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Martin McKenna (Nightskyhunter)

@martinastro2005

1 year

Successful storm chase today, we intercepted a Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) at Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo, very active lightning producer! 9.5 hours on the road. #MCS #sligo #mullagmore @StormHour

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4 years

Cookstown Christmas lights. Captured last night at 01.00 when the town was mostly desolate on a very calm cold night. Just need the snow now. #christmaslights #cookstown

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4 years

Moonlit snow star trail from Glenshane Pass last night, it was absolutely beautiful when the clouds cleared to reveal this untouched snow #snow #moonlitsnow #glenshanepass

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4 years

This was the sight which greeted me at 2am outside Cookstown last night, comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE rising tail-first over the trees, a sight I shall never forget! this comet should be on the news for a positive story! #cometneowise #cookstown

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6 years

Latest image of 46P/Wirtanen from Oct 27th by Rolando Ligustri from Australia showing the comets large green coma and central condensation. Chris Wyatt currently estimates the comet at mag +8.5 with a 20 arc min coma. The comet may be a naked eye object during Dec

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4 years

What a scene from Drumsurn last night, comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE and Noctilucent Clouds! never before have I seen these two celestial phenomena together in my life, what a treat this was. The view in the telescope was beyond words #cometneowise

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4 years

Omagh, Co. Tyrone 2am last night - comet NEOWISE proudly showing off even through a hazy sky, if you look closely you can see a hint of synchronic banding within the dust tail, I've waited 23 years for a comet of this caliber! #cometneowise #omagh

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@martinastro2005

4 years

The Bar Mouth where the River Bann meets the ocean between Portsewart Strand & Castlerock Beach, captured yesterday via drone #barmouth

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@martinastro2005

2 years

Aurora with Ballintoy sea stacks before dawn on March 31st. The long wait was more than worth it when these 20 degree beams began to divide as we watched then slowly meander across the sky. #aurora #northcoast #ballintoy

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Martin McKenna (Nightskyhunter)

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9 months

Spectacular sight over Swatragh last night in the form of STEVE (proton arc) extending across the entire sky from W to E and flaring near Jupiter. I've been observing aurora since 1998 with 180 displays and this is my first sighting, what a show! #steve

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Martin McKenna (Nightskyhunter)

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4 years

C/2020 F3 NEOWISE from Beaghmore, Co. Tyrone last night. One of the finest sights I have ever seen in my life. A golden comet perched among the stars in the pre-dawn twilight with 5 degree naked eye tail also of gold. This is what dreams are made of!

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@martinastro2005

4 years

Venus inside the Pleiades Star Cluster or Seven Sisters from Cookstown tonight during twilight, wont see it again until 2028 #venuspleiades

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Martin McKenna (Nightskyhunter)

@martinastro2005

1 year

The 2023 Noctilucent Cloud season is now under way from late May to early August. Will enhanced solar activity affect their frequency this year? we will find out. Update on website with NLC article..

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@martinastro2005

1 year

My best catch from Saturday's chase. c-g lightning bolt over Kesh Marina at dusk using the drone. #lightning #kesh #mavic3classic @StormHour

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@martinastro2005

3 years

On a high when I captured two funnel clouds from Slaughtneill football pitch outside Maghera. 1st FC 17.40, 2nd FC 18.10, each lasted for 5 mins, rotating over the summit of Cairntogher. Most well defined funnel I 've witnessed in years #funnelcoud

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3 years

Last night's (Sept 17th/18th) G2 geomagnetic storm from Magheracross near Portrush. This was 15mm wide angle on full frame, 6 sec exposure. Beams 40 degrees tall and we could see red & green very easily with the naked eye, the camera also picked up purple, beautiful display.

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3 years

Last night's aurora from Ballintoy harbour, just kicked off as cloud cover was moving in with green rays dancing in a 5 degree strip above the horizon. 15mm wide angle here, I was hoping the rays would surge in height well into Ursa Major but the clouds had the upper hand.

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3 years

One more 180 degree aerial panorama of the Ballymena shelf cloud. The storm was actually a lot closer than it looks & moving in fast so this was my final image before the drone landed, moments later torrential rain ensued #shelfcloud #arcuscloud

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@martinastro2005

3 years

Aurora from Beaghmore tonight, beams visible with naked eye, appeared so suddenly they got me off guard so had no time to find a comp, they vanished within a couple of mins #aurora #beaghmore

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3 years

Sir David Attenborough Polar research vessel off Portrush undertaking sea trails before heading for a long term Arctic mission #portrush

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@martinastro2005

1 year

Another drone image from last weekend with two c-g bolts over the lake and marina at Kesh in Co. Fermanagh. #thunderstorms @StormHour

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5 years

One of the best sunsets Ive ever seen - Cookstown aerial capture, no editing done to this other than noise reduction, simply an incredible sky #cookstown #sunset

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@martinastro2005

4 years

180 degree aerial panorama of the Sperrins near Moneyneany today before sunset with crep rays fanning onto a single peak #sperrins #moneyneaney #mavic2pro

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Martin McKenna (Nightskyhunter)

@martinastro2005

3 years

This month 9 years ago (actually April 23rd/24th) was the beautiful G2 geomagnetic storm which Roisin and I watched from the Co. Antrim coast at the Causeway & Ballintoy. What the images don't show was the rapidly beating 'heart' in the sky during the peak of the display.

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Martin McKenna (Nightskyhunter)

@martinastro2005

2 years

Today's big thunderstorm over the Sperrins captured near Kildress on the Cookstown-Omagh road. Huge gust front with thunder, would become the biggest storm in a long time. #thunderstorm #sperrins

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@martinastro2005

2 years

Gorgeous sunset from Cookstown, complex cirrus under lit by setting sun, wide angle 15mm hand held shots with DSLR. #sunset

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@martinastro2005

4 years

Awesome day storm chasing, 7 or 8 t-storms encountered, hours of thunder, fabulous day, this is a shelf cloud approaching Mullghmore via drone. 1000s of images of time close to sort through #stormchasing #shelfcloud #mullaghmore

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2 months

Noctilucent dream come true. Phenomenal type 5 NLCs from Lough Fea last night with vibrant colours and sublime ever changing structure. In the league of the best I've ever seen since 2009 and within my top two displays ever since I began observing NLCs in the year 2000

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@martinastro2005

4 years

Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE from Ballintoy last night complete with two degree naked eye tail, brightest comet from the northern hemisphere in 13 years #comet #neowise #ballintoy

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@martinastro2005

3 years

Last nights spectacular rocket launch stage de-burn over Beaghmore at 22.10 BST. Remarkable naked eye sight like two vivid comets rapidly creeping across the background stars like phantoms. I always wanted to tick this one off my list.

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@martinastro2005

4 years

Complete sunset rainbow at Benone beach last week with primary and secondary bows and rare reflection bow (annotated). First time I've ever captured such a display. #reflectionrainbow

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@martinastro2005

4 years

My best captured from last night, 2am on the Cushendun coast looking at distant storm over the highlands of west Scotland. Massive anvil crawler lashing across the sea #lightning #storms #scotland

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@martinastro2005

5 years

A few exposures of Cookstown Christmas lights on Sunday evening #cookstown

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@martinastro2005

4 years

More icicles today, this time in an abandoned quarry pit on Glenshane Pass. These varied between 4ft & 6ft in length, images don't do them justice #icicles

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@martinastro2005

3 years

RNLI lifeboat arriving back in Portrush today after getting an overhaul in Belfast. She was moving fast, drone flying in 20mph winds at nearly 40mph, looking great guys! @PortrushRNLI @VisitPortrush @NorthCoastNI @bbcniweather

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@martinastro2005

3 years

Mean black convective cell approaching Benone Beach last Friday morning bringing a barrage of wind driven hail #benone #northcoast #winter #convection

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@martinastro2005

4 years

Jupiter and Saturn in deep twilight from Glenshane Pass last night in cold conditions. Every evening is a festive experience looking at these two planets converge.

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Martin McKenna (Nightskyhunter)

@martinastro2005

2 years

HP supercell thunderstorm with mesocyclone over W side of Lough Foyle Sun evening. I've been waiting a very long time to catch this in N. Ireland! an unforgettable day. #supercell #thunderstorm #loughfoyle

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Martin McKenna (Nightskyhunter)

@martinastro2005

2 years

Large Funnel Cloud - Cookstown 13.30 May 1st. Please see link to my fb page for a more detailed description of the sighting. #funnelcloud #cookstown

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@martinastro2005

3 years

Great days chasing, two large thunderstorms intercepted, the highlight was the early evening storm approaching Ballymena which had a huge shelf cloud (Arcus) covering the entire skyline, this is a 180 degree pano with the drone #shelfcloud

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@martinastro2005

1 year

Mullaghmore in Co. Sligo this evening as storms brewed over the west Atlantic and Donegal. Nice little shelf on this guy, mavic 2 pro used today.

