tip Deeside Aberdeenshire Scotland photo in marshy area on clear felled woodland on Royal Deeside between Torphins and Kincardine O'Neil. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, spring, woodland, forest, cleare, felled, marshland, wild, countryside, rural, nature, landscape, flowers, lilac, cuckoo, cardamine, pratensis, butterfly, insect, orange, tip, anthocharis, cardamines, sunshine, colourful, colorful
Foxgloves in Woodland xvv1751jhp 
 Wild Flowers Summer Foxgloves Digitalis Deeside Woodland Photo Aberdeenshire Scotland in a clear felling on Ord Fundlie hill between Torphins and Kincardine O'Neil. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, summer, woodland, trees, silver, birch, forest, clear, felled, wild, countryside, rural, nature, landscape, closeup, flowers, flora, foxgloves, digitalis, purple, purpurea, red, purple, blue, sky, sunshine, colourful, colorful
Foxgloves in Sunshine xvv1743jhp 
 Flowers Summer Foxgloves Digitalis Royal Deeside Clearing Forest Photograph Scotland in a clear felling on Ord Fundlie hill between Torphins and Kincardine O'Neil. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, summer, woodland, trees, silver, birch, forest, clear, felled, wild, countryside, rural, nature, landscape, flowers, foxgloves, digitalis, purple, purpurea, red, purple, blue, sky, sunshine, colourful, colorful
Foxgloves in Clearing xvv1750jhp 
 Wild Flowers Summer Foxgloves Digitalis Purpurea Scottish Woodland Photo Aberdeenshire in a clear felling on Ord Fundlie hill between Torphins and Kincardine O'Neil. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, summer, woodland, trees, silver, birch, forest, clear, felled, wild, countryside, rural, nature, upright, flowers, foxgloves, digitalis, purple, purpurea, red, purple, blue, sky, sunshine, colourful, colorful
Clear Felled Woodland xvv1754jhp 
 Wild Flowers Scottish Summer Foxgloves Rotting Trees Deeside Woodland Aberdeenshire in a clear felling on Ord Fundlie hill between Torphins and Kincardine O'Neil. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, summer, woodland, trees, silver, birch, forest, clear, felled, wild, countryside, rural, nature, green, upright, flowers, foxgloves, digitalis, purple, purpurea, red, purple, blue, sky, sunshine, colourful, colorful

Scotland > Forestry & Farming (63 files)

This gallery will have photography relating to the working areas of Aberdeenshire covering farming and forestry. Includes areas of forestry where there is public access for walks such as The Deeside Way and also photographs of forest harvesting, tree cutting, and stacked logs ready for transport to the local sawmills.
Slewdrum Spring bnm7022jhp 
 Aberdeenshire spring May forest walks path gorse flowering Blackhall Shooting Greens Deeside Way Potarch walking area near the community owned woodlands of Slewdrum on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling and the pathway in the foreground is part of the Deeside Way. This is looking eastwards towards Banchory and Royal Deeside. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Potarch, Shooting, Greens, Blackhall, Feughside, east, Banchory, Slewdrum, landscape, upright, community, owned, Royal, Deeside, Way, walk, path, public, summer, spring, May, 2017, gorse, flowering, yellow, cleared, felled, trees, pines, larch, forestry, walks, sunny, blue, sky, white, clouds, Nature, landscape, D700, Nikon, digital, camera, DSLR
Slewdrum Spring bnm7021jhp 
 Scottish clear felled forest Blackhall Shooting Greens Deeside Way gorse yellow Potarch walking area near the community owned woodlands of Slewdrum on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling and the pathway in the foreground is part of the Deeside Way. This is looking eastwards towards Banchory and Royal Deeside. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Potarch, Shooting, Greens, Blackhall, Feughside, east, Banchory, Slewdrum, landscape, community, owned, Royal, Deeside, Way, walk, path, public, summer, spring, May, 2017, gorse, flowering, yellow, cleared, felled, trees, pines, larch, forestry, walks, sunny, blue, sky, white, clouds, Nature, landscape, D700, Nikon, digital, camera, DSLR
Slewdrum Spring bnm7020jhp 
 Scotland forest Blackhall Shooting Greens Deeside Way path gorse yellow summer Potarch walking area near the community owned woodlands of Slewdrum on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling and the pathway in the foreground is part of the Deeside Way. This is looking eastwards towards Banchory and Royal Deeside. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Potarch, Shooting, Greens, Blackhall, Feughside, east, Banchory, Slewdrum, landscape, community, owned, Royal, Deeside, Way, walk, path, public, summer, spring, May, 2017, gorse, flowering, yellow, cleared, felled, trees, pines, larch, forestry, walks, sunny, blue, sky, white, clouds, Nature, landscape, D700, Nikon, digital, camera, DSLR
Slewdrum Spring bnm7017jhp 
 Scottish larch trees gorse forest Blackhall Shooting Greens Deeside Way Potarch walking area near the community owned woodlands of Slewdrum on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling and the pathway in the foreground is part of the Deeside Way. This is looking eastwards towards Banchory and Royal Deeside. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Potarch, Shooting, Greens, Blackhall, Feughside, east, Banchory, Slewdrum, landscape, upright, community, owned, Royal, Deeside, Way, walk, path, public, summer, spring, May, 2017, gorse, flowering, yellow, cleared, felled, trees, pines, larch, forestry, walks, sunny, blue, sky, white, clouds, Nature, landscape, D700, Nikon, digital, camera, DSLR
Slewdrum Spring bnm7016jhp 
 Scotland clear felled forest public access gorse spring colours Blackhall Shooting Greens Deeside Way path Potarch walking area near the community owned woodlands of Slewdrum on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling and the pathway in the foreground is part of the Deeside Way. This is looking eastwards towards Banchory and Royal Deeside. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Potarch, Shooting, Greens, Blackhall, Feughside, east, Banchory, Slewdrum, landscape, community, owned, Royal, Deeside, Way, walk, path, public, summer, spring, May, 2017, gorse, flowering, yellow, cleared, felled, trees, pines, larch, forestry, walks, sunny, blue, sky, white, clouds, Nature, landscape, D700, Nikon, digital, camera, DSLR
Learney Farmland vbn0646jhp 
 Autumn Ord Fundlie Mount Keen hills sunshine Learney view Deeside Lochnagar Torphins Aberdeenshire Scotland viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Mount, Keen, hills, mountain, clouds, dramatic, landscape, gate, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, autumn, sun, sunshine, September, 2015, floral, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, cattle, telephoto
Learney Farmland vbn0645jhp 
 Autumn sunshine Learney hill Royal Deeside Lochnagar Torphins Aberdeenshire Scottish viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, dramatic, landscape, gate, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, autumn, sun, sunshine, September, 2015, floral, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, cattle
Learney Farmland vbn0642jhp 
 Autumn gorse sun Learney hill view Deeside Lochnagar Torphins Aberdeenshire Scotland viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, dramatic, landscape, upright, gate, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, autumn, sun, sunshine, September, 2015, floral, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, cattle, gorse, rowan
Learney Farmland vbn0641jhp 
 Autumn gorse rowan tree Learney hill Deeside Lochnagar valley glen Torphins Aberdeenshire Scotland viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, dramatic, landscape, gate, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, autumn, sun, sunshine, September, 2015, floral, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, cattle, gorse, rowan, tree
Learney Farmland vbn0640jhp 
 Autumn rural road view Learney hill Deeside Lochnagar Torphins Aberdeenshire Scotland viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, dramatic, landscape, gate, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, autumn, sun, sunshine, September, 2015, floral, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, cattle, gorse, rowan, tree, road
Learney Farmland vbn0637jhp 
 Autumnal autumn Scottish sunshine Learney hill Deeside farmland rural Aberdeenshire viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, dramatic, landscape, gate, gates, metal, wooden, road, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, autumn, sun, sunshine, September, 2015, floral, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, cattle, gorse, bracken
Learney Farmland vbn0636jhp 
 Autumn farmland fields sunshine Learney hill wooden gate Deeside Torphins Aberdeenshire Scotland viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, dramatic, landscape, gate, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, autumn, sun, sunshine, September, 2015, floral, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, cattle
Cabrach Burning jkl9493jhp 
 Cabrach moor heather burning smoke Aberdeenshire Scottish grouse spring land management located in one of the bleakest landscapes especially during a nasty winter day in western Aberdeenshire. This burning of the heather is an annual activity across the Scottish moors and hills allowing short young regenerated heather for easier access for the young grouse. Old heather gets very long, deep and thick and it is impossible for the grouse to eat and get around. On the Cabrach a few ruined crofts or farms can be seen and evidence of past Highland clearances as well as illustrating the hard life of farming in this unfertile moorland where in today’s harsh economic climate even sheep farming is a struggle. In the distance eastwards the distinct summit of the Tap O'Noth hill near Rhynie on which remains the vitrified fortifications from a Pictish hilltop fort can be seen and from which can be seen a similar relic from the past on Bennachie near Inverurie. This photo is taken on the border between Aberdeenshire and Morayshire on the main road between Rhynie and Dufftown. 
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Cabrach Burning jkl9492jhp 
 Cabrach moor smoke Moray tractor Scotland heather burning grouse spring located in one of the bleakest landscapes especially during a nasty winter day in western Aberdeenshire. This burning of the heather is an annual activity across the Scottish moors and hills allowing short young regenerated heather for easier access for the young grouse. Old heather gets very long, deep and thick and it is impossible for the grouse to eat and get around. On the Cabrach a few ruined crofts or farms can be seen and evidence of past Highland clearances as well as illustrating the hard life of farming in this unfertile moorland where in today’s harsh economic climate even sheep farming is a struggle. In the distance eastwards the distinct summit of the Tap O'Noth hill near Rhynie on which remains the vitrified fortifications from a Pictish hilltop fort can be seen and from which can be seen a similar relic from the past on Bennachie near Inverurie. This photo is taken on the border between Aberdeenshire and Morayshire on the main road between Rhynie and Dufftown. 
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Cabrach Burning jkl9491jhp 
 Cabrach moor Rhynie Dufftown Aberdeenshire Scotland heather burning grouse spring located in one of the bleakest landscapes especially during a nasty winter day in western Aberdeenshire. This burning of the heather is an annual activity across the Scottish moors and hills allowing short young regenerated heather for easier access for the young grouse. Old heather gets very long, deep and thick and it is impossible for the grouse to eat and get around. On the Cabrach a few ruined crofts or farms can be seen and evidence of past Highland clearances as well as illustrating the hard life of farming in this unfertile moorland where in today’s harsh economic climate even sheep farming is a struggle. In the distance eastwards the distinct summit of the Tap O'Noth hill near Rhynie on which remains the vitrified fortifications from a Pictish hilltop fort can be seen and from which can be seen a similar relic from the past on Bennachie near Inverurie. This photo is taken on the border between Aberdeenshire and Morayshire on the main road between Rhynie and Dufftown. 
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Slewdrum Forest View asd9852jhp 
 Scottish forest Slewdrum Deeside Way path walk bracken summer walking area in this community owned woodlands on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling through which one section of the Deeside Way now passes. 
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Slewdrum Forest View asd9851jhp 
 Scotland felled forest Slewdrum foxgloves broom summer Deeside Potarch larch trees area in this community owned woodlands on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling through which one section of the Deeside Way now passes. 
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Slewdrum Forest View asd9849jhp 
 Scottish clear felled forest Slewdrum foxgloves broom summer Deeside Potarch walking area in this community owned woodlands on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling through which one section of the Deeside Way now passes. 
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Deeside Forest qwe4098jhp 
 Scottish gorse forest Shooting Greens Deeside Potarch Feughside walking photo from this forestry area on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling. 
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Deeside Forest qwe4097jhp 
 Clear felled forest Slewdrum Shooting Greens Deeside Potarch Scotland spring walking area in this community owned woodlands on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling. 
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Deeside Forest qwe4095jhp 
 Scottish clear felled forest spring Shooting Greens Aberdeenshire Potarch walking area in this community owned woodlands on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling. 
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Deeside Forest qwe4093jhp 
 Scottish clear felled forest Slewdrum Shooting Greens Deeside Potarch walking area in this community owned woodlands on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling. 
