Massive Aurora and Geo Storm in progress. Northern sky slight red glow
in clouds.

--
Mike Dawson, ENGLAND
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~msdawson/

spectacular in NE Scotland aswell, best display in years
"Michael Dawson" wrote in message
...
Massive Aurora and Geo Storm in progress. Northern sky slight red glow
in clouds.

--
Mike Dawson, ENGLAND
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~msdawson/

In article , fred writes
spectacular in NE Scotland aswell, best display in years

Better than 4 weeks ago?


"Michael Dawson" wrote in message
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Massive Aurora and Geo Storm in progress. Northern sky slight red glow
in clouds.

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Surfer!
If you really want to send me email then use:
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I seen more of this display than the ones from the end of last month. And
to me it easily out ranked those.
I first spotted it on my walk too work at 5pm in twilight skies - I quickly
found a vantage point away from streetlighting and there it was. Awesome
colours!
It coverered the whole sky with shades of green and white. As the darkness
increased violet/magenta rays were roaming the skies to the south and west,
and the southern horizon became exceptionally deep green, with patches of
red near the zenith. The rays also seemed to be converging at/emanating from
the zenith. Fantastic contrasts of colours. My viewing was sadly interrupted
by my job at 6pm.
Next chance to get a decent look was at midnight. It has died down
considerably now - but the North and North eastern skies have a distinct
pale blue glow, not a colour I've seen with aurora's before.
Brilliant!


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Alex Stephens Jr
Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
(20 miles ESE of Glasgow)
55°47'14" -3°55'15" 115m/358ftamsl
http://www.alex114.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
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"Five Cats" wrote in message
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In article , fred writes
spectacular in NE Scotland aswell, best display in years

Better than 4 weeks ago?


"Michael Dawson" wrote in message
...
Massive Aurora and Geo Storm in progress. Northern sky slight red glow
in clouds.

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Surfer!
If you really want to send me email then use:
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It was excellent in Eastern Perthshire.

Not necessarily any brighter than the last lot a few weeks back, but a
lot more red in it. Whilst we were watching it for some time we would
reckon the peak to be at around 19:30. At that time I removed a document
from the car and in a moonless night, and no streetlights about, we
could read it solely by the brightness of the aurora. Trees on the E
horizon were clearly silhouetted against the bright glowing sky.

None of the searchlights or flashing of the last episode, but more
colour.

However, the aurora of similar cause, a couple of years back, was at
least the equal of this one.
--
Murray McGregor

In message , Alex Stephens
Jnr writes
Next chance to get a decent look was at midnight. It has died down
considerably now - but the North and North eastern skies have a distinct
pale blue glow, not a colour I've seen with aurora's before.

I have yet to see one in blue. Beautiful picture of a blue aurora in
Alaska at:
http://spaceweather.com

--
Anita Evans
North Cumbria
(anita[at]ra.evans.clara.co.uk to reply by e-mail)

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:58:35 +0000, Murray McGregor
wrote:

None of the searchlights or flashing of the last episode, but more
colour.
First noticed it around 1800 and definite searchlights here
(Edinburgh)

Someone better at photography than me snagged these images from
morningside a few minutes drive from me:-

http://www.pbase.com/valsharp/aurora

In article , Mike Watson
writes
On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:58:35 +0000, Murray McGregor
wrote:

None of the searchlights or flashing of the last episode, but more
colour.
First noticed it around 1800 and definite searchlights here
(Edinburgh)

Someone better at photography than me snagged these images from
morningside a few minutes drive from me:-

http://www.pbase.com/valsharp/aurora

Pretty impressive given where you were!

BTW what is the 'vivid' setting on the camera about?

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On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 08:57:41 +0000, Five Cats
wrote:

In article , Mike Watson
writes
On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:58:35 +0000, Murray McGregor
wrote:

None of the searchlights or flashing of the last episode, but more
colour.
First noticed it around 1800 and definite searchlights here
(Edinburgh)

Someone better at photography than me snagged these images from
morningside a few minutes drive from me:-

http://www.pbase.com/valsharp/aurora

Pretty impressive given where you were!

BTW what is the 'vivid' setting on the camera about?
I cant take credit for these I'm afraid, just posted the link.

On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 18:43:21 GMT, Mike Watson wrote in


Pretty impressive given where you were!

BTW what is the 'vivid' setting on the camera about?
I cant take credit for these I'm afraid, just posted the link.

I think my handbook may help here. There are six "Photo Effects" I can
choose from:
Off - that's the one I use
Vivid - Emphasises Contrast and Colour Saturation to record in bold colour
Neutral - Tones down contrast and colour
Low Sharpening - Records with softened outlines
Sepia - sepia tones recorded
B/W - black and white

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Mike Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 22/11/2003 19:07:03 UTC
My aurora images here http://www.mtullett.plus.com/29a-oct and
http://www.mtullett.plus.com/20-nov/