Thursday 24 March 2011

Merry Dancers


Merry Dancers, originally uploaded by Stewart Watt.

What the aurora are called up in this neck of the woods because of the beams of light that dance across the sky.

This was at the peak of the display with strong beams of light reaching quite high in the sky.

Best display of the current aurora season.

This photo was taken on March 12, 2011 in Halkirk, Scotland, GB, using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II.


A contribution to Skywatch Friday.

26 comments:

  1. such beautiful colours! Love it!

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  2. This is a beautiful picture !

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  3. Just as brilliant as the one posted last week.

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  4. fabulous view of the northern lights, the colors are beautiful

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  5. Very nice Aurora Borealis, just beautiful.

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  6. Hello
    stopping by via Skywatch...this photo is just stunning!!!
    Have a good one!!!

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  7. Stunning captures!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  8. Stunning photo and colours!Wonderful!

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  9. A fabulous photo of the wonder in the sky! Stunning!

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  10. Incredible, breathtaking capture! Love the colors! Thanks for sharing the beauty! Hope you have a great weekend!

    Sylvia

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  11. wow. outstanding scene.

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  12. oh my...what a beauty...amazing shot! Hope you can check out my Skywatch Friday entry as well. Thanks!

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  13. wow! it's almost like taken out from an astronomy textbook! i love the vivid colours! :)

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  14. Great shot..how lucky you are to be able to see them where you are...we hear in the deep South of the US seldom get that chance.

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  15. Wow!Aurora,it's so beautiful,
    something which i must see at least ones.

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  16. when I saw this I thought it was not real, it couldn't possibly be, because it is just too beautiful. I've seen the lights several times but not in recent years, and each time I see them I know I am blessed to have the witnessing of such magic. you've captured it so well, this photo is just extraordinary.

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  17. It amazes me how beautifully you have captured these color beams.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  18. Leaves me speechless. Gotta see this in my lifetime. What's the secret to getting the great photos?

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  19. An awesome sight. I really enjoyed seeing such beauty from your part of the world. You did an outstanding job on your photos. How breathtaking that would be to see in person.

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  20. So amazing - I would love to see that for real.

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  21. This is amazing. I've always wanted to see the aurora borealis in real life. It must be surreal.

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  22. Wonderful! The Aurora has always fascinated «Louis».

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  23. Fantastic view!
    The colours of the auroa is so beautiful,
    thanks for sharing :)

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  24. This pic is 'huge'!! Never saw anything like that --- muchas gracias!

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