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Aurora Borealis over the Firth of Clyde

Last night was a first for me, seeing the Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights, for the first time with the naked eye in Scotland.

The Northern Lights were simply spectacular with their mixture of green, amber and red lights dancing through the sky between the South West and North West. Unfortunately there was a little bit too much cloud directly to the North.

I’m well pleased with these photos.

HNLMS Van Amstel passing an Astute class submarine

While the HNLMS Van Amstel was sailing up the Firth of Clyde on a hazy Monday afternoon, an Astute class submarine was sailing out. The Dutch frigate F831 passed the submarine surprisingly closely at Inellan.

It is very unusual to see a nuclear submarine sailing on the Firth of Clyde without heavy protecting from about 7 police patrol boats.