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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 16/08/2026

I was able to take a few moody photos of the eclipse through the clouds. This one is my favourite

Partial solar eclipse through cloud cover. A crescent of light in an otherwise mostly dark photo

Jen @jen.northsky.social · 26/02/2025

The Milky Way Taken June 2023 Right about maps.app.goo.gl/iZnKtBgKBAuG... It was a moonless night. I got so lucky. This was my first time seeing the Milky Way so clearly. Horizon to horizon. No pollution. Well worth freezing in the desert for

The Milky Way - a ribbon of brightness stretching diagonally across the view, amongst an endless sea of individual bright dots

Another of The Milky Way. This one taken on my phone. It was so bright in person that even the phone captured this easily. Vast clouds of light stretching horizontally across the scene

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 26/12/2024

Back at the tourist photos La Sagrada Família maps.app.goo.gl/2AcVZSeDUEGa... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada...

Interior of the cathedral. Towering columns supporting an elaborate ceiling. The walls are lit yellow/orange by the windows behind the camera. The widows in view are mostly blue and green. The columns feature details where they seem to split into multiple almost organic branches that reach upwards

Another view of inside the cathedral. Sunlight streaming through red, orange, and green stained glass. The ornate columns supporting the ceiling are bathed in these colours. The scale of the building is vast

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 16/11/2024

Glaciar Grey - a (much) closer look en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Gl... maps.app.goo.gl/ZBN3Z66EFALw...

Approaching the edge of the glacier by boat. The lake is calm, the sky is quite cloudy with a wedge shape of blue visible between the clouds. The glacier itself is a stark blue colour and appears as a spiked impenetrable wall. There is some barren land at each side of the ice

A view looking back at the location I took yesterday's photos from. The scene is bleak and mostly featureless. The ice, lake, and cloudy sky almost blend into one continuous shape reaching from top to bottom of the photo. There are jagged mountains to the left and a small hill to the right. On the ice, there are three people standing in the middle distance

Ice, appearing as a wave trapped in form. You can see the blue of the ice beneath the top layers. In the centre of the shot, in the far distance, there are snow or ice covered mountains. Above which there's quite a lot of blue visible in the sky through the clouds

In a cave under the surface of the glacier, looking up and out. The ice is so vividly blue. I think it may have been more blue to the eye. The shapes of the cave sides look mangled and tormented, randomly etched away by water as it melts

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 15/11/2024

Wow, it's been a while since the last photo! Now we're in Chilean Patagonia, on the eastern shore of Lago Grey, a few minutes' walk north from Refugio Grey Taken from and around maps.app.goo.gl/qPgxbrGhanN8... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Gl...

View towards Glaciar Grey in the far distance. It is only just visible between the two farthest peaks. More prominent is a large chunk of blue ice that has floated southwards into the little bay next to the viewpoint. The lake continues a short distance off shot to the bottom right. The hills to the right are jagged and sprinkled with snow. The hill to the left looks generally more inviting. The entire scene is dramatic, with the clouds forming what look like giant brush strokes across the sky. This was taken in late autumn so most of the greenery has turned a mix of browns and yellows

A better look at the chunk of ice from the glacier. It is still, having grounded itself on the bed of the lake. It isn't far from the edge. It was making some very loud cracking noises as pieces broke and splashed into the water. Behind are the same jagged, snow-sprinkled dramatic hills/mountains with autumnal colours decorating them towards their base that were visible on the first photo

A view of the mountains from Refugio Grey. The trees range from green, through brown, and into a warm orangey-red. The colours on the hillside match. The peaks in the distance look sharp. There's snow covering quite a lot of them. The sky is mostly cloudy with some spots of visible blue sky

A sign showing the extents of Glaciar Grey throughout the years. The sign itself is on the small outcrop on the right that was covered with ice until 1975. The area where the block of ice was is in that U shaped bay on the right, where lines 5 (1986) and 6 (1975) also follow the shape of the land. Handy reference if you wanted a sobering reminder that the ice is melting

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 21/10/2024

I forgot to share a photo of the most recent visible aurora here Late to the party. My usual brand of punctuality

A silhouette of tees with a few visible lights dominated by a green-red display of the Aurora Borealis almost forming a wedge or V shape, with the point in centre of shot. There are some stars also visible in the sky

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 13/10/2024

More photos from my travels. Today we're on the eastern shore of Loch Fyne Right about here - maps.app.goo.gl/fdTgUuXdUEDr... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Fyne

View of the water's edge partially obscured by trees and their bare branches. There is land protruding into the water to the left. The water is quite still and is reflecting the golden winter sunset visible above some distant hills

A clear view of the water's edge, taken from the narrow stretch of stony sand on its bank. The sand is peppered with seaweed. There is land protruding into the water to the left. The water is quite still but features some calm ripples, and is reflecting the golden winter sunset visible above some distant hills.

