Looks like I will be up early over the next few night's!
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Posted 17/02/2011 - 11:04
Thanks for the link Bernhard, its a great spectacle to see, whilst out walking the dogs on Farthing Downs one evening with the wife and boys this phenomenon took place, it was great to see if a little erie at the time, when I told our friends about it the next day they knew nothing about it.
Regards John/Jumbo
Regards John/Jumbo
Last Edited by Jumbo48 on 17/02/2011 - 11:08
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Posted 17/02/2011 - 11:58
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Aberdeen may get to see them but according to Gedds they won't come much further south.
Aberdeen may get to see them but according to Gedds they won't come much further south.
But they may be viewable, if such a word exists.
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Note that the shaded areas refer to the locations where the aurora will be overhead. Because the auroral forms are more than 80 km (55 miles) above the earth, you may see them from as far as 400 km (250 miles) away
Note that the shaded areas refer to the locations where the aurora will be overhead. Because the auroral forms are more than 80 km (55 miles) above the earth, you may see them from as far as 400 km (250 miles) away
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Posted 17/02/2011 - 12:32
For those interested, you can sign up at Aurora Watch and they will email you when there is significant activity.
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Posted 17/02/2011 - 12:58
I just hope the clouds break up later on.
Fingers crossed.
/Ian
K10D & Super A user.
Fingers crossed.
/Ian
K10D & Super A user.
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Posted 17/02/2011 - 13:12
To get you in the mood 
Not brilliant, but not bad considering how much the ship was moving and it's out of focus too - the focus kept drifting off infinity on the 17-70
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I plan a land based aurora hunt sometime.
Not brilliant, but not bad considering how much the ship was moving and it's out of focus too - the focus kept drifting off infinity on the 17-70
.I plan a land based aurora hunt sometime.
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Posted 17/02/2011 - 13:39
Wowww that is stunning! Would have loved to have witnessed that!
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Posted 17/02/2011 - 13:41
OOOOOOOOOH that's FANTASTIC 
It gives a great impression of what it was like . Got any more ?
let the education continue
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It gives a great impression of what it was like . Got any more ?
let the education continue
proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs
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Posted 17/02/2011 - 14:32
I've got a few more, but I admit I spent more time watching than photographing.
One thing to be aware of is that the aurora are not as green in reality as they appear in photos. I have no idea why it is, but that's the case. The first night we saw them they looked like pale cloud, it was only in the photos that they were green.
Tips for photographing them: a good tripod, a remote or 2sec timer, bulb or long exposure (about 20sec), high iso, wide angle, wide open, set to infinity. Foreground interest is good if you can manage it. I didn't on the first night we saw them as we were crossing open sea.
I wasn't brave enough to up on the sun deck, from where I would have got better photos, due to it being very icy. Others were braver.
One thing to be aware of is that the aurora are not as green in reality as they appear in photos. I have no idea why it is, but that's the case. The first night we saw them they looked like pale cloud, it was only in the photos that they were green.
Tips for photographing them: a good tripod, a remote or 2sec timer, bulb or long exposure (about 20sec), high iso, wide angle, wide open, set to infinity. Foreground interest is good if you can manage it. I didn't on the first night we saw them as we were crossing open sea.
I wasn't brave enough to up on the sun deck, from where I would have got better photos, due to it being very icy. Others were braver.
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Posted 17/02/2011 - 16:19
Is there likely to be any adverse effect on satellites, specifically the GPS ones? Could do with knowing whether I'll be able to trust position fixes this weekend!
Matt
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Matt
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Posted 17/02/2011 - 16:42
If you check the link there is somewhere a warning page that gives you this information.
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Posted 17/02/2011 - 16:49
OK, further to my last message go here for space weather warnings. Hope that is what you are looking for and helps.
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SmutjeUK
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SmutjeUK
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Posted 17/02/2011 - 17:15
Thanks for that - I've tried to make sense of it but they seem more interested in telling you what the criteria are for a "watch" or "alert" than they are in telling you what the possible effects are!
Matt
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SmutjeUK
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Now I do not put up my hope for this happen here on the South Coast, but maybe some who live in the Midlands may just be lucky and can see (and take pictures) of it over the next couple of days if the sky is clear!
Just follow the link for more information.
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SmutjeUK
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