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@martinastro2005

3 months

Last night's epicness from Beaghmore Co. Tyrone and my personal best auroras images to date!

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@martinastro2005

2 years

Reports coming in of what appears to be a major fireball sighting from the UK tonight, Sept 14th/15th with observations from many people across N. Ireland too. Object moving S to N with tail, reports of sonic booms. To hear audio effects like that would signify quite a rare event

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@martinastro2005

3 years

Best thunderstorm rain free base I've ever captured from N. Ireland. This was from an intense storm outside Armagh on July 12th, base was huge, churning, lifting and rumbling with thunder. 15mm wide angle on full frame #armaghstorm #rfb

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Martin McKenna (Nightskyhunter)

@martinastro2005

2 years

Short time lapse of the pre-dawn aurora at Ballintoy. I didn't get enough frames as I was moving looking for comps/angles so this is very short indeed #aurora #ballintoy

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@martinastro2005

9 months

Aurora by drone! - an indication of how bright the aurora was last night. This was shot with the DJI Mavic 3 Classic hovering at 100m near Swatragh. ISO1600 for 8 sec's at F/2.8, I could see the beams on the RC screen in real time. #aurora #drone

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Martin McKenna (Nightskyhunter)

@martinastro2005

4 years

Today's beautiful snow scenes from Mullaghmore near the Birren road in the Sperrins. Dawn, late morning then sunset light. I have a lot of video to edit. #snow #sperrins

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@martinastro2005

3 months

G5 storm over fairy tree between Beaghmore and Davagh last night. An epic night which I will never forget! - that's the crescent moon setting while being surrounded by vibrant auroral rays. Will post more images later. #aurora #beaghmore #davagh

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Martin McKenna (Nightskyhunter)

@martinastro2005

10 years

Proposal with aurora last night at Giants Causeway!! (she said yes) http://t.co/19Wt2CavJd http://t.co/vTZq1iX6qs

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@martinastro2005

4 years

This is why you dont stand at the end of the Bar Mouth - drone camera panned down, storm surge trains hammering the pier... @WeatherCee @angie_weather @newslineweather @ILoveNorthCoast

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@martinastro2005

6 years

Drone footage - Gortin Glen forest snow from weekend, gorgeous views #mavic2pro #sperrins #snow #gortinglens

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@martinastro2005

3 years

January 7th on the Birren Road between Glenshane & Moneyneany. Facing a dark sky as another snow squall approaches #sperrins #birrenroad #snowsquall

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@martinastro2005

1 year

Last night's aurora from Swatragh wind farm before midnight after a drive from the coast to inland to escape cloud. Pillars red with naked eye, peaking 50 degrees high. 15mm wide angle on full frame, 6 sec exposure #aurora @StormHour

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@martinastro2005

5 months

Last night's beautiful & surprise G2 aurora from Benone beach. Vivid rays peaked at 70 degrees high during the main outburst with green & subtle red colours by eye. 15mm wide angle on full frame. Nice overlapping twin tiers. #aurora

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Martin McKenna (Nightskyhunter)

@martinastro2005

2 years

Spectacular Omagh hoar frost Dec 13th. I've been getting DMs asking more about this type of frost, seems a lot of people are interested, here's a link which explains more...

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Martin McKenna (Nightskyhunter)

@martinastro2005

3 years

Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard captured by Peter Carson on 2021 November 10th who wrote...''taken from my remote observatory on a frosty morning. According to Comphot the comet now has a total magnitude of 9.48 and a coma dia of 10.7' #cometleonard

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@martinastro2005

3 years

Bright Perseid meteor last night from Beaghmore in Co. Tyrone. Jupiter on the left & Milky Way to the right. #PerseidMeteorShower

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@martinastro2005

1 year

The aurora kicking off immediately as darkness fell at Ballintoy on the Co. Antrim coast from Sunday evening. This was it brewing, not long after beams would be filling the sky #ballintoy #aurora

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@martinastro2005

5 years

Snow at Gortin Glen forest today outside Omagh #snow #omagh #sperrins #gortinglens