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 28/09/2024

It's fun to see quotes from my instruction manual in the wild

A printed sign that reads "Please push gently The hold me till I am done" [Please push gently then hold me til I am done]

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 19/09/2024

More from Jen the Tourist's photo collection. Everyone loves holiday photos! We're off to Hoover Dam

Panorama of the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, from the lake side. The dam and intake towers are visible on the left of the shot, and the lake takes up the rest of the photo. The road bridge is visible behind the dam, to the left in shot. There are various artificial structures along the side of the lake in the centre of shot. There are power pylons seen leading from the dam in both directions.

Cables and cables. In terms of structures, the road bridge dominates the shot, spanning the valley. There are pylons, supports, pulleys, and electrical cables crossing the entire scene. The pylon on the left is at an angle to allow the cables to pass up the steep side of the valley and out. There are hills in the distance behind. The sky is quite cloudy.

A view looking down the "out" side of the dam, at buildings down in the valley. The building walls conform perfectly to the sides of the valley. The smooth dam walls are visible across the bottom of the scene. The Colodaro River sits in the middle of the buildings, which form a sort of U shape.

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 19/09/2024

Lazy morning at Ackergill Tower It was a hotel at the time. I'm glad I got to stay here maps.app.goo.gl/DFgWcJscNPdj...

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 17/09/2024

Yay I'm in the first 100% of users!

My Bluesky number. I only joined recently. The number is high - 6,037,049.

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 16/09/2024

Castle Sinclair Girnigoe Another winter's day where the light was gone all too quickly en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_... maps.app.goo.gl/P4pwq8Cz5svU...

Castle ruins sitting on the edge of a cliff. There's short grass in front and the sea behind it. The main remaining tower is no longer whole. Scaffolding is visible within it. The sun is starting to set, turning the cloudy sky orange.

A view through a barricaded doorway. This leads into a much less stable section of the structure so has been blocked off. The stonework at the top of the archway is jagged. There is more castle beyond.

A view from outside the ruins, looking at natural rock stacks and the remains of walls. The horizon is mostly visible in this photo. I'm the distance on the horizon is the Scottish mainland, and likely the area around Keiss and Nybster.

Looking through a ruined window frame. The missing stones make the aperture jagged and almost unrecognisable as a window. Beyond, there's the sea with some large flat rocks, an orange sunset, and the Scottish mainland on the horizon.

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 15/09/2024

Dunnet Head This is the most northerly point of mainland Britain en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunnet_... maps.app.goo.gl/pfaMhsrddV2J...

A stone sign that reads "Dunnet Head. Most northerly point of mainland Britain. Welcome"

There's a lighthouse in the background, surrounded by stone walls. The sky is mostly blue with some grey clouds on the horizon. The ground is grassy but broken with visible earth in places.

A shot looking north from the coast. An island is visible in the distance, on the horizon. It is Hoy; one of the Orkney islands. There's a small amount of the headland visible at the bottom right of the photo with some of the walls that surround the lighthouse.

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 15/09/2024

Duncansby Stacks maps.app.goo.gl/hwoNFXBAyZCE...

A panorama of the area around Duncansby Stacks. The land in the foreground is mostly green, and rises up to continue along the coast at the right of the photo. There's a fence I wouldn't put much trust in at the edge of the cliffs, most apparent at the edge on the left of the photo. Beneath the coastal cliffs are the stacks; 3 pointed outcrops of rock that look like shark teeth sticking out of the water. The sea looks grey and the sky matches it. It was a cold winter's day when I took this photo.

A closer view of two of the stacks. There's no fence here - it's very much a case of choosing your own adventure. The stack on the left is very jagged and almost looks like pixel art. There is a bright band of winter sun between the grey sea and the grey clouds above. The cliffs continue on into the distance on the right of the photo.

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 14/09/2024

Inside the fog horn building. Seemingly long abandoned machinery. This stuff is fascinating.

Looking into the entranceway of the fog horn building, on top of which sits the fog horn. The door is off its hinge and lying open, propped up to the side. On it is a mostly worn away sign that reads danger, with the G missing, and the word "No" which looks to be the start of another word or sentence, no longer present. The building is a single room with crumbling yellow paint. On the back wall there is a green mechanism of unknown function with cogs and chains making up the most obvious components. If I had to guess, I'd say it was some kind of clock or timer.

Looking into the corner of the room from the same doorway, there's another mechanism that resembles a giant meat grinder. The very bottom of the fog horn is connected into the top of it. It is painted green in here - a stark contrast to the red colour of the rest of it. This one is mostly pipes, screw threads, and some sort of hand wheel. There's a lot of rust, and it has the look of something with missing components.

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 13/09/2024

I can do video now! Perfect timing. I've reduced the audio on this to 15% of the original because it was so damned loud I think it made the transcoder unhappy. It's still quite loud, so - volume warning!

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 13/09/2024

Ardnamurchan Lighthouse This peninsula is the most westerly point of mainland Britain. maps.app.goo.gl/HgWy5a8xkH5X... www.ardnamurchanlighthouse.com

A view looking up at the lighthouse, with its fog horn taking up most of the foreground. The fog horn is vast and red, tapering to a point before making its way into the small separate building at the bottom left of the photo. Like a crazy gramophone, I suppose. The lighthouse takes up most of the right hand side of the photo, with the stairs between both buildings visible at the bottom right.

