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just observing my first NLC display, and what a cracker it is! have taken a few pics, lets see how they turn out, cloud is starting to obscure the view now, will have another venture outside later on!
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I'm starting to clear again here it's amazing
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MAJOR nlc display going on tonight... Just got back from pub, been observing it with a large crowd of regulars in pub garden - will post more details in the morning. Darn, I wish i'd taken my camera...
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jjb
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A stunning display tonight wed/thur the best i have seen to date, here are some images i took. jonathan.
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brianb
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I've been clouded out, but for the short time of clarity it was the brightest display I've ever seen Same here - it was actually ruining my night vision! But the tropospheric clouds did worse, only got about 1/2 hr usable sky during the "night".
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That was the most amazing display. It was cloudy here shortly after it started then cleared and I got some of the best shots yet with the 70-300mm lens. The detail in the display was fab. Then it clouded over again and I came home. Shortly after it cleared again and I was able to get the display from my back garden, at this stage it reached the zenith and beyond. While I was imaging earlier I was visited by a lovely owl that did a couple of low circles and a hover and nearly landed on my hand. It's beautiful to see nature taking an interest in what your doing out at night! Will post a few images when I get some shuteye.
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Beautiful images Johnathan, congratulations!!
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jgs001
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I had some NLC of the Nasty Low variety last night.. shame. Nice captures guys.
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Paul
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Fortunately I left timelapse cam running all night - there were several breaks in the cloud and I managed to get some excellent shots of what is probably the best NLC display ever seen... 2336 BST 2343 BST 2349 BST 0125 BST 0155 BST 0248 BST
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WOW!!, guys those images are stunning, what a fantastic result , I like those shots over the lights of Larne....amazing. My goodness, what a display last night, it was just stupendous!!. Observed from 23.30 - 03.30 BST, type 5 bightness, in fact, it looked brighter than any high quality type 5 display I have ever seen, the brightness scale may need to be modified lol. Breathtaking electric blue colours which were like a dreame come true. I seen a strange brown, gold, and purple colour along the top edge at one time. I had trouble with trop cloud before dawn so only glimpsed it in small gaps, but from what I seen it was beyond words!. The intense blue and white struture was like a skeleton or twisted spine - another absolute monster display. Bands, large scale and smal scale whirls, lens shaped dark lacunosus-type structure, herringbone/waves and knots. Difficult to describe in words. Certainly one of the very finest displays I have ever seen. During evening twilight it was at the zenith near Arcturus. Haven't sorted through images yet, but results are nothing like what's on here!
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brianb
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Nice shots! The cattle seem more interested in you than the sky ...
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Thanks Brian, they sure were, they kept walking over and sniffing my tripod and messing up the images so I had to shooo them away, then they came back again for more, very nosy Cows, but equally as friendly, and I enjoyed their company. They came handy for an image too. Cheers.
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