Tag: aurora

  • Aurora, BioCafe, and wildlife photography

    Aurora, BioCafe, and wildlife photography

    I hopped into bed just after 10pm last night and began scrolling social media where I discovered we were in the midst of a red alert aurora. I looked out the bedroom window and took this photo. Not bad for the middle of a city and quite a lot of cloud cover as you can…

  • Aurora in Aberdeen finally and World Athletics bans

    Aurora in Aberdeen finally and World Athletics bans

    We saw our very first aurora last night and in Aberdeen too. Cities aren’t usually good places to see it because of the light pollution. My photo of it is a bit pathetic but I was still pretty chuffed to finally get to see it. I dragged everyone out of the house at 9:30pm and…

  • Aurora hunting, vegan treats, and made in Scotland

    Aurora hunting, vegan treats, and made in Scotland

    We went aurora hunting last night because every newspaper said we’d see a magnificent light show when a solar storm arrived, supposedly sometime between 6pm and 9pm. But it turned out to be a non-event because there was no aurora. We drove to Dunnottar Castle thinking it would be a good spot because it’s away…