Come above, Hall!

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Kate Davies Designs
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I heard on the radio the other day that there was unusually strong solar fare activity, of the type which means that the Northern Lights are visible over Scotland.

Tom went out into the dark and captured a particularly beautiful aurora . . .

. . . with rays of red amongst its swathes of green

These photographs were taken at Carksey Bay, under a lovely starry sky.

It is nice to know that we can still see the northern lights, though we are now much further south.

If you are wondering what the title of this post refers to, it’s a line from the lyric of Ēriks Ešendvalds beautiful Northern Lights, which mashes up a Latvian folk song with the diaries of nineteenth-century Arctic travellers.

How I would love to see this piece live, tuned glasses and all.

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19 responses to “Come above, Hall!”

  1. Lizzie Dinnie Avatar
    Lizzie Dinnie

    fantastic photos – and I think what you have captured is the Steve phenomenon – an extremely rare and unpredictable light show, lasting only a few minutes https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/c4g0j7zn813o

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    1. Kate Davies Designs Avatar
      Kate Davies Designs

      Wow! Thanks Lizzie!

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    2. Karen Stickle Avatar
      Karen Stickle

      The Steve phenomenon was mentioned on the BBC news in Scotland web page also with photographs included/

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  2. nikirenals Avatar
    nikirenals


    Utterly beautiful photos and music – thank you so much for this Kate, my morning has been immeasurably enriched.

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  3. affable626cf08989 Avatar
    affable626cf08989

    Lovely photos. Back in the 1990s I was lucky enough to see the Northern Lights because my train to Hexham was hours late! They were an amazing purple colour and I cried. Never seen them again but I live in hope.

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  4. Brenda Avatar
    Brenda

    Beautiful lights and loved the singing.

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  5. karenkatz1 Avatar
    karenkatz1


    Thanks for posting this! The music is gorgeous!

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  6. shedhouseblog Avatar
    shedhouseblog


    Amazing – but apparently we have been able to see the Northern Lights as far south as the Isle of Wight but not recently – those colours are heavenly!!

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  7. Beverlee Avatar
    Beverlee

    Stunning photos, thank you, Tom! And mesmerizing music that reflects the Northern Lights so perfectly. Thank you for the beauty, which brought me to tears this morning.

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  8. Ann Murgatroyd Avatar
    Ann Murgatroyd

    Very beautiful. All of it.

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  9. volyooms Avatar
    volyooms


    Beautiful! Is that Girvan in the last photo? And thank you for introducing me to the music – memerising.

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    1. Kate Davies Designs Avatar
      Kate Davies Designs

      No – it’s Machrihanish – Tom tried a different location first, but there was less light pollution down at the mull

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  10. Juliet Bernard Avatar
    Juliet Bernard

    Just the kind of music I like to sing. Have you ever listened to any Eric Whitacre or Morten Lauridsen?

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  11. k1teach2 Avatar
    k1teach2


    How amazing! Thank you for sharing!

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  12. Cathy in NC Avatar
    Cathy in NC

    I live in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. We just emerged from 11 days of no power (water will be weeks before being restored). One of the bright spots of our dark evenings was being able to go outside & look at the stars. No Northern Lights, but because there was no man-made light at all, the sky was brilliant. I even recognized a few constellations I learned years ago.

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  13. marijo1951 Avatar
    marijo1951

    The one thing I regret about city life is the light pollution that makes the stars invisible. To be able to witness a phenomenon like this must be something super special.

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  14. Karen Stickle Avatar
    Karen Stickle

    Beautiful photographs thank you for sharing them .

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  15. Felicity Ford Avatar
    Felicity Ford

    This is so beautiful! Thank you for sharing the wonderful music and these photos with us – I love the tuned wineglasses adding an ethereal, shimmery layer to the sound. It feels so sonically equivalent to the incredible qualities of the light in these photos.

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  16. satchs5de9ad0baf Avatar
    satchs5de9ad0baf

    Fantastic photo capture!Sent from my iPad

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