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We were under cloud and freezing horizontal rain for the display earlier in the week. These show the benefit of even a slightly more northern location. Image and time lapse. A short display under bright moonlight. Canon R8, Sigma 24mm - 8s, iso1600, f4. PS, LRC, P2E (Pictures2Exe). Cheers, Paul. Bamburgh Aurora.mp4

Thank you all for your comments Am really happy with this @FenlandPaul @davew it looked like Lindisfarne Castle was unlit. Yes, a disheartening first go, am not sure why I posted it. Shows its not easy! @Saganite I am Paul, cheers.

I was disappointed with previous version. Now with a moonlit, dark blue hour foreground. This enabled me to get much closer to the main subject and show some of the contextual landscape without the castle lights flooding everything. Am much happier. Cheers, Paul. Click for sharper view.

Bamburgh Castle under the Milky Way - Canon R8, Sigma 24mm. Sky 6 x 10s, f2.5, iso3200, untracked. Foreground 1 x 8s, f5.6, iso400, moonlit deep blue hour. LR, Sequator and PS. Cheers, Paul. Much sharper when clicked.

Definitely! Any closer and the light just overwhelmed the image. It is a recommended dark sky location. I couldnt see the castle lit up across the water. It would be a tad too light during mid-summer. Added an Instagram version...

Early hours Sunday. The castle has a dozen billion watt floodlights and I found it all a bit challenging at 03.00 hours. Ended up doing untracked sky subs beyond the castle. Then a mix of exposures for foreground, 1 castle, 1 mid and 4 near. A bit of a disjointed result. Cheers, Paul.

Thank you. Can bit a bit hit and miss, needing to remember all the 'tricks' when my brain is asleep...

All the locals comment how nice it is on a calm day!! Added the starscapes.

...windy as, had me hiding on a slope sheltering from the westerly gale. Anything for a bit of clear sky. One of the usual. Light painted barn on an upslope to get Leo nicely framed. About 8 subs for sky stacked with Sequator. Stopped down the lens and reduced iso for foreground lit images, about 4. Processed with LR and PS. The barn corners do have a taper in the stonework as well as converging verticals The other is ~8 x 30s, iso1600, f3.5 tracked on MSM. Always fancied getting the 'big' asterisms of Ursa Major and Leo in a single frame. Canon R8, Sigma 24mm. Quite a few Messier and NGC galaxies also lurking. Some in annotated version. Cheers, Paul.

Mud! Love the feel. A great set of images. The video is even better.

Great other worldly feel! Very nice.

One way of making stars more prominent...am cutting back on the goodies. Though throughly approve. Striking composition Good to see you out in the field, Paul.

Made up with this coverage! https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/best-stargazing-spots-uk-abroad-b2520202.html

Really enjoyed your video @FenlandPaul I prefer the 'Teasel Core' image. You can get detail in Rho Ophiuchi! Cheers, Paul.