Blackbeard Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I remember that but I think it was refraction caused by ice crystals. Can't remember what it's called now. How about Nacreous Clouds in 1996? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I saw those clouds in 1996, and also the aurora a couple of times from Sheffield, one display so good that it was nearly overhead at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djelibeybi Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I've seen the northern lights in sheffield, about 8 years ago and it was pretty amazing, like curtains of colour slowly waving across the sky. Really?! Wow!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarmOKnee Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Fascinating! Anybody got any photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yog Sothoth Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 How about Nacreous Clouds in 1996? I saw these from Leeds, same ones. Didn't know they were visible here too... The pics doesn't do justice to the full splendour though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 The aurora can vary quite a lot. Often it will be a white arc low on the horizon - don't confuse with the glow of streetlamps though! With a bit of luck you will see green shafts as well, often moving like curtains. If you are very lucky red and purple clouds that stretch even higher into the sky. We are at solar minimum at the moment, so practically zero sunspot activity and less chance of solar flares which send the particles towards the Earth that cause the activity. However we have coronal holes and the solar wind which means that there is always a chance! Northern Scotland can expect to see quite a few nights per year of Aurora, less so from here and has ben 4 or 5 years since I last spotted it. Light pollution, thin cloud and moonlight can kill it. Plus it is not always as vivid as made out on photos as they are overexposed, but against dark skies is truly amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbeard Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Fascinating! Anybody got any photos? Take a look at this site and the photo gallery http://spaceweather.com/aurora/gallery_01mar09.htm?PHPSESSID=lci92l8br52uq38jcd70fbnvo4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yog Sothoth Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Hey Supersonic! Do you have an observatory in your back garden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yog Sothoth Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Light pollution, thin cloud and moonlight can kill it. Plus it is not always as vivid as made out on photos as they are overexposed, but against dark skies is truly amazing. Yeah, I saw it in Finland in 2000. It was right overhead, on a cold (-11C) night. It was red and bluish green mainly. I watched it until my toes went numb, dancing in slow motion over the frozen sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Novice/amateur Patrick Moore lol, got a nice telescope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.