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harvester stacking vs2161jhp 
 Modern tree harvesting Ord Fundlie commercial forest Kincardine O'Neil Scotland Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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harvester stacking vs2159jhp 
 Modern tree harvesting Scottish Forest lifting pile harvester action photo on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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harvester stacking vs2158jhp 
 Modern tree harvester stacking pile logs Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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harvester stacking vs2157jhp 
 Modern Scottish Tree harvesting photograph stacking log pile Deeside forest on Ord Fundlie hill near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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harvester stacking vs2154jhp 
 Modern tree harvester action lifting logs trunks stacking pile Scotland on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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harvester stacking vs2153jhp 
 Tree trunks logs stacking pile harvesting commercial forest Aberdeenshire near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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stacking cut trees vs2149jhp 
 Modern tree harvester action lifting trunks cut pile stacking collection point on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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stacking cut trees vs2148jhp 
 Modern Tree harvesting Ord Fundlie commercial forest action arranging trunks near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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stacking cut trees vs2147jhp 
 Modern Tree harvester photo action placing logs pile collection point on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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harvester collecting vs2145jhp 
 Modern tree harvester loading cut trunks logs forest Scotland photo on Ord Fundlie hill near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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harvester collecting vs2143jhp 
 Modern tree harvesting loading cut trees logs harvester action photograph on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardine, O’Neil, Royal Deeside, landscape, forest, autumn, plantation, harvesting, harvester, machinery, mechanical, modern, equipment, cleared, clear, stacking, trees, trunks, commercial, larch, pine, spruce, felled, forestry, land, estate, management, Nature
harvester collecting vs2135jhp 
 Modern Scottish tree harvesting harvester cutting action forest clearing Ord Fundlie hill near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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harvester collecting vs2133jhp 
 Modern tree harvesting loading clear felling cut trees Scottish Hill operations Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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cutting collecting vs2140jhp 
 Modern tree harvester cutter cutting action clear felling Scottish Hill photo Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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cutting collecting vs2139jhp 
 Modern tree harvesting cutting action machinery Scotland forest hill Ord Fundlie commercial near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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cut trees vs2077jhp 
 Modern tree clear felling felled trees pile cut trunks logs collection point on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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cut tree piles vs2076jhp 
 Modern Scottish Deeside tree harvesting collection piles cut trees trunks track access on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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tree stripping vs1199jhp 
 Modern tree cutting stripping bark action forest trees machinery Scotland Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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tree cutting vs1814jhp 
 Modern Deeside tree harvesting cutting sawdust action machinery trunk on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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tree cutting vs1342jhp 
 Modern tree harvesting conservation clear felling general view cutting trees on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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tree cutting vs1204jhp 
 Modern tree cutter stripping closeup action photo Scottish Forest Ord Fundlie commercial near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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tree cutting vs1202jhp 
 Modern pine spruce Scottish tree harvesting cutting machinery commercial forest on Ord Fundlie near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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tree cut vs1346jhp 
 Modern tree harvest cutting trees forest clear felling Scotland Deeside on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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tree chosen cut vs1818jhp 
 Modern tree cutting lifting trees cutter machinery action thin trunks Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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tree chosen cut vs1816jhp 
 Scottish mechanical tree clear felling cutting base forest Royal Deeside Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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 Modern tree harvesting detaching cutting trees clear felling Scottish photo on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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 Modern tree harvesting regimented rows cut trees piles collection cutting action on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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tree bark stripping vs1815jhp 
 Modern tree bark stripping action photograph forest trees cut mechanical Deeside on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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tree bark stripping vs1807jhp 
 Modern tree harvesting clear felled strip bark trunk mechanical claw on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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harvester collecting vs1361jhp 
 Modern tree harvesting harvester lifting logs action photo Scotland commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
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bark stripping vs1207jhp 
 Modern tree trunk stripped action movement blurred mechanical automated cutting on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardine, O’Neil, Royal Deeside, landscape, forest, autumn, plantation, harvesting, cutter, machinery, mechanical, modern, equipment, cleared, clear, stripping, bark, tree, trunks, commercial, larch, pine, spruce, felled, forestry, land, estate, management, Nature
bark stripping vs1205jhp 
 Modern tree cutting stripping trunk bark removal action movement photograph on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardine, O’Neil, Royal Deeside, upright, landscape, forest, autumn, plantation, harvesting, cutter, machinery, mechanical, modern, equipment, cleared, clear, stripping, bark, tree, trunks, commercial, larch, pine, spruce, felled, forestry, land, estate, management, Nature
selecting pine vs0695jhp 
 Modern tree felling cutting lifting trunk trees mechanical arms grip piles working on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardine, O’Neil, Royal Deeside, landscape, forest, autumn, plantation, selection, harvesting, cutter, harvester, sawdust, machinery, mechanical, modern, equipment, cleared, clear, felling, tree, trunks, commercial, larch, pine, spruce, felled, forestry, land, estate, management, Nature
laying trunks vs0716jhp 
 Scottish mechanical tree felling positioning trunks piles cutting length on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardine, O’Neil, Royal Deeside, upright, forest, autumn, plantation, harvesting, cutter, harvester, sawdust, machinery, mechanical, modern, equipment, cleared, clear, felling, cutting, stripping, bark, stacking, log, pile, tree, trunks, commercial, larch, pine, spruce, felled, forestry, land, estate, management, Nature
cutting trunks vs0725jhp 
 Modern mechanised clear felling cutting commercial forest trees Ord Fundlie Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardine, O’Neil, Royal Deeside, landscape, forest, autumn, plantation, harvesting, cutter, harvester, sawdust, machinery, mechanical, modern, equipment, cleared, clear, felling, cutting, stripping, bark, stacking, log, pile, tree, trunks, commercial, larch, pine, spruce, felled, forestry, land, estate, management, Nature
cutting lengths vs0703jhp 
 Modern tree cutting sawing sawdust action spraying felling photo mechanised on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardine, O’Neil, Royal Deeside, upright, forest, autumn, plantation, harvesting, cutter, harvester, sawdust, machinery, mechanical, modern, equipment, cleared, clear, felling, cutting, stripping, bark, stacking, log, pile, tree, trunks, commercial, larch, pine, spruce, felled, forestry, land, estate, management, Nature
cutting lengths vs0700jhp 
 Modern tree harvesting Ord Fundlie commercial forest action sawing mechanical cutting near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardine, O’Neil, Royal Deeside, landscape, forest, autumn, plantation, harvesting, cutter, harvester, sawdust, machinery, mechanical, modern, equipment, cleared, clear, felling, cutting, stripping, bark, stacking, log, pile, tree, trunks, commercial, larch, pine, spruce, felled, forestry, land, estate, management, Nature
bark stripping vs0723jhp 
 Modern tree harvesting commercial forest mechanised bark stripping action photo near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardine, O’Neil, Royal Deeside, landscape, forest, autumn, plantation, harvesting, cutter, harvester, sawdust, machinery, mechanical, modern, equipment, cleared, clear, felling, cutting, stripping, bark, stacking, log, pile, tree, trunks, commercial, larch, pine, spruce, felled, forestry, land, estate, management, Nature
bark stripping vs0696jhp 
 Scottish Commercial Forest harvesting bark stripping action photo Deeside on Ord Fundlie commercial forest near Kincardine O'Neil on Royal Deeside west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland. The trees are firstly selected, cut, stripped of bark and branches and then laid in lines ready for harvesting. Large pile of tree trucks in various categories then await collection for transport to specialist sawmills or transportation to Norway for pulping. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardine, O’Neil, Royal Deeside, landscape, forest, autumn, plantation, harvesting, cutter, harvester, sawdust, machinery, mechanical, modern, equipment, cleared, clear, felling, cutting, stripping, bark, stacking, log, pile, tree, trunks, commercial, larch, pine, spruce, felled, forestry, land, estate, management, Nature
Helicopter Spraying Bracken TO4098983JHP 
 Helicopter Spraying Clear Felled Replanted Eradicate Bracken Weeds Weedkiller Forest on Ord Fundlie near Kincardine O Neil on Royal Deeside in North East Scotland. Unfortunately after this was sprayed a few hours later there was a July thunderstorm and the whole area was deluged in torrential rain for 30 mins; timing is everything. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardine, O'Neil, Royal, Deeside, upright, helicopter, aerial, spraying, weeds, bracken, ferns, cleared, felled, forestry, land, estate, management, fencing, Nature
Helicopter Spraying Bracken TO4098973JHP 
 Helicopter Spraying Flying Clear Felled Forest Bracken Roe Deer Watching Weedkilling prior to replanting on Ord Fundlie near Kincardine O Neil on Royal Deeside in North East Scotland and in this case watched by two roedeer. Unfortunately after this was sprayed a few hours later there was a July thunderstorm and the whole area was deluged in torrential rain for 30 mins; timing is everything. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Kincardine, O'Neil, Royal, Deeside, landscape, helicopter, aerial, spraying, weeds, bracken, ferns, cleared, felled, forestry, land, estate, management, fencing, deer, roe, animals, Nature

Scotland > Historic Properties (52 files)

This gallery has photographs of Scottish Castles and Fortresses, Stately Homes and Gardens, old churches or kirks and includes most of the following:
Auchindoir Church; Auchindoun Castle; Balmoral Castle; Balvenie Castle; Bass of Inverurie; Bellabeg Motte; Braemar Castle; Brodie Castle; Castle Fraser; Corgarff Castle; Corrichie Monument; Corse O’Neil Castle; Craigellachie Bridge; Crathes Castle; Crathie Kirk; Dalgetie Castle; Deer Abbey; Drum Castle; Duff House; Duffus Castle; Dunnideer; Dunnottar Castle; Elgin Cathedral; Esslemont Castle; Fasque House; Fetternear House; Findlater; Fordyce; Fyvie Castle; Gairnshiel Bridge; Glenbuchat Castle; Haddo House; Hallforest Castle; Huntly Castle; Inchdrewer Castle; Invercauld Bridge O’Dee; Kildrummy Castle; Kincardine O’Neil Kirk; Kindrochit Castle; Kinloss Abbey; Kinneff Church; Knock Castle; Leith Hall; Mar Lodge; Marnoch Kirkyard; Mid Mar Kirk; Monymusk Kirk; Peel of Lumphanan; Pitmedden Gardens; Pluscarden Priory or Abbey; Ruthven Barracks; Slains Castle; Tolquhon Castle; Tullich Kirk; Fort George;
Auchindoir Church asd7315jhp 
 Auchindoir Scotland summer Craig Burn gorge beech trees sunny steep slope setting dramatic romantic is adjacent to the beautiful ruined church reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with a fine elaborately carved and detailed Scottish medieval door and inside it has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. This view shows the setting of this ruin perched above the spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, interior, St Mary’s, sacrament, house, consecrated, host, monstrance, covered, protected, Gordon, Coat, Arms, boars, door, medieval, carved, tombstones, lid, cover, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, young, leaves, fresh, green, backlit, yellow, golden, gorge, den, Craig, Burn, stream, steep, sided, sunny, sunshine, bright, shadows, romantic, May, 2013, summer, DSLR, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photograph, 16-35 f4 lens
Auchindoir Church asd7313jhp 
 Auchindoir Scotland May Craig Burn den beech trees new leaves steep slope setting dramatic romantic is adjacent to the beautiful ruined church reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with a fine elaborately carved and detailed Scottish medieval door and inside it has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. This view shows the setting of this ruin perched above the spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, interior, St Mary’s, sacrament, house, consecrated, host, monstrance, covered, protected, Gordon, Coat, Arms, boars, door, medieval, carved, tombstones, lid, cover, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, young, leaves, fresh, green, backlit, yellow, golden, gorge, den, Craig, Burn, stream, steep, sided, sunny, sunshine, bright, shadows, romantic, May, 2013, summer, DSLR, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photograph, 16-35 f4 lens, upright
Auchindoir Church asd7312jhp 
 Auchindoir Scottish summer Craig Burn den beech trees steep slope setting dramatic romantic is adjacent to the beautiful ruined church reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with a fine elaborately carved and detailed Scottish medieval door and inside it has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. This view shows the setting of this ruin perched above the spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, interior, St Mary’s, sacrament, house, consecrated, host, monstrance, covered, protected, Gordon, Coat, Arms, boars, door, medieval, carved, tombstones, lid, cover, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, young, leaves, fresh, green, backlit, yellow, golden, gorge, den, Craig, Burn, stream, steep, sided, sunny, sunshine, bright, shadows, romantic, May, 2013, summer, DSLR, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photograph, 16-35 f4 lens
Auchindoir Church asd7310jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir wall Scottish May Craig Burn den beech trees steep slope setting dramatic romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with a fine elaborately carved and detailed Scottish medieval door and inside it has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. This view shows the setting of this ruin perched above the spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, interior, St Mary’s, sacrament, house, consecrated, host, monstrance, covered, protected, Gordon, Coat, Arms, boars, door, medieval, carved, tombstones, lid, cover, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, young, leaves, fresh, green, backlit, yellow, golden, gorge, den, Craig, Burn, stream, steep, sided, sunny, sunshine, bright, shadows, romantic, May, 2013, summer, DSLR, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photograph, 16-35 f4 lens, upright
