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Callum Potter
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Observer of the skies, and lover of all things sciencey.
Another snow day #rousay #orkney
January 5, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Wind turbine generation 2024 and 2025 compared #rousay #orkney
January 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
A little breezy new years day, and time to see how the wind turbine did this year. About 17.8 MWHr's generated in 2025, so a bit down on 2024 (20.1 MWHr). Windiest month was March (1.9 MWHr)
January 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Comet 3i ATLAS from #Rousay #Orkney on 20251216 at 01:22UT
Picture taken with Seestar S50, 10 min
Still looks like a #comet #interstellarcomet #astro
December 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A nice #Gemind from last night on #Rousay #Orkney. #astro
December 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Last nights (12-13 Dec) meteor cam recorded 320 #geminids from #rousay #orkney Most Geminids were short and not too bright. Here's the whole night stack, radiants plot and a brighter meteor. #astro
December 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
A nice #geminid meteor heading to the Pleiades spotted by my meteor cam last night. #rousay #orkney #astro
December 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Timelapse of last nights aurora #orkney #rousay #aurora 2/2
December 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A nice aurora last night (03-04 Dec) - massive geomagnetic shock, then over the zenith green arcs and rays. Plot and pics
Timelapse to follow 1/2
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The Sun from #rousay #orkney this lunchtime. A brief chance at low elevation. A chance to catch the new sunspot group. Seestar S50 & Baader astro-solar film filter #astro
December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Last nights (Nov 18-29) meteor stack - mostly sporadic - brightest is mag -2.3 #rousay #orkney #astro
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Delighted and amazed to be included in space.com's list of 10 things to go stargazing this winter
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A nice mag -0.5 Leonid from last night (16-17 Nov), pointing towards Jupiter in Gemini #Orkney #Rousay #astro
November 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Not the best weather for last night (12-13 Nov) #aurora on #Orkney. Here is a short clip from my aurora-cam on #Rousay at around 04:00 onwards #astro
November 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Timelapse clip of #aurora on 2025 11 10-11 from about 22:00UT.
Not much else seen last night and weather was not very good. #rousay #orkney #astro
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
And in amongst last nights #aurora pictures lurked #comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon. Here's the wide field and crop. #rousay #orkney #astro
October 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A few pics of last nights #aurora - from around 18:30 to 19:00.
There was a 'bright' red patch / arc from the west reaching overhead. #rousay #orkney #astro
October 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Thanks Astronomy Now for posting a nice review of the 2026 Stargazers' Almanac #astro
October 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Fireball recorded by my meteor cam last night from #rousay #orkney #astro
October 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Trying out some real-time video recording of tonights #aurora display from #rousay #orkney #astro
October 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
A bright #aurora over #rousay #orkney tonight - two very active spells so far - expect more to come. #astro
October 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The annoying thing about aurorae is when you have to shoot a comet through them. C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) and the northern lights! #aurorae #orkney #rousay #astro @theorkneynews.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Comet c/2025 A6 (Lemmon) was visible from #Rousay #Orkney this evening. A brief gap in the cloud - but the comet was easily visible in binoculars. And here is a 4 min exposure using a Seestar S50. @theorkneynews.bsky.social @astroroyalscot.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A nice show of the #northernlights #aurora from #rousay #orkney on 30 Sept around 2021 to 20:28 UT
September 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM