Series
05
After Dark
Night work: aurora over still water, the Milky Way above a cloud inversion, an owl under the moon.
Aurora on still water
58.20N 6.40W · 23:41 Kp 6 · 15s f/2 ISO 1600
Milky Way over a cloud sea
57.08N 3.66W · 02:10 inversion · 20s f/2.8 ISO 3200
Aurora over the pines
57.15N 3.75W · 22:55 Kp 5 · 8s f/2 ISO 2500
Tawny owl, moon behind
57.40N 4.35W · 00:30 moonlit · 1/60 f/2.8 ISO 6400
Field notes
Dark skies in the Highlands are a gift and a cold one. Most of these nights started at eleven and finished at four.
Long exposures, a red headtorch and a lot of waiting for the clouds to move on.