Auchindoir Church asd7309jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir Scotland summer Craig Burn den beech trees steep slope setting dramatic romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with a fine elaborately carved and detailed Scottish medieval door and inside it has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. This view shows the setting of this ruin perched above the spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, interior, St Mary’s, sacrament, house, consecrated, host, monstrance, covered, protected, Gordon, Coat, Arms, boars, door, medieval, carved, tombstones, lid, cover, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, young, leaves, fresh, green, backlit, yellow, golden, gorge, den, Craig, Burn, stream, steep, sided, sunny, sunshine, bright, shadows, romantic, May, 2013, summer, DSLR, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photograph, 16-35 f4 lens
Auchindoir Church asd7305jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir summer Craig Burn den beech trees setting dramatic romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with a fine elaborately carved and detailed Scottish medieval door and inside it has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. This view shows the setting of this ruin perched above the spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, interior, St Mary’s, sacrament, house, consecrated, host, monstrance, covered, protected, Gordon, Coat, Arms, boars, door, medieval, carved, tombstones, lid, cover, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, young, leaves, fresh, green, backlit, yellow, golden, gorge, den, Craig, Burn, stream, steep, sided, sunny, sunshine, bright, shadows, romantic, May, 2013, summer, DSLR, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photograph, 16-35 f4 lens
Auchindoir Church asd7304jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir ruin Craig Burn den beech trees setting dramatic romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with a fine elaborately carved and detailed Scottish medieval door and inside it has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. This view shows the setting of this ruin perched above the spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, interior, St Mary’s, sacrament, house, consecrated, host, monstrance, covered, protected, Gordon, Coat, Arms, boars, door, medieval, carved, tombstones, lid, cover, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, young, leaves, fresh, green, backlit, yellow, golden, gorge, den, Craig, Burn, stream, steep, sided, sunny, sunshine, bright, shadows, romantic, May, 2013, summer, DSLR, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photograph, 16-35 f4 lens
Auchindoir Church asd7302jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir inside tomb lid sacrament monstrance Aberdeenshire summer Scotland ruin romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This is inside the church next to the elaborately carved Sacrament House now protected by a clear awning is this carved tombstone lid bearing the Gordon Coat of Arms. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with a fine elaborately carved and detailed Scottish medieval door and inside it has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window. The backdrop is the spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, interior, St Mary’s, sacrament, house, consecrated, host, monstrance, covered, protected, Gordon, Coat, Arms, boars, door, medieval, carved, tombstones, lid, cover, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, young, leaves, fresh, green, backlit, gorge, den, Craig, Burn, stream, steep, sided, sunny, shadows, romantic, May, 2013, summer, DSLR, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photograph, 16-35 f4 lens
Auchindoir Church asd7299jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir inside Gordon clan coat arms carvings Aberdeenshire summer Scotland ruin romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This is inside the church next to the elaborately carved Sacrament House now protected by a clear awning is this carved set of coat of arms above a tombstone lid bearing the Gordon Coat of Arms. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with a fine elaborately carved and detailed Scottish medieval door and inside it has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window. The backdrop is the spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, interior, St Mary’s, sacrament, house, consecrated, host, monstrance, covered, protected, Gordon, Coat, Arms, boars, door, medieval, carved, tombstones, lid, cover, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, young, leaves, fresh, green, backlit, gorge, den, Craig, Burn, stream, steep, sided, sunny, shadows, romantic, May, 2013, summer, DSLR, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photograph, 16-35 f4 lens
Auchindoir Church asd7298jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir interior tomb lid boars Gordon arms Aberdeenshire summer Scotland ruin romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This is inside the church next to the elaborately carved Sacrament House now protected by a clear awning is this carved tombstone lid bearing the Gordon Coat of Arms. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with a fine elaborately carved and detailed Scottish medieval door and inside it has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window. The backdrop is the spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, interior, St Mary’s, sacrament, house, consecrated, host, monstrance, covered, protected, Gordon, Coat, Arms, boars, door, medieval, carved, tombstones, lid, cover, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, young, leaves, fresh, green, backlit, gorge, den, Craig, Burn, stream, steep, sided, sunny, shadows, romantic, May, 2013, summer, DSLR, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photograph, 16-35 f4 lens, upright
Auchindoir Church asd7297jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir interior sacrament house Aberdeenshire summer Scotland ruin romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This is inside the church and this elaborately carved Sacrament House is now protected by a clear awning. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with a fine elaborately carved and detailed Scottish medieval door and inside it has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window. The backdrop is the spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, interior, St Mary’s, sacrament, house, consecrated, host, monstrance, covered, protected, Gordon, Coat, Arms, boars, door, medieval, carved, tombstones, lid, cover, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, young, leaves, fresh, green, backlit, gorge, den, Craig, Burn, stream, steep, sided, sunny, shadows, romantic, May, 2013, summer, DSLR, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photograph, 16-35 f4 lens, upright
Auchindoir Church asd7294jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir Cabrach interior view main door Scotland tombstones ruin romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This is the entrance approach to the ruin through the array of old tombstones viewed from the inside. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with a fine elaborately carved and detailed Scottish medieval door and inside it has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. The backdrop is the spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, interior, St Mary’s, sacrament, house, consecrated, host, Gordon, Coat, Arms, boars, door, medieval, carved, tombstones, lid, cover, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, young, leaves, fresh, green, backlit, gorge, den, Craig, Burn, stream, steep, sided, sunny, shadows, romantic, May, 2013, summer, DSLR, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photograph, 16-35 f4 lens, upright
Auchindoir Church asd7293jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir ruin Scottish May beautiful medieval carved door Aberdeenshire tombstones ruin romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This is the entrance approach to the ruin through the array of old tombstones and entering the church by this beautiful carved medieval door. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with a fine elaborately carved and detailed Scottish medieval door and inside it has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. The backdrop is the spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, sacrament, house, consecrated, host, Gordon, Coat, Arms, boars, door, medieval, carved, tombstones, lid, cover, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, young, leaves, fresh, green, backlit, gorge, den, Craig, Burn, stream, steep, sided, sunny, shadows, romantic, May, 2013, summer, DSLR, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photograph, 16-35 f4 lens, upright
Auchindoir Church asd7292jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir medieval carved door summer Scotland Aberdeenshire tombstones ruin romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This is the entrance approach to the ruin through the array of old tombstones and entering the church by this beautiful carved medieval door. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with a fine elaborately carved and detailed Scottish medieval door and inside it has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. The backdrop is the spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, sacrament, house, consecrated, host, Gordon, Coat, Arms, boars, door, medieval, carved, tombstones, lid, cover, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, young, leaves, fresh, green, backlit, gorge, den, Craig, Burn, stream, steep, sided, sunny, shadows, romantic, May, 2013, summer, DSLR, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photograph, 16-35 f4 lens
Auchindoir Church asd7288jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir Scottish entrance tombstone ruined medieval summer romantic Aberdeenshire May is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This is the entrance approach to the ruin through the array of old tombstones. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with a fine elaborately carved and detailed Scottish medieval door and inside it has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. The backdrop is the spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, sacrament, house, consecrated, host, Gordon, Coat, Arms, boars, door, medieval, carved, tombstones, lid, cover, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, young, leaves, fresh, green, backlit, gorge, den, Craig, Burn, stream, steep, sided, sunny, shadows, romantic, May, 2013, summer, DSLR, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photograph, 16-35 f4 lens
Auchindoir Church asd7287jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir Scotland entrance Aberdeenshire May tombstones ruin romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This is the entrance approach to the ruin through the array of old tombstones. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with a fine elaborately carved and detailed Scottish medieval door and inside it has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. The backdrop is the spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, sacrament, house, consecrated, host, Gordon, Coat, Arms, boars, door, medieval, carved, tombstones, lid, cover, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, young, leaves, fresh, green, backlit, gorge, den, Craig, Burn, stream, steep, sided, sunny, shadows, romantic, May, 2013, summer, DSLR, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photograph, 16-35 f4 lens, upright
Auchindoir Church asd7285jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir Cabrach Aberdeenshire summer Scotland tombstones ruin romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This is the entrance approach to the ruin through the array of old tombstones. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with a fine elaborately carved and detailed Scottish medieval door and inside it has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. The backdrop is the spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, sacrament, house, consecrated, host, Gordon, Coat, Arms, boars, door, medieval, carved, tombstones, lid, cover, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, young, leaves, fresh, green, backlit, gorge, den, Craig, Burn, stream, steep, sided, sunny, shadows, romantic, May, 2013, summer, DSLR, digital, camera, Nikon, D700, photograph, 16-35 f4 lens
Auchindoir Snowdrops vq8042jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir Cabrach tombstones obelisk Scotland winter snowdrops ruin romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with this fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. Next to it is spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, sacrament, door, medieval, carved, winter, snowdrops, tombstones, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, sunny, shadows, romantic, March, 2008, DSLR, digital, camera, Fuji, Finepix, S5Pro
Auchindoir Snowdrops vq8029jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir Cabrach Aberdeenshire Scotland winter spring snowdrops ruin romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with this fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. Next to it is spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, sacrament, door, medieval, carved, winter, snowdrops, tombstones, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, sunny, shadows, romantic, March, 2008, DSLR, digital, camera, Fuji, Finepix, S5Pro
Auchindoir Snowdrops vq8027jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir Cabrach Scotland spring March snowdrops ruin romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with this fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. Next to it is spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, sacrament, door, medieval, carved, winter, snowdrops, tombstones, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, sunny, shadows, romantic, March, 2008, DSLR, digital, camera, Fuji, Finepix, S5Pro, upright
Auchindoir Church vq8039jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir Scottish ruin romantic carved details door medieva winter lightl ruin is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with this fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. Next to it is spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, sacrament, door, medieval, carved, winter, snowdrops, tombstones, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, sunny, shadows, romantic, March, 2008, DSLR, digital, camera, Fuji, Finepix, S5Pro
Auchindoir Church vq8038jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir Cabrach Aberdeenshire Scotland door medieval ruin romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with this fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. Next to it is spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, sacrament, door, medieval, carved, winter, snowdrops, tombstones, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, sunny, shadows, romantic, March, 2008, DSLR, digital, camera, Fuji, Finepix, S5Pro, upright
Auchindoir Church vq8036jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir Cabrach ruin romantic Scotland carved door medieval ruin is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with this fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. Next to it is spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, sacrament, door, medieval, carved, winter, snowdrops, tombstones, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, sunny, shadows, romantic, March, 2008, DSLR, digital, camera, Fuji, Finepix, S5Pro
Auchindoir Church vq8034jhp 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir tombstones burial Scotland carved door medieval ruin romantic is reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with this fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. Next to it is spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, sacrament, door, medieval, carved, winter, snowdrops, tombstones, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, sunny, shadows, romantic, March, 2008, DSLR, digital, camera, Fuji, Finepix, S5Pro
Craigievar Castle Spring bnm2456jhp 
