This I have got to see ,

[ozboz]

I saw this on a Facebook group site ,
Wow factor + for me !

 

[ozboz]

[QUOTE 4723906, member: 9609"]here is a vid shot at Alnmouth on the Northumberland coast. My mother who looks out to sea phoned and told me, but the time I got to the top of a local hill there was nothing to see

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That is Amazing !!!
Pity you missed it !!!

 

[Drago]

That's a marvellous display for that far south.

 

[swee'pea99]

That's stunning. I didn't know the northern lights could ever be seen from this country. Is this unusual, unique, yearly or what?

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

I follow a Facebook group called Aurora Research Scotland, it gives advance warnings of probability of aurora and showcases the often amazing photos of its members. As you'd expect, more from the north of Scotland than the south but another key factor is a northern view without light pollution. Aurora are often very faint to the naked eye so are easily obscured by streetlights. So the Northumberland coast is not a bad place to see them. There's also a large element of luck with timing involved, a display may only last a few mins, you could be there in the right place for hours, not see a thing, then the minute you head back to your bed the display will start.
One other thing I've picked up from following the group is that many of the amazing images you see in photos, even unedited photos, aren't nearly as impressive to the naked eye, in fact are sometimes invisible to the naked eye. At times the camera sees more than the naked eye. So aurora watchers will be looking at the display screen of their camera as much as the sky itself.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

This from the group yesterday. Apparently this means not a bad chance of seeing aurora over the next 2 weeks.

 

[AndyRM]

That's stunning. I didn't know the northern lights could ever be seen from this country. Is this unusual, unique, yearly or what?

I've seen them a few times in various places along the Northumberland coast over the last couple of years.

ETA - Got mates up in Aberdeen who have seen them there too.

 

[Drago]

That's stunning. I didn't know the northern lights could ever be seen from this country. Is this unusual, unique, yearly or what?

Very occasionally they can be seen in Southern England.

 

[Sandra6]

Last year it was visible in Cumbria, if you got high up enough. I didn't believe it would happen so I stayed in where it was warm and missed it.

 

[Deleted member 35268]

My wife flies to Tromsø, Norway tomorrow to fulfull her lifetime ambition of seeing the northern lights.
Sadly it is snowing it's @rse off at the moment so I will have to send her back again!

As it is not my lifetime ambition to do this (i'd rather be on my bike in the Alps or similar), she is going with a friend.

 

[Drago]

They were quite common in Shetland, although either the eternal cloud or the simmer din would normally put paid to any chance of seeing it. Not seen it since I was a kid, and even then I was blown away by it.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

There were numerous posts to the Facebook site last night, furthest south was Brampton, Cumbria

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

There were numerous posts to the Facebook site last night, furthest south was Brampton, Cumbria

Lancashire was being mentioned as having a good chance later in the week iirc

 

[jonny jeez]

I follow a Facebook group called Aurora Research Scotland, it gives advance warnings of probability of aurora and showcases the often amazing photos of its members. As you'd expect, more from the north of Scotland than the south but another key factor is a northern view without light pollution. Aurora are often very faint to the naked eye so are easily obscured by streetlights. So the Northumberland coast is not a bad place to see them. There's also a large element of luck with timing involved, a display may only last a few mins, you could be there in the right place for hours, not see a thing, then the minute you head back to your bed the display will start.
One other thing I've picked up from following the group is that many of the amazing images you see in photos, even unedited photos, aren't nearly as impressive to the naked eye, in fact are sometimes invisible to the naked eye. At times the camera sees more than the naked eye. So aurora watchers will be looking at the display screen of their camera as much as the sky itself.

This.

I spent a good deal of time In Iceland last year (38 days) and with my naked eye, saw the lights ONCE.

The rods and cones in the eye dont allow the same exposure of lowlight....or something like that... as a camera lenses and many of the stunning photos you see of the lights are fairly unimpressive to the naked eye.

Whilst the lights are amazing to see they can often be a little disappointing...until you look at your photos.

 

[Deleted member 35268]

My wife flies to Tromsø, Norway tomorrow to fulfull her lifetime ambition of seeing the northern lights.
Sadly it is snowing it's @rse off at the moment so I will have to send her back again!

As it is not my lifetime ambition to do this (i'd rather be on my bike in the Alps or similar), she is going with a friend.

My wife had a very successful trip and managed to get a few good pics (this one is from the tour organisers)

They ended up driving from Tromso into Finland at 5am to get the best shots.

It was not a strong aurora, but it was there all the same.