loriusgarrulus Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 http://www.lep.co.uk/news/offbeat/northern-lights-expected-to-be-visible-across-the-uk-1-8849859 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 8 minutes ago, loriusgarrulus said: http://www.lep.co.uk/news/offbeat/northern-lights-expected-to-be-visible-across-the-uk-1-8849859 Thanks for letting us know , I will have a look but I would have thought we are to far south, although with the sky and sun turning a weird shade of Red a few weeks ago there is nothing to say it couldn't now turn Green . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted November 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 Just to be going on with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 Sign up to aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk They will give you a email when its likely to be visible. Well worth joining up to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted November 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, strimmer_13 said: Sign up to aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk They will give you a email when its likely to be visible. Well worth joining up to Signed up for it already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 Cracking for a free service. Still don't know what half it means tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted November 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 http://www.aurora-service.eu/aurora-forecast/ This is another site to look at. They charge for alerts though. I havent a clue what a lot of the data is. Just know red alert is when most chance of seeing aurora. Its just gone from green to yellow so far. Hope the sky clears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted November 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Well that was a non event. Not a flicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) The elusive aurora ! Unless when you get the alerts, its a clear sky, and you are away from other light sources (the moon, street lights ect) you have little chance of seeing aurora in this country (far north of Scotland excepted) If you do , it will be a bit of a wishy washy affair. If you happen to be half way up a mountain in the middle of no where, with no moon and clear skies at 2 am, you may stand a chance, if the alert pays off with a show. Looking out your bedroom window at 9pm in the middle of a city, probably not ! Edited November 10, 2017 by Rewulf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockySpears Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 5 hours ago, loriusgarrulus said: Well that was a non event. Not a flicker. For this you should be glad. Seeing the Aurora as low as the UK latitudes means there is either a weakening of the Earths magnetic field, or stronger incoming particle streams from the Sun. WE DO NOT WANT EITHER! Believe me. The Earths Magnetic Field is weak enough as it is. A Carrington Event right now would most likely send us back to the Stone age, and in very short shrift. Be careful what you wish for. RS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Ice core samples have determined that the Carrington Event was twice as big as any other solar storm in the last 500 years. What would be the impact of a similar storm today? According to a 2008 report from the National Academy of Sciences, it could cause “extensive social and economic disruptions” due to its impact on power grids, satellite communications and GPS systems. The potential price tag? Between $1 trillion and $2 trillion. Not exactly back to the stone age, although sometimes, I think that might not be a bad thing ! Plus, we have had several CME related Phenomena this century, one in 2008, which, a little like the millennium 'virus, or bug' caused little damage, despite the doom mongers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 4 hours ago, Rewulf said: The elusive aurora ! Unless when you get the alerts, its a clear sky, and you are away from other light sources (the moon, street lights ect) you have little chance of seeing aurora in this country (far north of Scotland excepted) If you do , it will be a bit of a wishy washy affair. If you happen to be half way up a mountain in the middle of no where, with no moon and clear skies at 2 am, you may stand a chance, if the alert pays off with a show. Looking out your bedroom window at 9pm in the middle of a city, probably not ! In the early 90's on a February evening I stepped out of my front door in, St Ives Cambridgeshire, at 9.30pm to go to town. Although there was a large clear meadow in front of me this was on the other side of a well lit street with the bright lights of the town to my right. As I went down the steps to the street I saw a glow on the Northern horizon then a great swathe of light that I can only describe as being like a great red chiffon scarf rose up from the horizon and waved in the sky for several minutes before fading. I had spent quite a bit of time in Norway so I knew it was an aurora but I was surprised to see it that far south. It was reported on local news the following day that many people had seen it. All I'm saying is, it's worth trying to look wherever you are because they can be seen in far from perfect conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 hour ago, KFC said: All I'm saying is, it's worth trying to look wherever you are because they can be seen in far from perfect conditions. Agreed, but what you have described is a pretty rare situation, but Ive heard many more stories like it. Ive never seen it in this country, and Ive been out looking quite often, but many people have seen it (often quite faint) when they werent looking for it. Luck of the draw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Rewulf said: Agreed, but what you have described is a pretty rare situation, but Ive heard many more stories like it. Ive never seen it in this country, and Ive been out looking quite often, but many people have seen it (often quite faint) when they werent looking for it. Luck of the draw Yes, I must admit I've only ever seen it that once in this country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Often see them on this web cam. As close as I have got so far. http://www.shetland.org/60n/webcams/cliff-cam-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLuke Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Random timing. Spent this week in Iceland watching them - were amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 4 hours ago, LondonLuke said: Random timing. Spent this week in Iceland watching them - were amazing! Been to Iceland 3 times lucky enough to see them every visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 This was taken by a friend last week from outside the pub in our village, I'd just spent an hour out in the middle of nowhere without a sighting, she took this just as I packed in and went home!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted November 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Beautiful. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Nice picture ,looks like its had a bit of work done to it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Rewulf said: Nice picture ,looks like its had a bit of work done to it though. Nope, it's just a mobile phone picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Really? The stars look a bit big ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 You're obviously sceptical, I was simply passing on a shot a friend took of the aurora. We have big clear starry skies with little light pollution up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 26 minutes ago, Jonty said: You're obviously sceptical, I was simply passing on a shot a friend took of the aurora. We have big clear starry skies with little light pollution up here. Not at all , nothing wrong with using a phone or cameras editing software to make a picture look better, I would think every pro photographer does it ? Its a beautiful picture, thats the important thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Funnily enough, the part of the dales I live in has just applied for dark skies certification due to the lack of light pollution. I went to an inaugural meeting of a new potential astronomy & astrophotography club the other night so hopefully I'll be getting some more advice and tips on getting some decent shots of the night skies and hopefully the aurora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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