 Craigievar Castle beech trees avenue approach shadows Scotland Spring Aberdeenshire Mar NTS Scottish photograph of this property situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although it was closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it opened again as of 2010 with its complete colour change with the new pinkish harling. Grounds are normally open all year round.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist/editorial use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Tel:0844 493 2100 Em:information@nts.org.uk 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar, Castle, fort, beech, avenue, entrance, approach, carpark, landscape, NTS, National Trust, historic, tower, turrets, flag, flying, trees, path, front, door, entrance, view, April, spring, daffodils, flowers, blossom, yellow, petals, green, grass, daisies, monkey, puzzle, tree, branches, prickly, spikes, blue, sky, cirrus, clouds, bright, sunshine, sunny, clear, light, granite, toadstools, 2016, Nikon, camera, D700, DSLR, digital
Craigievar Castle Spring bnm2455jhp 
 Craigievar Castle beech tree avenue entrance shadows sunny Aberdeenshire Mar NTS Scottish spring photograph of this property situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although it was closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it opened again as of 2010 with its complete colour change with the new pinkish harling. Grounds are normally open all year round.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist/editorial use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Tel:0844 493 2100 Em:information@nts.org.uk 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar, Castle, fort, upright, landscape, NTS, National Trust, historic, tower, turrets, flag, flying, trees, path, front, door, entrance, view, April, spring, daffodils, flowers, blossom, yellow, petals, green, grass, daisies, monkey, puzzle, beech, avenue, entrance, tree, branches, prickly, spikes, blue, sky, cirrus, clouds, bright, sunshine, sunny, clear, light, granite, toadstools, 2016, Nikon, camera, D700, DSLR, digital
Craigievar Castle Spring bnm2454jhp 
 Craigievar Castle gate view framed April 2016 straightened Aberdeenshire Scottish Mar NTS spring photograph of this property situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although it was closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it opened again as of 2010 with its complete colour change with the new pinkish harling. Grounds are normally open all year round.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist/editorial use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Tel:0844 493 2100 Em:information@nts.org.uk 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar, Castle, fort, upright, landscape, NTS, National Trust, historic, tower, turrets, flag, flying, trees, path, front, door, entrance, view, April, spring, daffodils, flowers, blossom, yellow, petals, green, grass, daisies, monkey, puzzle, tree, branches, prickly, spikes, blue, sky, cirrus, clouds, bright, sunshine, sunny, clear, light, granite, toadstools, 2016, Nikon, camera, D700, DSLR, digital
Craigievar Castle Spring bnm2453jhp 
 Craigievar Castle through gate converging verticals Jim Henderson Photograph spring of this property situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although it was closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it opened again as of 2010 with its complete colour change with the new pinkish harling. Grounds are normally open all year round.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist/editorial use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Tel:0844 493 2100 Em:information@nts.org.uk 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar, Castle, fort, upright, landscape, NTS, National Trust, historic, tower, turrets, flag, flying, trees, path, front, door, entrance, view, April, spring, daffodils, flowers, blossom, yellow, petals, green, grass, daisies, monkey, puzzle, tree, branches, prickly, spikes, blue, sky, cirrus, clouds, bright, sunshine, sunny, clear, light, granite, toadstools, 2016, Nikon, camera, D700, DSLR, digital
Craigievar Castle Spring bnm2452jhp 
 Craigievar Castle clouds blue sky gate wall framed distorted view Aberdeenshire Mar NTS Scottish spring photograph of this property situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although it was closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it opened again as of 2010 with its complete colour change with the new pinkish harling. Grounds are normally open all year round.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist/editorial use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Tel:0844 493 2100 Em:information@nts.org.uk 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar, Castle, fort, landscape, NTS, National Trust, historic, tower, turrets, flag, flying, trees, path, front, door, entrance, view, April, spring, daffodils, flowers, blossom, yellow, petals, green, grass, daisies, monkey, puzzle, tree, branches, prickly, spikes, blue, sky, cirrus, clouds, bright, sunshine, sunny, clear, light, granite, toadstools, 2016, Nikon, camera, D700, DSLR, digital
Craigievar Castle Spring bnm2448jhp 
 Craigievar Castle clouds blue sky bright sunshine path lawn tree shadow Aberdeenshire Mar NTS Scottish spring photograph of this property situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although it was closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it opened again as of 2010 with its complete colour change with the new pinkish harling. Grounds are normally open all year round.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist/editorial use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Tel:0844 493 2100 Em:information@nts.org.uk 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar, Castle, fort, landscape, NTS, National Trust, historic, tower, turrets, flag, flying, trees, path, front, door, entrance, view, April, spring, daffodils, flowers, blossom, yellow, petals, green, grass, daisies, monkey, puzzle, tree, branches, prickly, spikes, blue, sky, cirrus, clouds, bright, sunshine, sunny, clear, light, granite, toadstools, 2016, Nikon, camera, D700, DSLR, digital
Craigievar Castle Spring bnm2447jhp 
 Craigievar Castle blue sky sunshine path lawn tree shadow grass Aberdeenshire Mar NTS Scottish spring photograph of this property situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although it was closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it opened again as of 2010 with its complete colour change with the new pinkish harling. Grounds are normally open all year round.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist/editorial use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Tel:0844 493 2100 Em:information@nts.org.uk 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar, Castle, fort, upright, landscape, NTS, National Trust, historic, tower, turrets, flag, flying, trees, path, front, door, entrance, view, April, spring, daffodils, flowers, blossom, yellow, petals, green, grass, daisies, monkey, puzzle, tree, branches, prickly, spikes, blue, sky, cirrus, clouds, bright, sunshine, sunny, clear, light, granite, toadstools, 2016, Nikon, camera, D700, DSLR, digital
Craigievar Castle Spring bnm2446jhp 
 Craigievar Castle fort monkey puzzle tree shadows grass Aberdeenshire Mar NTS Scottish spring photograph of this property situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although it was closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it opened again as of 2010 with its complete colour change with the new pinkish harling. Grounds are normally open all year round.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist/editorial use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Tel:0844 493 2100 Em:information@nts.org.uk 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar, Castle, fort, upright, landscape, NTS, National Trust, historic, tower, turrets, flag, flying, trees, path, front, door, entrance, view, April, spring, daffodils, flowers, blossom, yellow, petals, green, grass, daisies, monkey, puzzle, tree, branches, prickly, spikes, blue, sky, cirrus, clouds, bright, sunshine, sunny, clear, light, granite, toadstools, 2016, Nikon, camera, D700, DSLR, digital
Craigievar Castle Spring bnm2445jhp 
 Craigievar Castle Scotland monkey puzzle tree shadows grass green Aberdeenshire Mar NTS Scottish spring photograph of this property situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although it was closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it opened again as of 2010 with its complete colour change with the new pinkish harling. Grounds are normally open all year round.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist/editorial use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Tel:0844 493 2100 Em:information@nts.org.uk 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar, Castle, fort, landscape, NTS, National Trust, historic, tower, turrets, flag, flying, trees, path, front, door, entrance, view, April, spring, daffodils, flowers, blossom, yellow, petals, green, grass, daisies, monkey, puzzle, tree, branches, prickly, spikes, blue, sky, cirrus, clouds, bright, sunshine, sunny, clear, light, granite, toadstools, 2016, Nikon, camera, D700, DSLR, digital
Craigievar Castle Spring bnm2444jhp 
 Craigievar Castle blue sky sunny Scottish spring tree shadows monkey puzzle path photograph of this property situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although it was closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it opened again as of 2010 with its complete colour change with the new pinkish harling. Grounds are normally open all year round.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist/editorial use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Tel:0844 493 2100 Em:information@nts.org.uk 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar, Castle, fort, landscape, NTS, National Trust, historic, tower, turrets, flag, flying, trees, path, front, door, entrance, view, April, spring, daffodils, flowers, blossom, yellow, petals, green, grass, daisies, monkey, puzzle, tree, branches, prickly, spikes, blue, sky, cirrus, clouds, bright, sunshine, sunny, clear, light, granite, toadstools, 2016, Nikon, camera, D700, DSLR, digital
Craigievar Castle Spring bnm2443jhp 
 Craigievar Castle clouds blue sky sunny monkey puzzle shandows path Scottish spring photograph of this property situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although it was closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it opened again as of 2010 with its complete colour change with the new pinkish harling. Grounds are normally open all year round.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist/editorial use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Tel:0844 493 2100 Em:information@nts.org.uk 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar, Castle, fort, upright, landscape, NTS, National Trust, historic, tower, turrets, flag, flying, trees, path, front, door, entrance, view, April, spring, daffodils, flowers, blossom, yellow, petals, green, grass, daisies, monkey, puzzle, tree, branches, prickly, spikes, blue, sky, cirrus, clouds, bright, sunshine, sunny, clear, light, granite, toadstools, 2016, Nikon, camera, D700, DSLR, digital
Craigievar Castle Spring bnm2442jhp 
 Craigievar Castle Scotland clouds blue sky sun main frontage Aberdeenshire Mar NTS Scottish spring photograph of this property situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although it was closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it opened again as of 2010 with its complete colour change with the new pinkish harling. Grounds are normally open all year round.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist/editorial use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Tel:0844 493 2100 Em:information@nts.org.uk 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar, Castle, fort, landscape, NTS, National Trust, historic, tower, turrets, flag, flying, trees, path, front, door, entrance, view, April, spring, daffodils, flowers, blossom, yellow, petals, green, grass, daisies, monkey, puzzle, tree, branches, prickly, spikes, blue, sky, cirrus, clouds, bright, sunshine, sunny, clear, light, granite, toadstools, 2016, Nikon, camera, D700, DSLR, digital
Craigievar Castle Spring bnm2441jhp 
 Craigievar Castle clouds blue sky path grass portrait Aberdeenshire Mar NTS Scottish spring photograph of this property situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although it was closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it opened again as of 2010 with its complete colour change with the new pinkish harling. Grounds are normally open all year round.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist/editorial use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Tel:0844 493 2100 Em:information@nts.org.uk 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar, Castle, fort, upright, landscape, NTS, National Trust, historic, tower, turrets, flag, flying, trees, path, front, door, entrance, view, April, spring, daffodils, flowers, blossom, yellow, petals, green, grass, daisies, monkey, puzzle, tree, branches, prickly, spikes, blue, sky, cirrus, clouds, bright, sunshine, sunny, clear, light, granite, toadstools, 2016, Nikon, camera, D700, DSLR, digital
Craigievar Castle Spring bnm2437jhp 
 Craigievar Castle turret gatehouse round clouds blue sky sunny Aberdeenshire Mar NTS Scottish spring photograph of this property situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although it was closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it opened again as of 2010 with its complete colour change with the new pinkish harling. Grounds are normally open all year round.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist/editorial use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Tel:0844 493 2100 Em:information@nts.org.uk 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar, Castle, fort, upright, landscape, NTS, National Trust, historic, tower, turrets, flag, flying, trees, path, front, door, entrance, view, April, spring, daffodils, flowers, blossom, yellow, petals, green, grass, daisies, monkey, puzzle, tree, branches, prickly, spikes, blue, sky, cirrus, clouds, bright, sunshine, sunny, clear, light, granite, toadstools, 2016, Nikon, camera, D700, DSLR, digital
Craigievar Castle Spring bnm2436jhp 
 Craigievar Castle gatehouse round turret roof Aberdeenshire Scottish spring April photograph of this property situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although it was closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it opened again as of 2010 with its complete colour change with the new pinkish harling. Grounds are normally open all year round.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist/editorial use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Tel:0844 493 2100 Em:information@nts.org.uk 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar, Castle, fort, upright, landscape, NTS, National Trust, historic, tower, turrets, flag, flying, trees, path, front, door, entrance, view, April, spring, daffodils, flowers, blossom, yellow, petals, green, grass, daisies, monkey, puzzle, tree, branches, prickly, spikes, blue, sky, cirrus, clouds, bright, sunshine, sunny, clear, light, granite, toadstools, 2016, Nikon, camera, D700, DSLR, digital
Craigievar Castle Spring bnm2434jhp 
 Craigievar Castle clouds blue sky sunshine wall round house Aberdeenshire Mar NTS Scottish spring photograph of this property situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although it was closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it opened again as of 2010 with its complete colour change with the new pinkish harling. Grounds are normally open all year round.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist/editorial use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Tel:0844 493 2100 Em:information@nts.org.uk 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar, Castle, fort, upright, landscape, NTS, National Trust, historic, tower, turrets, flag, flying, trees, path, front, door, entrance, view, April, spring, daffodils, flowers, blossom, yellow, petals, green, grass, daisies, monkey, puzzle, tree, branches, prickly, spikes, blue, sky, cirrus, clouds, bright, sunshine, sunny, clear, light, granite, toadstools, 2016, Nikon, camera, D700, DSLR, digital
Craigievar Castle Spring bnm2433jhp 
 Craigievar Castle clouds blue sky sunny Aberdeenshire Mar NTS Scottish spring photograph of this property situated about 6 miles south of Alford A980 and is open to the public from March to end of August although it was closed during 2008/9 for major renovation on the exterior it opened again as of 2010 with its complete colour change with the new pinkish harling. Grounds are normally open all year round.
