Images on Film
These have been scanned in either as a print or from the negative .
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One night I was lucky enough to see a full Lunar Halo. Not only did I see the 22 ° halo but I also saw the 'Moon Dogs' and the paraselenic arc which went right round the horizon. The all sky picture dosnt do it justice! |
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This halo complex occured at about midday
on 21 Dec 1997.
The 46 deg halo can just be seen in the picture on the right |
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While not unpolluted Shetland skies do offer some glorious
sights.
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A Sun pillar - which stayed visible as the Sun set. | Comet Hyakutake which proceeded Hale-Bopp by a year. |  |
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Rain clouds marching in from the sea. | |||
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The Solar Eclipse of Wednesday 11th August 1999 was seen from Shetland. But it was a race against the clouds. |
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The night of the 17/18th August 2004. The sky was clear and a warm front was on the way in. These are 50mm f1.8 images on to Fuji Superia 400. On the left a combination of 3 x10 seconds from a fixed camera On the right a minute exposure from a Scotch Mount |
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