Edinburgh – St Anthony’s Chapel Aurora

£38.00£180.00

Having seen all the stats throughout the day I knew there was a very good chance of a strong Aurora display. What I didn’t expect to see was the vibrant red and pink glow clearly visible to the naked eye, in my south-east facing back garden in the centre of Edinburgh!

Although I have seen the Northern Lights a number of times, I have always wanted to capture them from within Edinburgh. Part of what makes this so difficult, of course, is the artificial lights of the city and the resulting light pollution. For the Aurora to overpower these city lights you need something very special indeed……

The early signs were very promising so I decided to take my chances in the city centre and I initally headed to Corstorphine Hill. As soon as I arrived I could see the aurora was now also in the opposite direction, facing West! After a bit of deliberation I went to Holyrood Park. Standing beside St Anthony’s Chapel I watched the lights ebb and flow, before they eventually went ballistic around midnight.

Having seen all the stats throughout the day I knew there was a very good chance of a strong Aurora display. What I didn’t expect to see was the vibrant red and pink glow clearly visible to the naked eye, in my south-east facing back garden in the centre of Edinburgh!

Although I have seen the Northern Lights a number of times, I have always wanted to capture them from within Edinburgh. Part of what makes this so difficult, of course, is the artificial lights of the city and the resulting light pollution. For the Aurora to overpower these city lights you need something very special indeed……

The early signs were very promising so I decided to take my chances in the city centre and I initally headed to Corstorphine Hill. As soon as I arrived I could see the aurora was now also in the opposite direction, facing West! After a bit of deliberation I went to Holyrood Park. Standing beside St Anthony’s Chapel I watched the lights ebb and flow, before they eventually went ballistic around midnight.