Astronomy – Stream of Consciousness

vdB14 and vdB15, Camelopardalis

spodzone / 2023-03-12

vdB14 & vdB15 reflection nebulae, Camelopardalis
It’s been ages since I had enough good data to process and publish an astro photo. It sure feels good to have got this one out now 🙂

Astronomy, daily, landscape, Landscape, nature, night, Perthshire, photos, Scotland, Strathearn

Aurora, March 2016

spodzone / 2016-03-07

Arguably an even more impressive display of the Aurora this evening than the one over New Year. I took the

Astronomy, daily, landscape, nature, night, photos, Scotland

Seeing the New Year in with style

spodzone / 2016-01-05

Over the course of New Year’s Eve I saw several aurora alerts. On checking, it was even visible as a

Astronomy, landscape, Landscape, nature, photos, Scotland

Out in the middle of nowhere

spodzone / 2015-11-06

On a whim, a friend and I spent a few hours out in the middle of nowhere, Aberdeenshire – hunting

Astronomy, daily, Landscape, landscape, nature, Perth, photos, Scotland

Aurora!

spodzone / 2015-10-08

For the second time, I was lucky enough to see the aurora from Perth, last night. It was quite an

Astronomy, nature, Scotland

Moody Eclipse Photos

spodzone / 2015-07-16

I was up early on the morning of March 20th to get to Stonehaven on the coast in time for

Astronomy, daily, Landscape, landscape, nature, photos

Solar Eclipse 2015: a teaser

spodzone / 2015-03-20

After all that driving to get this, I couldn’t let today pass without posting taster shot from the solar eclipse. I

Astronomy, Landscape, nature, photos

Noctilucent Clouds

spodzone / 2014-06-20

Noctilucent (“night-shining”) clouds are a rare phenomenon: the highest clouds in the atmosphere, at altitudes between 47-53 miles, consisting of

Astronomy, Landscape, nature, photos

ISS

spodzone / 2013-06-11

Two photos of the International Space Station passing overhead.