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5 years

Back to the winter scenes, this image I have never posted before, taken many years ago, Swatragh church at 4am between snow showers #winter #swatragh

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@martinastro2005

3 years

Quadrantid meteor watch last night - 51 observed, managed to capture this one on camera between Orion and Sirius #meteors #Quadrantids

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@martinastro2005

4 years

On the hunt last night to catch a 4.5 billion year old comet - C/2020 F3 NEOWISE from Ballintoy #cometneowise

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@martinastro2005

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Last nights aurora from the Beaghmore countryside. 15mm vs 50mm lenses. This nice solitary beam made for a nice introduction to the new aurora season. #aurora #beaghmore

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@martinastro2005

4 years

Quick telephoto lens shot - Mourne Mountains covered in snow, taken from west shore of Lough Neagh #mournessnow

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@martinastro2005

5 years

Moonlit snow on Glenshane Pass on a wild winter's night, fresh snow drifts and lonesome tree under the stars #snow #winter #glenshanepass

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@martinastro2005

11 years

First night shot with new camera - Ballintoy Harbour on Christmas night! http://t.co/lrPJvrtouR

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@martinastro2005

3 years

Sir David Attenborough Polar research vessel doing sea trails off Portrush today - drone clip @WeatherCee @BBCNewsNI @angie_weather @davidattenburro

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@martinastro2005

5 years

On Wednesday night on the way back from filming at the coast I stopped at Swatragh church which looked great in the moonlight. I shot this 30 min star trail #swatragh #church #startrails

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@martinastro2005

3 years

Sunset over the winter landscape of the Sperrins, snow blowing in rivers over the summits, thanks to the Mavic 2 Pro for holding its position in such strong wind gusts #snow #sperrins

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@martinastro2005

10 years

Aurora beams last night with rising moon & sheep Island at Ballintoy http://t.co/19Wt2BjIl1 http://t.co/3z1P5V6CA2

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@martinastro2005

4 years

Glenshane Pass and F P McCann's stone quarry last week during great light.

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3 months

Still buzzing from last nights aurora, really beyond description. Watched it from dusk to 4am. didnt know where to point the camera, epic scenes in all directions, 360 degree aurora at times. Naked eye pinks, crimsons, blues, purples, yellow-greens, crazy display!!!

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1 year

Roisin & I had a good chase day today, tough at times but 2 storms intercepted. The highlight was the storm at Ballyronan Marina with thunder/lightning which also had beefy shelf cloud/gust front structure, drone view

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3 months

Phone snap from back of DSLR, fairy tree near Beaghmore. Too tired to actually edit any images yet and have too many to go through, but reckon this could be on of my avs #aurora #epic #fairytree #beaghmore

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@martinastro2005

2 years

Absolutely stunning hoar frost formations outside Omagh today, 1cm-2cm thick, best winter scenes I've witnessed since 2010 without question. Here are a couple of phone snaps for now #hoarfrost #omagh #coldspell

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3 months

Time lapse of the epic geomagnetic storm. Almost 2000 exposures. The time lapse sequence of the corona, lasting approx 30 secs, I consider to be my finest night sky lapse ever taken in my life so I'm very happy with how that turned out.

Severe G5 Geomagnetic Storm From Beaghmore & Broughderg, N. Ireland -...

May 10th/11th 2024 - G5 geostorm, best aurora in 20 years. Time lapse shot using Canon 5D Mark IV full frame with 15mm F/2.8 lens. Location Beaghmore and Br...

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@martinastro2005

4 years

Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE from the grounds of a church outside Omagh last night rising among the trees which lined a silent graveyard on a calm hazy Summer's night. I could easily see 10 degrees of naked eye tail on this beautiful comet ]

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@martinastro2005

2 years

Binevenagh this afternoon moments after a heavy snow shower cleared the summit. One of my favourite mountains to film snow scenes. Unusual to get laying snow on the beaches and a long the coast, today was one of those special days #binevenagh @StormHour

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@martinastro2005

1 year

Best thunderstorm convection I've ever seen! Gortmore on north coast looking at enormous evening storm over Ballymoney/Ballycastle/NE ocean. Constant rumbles. Photographer Owen Anderson watches on. @StormHour

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@martinastro2005

4 years

Milky Way last night between Omagh & Cookstown, single still at ISO8000 for 13 secs using 15mm on full frame. Paul Martin visible left of tree #milkyway

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3 years

Aerial images of the thunderstorm Arcus (Shelf Cloud) approaching Ballymena during the early evening. Best shelf I've seen in years, it covered a 180 degrees of skyline #shelfcloud #arcuscloud

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Aurora tonight outside Cookstown before midnight with purple/red beams naked eye concentrated in the NW between Auriga & Perseus. Mavic 3 Classic aerial images with 8 sec exposure.

