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    Default Northern Lights tonight

    Just in case anyone's interested there's a rather wonderful display of the Northern Lights going on outside at the moment 21.28

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    Just been watching it on and off for over 2 hrs - really nice to see

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    Quite an impressive display tonight shame I can't take any pics of them

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    I have been out a few times and no show, if there was a fine display, how do you take a photo without having to read two hundred pages of instructions on your camera?
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    Well I can tell you I have no clue with my camera and iPad and IPhone worse than useless

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    Where are you ? I'm in East Clyth and can't see any

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    It was last night

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    Sorry, doh!

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    Looks like the Northern Lights are starting again tonight - Thursday 27th Feb

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    great display over Thurso/Scrabster just now

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    Brilliant display at this moment 20.35 Thursday

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    It seemed to cover half the visible sky for about 20 minutes - amazing

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    There appears top be 2 threads on this - my post on the other thread follows...

    Agreed !

    To those of you on computers in Caithness now - switch off and go outside!

    Message below was posted on my FB page about 10 mins ago... and I'm off outside again in 2 minutes..

    Been outside for the past half hour watching the Northern Lights. This is the best display I've seen in years. Sitting in silence - apart from the owls crying every 5 minutes - is a fantastic experience. It reminds me why I've been in Caithness for 31 of the last 34 years. Loving it !
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    It has taken me almost a decade to see them. Sometimes I have thought that I might have seen them, but was never sure. Now I am sure! Brilliant. Beautiful! Still going strong above Keiss at 22:00 tHURSDAY
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    They are getting bigger as the night goes on apparently they can be seen quite a way down the country at the moment

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    Been out watching for a good while with two friends up visiting from Cumbria, absolutely brilliant here on outskirts of Stornoway.

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    Was a fantastic display tonite brilliant at Brough, first time ive ever seen them and ive lived here all my life :-)

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    Not a patch on what your seeing up there, but gobsmacked I've seen 'em in the middle of a city!
    Manchester with all its light pollution....



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    What time do they switch the lights on? ;-)

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    Just after Tesco closes,I think.
    Don`t bother "repping" me it`s turned off.

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