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I've decided that the aurorawatch alerts I get only mean one thing.
It's cloudy outside.
Having said that I did get some nice ones earlier this year, given no tripod and no warning. Also a mysterious bear made an appearance.
Have you tried standing still for 20 seconds in -20C weather.
It's cloudy outside.
Having said that I did get some nice ones earlier this year, given no tripod and no warning. Also a mysterious bear made an appearance.
Have you tried standing still for 20 seconds in -20C weather.
Not a chance... south of the red line on the link below? Nowt to see...
http://helios.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/Europe.html
http://helios.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/Europe.html
Glad to see a few people managed to get something from the opportunity. I'll try to dig the thread up again if I notice ongoing alerts
Seems to have been a further display last night. Not as strong, but in some ways more impressive (judging by the preview that got tweeted to me earlier)
http://helios.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/Europe.htmlI take it the red line in that link is dynamic?
Aurorae are somewhat unpredictable but there are rare occasions when you might be able to glimpse the effect in the south, assuming minimal light pollution and zero cloud cover.
Even if you're not on twitter, you can access tweets from AuroraWatchUK who send out alerts in the event of high likelihood of AB visibility. Amber relates to Scotland & northern England; Red relates to the whole of the UK, although both are meant as a good indication rather than dead cert. There was a red alert three months ago, then nothing til Sep 30th, then again Monday night. As Craig has experienced above, each of those times has been relentlessly cloudy in the south.
Your best chance would obviously be to get somewhere really dark. Scout your location beforehand- you want to be able to shoot at ISO1600, f/4 or equiv for about 15sec without significant light ingress in the sky. The further south you are the lower to the horizon any aurorae will appear, thus you want to avoid being directly south of London or other major developments. You'll want to have approximately 90º view, 45º either side of north.
If by south east you mean Kent/ Sussex, I'd guess your best bet would be Whitstable or eastwards on the north Kent coast.
Seems to have been a further display last night. Not as strong, but in some ways more impressive (judging by the preview that got tweeted to me earlier)
DamienB said:
RobbieKB said:
Any where in the South East I can see this? Do you have to be near the coast or something?
Sorry I'm a bit of a newbie to this.
Not a chance... south of the red line on the link below? Nowt to see...Sorry I'm a bit of a newbie to this.
http://helios.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/Europe.html
Aurorae are somewhat unpredictable but there are rare occasions when you might be able to glimpse the effect in the south, assuming minimal light pollution and zero cloud cover.
Even if you're not on twitter, you can access tweets from AuroraWatchUK who send out alerts in the event of high likelihood of AB visibility. Amber relates to Scotland & northern England; Red relates to the whole of the UK, although both are meant as a good indication rather than dead cert. There was a red alert three months ago, then nothing til Sep 30th, then again Monday night. As Craig has experienced above, each of those times has been relentlessly cloudy in the south.
Your best chance would obviously be to get somewhere really dark. Scout your location beforehand- you want to be able to shoot at ISO1600, f/4 or equiv for about 15sec without significant light ingress in the sky. The further south you are the lower to the horizon any aurorae will appear, thus you want to avoid being directly south of London or other major developments. You'll want to have approximately 90º view, 45º either side of north.
If by south east you mean Kent/ Sussex, I'd guess your best bet would be Whitstable or eastwards on the north Kent coast.
Blukoo said:
Thanks again for the heads up
Here's another. It's not brilliant, but I did catch a meteor so I like it
IMG_0221 by Murray 1986, on Flickr
Well did, You made the news I think:Here's another. It's not brilliant, but I did catch a meteor so I like it
IMG_0221 by Murray 1986, on Flickr
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/29675...
Malx said:
Blukoo said:
Thanks again for the heads up
Here's another. It's not brilliant, but I did catch a meteor so I like it
IMG_0221 by Murray 1986, on Flickr
Well did, You made the news I think:Here's another. It's not brilliant, but I did catch a meteor so I like it
IMG_0221 by Murray 1986, on Flickr
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/29675...
KP5 storm now underway, forecast for KP6 (Northern UK, IOM, Scotland etc) later. Hope the weather holds. http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/
Taken about an hour ago on the way to work.
Not bad for my beer drinking camera and no tripod
IMG_1545-1024 by CRMCATEE, on Flickr
IMG_1538-1024 by CRMCATEE, on Flickr
Not bad for my beer drinking camera and no tripod
IMG_1545-1024 by CRMCATEE, on Flickr
IMG_1538-1024 by CRMCATEE, on Flickr
"X-FLARE: Earth orbiting satellites have detected an X1.8 -class solar flare (Oct. 23 @ 0322 UT) from big sunspot AR1598. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme ultraviolet flashRadiation from the flare created waves of ionization in the upper atmosphere over Asia and Australia (the daylit side of Earth) and possibly HF radio blackouts at high latitudes. It is too soon to say whether the blast also hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space."
Get the batteries on charge!
Get the batteries on charge!
RobDickinson said:
"X-FLARE: Earth orbiting satellites have detected an X1.8 -class solar flare (Oct. 23 @ 0322 UT) from big sunspot AR1598. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme ultraviolet flashRadiation from the flare created waves of ionization in the upper atmosphere over Asia and Australia (the daylit side of Earth) and possibly HF radio blackouts at high latitudes. It is too soon to say whether the blast also hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space."
Get the batteries on charge!
Awww, you got me excited until I read "Asia and Australia" Get the batteries on charge!
Blukoo said:
RobDickinson said:
"X-FLARE: Earth orbiting satellites have detected an X1.8 -class solar flare (Oct. 23 @ 0322 UT) from big sunspot AR1598. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme ultraviolet flashRadiation from the flare created waves of ionization in the upper atmosphere over Asia and Australia (the daylit side of Earth) and possibly HF radio blackouts at high latitudes. It is too soon to say whether the blast also hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space."
Get the batteries on charge!
Awww, you got me excited until I read "Asia and Australia" Get the batteries on charge!
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