Orion

The aurora forecast was promising but the reality disappointing.  A stubborn bank of cloud sat over the horizon to the north blanketing out any possible sightings.  Instead I turned my camera south and tried to photograph the constellation of Orion and his dog Sirius.  Well done if you can identify them in my photo.

Astro-photography is hard, not least due to the cold.  The fingers of my right hand went numb.

This image was taken with a 30 second exposure after a 2 second self timer to minimise camera shake.