Steven Robinson Pictures

Strong Aurora over Castletown Beach on the NC500 route.

Facing the Witch

Just a few nights ago I captured the faint north tail of the milky way including the constellations Auriga (left), Perseus (centrally, over the grave), and Cassiopeia on the right. The aurora gave a very meaningful appearance too, with greens and purples very clear to see. Note the different star colours here? The stars are not all white dots! This grave is a curious monument to every woman burned as a witch around the world, and is found in Dunning, Scotland. A very dark period in the history of our species, for sure!

NB: The light in front of the grave is from my other camera and the shadow is myself, adjusting a few settings.

Milky Way over Lunan Bay Scotland

It's that time of year when Earth is positioned just right in the northern hemisphere to see the milky way arch sweep up along the eastern coastline here. Unfortunately, it happens at 4am so I am tired.

Orion over the Quiraing, Isle of Skye

One of my favourite locations day and night, showing the faint tail of the milky way sitting over Orion on the left. The green colour here is faint aurora. Behind me, the aurora was very strong, but I was much more interested in the view I came for, right here.

Steve