Example of the best in Scottish Baronial architecture, dating from 1626, and is unspoiled since being relinquished to the NTS by the Forbes-Sempill family.
Any of my photographs are for scenic/tourist/editorial use only and cannot be used for product endorsement without the explicit permission of the NTS. Please contact their Edinburgh Head Office at Hermiston Quay, 5 Cutlins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF Tel:0844 493 2100 Em:information@nts.org.uk 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Mar, Craigievar, Castle, fort, landscape, NTS, National Trust, historic, tower, turrets, flag, flying, trees, path, front, door, entrance, view, April, spring, daffodils, flowers, blossom, yellow, petals, green, grass, daisies, monkey, puzzle, tree, branches, prickly, spikes, blue, sky, cirrus, clouds, bright, sunshine, sunny, clear, light, granite, toadstools, 2016, Nikon, camera, D700, DSLR, digital
Raemoir Monument xcv9843jhp 
 Scotland battle memorial Corrichie Aberdeenshire roadside granite forest clear felled heather situated by the B9125 Garlogie to Torphins road running along the left of this photo is to the north of the road at the base of the Mither Tap/Hill of Fare. Now more prominent than usual as the area around this imposing granite monolith has been clear felled. There is a slight rough layby by the roadside allowing access up a grassy path amongst broom and heather.
The monument was erected in 1951 by the Deeside Field Club to commemorate the Battle of Corrichie
of 1562 between the forces of Mary Queen of Scots lead by the Earl of Moray who beat those led by the Gordon’s of Huntly, in several battles between the Reformation and a possible Catholic resurgence.
Inscribed on the stone in Gaelic are “Cuimhnichibh La Coire Fraoichidh” translated as Remember the Day of Corrichie. Although Queen Mary is claimed to have sat and watched the battle she was in fact in Aberdeen and both the ‘Queens Chair’, a granite outcrop on Berry Hill and Queen Mary’s well are probably fictional creations. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Raemoir, Garlogie, Battle, Corrichie, 1562, Hill, Fare, Mither, Tap, Berry, Hill, vale, Howe, DSLR, clear-felled, landscape, heather, Mary, Queen, Scots, Earl, Moray, defeated, Huntly, Gordon, granite, monument, carving, carved, letters, script, menhir, memorial, Field, Club, 1951, Cuimhnichibh, La Coire, Fraoichidh, remember, day, Gaelic, countryside, history, hilltop, sacrifice, death, ceremony, construction, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, green, blue, white, farming, agriculture, wild, summer, gorse, forest, silver, birch
Raemoir Monument xcv9842jhp 
 Scottish battle memorial Corrichie Raemoir Aberdeenshire granite script closeup situated by the B9125 Garlogie to Torphins road to the north of the road at the base of the Mither Tap/Hill of Fare. Now more prominent than usual as the area around this imposing granite monolith has been clear felled. There is a slight rough layby by the roadside allowing access up a grassy path amongst broom and heather.
The monument was erected in 1951 by the Deeside Field Club to commemorate the Battle of Corrichie
of 1562 between the forces of Mary Queen of Scots lead by the Earl of Moray who beat those led by the Gordon’s of Huntly, in several battles between the Reformation and a possible Catholic resurgence.
Inscribed on the stone in Gaelic are “Cuimhnichibh La Coire Fraoichidh” translated as Remember the Day of Corrichie. Although Queen Mary is claimed to have sat and watched the battle she was in fact in Aberdeen and both the ‘Queens Chair’, a granite outcrop on Berry Hill and Queen Mary’s well are probably fictional creations. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Raemoir, Garlogie, Battle, Corrichie, 1562, Hill, Fare, Mither, Tap, Berry, Hill, vale, Howe, DSLR, closeup, landscape, heather, Mary, Queen, Scots, Earl, Moray, defeated, Huntly, Gordon, granite, monument, carving, carved, letters, script, menhir, memorial, Field, Club, 1951, Cuimhnichibh, La Coire, Fraoichidh, remember, day, Gaelic, countryside, history, hilltop, sacrifice, death, ceremony, construction, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, green, blue, white, farming, agriculture, wild, summer, gorse, forest, silver, birch
Raemoir Monument xcv9841jhp 
 Scottish battle Corrichie roadside granite monolith forest heather monument situated by the B9125 Garlogie to Torphins road to the north of the road at the base of the Mither Tap/Hill of Fare. Now more prominent than usual as the area around this imposing granite monolith has been clear felled. There is a slight rough layby by the roadside allowing access up a grassy path amongst broom and heather.
The monument was erected in 1951 by the Deeside Field Club to commemorate the Battle of Corrichie
of 1562 between the forces of Mary Queen of Scots lead by the Earl of Moray who beat those led by the Gordon’s of Huntly, in several battles between the Reformation and a possible Catholic resurgence.
Inscribed on the stone in Gaelic are “Cuimhnichibh La Coire Fraoichidh” translated as Remember the Day of Corrichie. Although Queen Mary is claimed to have sat and watched the battle she was in fact in Aberdeen and both the ‘Queens Chair’, a granite outcrop on Berry Hill and Queen Mary’s well are probably fictional creations. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Raemoir, Garlogie, Battle, Corrichie, 1562, Hill, Fare, Mither, Tap, Berry, Hill, vale, Howe, DSLR, closeup, landscape, heather, Mary, Queen, Scots, Earl, Moray, defeated, Huntly, Gordon, granite, monument, carving, carved, letters, script, menhir, memorial, Field, Club, 1951, Cuimhnichibh, La Coire, Fraoichidh, remember, day, Gaelic, countryside, history, hilltop, sacrifice, death, ceremony, construction, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, green, blue, white, farming, agriculture, wild, summer, gorse, forest, silver, birch
Raemoir Monument xcv9839jhp 
 Scottish battle monument Corrichie Raemoir Deeside granite forest heather trees situated by the B9125 Garlogie to Torphins road to the north of the road at the base of the Mither Tap/Hill of Fare. Now more prominent than usual as the area around this imposing granite monolith has been clear felled. There is a slight rough layby by the roadside allowing access up a grassy path amongst broom and heather.
The monument was erected in 1951 by the Deeside Field Club to commemorate the Battle of Corrichie
of 1562 between the forces of Mary Queen of Scots lead by the Earl of Moray who beat those led by the Gordon’s of Huntly, in several battles between the Reformation and a possible Catholic resurgence.
Inscribed on the stone in Gaelic are “Cuimhnichibh La Coire Fraoichidh” translated as Remember the Day of Corrichie. Although Queen Mary is claimed to have sat and watched the battle she was in fact in Aberdeen and both the ‘Queens Chair’, a granite outcrop on Berry Hill and Queen Mary’s well are probably fictional creations. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Raemoir, Garlogie, Battle, Corrichie, 1562, Hill, Fare, Mither, Tap, Berry, Hill, vale, Howe, DSLR, upright, landscape, heather, Mary, Queen, Scots, Earl, Moray, defeated, Huntly, Gordon, granite, monument, carving, carved, letters, script, menhir, memorial, Field, Club, 1951, Cuimhnichibh, La Coire, Fraoichidh, remember, day, Gaelic, countryside, history, hilltop, sacrifice, death, ceremony, construction, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, green, blue, white, farming, agriculture, wild, summer, gorse, forest, silver, birch
Raemoir Monument xcv9838jhp 
 Scotland battle Corrichie Aberdeenshire roadside granite monument forest heather situated by the B9125 Garlogie to Torphins road to the north of the road at the base of the Mither Tap/Hill of Fare. Now more prominent than usual as the area around this imposing granite monolith has been clear felled. There is a slight rough layby by the roadside allowing access up a grassy path amongst broom and heather.
The monument was erected in 1951 by the Deeside Field Club to commemorate the Battle of Corrichie
of 1562 between the forces of Mary Queen of Scots lead by the Earl of Moray who beat those led by the Gordon’s of Huntly, in several battles between the Reformation and a possible Catholic resurgence.
Inscribed on the stone in Gaelic are “Cuimhnichibh La Coire Fraoichidh” translated as Remember the Day of Corrichie. Although Queen Mary is claimed to have sat and watched the battle she was in fact in Aberdeen and both the ‘Queens Chair’, a granite outcrop on Berry Hill and Queen Mary’s well are probably fictional creations. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Banchory, Raemoir, Garlogie, Battle, Corrichie, 1562, Hill, Fare, Mither, Tap, Berry, Hill, vale, Howe, DSLR, closeup, landscape, heather, Mary, Queen, Scots, Earl, Moray, defeated, Huntly, Gordon, granite, monument, carving, carved, letters, script, menhir, memorial, Field, Club, 1951, Cuimhnichibh, La Coire, Fraoichidh, remember, day, Gaelic, countryside, history, hilltop, sacrifice, death, ceremony, construction, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, grass, green, blue, white, farming, agriculture, wild, summer, gorse, forest, silver, birch
St Mary s Auchindour Kirk WTN1873JHP 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir Ruined Kirk Medieval Door Scottish Carving Dogtooth is situated by the Cabrach road and reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with this fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. Next to it is spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, door, medieval, stone, carving, dogtooth, moulding, hood, round, pillars, elaborate, St Mary’s, sacrament, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, sunny, shadows, romantic
St Mary s Auchindour Kirk WTN1872JHP 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir Medieval Carved Door Dogtooth Moulding Arch Photograph is situated by the Cabrach road and reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, withnthis fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. Next to it is spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, door, medieval, stone, carving, dogtooth, moulding, hood, round, pillars, elaborate, St Mary’s, sacrament, tombstones, upright, ruined, grass, trees, beech, sunny, shadows, romantic
St Mary s Auchindour Kirk WTN1863JHP 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir Cabrach Den Beech Trees Tombstones Aberdeenshire is situated by the Cabrach road and reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with this fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. Next to it is spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, lichen, moss, tombstones, upright, ruined, grass, trees, beech, sunny, shadows, romantic
St Mary s Auchindour Kirk WTN1862JHP 
 Scottish St Mary's Church Auchindoir Tombstones Leaning Tree Shadows Spring is situated by the Cabrach road and reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with this fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. Next to it is spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, sacrament, tombstones, landscape, ruined, grass, trees, beech, sunny, shadows, romantic
St Mary s Auchindour Kirk WTN1861JHP 
 St Mary's Church Scotland Tombstones Shadows Trees Grass Moss Cemetery Aberdeenshire is situated by the Cabrach road and reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with this fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. Next to it is spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Dufftown, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, landscape, ruined, ruins, tombstones, moss, cemetery, kirkyard, burn, Craig, den, gorge, trees, beech, birch, sunny, shadows, romantic, house, River, Deveron, granite, stones, rocky, desolate, barren, grass, rugged, roofless, sheep, rugged, hard, rural, derelict, boarded-up, field, farm, farms, farming, agriculture, hill, shed, byre, grass, tufts, windswept, Creagdearg, Longlands, Whitehillock, Elrick, Meikle, Buck, Hill, heather, moorland, land-use, clearances
St Mary s Auchindour Kirk WTN1860JHP 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir Aberdeenshire Scotland Photo Tombstones Shadows Backlit is situated by the Cabrach road and reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with this fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. Next to it is spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, sacrament, tombstones, upright, ruined, grass, trees, beech, sunny, shadows, romantic

Scotland > Morayshire (1 file)

The photographs in this gallery are located in Morayshire and include ancient sites, historic buildings and properties, churches, cathedrals, towns, the countryside and the coast.
Elgin Cathedral Scotland VQ9430JHP 
 Elgin Cathedral Roadside Viewpoint Morayshire Boundary Wall Scottish Library Photos on the street near the main entrance.
Elgin Cathedral is a Historic Scotland property and my photographs should only be used for editorial, tourist or scenic use; for commercial endorsement then representation should be made to Historic Scotland in Edinburgh. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Highlands, Morayshire, North East, Elgin, Cathedral, landscape, Moray, Firth, King Street, Lantern, Alexander 11, Cooper Park, altar, canon, spire, chapel, Medieval, Reformation, Mass, tomb, tracery, arches, Gothic, windows, ornamental, arcade, clerestory, clear-story, Wolf of Badenoch, Stewart Shanks, Keeper, vaulted, ceiling, chapter, choir, singing, hymns, religion, prayers, Bishop, Bishopric, Christian, Christianity, Holy Trinity, Catholic, Presbytery, aisle, transcript, lancet, quarry, robbed, restored, Historic Scotland, heritage, history

Scotland > Other Scotland (7 files)

Photographs taken in the mid 90's mainly for the AA Publishing & Ordnance Survey Highland and Islands Guide book using transparency film covering the Highlands of Scotland from Inverness, northwards through Easter Ross to Wick and Thurso, along the Northern Coast, down the West Coast, including the Islands of Skye and Mull. Other material included was gathered for other AA Publishing Guides including Shetland, Pitlochry and Tayside. New photographs are now included from 2012 book commission travels in Angus, Perth, Kinross, Trossachs and Tayside.
