Category Skywatch Friday

Oct 7 2016

Skywatch Friday: 7/10/16

Following the cloud trail, Al Wusta governate, Oman, September 2016.

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Sep 30 2016

Skywatch Friday: 30/9/16

It must be Autumn, there’s a cloud or two in the sky… Crossing the Huqf, Oman, September 2016.

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Sep 23 2016

Skywatch Friday: 23/9/16

A cloudless, sunset sky in the desolate wilderness of central Oman. Hundreds of miles of empty space, land and sky alike, just vivid colour, as the sun allows the day to turn into night….

Aug 26 2016

Skywatch Friday: 26/8/16

No, it’s a Cypus sunset, no-where near Italy…

Before sunset, from Mirage, Paphos, Cyprus…….

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Aug 19 2016

Skywatch Friday: 19/8/16….

Above Hilvan, Sanliurfa, Turkey heading home to Cyprus….just a little bank of wispy cloud in an endless blue sky…..

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Aug 12 2016

Skywatch Friday: 12/8/16

After sunset at Coral Bay, Paphos, Cyprus…..

Am apricot sunset at Coral Bay….

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Aug 5 2016

Skywatch Friday: 5/8/16

Heading home, morning mists over the Zagros range in western Iran. High above, clear blue skies stretching forever. From the hot dusty range on the ground, I expect it looked a lot different, another misty start to another hot day.

I had the perfect view…

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Jul 15 2016

Skywatch Friday: 15/7/16

On the coast road to Hasik in South Oman, the Khareef (monsoon) cloud over the escarpment starts to dissipate and blue skies are once more visible….

 

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Jul 8 2016

Skywatch Friday: 8/7/16….

The Khareef or Monsoon season in Southern Oman transforms the countryside into a land of mist and rain. The heavy cloud that hangs over the Dhofar escarpment is pervasive and constant for the months of Khareef. As the route from Salalah to the  Yemen border reaches 1000 metres, the sun has a chance to break through the cloud.

A setting sun over the mountains of Dhofar….

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Jun 24 2016

Skywatch Friday: 24/6/16…

Arriving home in Cyprus on 18/6/16, driving along the motorway to Paphos around mid-day, a column of smoke was visible in the distance for many miles.

I watched it on and off during the day, seeing there was a fire and thankful for myself that it was over the mountain, the temperature was 40, and windy, ideal conditions for a fire to spread.

This shot was taken at 7.15 pm, the fire was still raging in Argaka on the north-west coast. All day helicopters and planes flew overhead carrying water.

After a mammoth effort from the Cypriot fire services, RAF Akrotiri, and Israel, the fire was settled after 2 days. The link explains how the fire started…. Check out the heat in the sky…It was a Skywatch day….

Subsequent fires over the last few days in various areas of the island have resulted in the deaths of 2 members of the fire service. Blessings for those who lost their lives….

Smoke from the burning forest fills the sky….. view from my roof….
May 13 2016

Skywatch Friday: Above the Western Ghats, India…

Just before sunset, getting dark on the ground under the clouds, but up in the air, the clouds are highlighted by the sun’s  last strength….

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