Worth a look outside 9.45pm Monday night - Aurora

**richardj** · 14-Dec-15, 22:45

Worth a look outside 9.45pm Monday night - Aurora may be happening

**bekisman** · 14-Dec-15, 23:30

Originally Posted by richardj

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:

**bekisman** · 15-Dec-15, 07:42

Fantastic!

**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

And some pictures from around 2 am January 1st

Happy New Year everyone!