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@martinastro2005

2 years

Tonight's sunset with flock of birds from Moneymore. Solar disk setting on the flank of Slieve Gallion, beautiful view thanks to the current high pressure weather pattern. #sunset

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@martinastro2005

3 years

Just heard this old derelict house on Glenshane is knocked down. I spent many a starry night shooting this old house & loved it, glad I have these images to remember. #derelict

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@martinastro2005

2 years

Binevenagh on the north coast covered in snow today, captured during a brief dry window between heavy snow showers. The new drones maiden snow flight. #snow #binevenagh #northcoast @geoff_maskell @barrabest @WeatherCee @angie_weather @Louise_utv

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3 years

Seven years ago I witnessed a beautiful aurora display from Beaghmore Stone Circles, the frost beneath us glowed pink & red under the brilliant auroral arcs. Looking forward to more of this in the future, read the report from this night on my website...

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3 years

180 degree aerial panorama of Moneyneany in the Sperrins during the first snowfall of 2022, you really need to see the full size high res version to appreciate the detail in this scene. #sperrins #snow #winter #moneyneany

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4 years

Beautiful 22 degree moon halo over the house in Cookstown Monday night. Caused by moonlight interacting with ice crystals in high level cirrus cloud #moonhalo

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7 years

Short clip of Glenshane snow drone flight this morning

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2 years

Perseid meteor with fairy tree from near Beaghmore last night in Co. Tyrone. Meteor was mag -1, shooting near the radiant was the best place last night directly opposite the moon, there seemed to be more activity in that region of sky. #perseids

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3 years

Portrush looking beautiful at night, Ramore head and town itself looks like an island of lights surrounded by a pitch black ocean, captured with the drone on Fri night #portrush

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@martinastro2005

3 years

Our Lady of Wayside at Broughderg in the Sperrins. Crucifixion scene against the stars and glowing bands of the Milky Way in Auriga and Perseus. The trail from an Iridium Flare can also be seen. #easter #broughderg #nightsky

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2 years

Cumulonimbus from Benone beach during our first storm chase of the season on Jan 14th. This was the only nice cell of the day, the upper level winds sculpted out a nice anvil. A random person walking the beach made for a nice sense of scale. @StormHour

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@martinastro2005

4 years

Big swells & storm surge impacting both piers at the Bar Mouth between Castlerock Beach & Portstewart Strand yesterday afternoon during golden hour light - drone sequence @newslineweather @BBCNewsNI @BBCRadioFoyle @WeatherCee @angie_weather @geoff_maskell @barrabest @RNLI

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4 years

Storm Denis visits Benone beach, large waves & flanking area of thunderstorm #stormdenis #benone #northcoast #waves #thunderstorm

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@martinastro2005

4 years

Complex halo display from Cookstown, I annotated this image, I havent seen all these forms together since 2007/8 and even back then there was no parry arc, so reckon this is the best range of phenomena I've seen together #optics #sunhalos

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3 years

Portrush Harbour on a fine sunny afternoon last week #portrush #portrushharbour

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Martin McKenna (Nightskyhunter)

@martinastro2005

4 years

St. Michael's Chapel at Lissan near Cookstown last night with Noctilucent Clouds, just had to stop and take an exposure here #nlcs #noctilucentclouds #lissan #cookstown

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Martin McKenna (Nightskyhunter)

@martinastro2005

5 years

Drone footage of snow scenes over Gortin Glen Forest today #gortinglens #snow #winter @WeatherCee @angie_weather @newslineweather @barrabest @OmaghSperrins

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Martin McKenna (Nightskyhunter)

@martinastro2005

1 year

Time lapse of Sunday night's aurora display from Ballintoy then Swatragh wind turbines. Full frame DSLR at 15mm F/2.8. A great show nine years in the making. There will be even better to come on the months and years ahead. #aurora #timelapse #swatragh

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