NLC 2009-07-14/15

[mjuchert]

Hi all,

that's the third night in a row, that we have bright NLC here in
Vienna. Well - it's quite difficult to get some sleep...

Here a first picture (20.22h UT):



Clear skies
Matthias
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www.serifone.de/nlc.html - my recent NLC observations

[karlkaiser]

Dear readers,

Congratulation Matthias!

Some minutes ago one of the most spectacular NLC display ended in Austria.
Brightness: 4
Extension in azimuth: 272° - 000 - 044°
Height: to 20°
Structures: waves, bands, veils, complex structures

Have nice observations in western Europe!

Best regards from Schlaegl,

Karl

[Jay]

Massive display here in hampshire, well it would be but once again clous ruined it for me, but i could see it really bright through small gaps in the cloud, and it was really high as well, higher than ive ever seen it before, i estimate 70 degrees altitude

[markh]

Extremely bright, from what I could see through a window in the cloud. Jay and myself were out last night looking for Glow-worms and the cloud ruined a potentially half decent display of NLC. The weather is certainly not in our favour at the moment.

[dollsworth]

I have only seen 4 displays in my life-time - 17th June, 12th, 13th and now 14th July (well i wasn't really looking for them before this year!! ;D) and I have to admit tonight's was thee best display of them all!


Visible for over an hour (until cloud drifted in from the southwest) and at the start the NLC's were almost overhead. They were really spooky too, with crater-type formations.

[markh]

Fantastic pictures Dollsworth - certainly shows what we've missed down here due to flaming cloud. Going off topic, have you seen Aurora Borealis down in Kent?

[dollsworth]

thanks

and nope, not to my knowledge - must be quite rare to be seen in Kent I would imagine?

[PeteG]

clouds cleared here long enought to watch the display for an hour.
rough pano here,
www.peteglastonbury.plus.com/Apod/Apod118.htm

More later,
PeteG

[scotweather]

Wow! just got back after dashing down the road to take a few pictures as we finally got a break in the cloud here in Falkirk, Central Scotland.
It was certainly a very bright display here tonight and its still ongoing.

[PeteG]

my photos are not doing the display justice.
Pete

[kerryday20]

Wow, I did not believe them over Bath, so beautiful and filling the sky, had to check them with here first!

twitpic.com/photos/kerryday20

For the latest pic from tonight.

Darn tropo cloud got in the way in the end and I went in.

Will look again tomorrow night.

Thanks for the help and pics on here to guide me,

Kerry

[PeteG]

very nice Kerry,
It's really pleasing to know that there are other people scattered around the country taking these pics and yelling at the sky at the same time as you are isn't it?
Pete

[PeteG]

www.peteglastonbury.plus.com/Apod/Apod119.htm

another pano.
I was amazed how much of the sky it covered!
Pete

[ciderman]

Pete G - Good to here that you caught some of this display the NLC clouds were almost overhead and way off to the east here near Castle Cary couldnt believe how extensive they were, shame the cloud rolled in after 30 minutes, managed to get a few shots in, very strange hole/crater like formations visible that i see someone else remarked on, 3 nights in a row now.

[markt]

Fantastic pictures and reports all of you!