2009 Noctilucent Cloud Season

[John9929]

Thanks Tyler, and those images are untouched as well .

[rjgjr]

Those are fantastic images John. Belfast International is most likely a real pain on most viewing sessions, but it really, literally, adds a flare to them in this instance. Good job!

[jjb]

Fantastic images martin,john,and congrats Martin on getting on sw those are just breathtaking.


jonathan.

[brianb]

Fantastic images martin,john

Indeed.

No show last night but unbroken cloud base below 5000 feet with rain falling from it 

[Roman White]

Double display from last night... 

Jun. 19/20, 22:00-22:10 EEST (later were obstructed with Sc)
Type IIb, brightness 2, AZI 005-015 (W, NW were obstructed with Sc up to 20^o), altitude 0-5^о.

22:05


02:40-03:15 EEST
Types I, IIa, IIIb, IVa?, brightness 1-2 (max. 2.5), AZI 005-060, altitude 0-9^о.

03:04

[Roman White]

Wow, just a few days passed and I have missed several pages in this topic...
Excellent shots guys!
Martin, that display is really incredible! But I liked the most the "NLC with cows" image - well done

From mid-May to the end of July one can pretty much forget about looking for faint galaxies and the like - the sky is simply too bright.

Now I see there is a great difference between 55N and 50N latitude.
At this time near summer soltice we have a 4 hour gap between nautical twilight (22:40-02:45 EEST). There is constant astronomical twilight, but visually it looks like at least 2 hours of darkness near midnight.

P.S. The last night here was stunning! I wrote a 'short' report about it...

[martinastro]

Good digital record of last night's display Roman. I like the 2nd image best with the bands. I would count that as one display, because it was the same display which appeared back again with the rising Sun. Always nice to get an evening and pre-dawn display on the same night, although from our lat here, many of the big displays last all night long.

Might be clear this evening but cloud and drizzle are expected to arrive in from the Atlantic later...

[Roman White]

Thanks Martin

I like the 2nd image best with the bands.

Here is that shot in larger size. Can you help me to classify it?

[martinastro]

Hi Roman, those look like classic 'waves', also known as Herringbone structure, similar to ripples on a beach at low tide. 

[John9929]

I would go along with that Roman, that looked like a great display you had, well done. Unfortunately we had 100% cloud/rain at my location so nothing to see here last night.

Thanks to the rest for the comments re the images, I'm finding it hard to keep up with this thread

[Roman White]

Thanks John.

Hi Roman, those look like classic 'waves', also known as Herringbone structure, similar to ripples on a beach at low tide. 

Martin, the "classic waves" is IIIb, am I right?

Just a hour ago I had another display here (they occure regularly!  ), of brightness 3-4 - the best one _(yet) this year... There were some structures which I coudn't identify in a short time, now need to do it looking at photos.
I will post a report tomorrow and I hope for your help in idenifying. 

[martinastro]

IIIb waves seem good to me Roman 

Jonathan Bingham and I met up last night for an observing session and ended up having a fantastic time!. We went up to the NE coast looking over the Irish Sea and could see some of the Scottish Islands, Jonathan knows the name of the location better than I do. It was an overcast night, which we expected anyway, but we actually did see an NLC display glowing THROUGH the clouds which we were both 100% certain about. It must have been a type 5 monster and at least 20 degrees above the horizon. The place we were at was fantasic, it wa like the Island in Jurassic Park with fantastic cliffs, passing 'fog storms', a few showers, a fog bow, and amazing nature scenes. We seen Deer and Badgers and had a great time watching the ships on the Ocean all lit up at night through Jonathan's amazing 5" comet seeking binos which are a serious piece of kit. I asked Jonathan if I could keep them but for some reason he declined  . It was such a mild night that we sat out on loungers watching the sky and generally having a great time on the Solstice. Definitely a special night which I won't forget. We even walked through the ghostly ruins of Dunluce Castle in the middle of the night...it was creepy too!. Thanks to Jonathan for a great night and for the chip and coke also...very much appreciated.  . Might upload a few images on the photography section later.

[Roman White]

You had a great time there Martin... 

(...) an NLC display glowing THROUGH the clouds which we were both 100% certain about. It must have been a type 5 monster (...)

Here too - the solstice turns them being mad  - they occure each day both evening & morning, and there is at least one great display per day... I become tired to get 80 photos each day, having few time even to report about it... 
Just an hour ago here was another great display: brightness 4, many different structures, nearly up to zenith and 140 degrees wide... 
I will report yesterday ones as soon as possible.

[John9929]

Lucky you, we have 100% cloud here

[lightlord]

Hi all,

I'm new to the forum i stumbled on to your site because i was searching for a site with Noctilucent clouds pictures.

I wanted to show you my pictures of my clouds

I took the pictures on 21-06-2009 at around 11:17pm from my roof of my bedroom window

Forgot something i'm from the netherlands.. city helmond