Aurora Borealis activity photographed at Tomnaverie Recumbent Stone Circle at
Tarland, on Royal Deeside and these photographs are scans from Provia 400asa 35mm
slide film, processed at 1600asa. A further selection of digital
photographs will be added in another gallery.
They were taken using a Nikon FG20 and mainly a Sigma 15mm f2.8 Semi Fish eye
lens for exposures of around 20 seconds using a locking cable release.
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Aurora Borealis over Tomnaverie ab003092
21.59hrs UT(GMT) Tomnaverie Stone Circle and first choice after the teaching duties were over and some digital photos already in the can |
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Aurora over Stone Circle ab003094
An upright captures the northerly arm of the Corona sitting over the recumbent and easter flanker of the Bronze Age monument of Tomnaverie Stone Circle |
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Aurora Corona over Royal Deeside ab003916
22.05hrs and this weird shaped Corona canopy like some huge celestial jellyfish about the envelope the Stone Circle |
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Aurora Corona beyond Stone Circle Flanker ab003917
Like the cover of some Sci Fi book this canopy spreads over the South West skyline towards Lochnagar and Royal Deeside |
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Tomnaverie Stone Circle and Aurora ab003931
22.32hrs and after a digital photo session the full scope of the 15mm Sigma captures the developing Corona, here sighted over the West flanker |
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Aurora rays over Flankers ab003933
22.35 and repositioning to make use of the main recumbent and both flankers of this 4000year old burial site in Aberdeenshire |
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Rays of Aurora on Deeside ab003934
Thoughts of ceremonial cremations are the feel of these rays of orange giving an apposite backdrop to this reminder of our very ancient "Scottish" ancestors |
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Orion and Aurora Corona ab003102
23.01hrs and the zenith has grown and here is captured towards Orion and the SE from the side of the large West flanker |
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Aurora Corona over monolith ab003109
Making use of the flanker to set off the dominating zenith or centre of the Aurora Borealis Corona or crown shape as it builds to the South |
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Stone Age Flanker against Corona ab031010
23.03hrs and the zenith is now filling all the overhead night sky |
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Aurora to West at Tarland ab031018
23.11hrs and the Corona has now extended over all horizons and this photograph is to the West capturing the hill of Morven and lights of Tarland |
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Aurora over Recumbent & Flankers ab031021
23.19hrs and the stone circle again sets off the full Corona, from its zenith to the North Easterly skyline |
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Red Aurora Rays over Stones ab031023
Slightly less squint the silhouette of the Tomnaverie Circle on the top of its small hill gives a perfect setting for a heavely light show that its Bronze Age builders probably marvelled at as well |
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Scottish Aurora over Tomnaverie RSC ab031034
Nearing the end of the main display, this Northerly viewpoint over towards the Slack of Tillylodge shows rays in the more usual Aurora settings for North East Scotland |
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Aurora to North of Deeside ab031035
23.35hrsUT and near the end of the Tomnaverie visit but a few strong rays flare off towards the North, with nothing by now overhead or to the south |
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