Aurora Borealis

[TrimTheKing]

I went out with work colleagues into Manchester last night and when I arrived home at 23:30 I was greeted by this as I got out of the taxi…













I went to Lapland and didn’t see them as well that this!

 

[Mike G]

Wow!

 

[Phil]

Wow!

Agreed!

 

[AndyP]

Awesome, lucky devil.

 

[AndyP]

Did it disrupt your Starlink signal Mark?

 

[Malc2098]

Those are the colours I see when I've had one too many sherbets as well.

 

[Cabinetman]

The information I had was that it would be arriving at 2 am, we have never seen it and would be so thrilled so I set my alarm, nothing! Zilcharooney. But supposedly now it’s arrived with more on its tail we might see it tonight – I would be so thrilled.

 

[Robert]

Neighbours here (NE London) took similar pictures last night. We will look tonight having been oblivious to last nights display - don't expect to see anything though!

 

[Woodbloke]

Coming home from Japan last Feb and flying north of Alaska, one of the JAL stewies told passengers who were interested (and not many were) to look out of the aircraft window to see the 'Northern Lights' which SWIMBO duly did. That's now a tick off her 'bucket list' so we won't have to trapse off on another trip somewhere north of the Arctic Circle just to see them. I for one as a chronic ex-isomniac had no intention of losing a decent night's kip to see a few pretty colours in the night sky - Rob

 

[AndyP]

According to local social media, so I am told, they were visible this far south too.

 

[Phil]

Sky News were showing pictures of it yesterday, looked like in different locations in UK.

 

[MJ80]

I spent a few hours waiting last night on top of a hill near the village armed with the camera but didn't see anything. The night before my daughter sent some photos from her way back from work. Gutted I missed them. The only time I have seen the was years ago on a flight to the USA, I spent a lot of time going from one side of the plane to the other as there was the Halebop? comet on the opposite side, it was a great spectacle.

 

[thetyreman]

that's crazy, I am near manchester as well, wish I'd have gone outside.

 

[GaryR]

A bucket list item for me as well. They were visible on Friday night in my neighbourhood but I was too lazy to leave my balcony for darker skies. Last night I went out and stood in a field in a park about a kilometer away, from 23.30 to 0:30, very dark, but no joy. It was funny since there wer maybe 20 other folk wandering like zombies in the dark at the same time. It is supposed to be better tonight so I'll try again.

 

[AJB Temple]

For those who haven't yet, it is well worth seeing in the frozen north if you can. Temperatures of minus 30C or lower are interesting, but very endurable with the right gear. We spent a couple of weeks north of the arctic circle, which included a number of night treks through forests (wearing snow shoes) onto frozen lakes to take photos of the night sky. It's a very different experience because there is zero light pollution and virtually no atmospheric pollution so it almost feels like stepping back in time. The pictures taken through a good camera on a tripod with long exposure really bring the night sky to life, and the Aurora Borealis looks very different on film than to the naked eye - much more dramatic. Highly recommended trip. Snowmobiles across miles and miles of deep virgin snow are great fun. Worth staying in an ice hotel (freshly built) as well - very memorable. Highly recommended.

 

[TrimTheKing]

The information I had was that it would be arriving at 2 am, we have never seen it and would be so thrilled so I set my alarm, nothing! Zilcharooney. But supposedly now it’s arrived with more on its tail we might see it tonight – I would be so thrilled.

Yep I set my alarm for 02:40 and waiting until 03:00 but alas no more, and none on Saturday night either, shame.

 

[TrimTheKing]

Did it disrupt your Starlink signal Mark?

I don't know mate, I was hammered and went straight to sleep after!