The event of a coronal mass ejection from the sun on the evening of the 11th October 2021 had northern lights watchers, such as my wife Liz and myself, all excited in anticiptation of finally seeing the aurora borealis over North Wales.
So after tea we loaded up the car with flasks of coffee and photography gear and headed off to Penmon Point on the Isle of Anglesey, with its great views to the north overlooking the iconic Trwyn Du lighthouse, just offshore.
We arrived just after sunset, and with plenty of time to wait for darkness to fully descend I decided to start this time lapse shoot early and catch the change from day to night in anticipation of the aurora's arrival.
Well, after filming for two hours, and with the forecast peak of the northern lights well past, we realised that our efforts to finally witness this spectacle had, once again, failed to bear fruit as a thick bank of cloud along the horizon had effectively blotted out any faint glow that might have been seen.
Hey ho! We'll just have to keep an eye on the aurora forecast and try again next time.
But the evening was far from a waste of time, as a couple of hours in such a beautiful spot next to the sea just refreshes your soul, and, of course, I still had this quite lovely timelapse of nightfall at Penmon Point to enjoy whenever I want.
I hope you enjoy it too!
Filename - penmon night timelapse 01
Camera - Canon EOS 6DMK2
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 50mm
Exposure (start of sequence) - 1/60 sec @ f/4, ISO100
Exposure (end of sequence) - 8 secs @ f/4, ISO6400
Filters - None.
Shooting interval - 10 seconds
Location - Penmon Point, Anglesey, North Wales
This clip - HD 720p, 30fps (4K and 1080p HD formats also available)
Clip duration - 26 seconds
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