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March 4, 2025

© Alan Tough

During a Red Arrows flying display rehearsal, Alan realized when reviewing his photographs that he had also captured this vibrant sun dog (parhelion), spotted over RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland

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December 29, 2023

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A nacreous Dolphin over Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

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December 21, 2023

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Nacreous clouds over Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

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February 2, 2023

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A nacreous bird over Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

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November 2, 2020

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A full moon and Mars over Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

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October 20, 2020

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Towering Cumulus clouds over the Cuillin Hills, Carbost, on the Isle of Skye.

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August 24, 2020

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A sunrise with clouds and comet NEOWISE over Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

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June 28, 2017

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A giant Owl enjoys the spectacle of noctilucent clouds over Arbroath, on the east coast of Scotland.

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May 31, 2016

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A hint of asperitas in this formation over Pitlochry, Scotland.

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February 7, 2016

© Alan Tough

A collection of nacreous formations over Alloa, Scotland.

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Laurence Green says:

February 10, 2016 at 7:55 pm

Alan, this is brilliant capture of a rare sight!

Good man!

Laurence

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August 27, 2015

© Alan Tough

A noctilucent cloud display and a very active aurora over Elgin, Scotland.

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May 10, 2015

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An image taken by Alan on March 20, 2015, from a Boeing 737 flying at 38,000 feet over the Norwegian Sea, he was one of 57 passengers on a flight to observe the Total Solar Eclipse.

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July 31, 2013

A Noctilucent formation over Hopeman Beach, Moray, Scotland.

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Laurence Green says:

August 19, 2013 at 4:59 pm

Alan, I’ve just come across an interesting video (2.45 minutes duration) taken from NASA’s Astronomy Picture Of the Day (APOD) website showing a very rare combination of Noctilucent clouds accompanied by Aurorae on the night of 4th & 5th August recent at Caithness, Scotland:-

http://www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/ap130819.html

Certainly worth watching! The text is informative too.

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Laurence Green says:

July 31, 2013 at 12:27 pm

Excellent shot, Alan.

Laurence

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March 25, 2013

An image over Elgin, Moray, Scotland, for Cloudspotters and Astronomers alike, it shows Cirrus, the faint green glow of an aurora and a Virginid meteor.

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bryan says:

March 29, 2013 at 3:31 pm

AWESOME Shot Alan!!!!

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Laurence Green says:

March 26, 2013 at 3:22 pm

Would the faint streak seen one third of the way in of the left hand side of the photo possibly be the Comet PANSTARRS – a comet which has certainly got the interest recently of the astronomical community?

Laurence

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November 13, 2012

A lunar corona spotted from Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

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May 22, 2012

A halo and upper tangent arc over Elgin, Scotland.

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Normanicus says:

May 28, 2012 at 6:41 pm

A great shot. Have not yet seen an upper tangent arc.

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