Living in the Scottish Highlands has afforded me a grandstand view of the Aurora on many occasions.<\/p>\n
On a clear night I can often see a ‘green glow’ in the sky, from my house, sometimes with reds & purples too. However, ‘really good shows’ are much rarer, but fortunately there have been several since I moved to the Highlands. Shimmering, snaking, shape-shifting pillars of light in the sky, the ‘merry dancers’.<\/p>\n
If the combination of clear sky weather forecast, and magnetometer forecast look promising, I will often head to Loch Fleet, or somewhere that offers a wider view of the sky and has foreground interest.<\/p>\n
These videos show the best I’ve seen with my own eyes.<\/p>\n
They are best viewed at full-size on a large screen, and just like the aurora itself, need to be viewed in dark or dim(ish) conditions, although not necessarily in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n
On both occasions, the ‘show’ went on for approx. 2 hours. At times, clouds moved across the sky, and the aurora did ebb & flow. There were times I thought it was over, but I waited. Fortunately I did, as the best was yet to come. These are part of the best bits. On both occasions, the temperature was around 2C to -2C, and I was frozen through. How we suffer for art, but it’s worth it.<\/p>\n
This sequence from March 2022.<\/p>\n