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richardj
14-Dec-15, 22:45
Worth a look outside 9.45pm Monday night - Aurora may be happening
bekisman
14-Dec-15, 23:30
Worth a look outside 9.45pm Monday night - Aurora may be happening
Just nipped out two minutes ago (out West) and there is activity right now; big glow in sky and quite a few 'searchlight' type 'rays' coming from North - mind you it's minus 2!
richardj
14-Dec-15, 23:56
I wasted 30 minutes finding the connection for my camera tripod - so missed most of it probably. Anyway I am still trying to figure out how to take night photos but here goes:

http://www.croft.website/nightsky/dec14a-nightsky.jpg

http://www.croft.website/nightsky/dec14b-nightsky.jpg

http://www.croft.website/nightsky/dec14c-nightsky.jpg
bekisman
15-Dec-15, 07:42
Fantastic!:eek:
richardj
20-Dec-15, 20:59
Amber alert out for tonight (Sunday 20th December) from AuroraWatchNet

Sadly it is cloudy where I am near Watten, hopefully less cloudy where you are, worth a look outside!

I also put up more pictures taken from last Monday night on http://www.croft.website/nightsky/index.html

I have also watched some online videos of taking night sky photographs and I think I have figured out why the pictures are not in focus - seemingly when you take pictures on manual it needs to be focused slightly before the infinity setting. I have also bought myself a digital timer remote control which may also help with stopping any camera shake when taking the picture (while on a tripod). So maybe next time I photograph the Northern Lights they may even be in focus!
bekisman
31-Dec-15, 22:10
Just had this warning in: "AuroraWatch UK amber alert, 2015-12-31 20:17:01UT.
Detected by AuroraWatchNet. Lancaster #1, England" - Been out, bit of a glow north, but cloudy 'out west'..
richardj
01-Jan-16, 01:39
I went outside to take some pictures of the Aurora around 11pm New Years Eve - and it is still visible over Caithness at 12.30 am - not very spectacular sadly

http://www.croft.website/nightsky/new-years-eve-2015/aurora-dec31st2015-3.jpg

http://www.croft.website/nightsky/new-years-eve-2015/aurora-dec31st2015-2.jpg

http://www.croft.website/nightsky/new-years-eve-2015/aurora-dec31st2015-5.jpg

And some pictures from around 2 am January 1st

http://www.croft.website/nightsky/new-years-eve-2015/aurora-jan1st-2016.jpg

http://www.croft.website/nightsky/new-years-eve-2015/aurora-jan1st-2016-2.jpg

http://www.croft.website/nightsky/new-years-eve-2015/aurora-jan1st-2016-5.jpg

Happy New Year everyone!
Fulmar
01-Jan-16, 09:18
Absolutely beautiful, thank you! I should have gone outside instead of watching fireworks on the telly! Happy New Year!!
bekisman
01-Jan-16, 13:25
Edinburgh? nah, this one was free AND local! thanks richardj