Noctilucent Clouds - 11 July 2019 @ 23:25

[StuartJPP]

It kind of amuses me that I am on the top of a cow pat filled hill at midnight taking a photo of a fairly spectacular noctilucent cloud display and probably 99.9% of the people in the houses captured are totally unaware of it.

Taken on 11 July 2019 @ 23:25

Canon 5D Mark III
Canon 70-200mm f/4 L IS @ f/4 and 70mm in portrait mode
5 Second Exposures @ ISO 100
6 Frame Panorama Stitched With Hugin.

Noctilucent Clouds by Stuart, on Flickr

Headingley Stadium can be seen on the horizon (the row of lights).

Original file is here (10,018px × 3,448px):

Thanks for looking.

Edited July 12, 2019 by StuartJPP

[stash_old]

Do they still have cows in Yorkshire (Leeds) - a sight now becoming rare as Hen Harriers - Sheep everywhere LOL

[StuartJPP]

59 minutes ago, stash_old said:

Do they still have cows in Yorkshire (Leeds) - a sight now becoming rare as Hen Harriers - Sheep everywhere LOL

Yes, this is a working farm and you could say that the cows are free-range as the fences have been flattened years ago. As a consequence their range is very far, luckily not around on this particular night.

Occasionally there's some horses in this field, there was the last time I went.

All a bit unnerving for a city boy like me, they can be a bit daft these animals 🤪

[Paul M]

I spotted this display developing early on so kept an eye on it. It became quite impressive from my viewpoint overlooking the river Ribble near Clitheroe. Didn't get any pictures as I was attending my son's wedding function at the time!