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Post by heaven31 on Jul 4, 2008 2:31:24 GMT
WOW!! So glad I didn't go to bed after last nights display, this morning I have seen (and am still watching) my most extensive and stunning display so far. I watched from 23.00 UT last night for just over an hour then watched some TV and just happened to look again at 1.00 UT and it seemed to be returning with a vengeance........I wish I knew to measure the width of the display etc because this is huge (at least to what I've seen so far) and so beautiful. It's now 2.30 UT and the display is still visible but the daylight is starting to kill it (and lack of sleep is killing me lol) so I'm off to bed now as I have to get the kids up for school in 4 hours. I've took loads of pics so will post them in the morning before I go to work. Hope you all managed to catch it  Jo x |
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Post by digitalsky on Jul 4, 2008 3:03:50 GMT
Yes, a great show even from the south coast. Too tired to process anymore than this one at the moment though...  |
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Post by heaven31 on Jul 4, 2008 13:27:50 GMT
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Post by scotweather on Jul 4, 2008 15:48:56 GMT
You are a lucky dedicated lot ! Some really nice pics here. Unfortunately we had heavy skies after storms so I just went to bed instead to catch up from the late night on the 2/3 July. Hopefully more to come tonight ! Well done folks.
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Post by chriss on Jul 4, 2008 16:33:33 GMT
Quite by chance, I was up and about late and realised it wasn't as dark outside as it should be. This was the view from my lounge window, Mid Norfolk, UK at 02:00 03/04 July.  |
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Post by digitalsky on Jul 4, 2008 16:35:45 GMT
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Post by digitalsky on Jul 4, 2008 17:20:06 GMT
HI John,
I've recognised similar features between images taken on the morning of the 29/30 (was it? Too tired to remember!) and have gathered shots taken at the same time as some of mine from people not too far away from me. It'll be interesting to see if matches can be made.
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Post by heaven31 on Jul 4, 2008 19:13:47 GMT
Brilliant pics, Jo! Fair play, you've gone from never using long exposures to producing these fabulous results in about a week. No wonder you've undergone a meteoric promotion to Moderator status!  Thanks John  I do have you to thank for that tho, I never would have known how to use long exposures if you hadn't been kind enough to help me. I do still need to play around with exposures sometimes to get it right, I have a few from last nights show that were quite over exposed but I'm having fun learning Jo x |
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Post by tmcewan on Jul 4, 2008 19:22:04 GMT
HI John, I've recognised similar features between images taken on the morning of the 29/30 (was it? Too tired to remember!) and have gathered shots taken at the same time as some of mine from people not too far away from me. It'll be interesting to see if matches can be made. Hi Pete, We managed a few simultaneous images on the forum last year. I remember matching images with an observer in N. Ireland (I think we were separated by around 85 miles) and it was surprising (or, perhaps not!) just how similar the images were. With the widespread use of digital photography it's much easier to make matches. I'm now in the routine of exposing 4 images every minute so if anyone is out photographing at the same time I should have a match somewhere. We also have the automatic camera at Port Glasgow capturing an image every minute, centred on north, so we may already have some pairs. Tom |
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Post by foglesofficemate on Jul 4, 2008 20:01:15 GMT
I believe I observed a weak display between 0410 and 0430 UT from Logan, UT (41.7N). I was primarily watching a fireworks display on the USU campus when it occurred to me that NLC were also weakly present in the background at an elevation of 10-15 degrees and over an angular width of about 20 degrees. I could NOT see any structure as the foreground was very bright, so only weak horizontal bands were visible to me. The entire display appeared to drift westward during this interval. I was about 0.5 mi south of the location from which NLC were photographed in June 1999 by a former colleague at USU. I have been following the recent NLC reports but other than one report from Alberta, I can find no other reports from North America, which I find hard to believe! I would classify what I saw as type II in brightness and type 2 in appearance. I have downloaded the IR satellite imagery for this period and there do not appear to be terrestrial clouds to the north of Logan.
I have seen (& photographed) NLC from Alaska, Norway and Alberta over the years so it is not an unknown phenomena to me. I also shared an office with Ben Fogle at UAF when he embarked upon his PhD study of NLC under the direction of Sydney Chapman. I have also operated low-light level imagery systems for auroral studies at several locales, so I am familiar with the night sky.
Be interest to learn of other low-latitude/North American observations ...
Tom
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Post by tmcewan on Jul 5, 2008 11:18:52 GMT
Hi Tom, If you'd like to send me details of your observation I'll include it in the provisional listings - best to do this via the online form at: www.nlcnet.co.uk/submit.htmThere are certainly many NLC observers across N. America/Canada. Your best idea would be to contact Mark Zalcik who runs the NLC CAN-AM network. If you don't have his details let me know. Anyway, we only have a few USA/Canada Forum members, so, a very warm welcome! Tom |
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Post by digitalsky on Jul 5, 2008 15:27:51 GMT
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I do have you to thank for that tho, I never would have known how to use long exposures if you hadn't been kind enough to help me.