Northern Lights

[MontyVeda]

It may have been when it first came into view, but in the UK the only chance is early evening - low in the sky to the West before it sinks below the horizon as the earth rotates. You need to be up high with a low horizon for your best hope. Been cloudy here last 2 nights - tonight is clear, but it may be too late for me unless I head West to clear the high ground.

There's been a fair few pictures in recent days of it rising at dawn, mostly from NZ, Australia or Tazzy... makes sense that the northern view is at the opposite end of the day

 

[Emanresu]

i thought that was only visible in the dawn glow, in the southern hemisphere?

These were taken at 11:00 at night in Hobart, Tasmania by one of my sisters.

 

[MontyVeda]

These were taken at 11:00 at night in Hobart, Tasmania by one of my sisters.

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very nice... but the quoted post was discussing the comet

 

[Chromatic]

A relevant musical interlude.

Renaissance - Northern Lights


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rarW1JycOE

 

[fossyant]

Comets can have their own thread !

 

[lazybloke]

Tried to capture some comet pics tonight. This time i didnt have the camera on a ridiculously low ISO setting, but a 40 second exposure saw nothing.

The phone did better, but still only a faint smudge with a long exposure. And not much better with enhanced contrast.

 

[Drago]

Saturday night might be better Mr Bloke. The comet will be above the horizon a little longer in darker skies, and the forecast is clear.

 

[lazybloke]

It's better than Halley's Comet was, but that's not saying much.

Hale-Bopp was incredible.

Edit: Just stuck the phone on a tripod for a 4-minute exposure in astrophotography mode. NOTHING!
Maybe I'll try again on Sat night.

 

[Reynard]

I saw diddly squat this evening, but maybe better luck on the way back from the Supreme Show on Saturday night, then.

 

[lazybloke]

A very high number on the aurora alerts for the UK right now.
That's why it's cloudy here!

... and raining!

 

[Reynard]

Cloudy here, but the clouds are an odd shade of grey, and my phone could pick up the aurora albeit faintly - green with a sort of central red blob. If it were clear, the sky would be on fire right now...

 

[SuffolkBlue]

From Suffolk tonight!

 

[Illaveago]

From Suffolk tonight!

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Seeing that bright green on the horizon makes me realise that I saw it one morning. I was still partially asleep so it didn't register. In the sleepy state I was in I just thought it was the after glow from the sun. At the time I thought it was a bit odd at 3 in the morning!

 

[Drago]

Cloudy here all night

 

[Illaveago]

Cloudy here all night

Tipping down with rain here.