Noctilucent Cloud Season 2010

[markt]

Here's a report and image from Scotland - however that doesn't look like NLC to me...

http://spaceweather.com/submissions/large_image_popup.php?image_name=Joseph-Shaw-PIC_9895_20p_1275271728_fl.jpg

Agreed Martin.  This is exactly the same as I saw on sunday night from Peebles, about 25 miles south from where these were taken. 

[Paul]

Martin, that one looks more like high altitude contrails to me.

[Conor McDonald]

Those are 100% contrails. Jez tony man is letting himself down putting these up. 

[martinastro]

lol - yea but it's the SW sightings page, I don't think he has any control over what gets posted on there, would be different if it was the homepage though  . Surprised those Russian sightings aren't on there. I wonder if we will be treated to a display tonight, clear spells are forecast, can you imagine the amount of people who will be watching the twilight this evening...fingers crossed for something. Best of luck everyone!!

[martinastro]

Another sighting from Denmark last night (June 1st) during the evening, details on Spaceweather.com...

http://www.spaceweather.com/

Thick cirrostratus blocked the sky here last night despite stars being visible it was hopeless for NLCs. Perhaps tonight with be the night.

[Paul]

Advice from the experts please

I looked out the window at 0245 BST and thought "we're on!". But not so fast.......



The shapes are all wrong - High Cirrus? Or are there some NLCs in there? Borderline case at best I reckon?

Paul.

[Conor McDonald]

Id say its high cloud Paul. We observed the display most of the night but from 2am onwards it was starting to cloud out so I called it a night.

[martinastro]

Definitely high cloud, I watched until 03.30 and there was no NLC here, although I did see that exact same high level cloud catching the Sun. During the evening, before it cleared here, there were reports of NLC.

[martinastro]

Patrol image from last night, session from 00.00 - 03.30 BST - negative obsv of NLC - unfortunately 

[markt]

Harumph! After the initial couple of sightings of NLC there has been nothing more seen or reported 

[Paul]

Indeed - it looks like a late kick-off this year. I had wondered what effect the increased solar activity might have, although many say there's a 1-2 year lag on that effect. We shall see.

[John9929]

Bagged my first NLC display of the season this morning June 10/11, image taken 01:10UT, faint but with some structure.

[rjgjr]

Great catch John, love the light reflecting clouds to compliment the NLC's. From my neck of the woods, it's amazing that there's that much light in the sky at that time of the morning, that's what higher latitudes do for you!!

[markt]

Congratulatioms on your capture John! 

[Roman White]

Congrats John!

At the moment NLC are already spread across Russia (latitudes 51-59), so it is only a matter of days when they would arrive in Ukraine.