Airglow and the Zodiac - Sailean nan Cuileag, Salen, Ardnamurchan

The view south-west out of Sailean nan Cuileag on a February night with a false dusk being created by triangular beam of zodiacal light emanating from behand the trees to the west and projecting itself above green and red tinged airglow that was on the horizon in all directions.

Night Time Passing - Loch Shiel, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan

Fifteen minutes of night passing at the jetty in Acharacle that leads north out into Loch Shiel, with the rotation of the earth creating startrails in a sky tinged with airglow.

Leading to Vega - Loch Shiel, Acharacle, Ardnamurchan

The jetty at Acharacle leads out into Loch Shiel and onwards to Vega, the fifth brightest star in the night sky and the second-brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere after Arcturus, as it sits low on the northern horizon, while hanging in the red and green hues of airglow.

Ice Path to Orion - Ceann Traigh Breige, Ardery, Sunart

After a week of sub-zero temperatures, the stream that flows into Ceann Traigh Breige had become frozen to create this icy pathway to both the constellation of Orion and to Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky which can be seen reflecting on its icy surface.

Aurora on Ice II - Lochan na Dunaich, Salen, Ardnamurchan

The colours of the aurora borealis fill the gap between the trees at the northern end of Lochan na Dunaich, while some of this colour falls on ice that is gradually thawing after the end of a cold spell.

Aurora on Ice I - Lochan na Dunaich, Salen, Ardnamurchan

The colours of the aurora borealis fill the gap between the trees at the northern end of Lochan na Dunaich, while some of this colour falls on ice that is gradually thawing after the end of a cold spell.

Moonlit Light - Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, Ardnamurchan Point, Ardnamurchan

Ardnamurchan Lighthouse lit up by the light of a nearly full moon on a late November evening, with the stars of The Plough high in the sky above the Small Isles out on the distant northern horizon.

Earth Calling - Kentra Bay, Gobshealach, Ardnamurchan

The solitary phone box at the Newton junction on the road to Ardtoe illuminated with a red light while the Milky Way soars above it and the salt marsh around Kentra Bay

Self-Isolation Revisited II - Mingarry Park, Mingarry, Moidart

This lone tree sits in splendid isolation near Mingarry Village Hall and I last photographed it after dark in Spring and revisited in Autumn to photograph it again, but when the Milky Way replaced Orion in the south western night sky to its right.

Self-Isolation Revisited I - Mingarry Park, Mingarry, Moidart

This lone tree sits in splendid isolation near Mingarry Village Hall and I last photographed it after dark in Spring and revisited in Autumn to photograph it again, but when the Milky Way replaced Orion in the south western night sky to its right.

The Men and Women of Moidart - Moidart War Memorial, Bealach Carach, Glenuig, Moidart

The war memorial to the men and women of Moidart sits behind a stone coffin cairn at the top Bealach Carach. Erected on 2014, it bears the inscription: ‘In proud memory of the men and women of Moidart who gave up their lives in two world wars 1914-18 and 1939-45. For your tomorrow we gave our today.’

Evening Worship - Kingairloch Church, Camasnacroise, Ardgour

Kingairloch Church in Camasnacroise, sitting under a star filled night sky with the Milky Way passing across the hills to the south, which separate Cross Bay (Camas na Croise) from the Loch of the Corrie (Loch a’ Choire).

Galactic Crossing - River Shiel, Blain, Moidart

The cloudy core of our galaxy, the Milky Way, soars above the old bridge that crosses the River Shiel to link Moidart and Ardnamurchan.

Tioram Night Shining III - 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 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 Loch-side - 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.