Godrevy Misty Midnight Seas
The Northern Lights are notoriously, well, northern, in nature, so when the chance to see them does arise in the southernmost county of Cornwall, the sound of astrophotographers rushing for their cameras can be heard far and wide. With anticipation at an all-time high at the beginning of 2023 for this celestial show, I found myself poised on the rocks below the cliffs at Godrevy under a cloudless sky, waiting patiently for tell-tale green flickers above. Alas, in true allusive form, the Aurora never made an appearance, but I was instead rewarded with an equally unexpected sight which resulted in this picture.
Upon my West Coast arrival, the half-moon was descending into a moonset directly behind Godrevy. Once it had set, the night sky became much more even, and the stars beamed brightly from an inky canvas. Interestingly, while the moon had slipped over the horizon, it had created this beautiful, soft orange glow directly behind Godrevy, brushing the night sky with rare colour – something I had never really seen before. What’s more, as the low tide started to come in again, the long-exposure of the night sky on my camera also captured this ethereal, misty effect billowing around the craggy rocks at my feet. An unexpected surprise, and a capture I’m really proud of.
The Northern Lights are notoriously, well, northern, in nature, so when the chance to see them does arise in the southernmost county of Cornwall, the sound of astrophotographers rushing for their cameras can be heard far and wide. With anticipation at an all-time high at the beginning of 2023 for this celestial show, I found myself poised on the rocks below the cliffs at Godrevy under a cloudless sky, waiting patiently for tell-tale green flickers above. Alas, in true allusive form, the Aurora never made an appearance, but I was instead rewarded with an equally unexpected sight which resulted in this picture.
Upon my West Coast arrival, the half-moon was descending into a moonset directly behind Godrevy. Once it had set, the night sky became much more even, and the stars beamed brightly from an inky canvas. Interestingly, while the moon had slipped over the horizon, it had created this beautiful, soft orange glow directly behind Godrevy, brushing the night sky with rare colour – something I had never really seen before. What’s more, as the low tide started to come in again, the long-exposure of the night sky on my camera also captured this ethereal, misty effect billowing around the craggy rocks at my feet. An unexpected surprise, and a capture I’m really proud of.
The Northern Lights are notoriously, well, northern, in nature, so when the chance to see them does arise in the southernmost county of Cornwall, the sound of astrophotographers rushing for their cameras can be heard far and wide. With anticipation at an all-time high at the beginning of 2023 for this celestial show, I found myself poised on the rocks below the cliffs at Godrevy under a cloudless sky, waiting patiently for tell-tale green flickers above. Alas, in true allusive form, the Aurora never made an appearance, but I was instead rewarded with an equally unexpected sight which resulted in this picture.
Upon my West Coast arrival, the half-moon was descending into a moonset directly behind Godrevy. Once it had set, the night sky became much more even, and the stars beamed brightly from an inky canvas. Interestingly, while the moon had slipped over the horizon, it had created this beautiful, soft orange glow directly behind Godrevy, brushing the night sky with rare colour – something I had never really seen before. What’s more, as the low tide started to come in again, the long-exposure of the night sky on my camera also captured this ethereal, misty effect billowing around the craggy rocks at my feet. An unexpected surprise, and a capture I’m really proud of.