Aurora over Wick 6/8/2011

[bcsman]

a pic i took of the northern lights early hours of saturday morning
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[Kenn]

Great capture, I'm as green as the aurora!

[astroman]

Stunning photo bcsman. Hope you enjoyed the display as much as I did.

[bcsman]

it sure was a fantastic lightshow astroman and it was totally unexpected for me,i just wanted some star shots,im glad i seen the aurora,one of the best ive seen.

Stunning photo bcsman. Hope you enjoyed the display as much as I did.

[Mystical Potato Head]

Beautiful shot,theres everything there from arc,band and rayed aurora.Hear was me watching bloody guitar hereos on BBC4.

[bcsman]

im sure there will be more displays this yesr mph,anyway isnt your son a guitar hero?you can listen to him anytime,ive seen him play on youtube,hes really talented.

Beautiful shot,theres everything there from arc,band and rayed aurora.Hear was me watching bloody guitar hereos on BBC4.

[Lorne]

Great pic.... already complimented it on SGL Hopefully I'll time my next visit to coincide with more auroral activity!

[Mystical Potato Head]

Yes Lorne,going down a storm on SGL(pun intended) and rightly so,they appreciate a stunning photo
A serious contender for their Image of the Week.

[dubzter]

cracking pic, gutted I missed it. Especially as I had posted about the high chance of there being a high chance of aurora that night on facebook........DOH!

[andrew.bowles30]

hi i run a guest house and would you sell me a copy for my wall

[YummyMummy]

Wow! Seen some lights at Groats, but never anything as good as that. Amazing pic.

[Sandra_B]

Gorgeous photo!

[kara]

Fantastic ;-)

[dessie]

super photo..is it possible to find out when they will appear again.

[Mystical Potato Head]

Be on the lookout on Thursday night/early Friday morning.There is a CME,coronal mass ejection from the sun heading our way
and is currently expected to hit the earth's magnetic field around midnight Thursday 22nd, give or take a couple of hours either way.
It wont be as spectacular a display as bcsmans photo because it was rated KP 8 on the Aurora scale which goes up to 9.
Probably be no more than a 5 which would still put on a few dancing beams of light.Just have to wait and see but there will be numerous displays over
the winter,thats guaranteed,whether the skies are clear or not is another matter.