Pass of Leny fm Bochastle qwe9964jhp 
 Scotland Beinn Each mountains Bochastle forest walk Pass Leny Anie view taken in late summer View from a Forestry Commission track and possibly opned up recently as evidence of clear felling and young plantation. Signed as Bochastle just outside Kilmahog on the A821 road to Aberfolye and gives a view to Loch Lubnaig above the Pass of Leny. Is it approximately a 30 minute walk from the carpark to this point. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Trossachs, Tayside, Ben, Ledi, Bochastle, Loch, Lubnaig, forest, walk, summer, Beinn, Each, Anie, upright, trees, sunshine, Corbett, hillside, Pass, Leny, Lade, Inn, Kilmahog, Callander, Aberfoyle, road, Vorlich
Pass of Leny fm Bochastle qwe9960jhp 
 Scotland Ben Ledi Loch Lubnaig Bochastle forest walk Pass Leny views taken in late summer from a Forestry Commission track and possibly opened up recently as evidence of clear felling and young plantation. Signed as Bochastle just outside Kilmahog on the A821 road to Aberfolye and gives a view to Loch Lubnaig above the Pass of Leny. Is it approximately a 30 minute walk from the carpark to this point. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Trossachs, Tayside, Ben, Ledi, Bochastle, Loch, Lubnaig, forest, walk, summer, landscape, Anie, trees, sunshine, Corbett, hillside, Pass, Leny, Lade, Inn, Kilmahog, Callander, Aberfoyle, road
Pass of Leny fm Bochastle qwe9952jhp 
 Scottish Trossachs Bochastle forest walk Pass Leny Beinn Each heather view taken in late summer beneath Ben Ledi View from a Forestry Commission track and possibly opened up recently as evidence of clear felling and young plantation. Signed as Bochastle just outside Kilmahog on the A821 road to Aberfolye and gives a view to Loch Lubnaig above the Pass of Leny. Is it approximately a 30 minute walk from the carpark to this point. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Trossachs, Tayside, Ben, Ledi, Bochastle, Loch, Lubnaig, forest, walk, summer, heather, flowering, purple, upright, trees, sunshine, Corbett, hillside, Pass, Leny, Lade, Inn, Kilmahog, Callander, Aberfoyle, road
Ben Ledi fm Leannach qwe9736jhp 
 Scottish Ben Ledi Leannach Achray forest silver birch summer light views taken on late summer afternoon near the carpark and entrance to the more extensive Three Lochs walk from a Forest Enterprise carpark on the A821 Aberfoyle Road to Kilmahog road, after the Trossachs turn off for loch Katrine, in the Achray Forest. It offers distant views of Ben Ledi, 879metres/2884ft, classified as a Corbett over extensive forest, cleared, recently planted and mature here taken from the Leannach entrance to the Three Lochs drive which offers views of the Loch’s of Drunkie, Venachar and Achray. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Trossachs, Tayside, Ben, Ledi, Leannach, Achray, forest, walk, summer, upright, afternoon, light, trees, young, mature, layers, silver, birch, bracken, natural, sunshine, Corbett, hillside, Kilmahog, Callander, Aberfoyle, road, Drunkie, Venachar, Lochs, Loch, moody, clouds
Ben Ledi fm Leannach qwe9726jhp 
 Scotland Ben Ledi Corbett mountain Leannach forest walk Aberfoyle Achray views taken in late summer at the carpark and entrance to this more extensive Three Lochs walk from a Forest Enterprise carpark on the A821 Aberfoyle Road to Kilmahog road, after the Trossachs turn off for loch Katrine, in the Achray Forest. It offers distant views of Ben Ledi, 879metres/2884ft, classified as a Corbett over extensive forest, cleared, recently planted and mature here taken from the Leannach entrance to the Three Lochs drive which offers views of the Loch’s of Drunkie, Venachar and Achray. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Trossachs, Tayside, Ben, Ledi, Leannach, Achray, forest, walk, summer, landscape, afternoon, light, trees, young, mature, layers, silver, birch, natural, sunshine, Corbett, hillside, Kilmahog, Callander, Aberfoyle, road, Drunkie, Venachar, Lochs, Loch, moody, clouds
Ben Ledi fm Aberfolye Road qwe9750jhp 
 Ben Ledi Corbett mountain layby Achray forest roadside view summer trees views taken in late summer from a layby on the roadside near the Three Lochs walk from a Forest Enterprise carpark on the A821 Aberfoyle Road to Kilmahog road, after the Trossachs turn off for loch Katrine, in the Achray Forest. It offers distant views of Ben Ledi, 879metres/2884ft, classified as a Corbett over extensive forest, cleared, recently planted and mature here taken from the Leannach entrance to the Three Lochs drive which offers views of the Loch’s of Drunkie, Venachar and Achray. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Trossachs, Tayside, Ben, Ledi, Leannach, Achray, forest, walk, summer, landscape, layby, roadside, view, trees, sunshine, Corbett, hillside, Kilmahog, Callander, Aberfoyle, road, Drunkie, Venachar, Lochs, Loch
Ben Ledi fm Aberfolye Road qwe9747jhp 
 Scotland Ben Ledi Corbett mountain layby forest Aberfoyle road Achray views taken in late summer from a layby on the roadside near the Three Lochs walk from a Forest Enterprise carpark on the A821 Aberfoyle Road to Kilmahog road, after the Trossachs turn off for loch Katrine, in the Achray Forest. It offers distant views of Ben Ledi, 879metres/2884ft, classified as a Corbett over extensive forest, cleared, recently planted and mature here taken from the Leannach entrance to the Three Lochs drive which offers views of the Loch’s of Drunkie, Venachar and Achray. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Trossachs, Tayside, Ben, Ledi, Leannach, Achray, forest, walk, summer, layby, upright, trees, sunshine, Corbett, hillside, Kilmahog, Callander, Aberfoyle, road, Drunkie, Venachar, Lochs, Loch

Scotland > Rivers, Glens & Lochs (41 files)

The gallery has photographs of Scottish lochs, glens and pictures associated directly with particular rivers in Scotland such as the River Dee, Don, Feugh, Urie, Deveron, Tanar, Dye, and Glen of Dee, Glen Muick and Glenbuchat.
River Don Autumn qax3385jhp 
 River Don water autumnal colours maples beech Bennachie hill Scottish bridge view Donside Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland looking westwards and upstream just near the village of Monymusk, on a road to Kemnay, Inverurie via Burnhervie to passing Bennachie to Chapel Garioch crosses the River Don just after the Pitfichie Castle crossroads and is overlooked by the distinctive outline of Bennachie with its summit now the site of a vitrified Pictish fort, a distinctive outline clearly viewed from many parts of Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, River, Don, Bennachie, Monymusk, village, Pitfichie, castle, Kemnay, road, autumn, landscape, countryside, rural, farmland, fields, farming, agriculture, forest, forestry, clear, felling, fields, colours, beeches, maples, green, upstream, riverbanks, roadside, trees, 2018, October, digital, photograph, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera, photograph, 28-300mm zoom, Nikkor
River Don Autumn qax3384jhp 
 River Don Monymusk autumn colours Bennachie Scottish view Donside Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland looking westwards and upstream just near the village of Monymusk, on a road to Kemnay, Inverurie via Burnhervie to passing Bennachie to Chapel Garioch crosses the River Don just after the Pitfichie Castle crossroads and is overlooked by the distinctive outline of Bennachie with its summit now the site of a vitrified Pictish fort, a distinctive outline clearly viewed from many parts of Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, River, Don, Bennachie, Monymusk, village, Pitfichie, castle, Kemnay, road, autumn, landscape, countryside, rural, farmland, fields, farming, agriculture, forest, forestry, clear, felling, fields, colours, beeches, green, upstream, riverbanks, roadside, trees, 2018, October, digital, photograph, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera, photograph, 28-300mm zoom, Nikkor, upright
River Don Autumn qax3383jhp 
 River Don Monymusk autumn upstream colourful Bennachie Scotland bridge view Donside Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland looking westwards and upstream just near the village of Monymusk, on a road to Kemnay, Inverurie via Burnhervie to passing Bennachie to Chapel Garioch crosses the River Don just after the Pitfichie Castle crossroads and is overlooked by the distinctive outline of Bennachie with its summit now the site of a vitrified Pictish fort, a distinctive outline clearly viewed from many parts of Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, River, Don, Bennachie, Monymusk, village, Pitfichie, castle, Kemnay, road, autumn, landscape, countryside, rural, farmland, fields, farming, agriculture, forest, forestry, clear, felling, fields, colours, beeches, green, upstream, riverbanks, roadside, trees, 2018, October, digital, photograph, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera, photograph, 28-300mm zoom, Nikkor
River Don Monymusk asd7757jhp 
 River Don Monymusk Scotland downstream June fields colour rape seed yellow view Donside Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland looking westwards and upstream just near the village of Monymusk, on a road to Kemnay, Inverurie via Burnhervie to passing Bennachie to Chapel Garioch crosses the River Don just after the Pitfichie Castle crossroads and is overlooked by the distinctive outline of Bennachie with its summit now the site of a vitrified Pictish fort, a distinctive outline clearly viewed from many parts of Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, River, Don, Bennachie, Monymusk, village, Pitfichie, castle, Kemnay, road, summer, landscape, countryside, rural, farmland, fields, farming, agriculture, forest, forestry, clear, felling, fields, rape, seed, yellow, crops, new, green, upstream, downstream, riverbanks, weeds, cicely, roadside, fence, trees, buds, ash, willow, catkins, 2013, June, digital, photograph, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera, upright
River Don Monymusk asd7756jhp 
 River Don Monymusk downstream summer fields colourful rape seed yellow Scottish view Donside Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland looking westwards and upstream just near the village of Monymusk, on a road to Kemnay, Inverurie via Burnhervie to passing Bennachie to Chapel Garioch crosses the River Don just after the Pitfichie Castle crossroads and is overlooked by the distinctive outline of Bennachie with its summit now the site of a vitrified Pictish fort, a distinctive outline clearly viewed from many parts of Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, River, Don, Bennachie, Monymusk, village, Pitfichie, castle, Kemnay, road, summer, landscape, countryside, rural, farmland, fields, farming, agriculture, forest, forestry, clear, felling, fields, rape, seed, yellow, crops, new, green, upstream, downstream, riverbanks, weeds, cicely, roadside, fence, trees, buds, ash, willow, catkins, 2013, June, digital, photograph, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera
River Don Monymusk asd7751jhp 
 River Don upstream summer colourful riverbanks cicely Bennachie peaceful Scotland view Donside Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland looking westwards and upstream just near the village of Monymusk, on a road to Kemnay, Inverurie via Burnhervie to passing Bennachie to Chapel Garioch crosses the River Don just after the Pitfichie Castle crossroads and is overlooked by the distinctive outline of Bennachie with its summit now the site of a vitrified Pictish fort, a distinctive outline clearly viewed from many parts of Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, River, Don, Bennachie, Monymusk, village, Pitfichie, castle, Kemnay, road, summer, landscape, countryside, rural, farmland, fields, farming, agriculture, forest, forestry, clear, felling, fields, rape, seed, yellow, crops, new, green, upstream, downstream, riverbanks, weeds, cicely, roadside, fence, trees, buds, ash, willow, catkins, 2013, June, digital, photograph, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera
River Don Monymusk asd7750jhp 
 River Don Monymusk summer colourful riverbanks weeds Bennachie Scotland view Donside Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland looking westwards and upstream just near the village of Monymusk, on a road to Kemnay, Inverurie via Burnhervie to passing Bennachie to Chapel Garioch crosses the River Don just after the Pitfichie Castle crossroads and is overlooked by the distinctive outline of Bennachie with its summit now the site of a vitrified Pictish fort, a distinctive outline clearly viewed from many parts of Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, River, Don, Bennachie, Monymusk, village, Pitfichie, castle, Kemnay, road, summer, landscape, countryside, rural, farmland, fields, farming, agriculture, forest, forestry, clear, felling, fields, crops, new, green, upstream, downstream, riverbanks, weeds, cicely, roadside, fence, trees, buds, ash, willow, catkins, 2013, June, digital, photograph, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera, upright
River Don Monymusk asd7749jhp 
 River Don Monymusk summer fields colourful Bennachie Scottish view Donside Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland looking westwards and upstream just near the village of Monymusk, on a road to Kemnay, Inverurie via Burnhervie to passing Bennachie to Chapel Garioch crosses the River Don just after the Pitfichie Castle crossroads and is overlooked by the distinctive outline of Bennachie with its summit now the site of a vitrified Pictish fort, a distinctive outline clearly viewed from many parts of Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, River, Don, Bennachie, Monymusk, village, Pitfichie, castle, Kemnay, road, summer, landscape, countryside, rural, farmland, fields, farming, agriculture, forest, forestry, clear, felling, fields, rape, seed, yellow, crops, new, green, upstream, downstream, riverbanks, weeds, cicely, roadside, fence, trees, buds, ash, willow, catkins, 2013, June, digital, photograph, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera
