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Chasing and photographing the Northern Lights
Stephan Kaizer about 3 years ago
Michelle Cumming, Murray's municipal employee on the north east coast of Scotland, has been fascinated by the Northern Lights since she first saw the phenomenon in September 2020. And she has prepared her "backpack and flask" to go to it. chase, “I often take my dog ​​Dexter with me, wrapped in a fleece blanket while we stand and watch the saddle. "There have been a lot of trips at 1am," he told the BBC's Steven McKenzie in the Highlands.

Michelle first saw the Northern Lights during a walk on a beach in Losimouth: "I was impressed that night," she says. "What I remember most vividly from that night is not only the awe I saw in such a spectacle, but also the expressions of admiration from the spectators in the dark just down the seafront."

Selas is an impressive natural phenomenon caused by geomagnetic storms from the Sun. And it can appear as light rays that shimmer and "dance" in the sky.
 
Impressive photo of Gordon Mackie in Therso (Facebook / Caithness Astronomy Group)


The dark nights of autumn and winter offer a better chance of being seen - when the sky is clear - and there are websites, apps and social media groups that provide forecasts and alerts for when it might happen.
Scotland is one of the best places in the UK to observe the Selas, but powerful images of it are also visible from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.