Northern Lights

[dan_b]

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.

[Fintray]

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

[smegal]

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

[Marcus]

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.

[Stig]

Nicked off someone's FB feed.

[Tinbum]

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




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

visible to the naked eye for us full 360.

[smegal]

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




edit

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.

[richbee]

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

[dan_b]

those are amazing photos - nice one

[nowty]

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