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  • Aurora Borealis

    Some more images from 10th May 2024. Ursa Major caught in a light storm overhead. Brilliant colours on Kingsgate Bay. I used a torch to ‘paint’ light on the sand and cliff face in this exposure. Nikon D5300, Nikkor 10mm f/4.5 10s ISO 800 Read more

  • Aurora Borealis

    We don’t get much in the way of Northern Lights here on the south coast of England, but as the Sun is coming into it’s solar maximum later this year, we had a very large CME heading towards Earth and it hit Europe just right for Kent to be lit beautifully beneath clear skies. For Read more

  • Totality

    On the 9th April, the last day before the eclipse, we found ourselves in a diner bar on Beale St in Memphis, Tennessee. The forecast had been poor for the whole of the US continent for the last couple of weeks and it was raining. It was raining so hard, the TV was tuned into Read more

  • More preparations…

    Three days before we fly. Six days before the eclipse. Weather was looking great in the earliest (10 day) forecasts. Not so good now. Worst of it looks to be down south (which was predicted to be the best). Major incident declared before it even happens at Niagara Falls where they are expecting 1m people Read more

  • Getting Ready…

    With only 16 sleeps left until the big solar eclipse day dawns, it’s time to start tidying up those loose ends and get straight. The three of us are booked to fly into Chicago for 2pm on the Friday before, spend some time acclimatising to the foreign climes and local cuisine (hotdog at a ballgame) Read more

  • Radio Broadstairs Interview

    Here is an audio file of the 11-03-24 interview I gave on local radio. Music by Zakhar Valahar & Roman Senyk Read more