A view from the same spot, looking out. It was windy, so the water is crashing against the bleak looking rocky coastline. The water looks otherwise grey-blue. The only real point of colour is a red emergency floatation device installed on the rocks, at the bottom right of shot

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 13/09/2024

Another generic Jen photo! This one is of Loch Shiel at sunset. www.nts.org.uk/visit/places... maps.app.goo.gl/FCBhqnaLvp5y...

Loch Shiel from the eastern end, at the Glenfinnan visitor centre. There are hills along both sides of the loch, and two islands to the left of shot; one larger than the other. The Glenfinnan Monument is visible in the middle distance as a silhouette. The photo is taken at around sunset. The sky is blue but dominated by a large cloud hanging over the loch. The winter sun casts a warm light over the landscape, making the scene appear golden.

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 12/09/2024

Having a little brain hates me day. Here's a photo of Stonehenge I took during a road trip in 2018

Stonehenge on an overcast day. There are quite a few birds flying around.

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 09/09/2024

We continue Jen's silly photos with Alice Cooper's 2017 Paranormal tour

Alice Cooper, standing on stage in a wide-legged stance, wearing a white "blood" stained top hat, vest, jacket, and sparkly gold leopard print trousers. He is holding the microphone to his mouth in his left hand, and a white baton in his right. You can also see the drummer behind, on the left of the photo.

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 06/09/2024

Doug Naylor, Craig Charles, Robert Llewellyn, and host at a premier for Red Dwarf series 11

Doug Naylor, Craig Charles, Robert Llewellyn, and another person hosting the event sit on stage in front of a red curtain

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 02/09/2024

The crannog I visited at The Scottish Crannog Centre, before it was destroyed by arson. I know. Why would you. Senseless. crannog.co.uk

The crannog, at The Scottish Crannog Centre. A round construction made primarily of timbers, set out in the shallows of Loch Tay. It has a round peaked thatch roof and there's an open doorway straight ahead. The crannog is reached by a raised wooden walkway at the same height as the floor of the building, which is where the photo was taken from. Loch Tay and the green hills behind it provide the backdrop in the photo. There are some distant comparatively modern buildings on the opposite side of the loch, at the middle right of the photo, which I think must be the village of Acharn.

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 02/09/2024

Three of the Weeping Girls at Jupiter Artland www.jupiterartland.org/art/laura-fo...

Sculpture of a young girl. She is wearing a nightdress and slippers, and has long wavy hair. Only her lower legs and right hand are clearly visible. She is leaning forwards against a tree, presumably with her eyes or forehead against her lower right arm. The photo was taken in autumn, so there are yellow-brown leaves on the otherwise muddy ground, surrounded by ferns and short grass

Sculpture of a young girl. She is wearing a nightdress and slippers, and has long wavy-curly hair. Only her lower legs are clearly visible. She is standing with her head tilted downwards and hands presumably holding her fringe off of her face. The photo was taken in autumn, so there are yellow-brown leaves covering the ground, surrounded by short grass. There is a tree in the near background.

Sculpture of a young girl. She is wearing a nightdress and slippers, and has long wavy hair. Only her lower legs and hands are clearly visible. She is just standing, with her head tilted downwards, causing her fringe to obscure her face. The photo was taken in autumn, so there are yellow-brown leaves on the otherwise muddy ground, surrounded by short grass with a tree and fallen branch directly behind the sculpture.

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 31/08/2024

Upping the potential interest factor on the "Jen's mundane photos" series -- Concorde

A vertical panorama shot taken from under the nose of a Concorde plane in a well lit hangar at The National Museum of Flight near Edinburgh. The panorama has distorted the proportions of the plane. The view spans the tip of the nose to beyond the rear of the plane, and shows the hangar floor and stair ramps positioned at the port side fore and rear doors for visitor access.

A view from behind and off to the side of one set of Concorde engines, looking vaguely towards the front of the plane. The apertures are vast, black, and rounded-square in shape. Even silent and perfectly still, they remain an impressive sight

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 30/08/2024

Lobster pots at Crail harbour

A reasonably clear day with hazy-blue sky. Lobster pots piled from 2 to what looks like 4 high. One appears to have newer ropes as they are a bright green colour. The others are dark and faded. Some have various bits of equipment in them, and some have knots tied in an orange rope that almost makes it appear like decoration. There's some aluminium ducting lying on the ground next to the pots. There's a stone building of unknown purpose in the background. The sea is visible through a deliberate gap in the stone wall in the background.

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Jen @jen.northsky.social · 30/08/2024

The first of "Jen's mediocre photos" Vegas(ish) skyline from the roof of The Strat hotel

A photo of near-imperceptible lights almost merging into a carpet of illumination, taken from a high vantage point. The view is flat, with tall hotel and casino tower blocks peppering the landscape. In the distance, there is a single shaft of blue light piercing the sky, shining from the top of The Luxor; a pyramid shaped hotel themed on ancient Egypt, although the building itself is not visible in the shot

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