Duncan McDonald

@theauroraguy October 19th 2025.

Bring your most vibrant shot! An exceptionally difficult thing for me to do.... October 08, 2024

@ahamillphotos @chunder10 @London_Lady @TamithaSkov @Vincent_Ledvina Cheers Alistair

@mcdond @chunder10 @London_Lady @TamithaSkov @Vincent_Ledvina Beautiful!

At Strathlene Beach, the night sky comes alive with the magic of the Aurora Borealis—a reminder that Scotland is one of Europe’s most breathtaking places to witness the Northern Lights. If you’ve ever dreamed of chasing auroras, Scotland should be at the top of your list.

@London_Lady @ahamillphotos @chunder10 @TamithaSkov @Vincent_Ledvina It was a cracker and clear skies

@mcdond @ahamillphotos @chunder10 @TamithaSkov @Vincent_Ledvina If only I were home!!

@ahamillphotos @TamithaSkov @barrabest @WeatherCee @TweetAurora @chunder10 @coolfm Cracking Alistair 👌

I took a large pano on Friday night at the Giant's Causeway, just as the aurora began to intensify after the second CME arrived. Standing here alone at night gives an immense sense of scale. Panos like this are the closest to capturing that feeling I can manage!

@LeinsterClub As we say in these parts, aye right 🤣🤣

@mcdond TV money needed it to go to the wire Out of my control

A defeat for Glasgow, Cardiff & Ulster will do Leinsters season no harm... I think Munster will probably win because of how much of a joke the Sharks are this season. They don't even have altitude

@ahamillphotos @barrabest @angie_weather @WeatherCee @TamithaSkov @chunder10 @Vincent_Ledvina Nice one Alistair 👍

The haze may have taken the edge of the visualisation of the aurora last night, but it certainly helped make the stars of Andromeda and Perseus pop! Great to see such a powerful display above my happy place once again. 20/3/26 21.54 UTC Giant's Causeway, NI

@grahamer154 @pablo_guillen_ @DavidReyrat Is that really the only line the Irish have, not very original 🤔

Antoine Dupont sur sa brouille avec Ben White lors de Écosse-France : «Je lui ai simplement dit ce que je pensais de son attitude tout au long de la partie. Moi, je n’ai jamais eu un état d’esprit comme celui-là.» Par @DavidReyrat ⬇️⬇️⬇️ lefigaro.fr/sports/rugby/6…

@KarlBrophy You better hope Ireland play better than you count or you're goosed.

One third of the Scottish starting XV is a captain or vice-captain. Going to be hard for Ireland to cope with all that leadership.

When the night sky becomes the main subject ✨ Subtle starlight, glowing clouds, and long exposures revealing colours the eye can’t quite see. A reminder that astrophotography isn’t always about clear skies — sometimes it’s about capturing the mood of the universe above us 🌌

A set of aurora images taken on the 20th Jan '26, between 22:55 and 00:15 at Strathlene Beach, Buckie.

Set of images of the aurora on the 19th Jan '26. Taken between 19:37 and 22:01 at Strathlene Beach, Buckie.

Set of images of the aurora on the 19th Jan '26. Taken between 19:37 and 22:01 at Strathlene Beach, Buckie.

@ahamillphotos It's a game changer. Not often now my shutter speed is more than 5 seconds and not too bothered about iso and noise as can deal with that in post

@mcdond Thanks - and it's great to have a lens that really allows that now!

A special moment from last night's aurora at Oxford Island, Co Armagh. Read the text to find out why. ~ 20 January 2026, c. 22.40, Oxford Island, Co. Armagh ~

@London_Lady @cassidy_rachel @chunder10 @James_Akrill @TamithaSkov @bbcweather Lucky you getting the corona 👏

Currently above my house there's a disco!! Woohoo!! @cassidy_rachel @chunder10 @James_Akrill @TamithaSkov @bbcweather #northernlights #Scotland on the #BlackIsle

Yet another panorama taken on the night of the 12th December '25. With the Aurora arcing over the moray Firth from Lossiemouth to Findochty. 16 shot pano taken with my Canon R6 MkII and Sigma 24mm f/1.4 ISO 6400, F/1.6, 2.0 sec, 24mm.

@petermacmahon @conor_matchett @JohnSwinney Jings must have taken you a while to come up with that. Nothing better to do?

Or if you’re @conor_matchett ‘From full on John to on and on John!’😉 @JohnSwinney