River Don Monymusk asd5585jhp 
 River Don Scotland Lords' Throat Pitfichie ploughed field Bennachie hill view Donside Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland looking westwards and upstream just near the village of Monymusk, on a road to Kemnay, Inverurie via Burnhervie to passing Bennachie to Chapel Garioch crosses the River Don just after the Pitfichie Castle crossroads and is overlooked by the distinctive outline of Bennachie with its summit now the site of a vitrified Pictish fort, a distinctive outline clearly viewed from many parts of Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, River, Don, Bennachie, Monymusk, village, Pitfichie, castle, Kemnay, road, spring, landscape, countryside, rural, farmland, fields, ploughed, farming, agriculture, forest, forestry, clear, felling, fields, crops, new, green, upstream, downstream, riverbanks, weeds, cicely, roadside, fence, trees, buds, ash, willow, catkins, 2013, Apr, digital, photograph, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera, upright
River Don Monymusk asd5584jhp 
 River Don Monymusk Scotland spring ploughed field Bennachie hill view Donside Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland looking westwards and upstream just near the village of Monymusk, on a road to Kemnay, Inverurie via Burnhervie to passing Bennachie to Chapel Garioch crosses the River Don just after the Pitfichie Castle crossroads and is overlooked by the distinctive outline of Bennachie with its summit now the site of a vitrified Pictish fort, a distinctive outline clearly viewed from many parts of Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, River, Don, Bennachie, Monymusk, village, Pitfichie, castle, Kemnay, road, spring, landscape, countryside, rural, farmland, fields, ploughed, farming, agriculture, forest, forestry, clear, felling, fields, crops, new, green, upstream, downstream, riverbanks, weeds, cicely, roadside, fence, trees, buds, ash, willow, catkins, 2013, Apr, digital, photograph, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera
River Don Monymusk asd5583jhp 
 River Don Monymusk spring ploughed fields Bennachie Scottish view Donside Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland looking westwards and upstream just near the village of Monymusk, on a road to Kemnay, Inverurie via Burnhervie to passing Bennachie to Chapel Garioch crosses the River Don just after the Pitfichie Castle crossroads and is overlooked by the distinctive outline of Bennachie with its summit now the site of a vitrified Pictish fort, a distinctive outline clearly viewed from many parts of Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, River, Don, Bennachie, Monymusk, village, Pitfichie, castle, Kemnay, road, spring, landscape, countryside, rural, farmland, fields, ploughed, farming, agriculture, forest, forestry, clear, felling, fields, crops, new, green, upstream, downstream, riverbanks, weeds, cicely, roadside, fence, trees, buds, ash, willow, catkins, 2013, Apr, digital, photograph, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera
River Don Monymusk asd5581jhp 
 River Don Monymusk downstream April swollen water Scottish bare view Donside Aberdeenshire Scotland in North East Scotland looking westwards and upstream just near the village of Monymusk, on a road to Kemnay, Inverurie via Burnhervie to passing Bennachie to Chapel Garioch crosses the River Don just after the Pitfichie Castle crossroads and is overlooked by the distinctive outline of Bennachie with its summit now the site of a vitrified Pictish fort, a distinctive outline clearly viewed from many parts of Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, River, Don, Bennachie, Monymusk, village, Pitfichie, castle, Kemnay, road, spring, landscape, countryside, rural, farmland, fields, ploughed, farming, agriculture, forest, forestry, clear, felling, fields, crops, new, green, upstream, downstream, riverbanks, weeds, cicely, roadside, fence, trees, buds, ash, willow, catkins, 2013, Apr, digital, photograph, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera, upright
River Don Monymusk asd5580jhp 
 River Don Monymusk downstream spring water fields view Donside Aberdeenshire Scotland in North East Scotland looking westwards and upstream just near the village of Monymusk, on a road to Kemnay, Inverurie via Burnhervie to passing Bennachie to Chapel Garioch crosses the River Don just after the Pitfichie Castle crossroads and is overlooked by the distinctive outline of Bennachie with its summit now the site of a vitrified Pictish fort, a distinctive outline clearly viewed from many parts of Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, River, Don, Bennachie, Monymusk, village, Pitfichie, castle, Kemnay, road, spring, landscape, countryside, rural, farmland, fields, ploughed, farming, agriculture, forest, forestry, clear, felling, fields, crops, new, green, upstream, downstream, riverbanks, weeds, cicely, roadside, fence, trees, buds, ash, willow, catkins, 2013, Apr, digital, photograph, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera
River Don Monymusk asd5577jhp 
 River Don Monymusk east bank Scottish April water field Bennachie view Donside Aberdeenshire Scotland in North East Scotland looking westwards and upstream just near the village of Monymusk, on a road to Kemnay, Inverurie via Burnhervie to passing Bennachie to Chapel Garioch crosses the River Don just after the Pitfichie Castle crossroads and is overlooked by the distinctive outline of Bennachie with its summit now the site of a vitrified Pictish fort, a distinctive outline clearly viewed from many parts of Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, River, Don, Bennachie, Monymusk, village, Pitfichie, castle, Kemnay, road, spring, landscape, countryside, rural, farmland, fields, ploughed, farming, agriculture, forest, forestry, clear, felling, fields, crops, new, green, upstream, downstream, riverbanks, weeds, cicely, roadside, fence, trees, buds, ash, willow, catkins, 2013, Apr, digital, photograph, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera, upright
River Don Monymusk asd5576jhp 
 River Don Monymusk spring upstream fields Bennachie trees buds view Donside Aberdeenshire Scotland in North East Scotland looking westwards and upstream just near the village of Monymusk, on a road to Kemnay, Inverurie via Burnhervie to passing Bennachie to Chapel Garioch crosses the River Don just after the Pitfichie Castle crossroads and is overlooked by the distinctive outline of Bennachie with its summit now the site of a vitrified Pictish fort, a distinctive outline clearly viewed from many parts of Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, River, Don, Bennachie, Monymusk, village, Pitfichie, castle, Kemnay, road, spring, landscape, countryside, rural, farmland, fields, ploughed, farming, agriculture, forest, forestry, clear, felling, fields, crops, new, green, upstream, downstream, riverbanks, weeds, cicely, roadside, fence, trees, buds, ash, willow, catkins, 2013, Apr, digital, photograph, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera
River Don Monymusk asd5574jhp 
 River Don Monymusk April water Bennachie Paradise forest clouds Scottish view Donside Aberdeenshire Scotland in North East Scotland looking westwards and upstream just near the village of Monymusk, on a road to Kemnay, Inverurie via Burnhervie to passing Bennachie to Chapel Garioch crosses the River Don just after the Pitfichie Castle crossroads and is overlooked by the distinctive outline of Bennachie with its summit now the site of a vitrified Pictish fort, a distinctive outline clearly viewed from many parts of Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, River, Don, Bennachie, Monymusk, village, Pitfichie, castle, Kemnay, road, spring, landscape, countryside, rural, farmland, fields, ploughed, farming, agriculture, forest, forestry, clear, felling, fields, crops, new, green, upstream, downstream, riverbanks, weeds, cicely, roadside, fence, trees, buds, ash, willow, catkins, 2013, Apr, digital, photograph, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera, upright
River Don Monymusk asd5572jhp 
 River Don Monymusk spring water fields Bennachie Paradise Woods view Donside Aberdeenshire Scotland in North East Scotland looking westwards and upstream just near the village of Monymusk, on a road to Kemnay, Inverurie via Burnhervie to passing Bennachie to Chapel Garioch crosses the River Don just after the Pitfichie Castle crossroads and is overlooked by the distinctive outline of Bennachie with its summit now the site of a vitrified Pictish fort, a distinctive outline clearly viewed from many parts of Aberdeenshire. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Donside, River, Don, Bennachie, Monymusk, village, Pitfichie, castle, Kemnay, road, spring, landscape, countryside, rural, farmland, fields, ploughed, farming, agriculture, forest, forestry, clear, felling, fields, crops, new, green, upstream, downstream, riverbanks, weeds, cicely, roadside, fence, trees, buds, ash, willow, catkins, 2013, Apr, digital, photograph, Nikon, D700, DSLR, digital, camera
Deeside Way Walk qax1819jhp 
 Scotland spring walk path forest yellow gorse flowering colourful Deeside Way Blackhall Shooting Greens Potarch walking area near the community owned woodlands of Slewdrum on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling and the pathway in the foreground is part of the Deeside Way. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Potarch, Shooting, Greens, Blackhall, Feughside, east, Banchory, Slewdrum, landscape, community, owned, Royal, Deeside, Way, walk, path, public, summer, spring, May, 2018, gorse, flowering, yellow, cleared, felled, trees, pines, larch, forestry, walks, sunny, blue, sky, white, clouds, Nature, landscape, D700, Nikon, digital, camera, DSLR
Deeside Way Walk qax1816jhp 
 Scottish spring path forest Blackhall Shooting Greens Deeside Way Potarch walking area near the community owned woodlands of Slewdrum on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling and the pathway in the foreground is part of the Deeside Way. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Potarch, Shooting, Greens, Blackhall, Feughside, east, Banchory, Slewdrum, landscape, community, owned, Royal, Deeside, Way, walk, path, public, summer, spring, May, 2018, gorse, yellow, flowering, yellow, cleared, felled, trees, pines, larch, forestry, walks, sunny, blue, sky, white, clouds, Nature, landscape, D700, Nikon, digital, camera, DSLR, upright
Deeside Way Walk qax1815jhp 
 Scottish spring winding path forest yellow gorse Blackhall Shooting Greens Deeside Way Potarch walking area near the community owned woodlands of Slewdrum on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling and the pathway in the foreground is part of the Deeside Way. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Potarch, Shooting, Greens, Blackhall, Feughside, east, Banchory, Slewdrum, landscape, community, owned, Royal, Deeside, Way, walk, path, public, summer, spring, May, 2018, gorse, flowering, yellow, cleared, felled, trees, pines, larch, forestry, walks, sunny, blue, sky, white, clouds, Nature, landscape, D700, Nikon, digital, camera, DSLR
Potarch Spring bnm7026jhp 
 Scotland Deeside Way Potarch bridge gorse path walking summer cirrus west area coming down from the community owned woodlands of Slewdrum on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling and the pathway in the foreground is part of the Deeside Way. This is looking westwards towards Potarch Bridge, the North Deeside Road and Royal Deeside. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Potarch, Shooting, Greens, Blackhall, Feughside, east, Banchory, Slewdrum, landscape, upright, community, owned, Royal, Deeside, Way, walk, path, public, summer, spring, May, 2017, gorse, flowering, yellow, cleared, felled, trees, pines, larch, forestry, walks, sunny, blue, sky, white, cirrus, clouds, Nature, landscape, D700, Nikon, digital, camera, DSLR
Potarch Spring bnm7025jhp 
 Scottish Deeside Way Potarch bridge gorse dyke road walking summer area coming down from the community owned woodlands of Slewdrum on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling and the pathway in the foreground is part of the Deeside Way. This is looking westwards towards Potarch Bridge, the North Deeside Road and Royal Deeside. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Potarch, Shooting, Greens, Blackhall, Feughside, east, Banchory, Slewdrum, landscape, community, owned, Royal, Deeside, Way, walk, path, public, summer, spring, 3rd, May, 2017, gorse, flowering, yellow, cleared, felled, trees, pines, larch, forestry, walks, sunny, blue, sky, white, cirrus, clouds, Nature, landscape, D700, Nikon, digital, camera, DSLR
Deeside Way bnm2287jhp 
 Scotland forest Blackhall walks winter spring Banchory hills Deeside Way view near the community owned woodlands of Slewdrum on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling and the pathway in the foreground is part of the Deeside Way. This is looking eastwards towards Banchory and Royal Deeside. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Potarch, Shooting, Greens, Blackhall, Feughside, Slewdrum, forest, community, owned, Royal, Deeside, Way, path, winter, spring, March, 2016, cleared, felled, trees, pines, larch, forestry, walks, Nature, landscape, D700, Nikon, digital, camera, DSLR
Deeside Way bnm2286jhp 
