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Fu O Sang The day

by Fiona Grahame

You can feel it in the air when Nature’s light show will make an appearance

DARKNESS catches out many a ferry louper experiencing their first winter in Orkney and for some that will be the end of their island adventure. Scunnert by the seemingly incessant wind and rain.

But the darkness also brings with it the night skies filled with stars and if you are lucky to catch it the most amazing light show you will ever see: the Merry Dancers. You can feel it in the air when Nature’s light show will make an appearance but this being the 21st Century you can also get an App that will alert you to it. It can take place in the evening as you are homeward bound or the early hours of the morning when all but the most devoted are abed. Usually it is of a greeny hue but when the aurora is at its most active a palette of colour shimmers and cascades across the sky.