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Ok - did anyone actually see the Northern Lights in the UK this weekend? I knew they were likely to be visible even in London, but somehow managed to fall asleep before 11pm so completely missed it.

No, damn it, went out early hours Saturday and Sunday but nothing visible.

Where I was on Friday night, they were only visible through phone camera.

Yes, late evening friday in west wales there was a very distinct red area right overhead and streching into the west, with with pale-ish looking shafts of light to the north. It was a bit hazy with only a few stars showing, so it was hard to tell if some of the pale bits were cloud or glow - except where you could see stars through them; i couldn't seem to set the phone camera to a high sensitivity so gave up on trying to take a picture.

Nicked off someone's FB feed.

Yes, got wife and daughter out of bed to see them.




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smegal wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 12:14 pm Where I was on Friday night, they were only visible through phone camera.

visible to the naked eye for us full 360.

Tinbum wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 2:20 pm Yes, got wife and daughter out of bed to see them.




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smegal wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 12:14 pm Where I was on Friday night, they were only visible through phone camera.

visible to the naked eye for us full 360.

Must have been too much light pollution where I was. The sky looked a little streaky, but when I took a photo of the sky, it was all colourful.

Ooh yeah - was absolutely incredible - all around & overhead - some colours with the naked eye, but far more vibrant with phone or camera. After playing with photos in the garden I nipped off to the local viaduct, stumbling down paths in the dark carrying my camera & tripod - but it was sooo worth it

those are amazing photos - nice one

I missed them, but its an excuse to re-publish my pics from Iceland from a few years ago.