 Scottish clear felled forest Blackhall March winter Deeside Way path walking area near the community owned woodlands of Slewdrum on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling and the pathway in the foreground is part of the Deeside Way. This is looking eastwards towards Banchory and Royal Deeside. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Potarch, Shooting, Greens, Blackhall, Feughside, Slewdrum, forest, community, owned, Royal, Deeside, Way, path, upright, winter, spring, March, 2016, cleared, felled, trees, pines, larch, forestry, walks, Nature, landscape, D700, Nikon, digital, camera, DSLR
Deeside Way bnm2285jhp 
 Scotland forest Blackhall March winter spring Deeside Way path walking area near the community owned woodlands of Slewdrum on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling and the pathway in the foreground is part of the Deeside Way. This is looking eastwards towards Banchory and Royal Deeside. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Potarch, Shooting, Greens, Blackhall, Feughside, Slewdrum, forest, community, owned, Royal, Deeside, Way, path, winter, spring, March, 2016, cleared, felled, trees, pines, larch, forestry, walks, Nature, landscape, D700, Nikon, digital, camera, DSLR
River Dee Inver to4280194jhp 
 Royal Deeside River Dee autumn colours silver birches Balmoral estate between Balmoral and Braemar after the long Inver straight past the Hotel, on the North Deeside Road west of Aberdeen in North East Scotland, going towards Invercauld and Braemar. A small pull off mainly for the fishermen but gives this usually scenic view of the River at most times of the year and so far not impacted by much severe clear felling that has been depleting Upper Deeside of some of its loveliest scenery, a periodic downside of commercial forestry operations. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Inver, Balmoral, estate, River Dee, Royal, Deeside, landscape, trees, river, water, rocks, heather, silver, birches, birch, sunshine, sunny, autumn, colours, colourful, colors, November, 2006, camera, Fuji, S3Pro
Blackhall Forest Walk vbn0672jhp 
 Scottish forest Blackhall Shooting Greens Road Deeside Way Potarch Aberdeenshire walking area near the community owned woodlands of Slewdrum on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling and the pathway in the foreground is part of the Deeside Way. This is looking eastwards towards Banchory and Royal Deeside. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Potarch, Shooting, Greens, Blackhall, Feughside, Slewdrum, community, owned, Royal, Deeside, Way, summer, autumn, September, 2015, broom, bracken, cleared, felled, trees, pines, larch, forestry, walks, Nature, landscape, D700, Nikon, digital, camera, DSLR, road, path, woodland
Blackhall Forest Walk vbn0669jhp 
 Scotland summer east forest Blackhall Shooting Greens Deeside Potarch Road walking area near the community owned woodlands of Slewdrum on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling and the pathway in the foreground is part of the Deeside Way. This is looking eastwards towards Banchory and Royal Deeside. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Potarch, Shooting, Greens, Blackhall, Feughside, Slewdrum, community, owned, Royal, Deeside, Way, summer, autumn, September, 2015, broom, bracken, cleared, felled, trees, pines, larch, forestry, walks, Nature, landscape, D700, Nikon, digital, camera, DSLR
Blackhall Forest Walk vbn0668jhp 
 Scottish clear felled forest Blackhall Shooting Greens Deeside Way Potarch walking area near the community owned woodlands of Slewdrum on the road between Potarch and Feughside called the Shooting Greens and a very popular area for walking and cycling and the pathway in the foreground is part of the Deeside Way. This is looking eastwards towards Banchory and Royal Deeside. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Potarch, Shooting, Greens, Blackhall, Feughside, Slewdrum, community, owned, Royal, Deeside, Way, summer, autumn, September, 2015, broom, bracken, cleared, felled, trees, pines, larch, forestry, walks, Nature, landscape, D700, Nikon, digital, camera, DSLR
Deeside fm Learney xcv7762jhp 
 Spring gorse yellow Learney hills Deeside Lochnagar Aberdeenshire Scottish photo viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, dramatic, landscape, gate, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, spring, sun, sunshine, gorse, yellow, flowers, floral, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, cattle, May, D700, Nikon, Camera, DSLR, Digital, photo, photograph
Deeside fm Learney xcv7760jhp 
 Spring gorse foreground sunny Learney hill Deeside Lochnagar distant Aberdeenshire Scotland viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, dramatic, landscape, upright, gate, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, spring, sun, sunshine, gorse, yellow, flowers, floral, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, cattle, May, D700, Nikon, Camera, DSLR, Digital, photo, photograph
Deeside fm Learney xcv7759jhp 
 Spring gorse sunshine Learney hill Deeside Glen Lochnagar Aberdeenshire Scotland viewed looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. This view is from an old farm gate which used to be at the lower edge of the forest which is all now clear felled. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, road, roadside, Learney, hill, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, dramatic, landscape, gate, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, spring, sun, sunshine, gorse, yellow, flowers, floral, grass, hill, green, beech, trees, cattle, May, D700, Nikon, Camera, DSLR, Digital, photo, photograph
Lochnagar Learney View asd7790jhp 
 Summer sun Learney road clear felled view Deeside Lochnagar Scotland viewed from a new viewpoint thanks to recent tree felling on the Learney Estate here taken near the main entrance gates, a view for the past few decades blocked by a mature commercial forest. Here looking south westwards from the Learney road which climbs northwards from Torphins to the crossroads and a main rural route to Alford and Inverurie via Millbank. Lochnagar is the distant very distinct outline of Britain’s fourth highest mountain overlooking Royal Deeside. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Torphins, village, cross-roads, Learney, hill, hills, road, fences, forest, Lochnagar, mountain, clouds, landscape, telephoto, clear, felled, trees, estate, gates, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, summer, sun, sunshine, floral, grass, hill, green
Torphins Messy Snow rty3892jhp 
 Scottish winter snow scene messy melted road bare Deeside Torphins street Aberdeenshire viewed on a typical golden light of late afternoon on snowy winter's day but without that lovely early morning pristine look. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, Torphins, village, street, clouds, snow, scene, white, shadows, messy, bare, road, cleared, footprints, afternoon, winter, glow, orange, golden, light, landscape, sun, sunshine, gates, trees
Learney Hill Torphins rty3901jhp 
 Scottish winter snow scene Learney Deeside west Aberdeenshire Glen fields viewed on a typical golden light of late afternoon on snowy winter's day with strong shadows from snow covered gates and fences lloking westwards from the Learney Road in the direction of the town of Ballater and Lochnagar, the latter mountain visible on a clear day. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Deeside, Torphins, village, cross-roads, Learney, road, hill, westwards, forest, Lochnagar, clouds, snow, scene, white, shadows, afternoon, winter, glow, orange, golden, pastel, light, landscape, farming, agriculture, countryside, rural, sun, sunshine, gate, fence, trees
Autumn Beeches Strathdon wyy0694jhp 
 Autumn beech foliage trees golden brown in spectacular Craig Burn Den gorge St Mary's Church, Auchindoir on Cabrach road Aberdeenshire Strathdon and reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with this fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, autumn, winter, beech, trees, gorge, den, golden, leaves, foliage, brown, russet, upright, landscape, sunny
Auchindoir Autumn Beeches wyy0692jhp 
 Autumn beech foliage trees golden brown in spectacular Craig Burn Den gorge St Mary's Church, Auchindoir on Cabrach road Aberdeenshire Strathdon and reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North East Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with this fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, autumn, winter, beech, trees, gorge, den, golden, leaves, foliage, brown, russet, upright, landscape, sunny
River Dee Rocks TO4280243JHP 
 River Dee Rocks Water Eddy Tumbling Flowing Invercauld Braemar Scotland is cared for by Historic Scotland and is one of the many military bridges built after the Forty Five Rebellion and that carried troops across the Highlands. This was built by Major Caulfield 1752 although often called a General Wade bridge, the person who started the process many years earlier. The bridge is located just east of Braemar and this view is from eastern side of the bridge, looking into the river amongst the rocks near the brdige. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Braemar, Invercauld, Balmoral, estate, Old Brig O'Dee, River Dee, Royal Deeside, landscape, rocks, water, foam, ripple, swirling, action, movement, peaty, brown, clear, fresh, autumn, colours, colors
River Deveron Huntly TO3367450JHP 
 River Deveron Huntly Water Quiet Reflections Spring Sunshine Trees Clear passes near the Castle and is crossed by an attractive bridge which starts the avenue to the Huntly Hotel as it makes it way north to its outflow at Banff having started amongst the small burns running off The Buck at the Cabrach. It is a popular salmon fishing river and runs through some of the loveliest northern Aberdeenshire countryside. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, River Deveron, Huntly, dappled, sunlight, sunny, banks, riverside, summer, landscape, boulders, trees, beech, overhanging, bridge, view
Water of Tanar UP592716JHP 
 Glen Tanar Deeside River Water Rocks Flowing Clear Hills Scottish Moor is a lovely accessible valley to the south of Aboyne on Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire North East Scotland. The Glen is now a much visited place with an informative Braeloine Centre with Countryside Ranger, holiday cottages, fishing and easy access to many easy walks through ancient Scottish Caledonian Pine Forest and is a popular walking and cycling route to Mount Keen. There is a public pay and display car park mid way up the metalled road across from the centre and the main walk to St Lesmo Chapel which is popular for weddings making use of Glen Tanar House ballroom for receptions and conferences. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Royal Deeside, Glen Tanar, Tanar Water, summer, estate, landscape, Mount Keen, countryside, rural, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, sunshine, walks, rocks, heather, water, peaty, brown, cascading
Autumn River Dee Potarch VS3554JHP 
 River Dee Autumn Upstream Larch Forest Trees Golden Potarch Bridge near Kincardine O'Neil west of Aberdeen on Royal Deeside and now The Deeside Way, a public constructed walkway skirts the field in the far distance. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, Dee, River, Kincardine O’Neil, Potarch, bridge, hotel, autumn, larch, birch, beech, oaks, water, reflections, rocks, pools, clear, landscape, wildlife, countryside, forest, nature, colourful, colorful, coloured, colored, peaceful, quiet, sun, sunshine, flora, grass, rapids, canoeing, walking, conservation, green, blue, white, red, brown, golden, farming, agriculture, wild

Scotland > Snow Upper Aberdeenshire (3 files)

Photographs of snow scenes north of Deeside including Huntly, Huntly Castle, River Deveron, Alford, Strathdon, Donside and River Don, including Monymusk Bridge view to Bennachie, St Marys Church, Auchindoir, Cabrach, Rhynie, Lumsden Sculpture Park and Leith Hall
St Marys Auchindoir TO173007JHP 
 St Mary's Church Auchindoir Cabrach Road Tombstones Sunny Aberdeenshire Scotland and reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North West Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with this fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. Next to it is spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, sacrament, winter, snow, gravestones, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, sunny, shadows, romantic
St Mary Church Snow TO17304JHP 
 Scottish St Mary's Church Auchindoir Cabrach Aberdeenshire Winter Snow Photo and reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North West Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with this fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. Next to it is spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, sacrament, winter, snow, gravestones, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, sunny, shadows, romantic
Auchindoir Snow Scene TO173013JHP 
 St Mary's Church Snow Winter Sunshine Tombstones Cemetery Auchindoir Cabrach road Aberdeenshire Scotland and reached by taking first left turning after Lumsden on road to Rhynie and Huntly in North West Aberdeenshire near Morayshire. This 13th Century building was later remodelled in 16th century, with this fine Scottish medieval door and has a very beautiful sacrament house on the inside, styled like a monstrance and inserted in a lancet window - now covered by clear roof to protect it. Next to it is spectacular Craig Burn Den or gorge with large woodland of mature beech trees. 
 Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Strathdon, Highlands, Cabrach, Rhynie, Auchindoir, ruined, church, kirk, St Mary’s, sacrament, winter, snow, tombstones, landscape, ruined, trees, beech, sunny, shadows, romantic

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