Tioram Night Shining II - Castle Tioram, Doirlinn, Moidart

A feature of the midsummer, noctilucent, or “night shining” clouds illuminate the sky above Castle Tioram and fight of the darkness of the night.

Tioram Night Shining I - Castle Tioram, Doirlinn, Moidart

A feature of the midsummer, noctilucent, or "night shining" clouds illuminate the sky above Castle Tioram and fight of the darkness of the night.

White not Pink - Loch Sunart, Resipole, Sunart

Early on an April morning and Loch Sunart is lit by the white light from the Pink Moon of 2020 as it heads westwards to set behind the hills beyond Salen.

Bright Sparks - Rockpool House, Resipole, Sunart

Rays of light burst from the moon as it sits above the road from Resipole to Salen, while an equally bright Venus shines in the sky to the right.

Lunar Lochside - Loch Sunart, Resipole, Sunart

Rays of light burst from the moon to light up the rocky shore of Loch Sunart while clouds roll in from the west.

Andromeda Above Aurora - Sailean Dubh, Ardtoe, Ardnamurchan

To the left, above the green light of the Aurora, sits the white spiral of the Andromeda Galaxy, the nearest major galaxy to our own galaxy, the Milky Way, whose cloudy core is beginning to rise above the hills to the north of the beach at Ardtoe.

Venusian Reflections I - River Shiel, The Shiel Bridge, Moss, Moidart

As Venus heads towards the north-west horizon, it is reflected in the surface of the River Shiel. To its upper left is the Pleiades (the Seven Sisters) star cluster. Further left is the bright red star, Aldebaran which is the brightest star in Taurus and represents the eye of The Bull. Directly and high above Venus is Capella, the brightest star in the constellation of Auriga (The Charioteer) and the sixth-brightest star in the night sky.

Self-Isolation I - Mingarry Park, Mingarry, Moidart

A lone tree sits in splendid isolation under a Spring Equinox night sky with the bright light of the Orion Nebula to its right and Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, to its immediate left.

Self-Isolation II - Mingarry Park, Mingarry, Moidart

A lone tree sits in splendid isolation under a Spring Equinox night sky with the bright light of the Orion Nebula to its right and Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, to its immediate left.

Remembrance - The War Memorial, Strontian, Sunart

The Strontian War Memorial sits on a rocky outcrop by the eastern entrance to the village and commemorates 36 soldiers who gave their lives in World War I and 3 more who gave their lives in World War II and is inscribed with some powerful words of remembrance. “THESE WERE OURS IN THE DAYS OF THEIR BOYHOOD AND THEIR NAMES HAVE BECOME OUR HERITAGE.”

Western Airglow I - Camas Nan Geall, Ardslignish, Ardnamurchan

The pink-red tinge of Airglow emanates from the horizon a way out to the west beyond the bay of Camas Nan Geall, while the Milky Way rises up into the sky above the faint and distant outline of the Isle of Coll.

Western Airglow II - Camas Nan Geall, Ardslignish, Ardnamurchan

A pink-red tinge from Airglow emanates from the horizon a way out to the west beyond the bay of Camas Nan Geall, while the Milky Way rises up into the sky above the faint and distant outline of the Isle of Coll.

Flowing to the Stars I - Sanna Bay, Sanna, Ardnamurchan

A stream flows from the sand dunes at Sanna finds its way round the rocks and out to the sea. In the distance, a band of Airglow lights the horizon and the Milky Way soars above the light from the Cairns of Coll Lighthouse which located on the small island of Suil Ghorm about 2 km northeast of the coast of Coll.

Flowing to the Stars II - Sanna Bay, Sanna, Ardnamurchan

One of the two streams that flow from the sand dunes at Sanna finds its way round the rocks and out to the sea, while in the distance a band of Airglow lights the horizon and the Milky Way soars above the distant light from the Cairns of Coll Lighthouse which located on the small island about 2 km northeast of coast of Coll.

Under the Plough II - Sanna Bay, Sanna, Ardnamurchan

Looking north over Sanna Bay on a starry night to the Small Isles of Muck, Eigg and Rum, with 6 of the 7 bright stars of Ursa Major (the Plough) visible to the right of the sky.

Under the Plough I - Sanna Bay, Sanna, Ardnamurchan

Looking north over Sanna Bay on a starry night to the Small Isles of Muck, Eigg and Rum, with the 7 bright stars of Ursa Major (the Plough) visible to the left of the sky and shooting stars from the Northern Taurids meteor shower visible to the right.

Distant Aurora - Sanna Bay, Sanna, Ardnamurchan

High above Sanna Bay on a late-October night and looking north to see distant Northern Lights in the sky beyond the Small Isles of Muck, Eigg and Rum

Stars in the Marsh - Camas Shallachain, Sallachan, Ardgour

On a beautifully still and clear night, reflections of stars can be seen in the pools of the salt marsh at Sallachan Beach, while the Milky Way rises in the south west, over the summit of Beinn Leamhain.

Life Beyond the Bothy II - Camas Chil Mhalieu, Kilmalieu, Ardgour

When standing looking at the vastness of the night sky that lay beyond this small bothy, I couldn’t help but think about something Carl Sagan said about life elsewhere in the Universe. It was ““The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.”

Life Beyond the Bothy III - Camas Chil Mhalieu, Kilmalieu, Ardgour

When standing looking at the vastness of the night sky that lay beyond this small bothy, I couldn’t help but think about something Carl Sagan said about life elsewhere in the Universe. It was ““The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.”

Life Beyond the Bothy I - Camas Chil Mhalieu, Kilmalieu, Ardgour

When standing looking at the vastness of the night sky that lay beyond this small bothy, I couldn’t help but think about something Carl Sagan said about life elsewhere in the Universe. It was ““The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.”

Tioram Light Show - Castle Tioram, Doirlinn, Moidart

The sky above Castle Tioram and the sea below lit up with greens and purples from a spectacular show of the Northern Lights.

Floating on Green - Loch Shiel, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan

A small day boat moored up in Loch Shiel at the jetty in Acharacle floats on water that has been lit green by the aurora in the sky beyond the hills to the north.