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picturesareme
11 May 2024 10:17:40

I didnt even know about this until I read this thread late last night but it was all over. What time did it happen? I was probably in the pub but nobody there mentioned anything. 

Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 



From around 10pm until gone 3am when I decided to go to bed. Visible to the naked eye too 🙂 
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Bolty
11 May 2024 11:02:32
I'm really impressed with the way this turned out. My video of last nights aurora, with a time-lapse of the night and some photos as well:

https://youtu.be/Fny2L53cUnU 
Scott
Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.
My weather station 
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Roger Parsons
11 May 2024 11:17:06
Really excellent, Bolty - thanks for that. 👍
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
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Caz
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11 May 2024 11:33:43

Great show, but the colours tended to come out stronger on camera than to the naked eye.

Originally Posted by: Chunky Pea 


I can’t believe I missed it. Our son took lots of photos from our house and it looks amazing!  

Originally Posted by: Caz 

It always looks more spectacular through a lens. 
Market Warsop, North Nottinghamshire.
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Caz
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11 May 2024 11:40:48

I'm really impressed with the way this turned out. My video of last nights aurora, with a time-lapse of the night and some photos as well:

https://youtu.be/Fny2L53cUnU 

Originally Posted by: Bolty 

That is absolutely amazing. I wondered if you’d got it recorded.  Thank you for posting it!  
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Windy Willow
11 May 2024 12:35:26
Great Vid Bolty 👍
I'll be looking again tonight. It was pretty special to see but as many have said it is different once you use a camera on it, than just plain eyesight.  I could see light streaks, across the sky, and vaguely see the shocking pinks/reds, but once I had my phone in camera mode it sure made a huge difference.
South Holland, Lincs 5m/16ft ASL

Don't feed the Trolls!! When starved of attention they return to their dark caves or the dark recesses of bridges and will turn back to stone, silent again!
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Bolty
11 May 2024 13:35:00
Thanks everyone! 😁
Scott
Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.
My weather station 
Retron
11 May 2024 16:09:50
Astonishing. Seeing red on these charts is rare enough, but 24 hours of it? I've never seen that before!
Original source: https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/  

https://ukwct.org.uk/weather/aw.png 
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Leysdown, north Kent
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Roger Parsons
11 May 2024 16:25:28
It is impressive! I've never seen such amplitude/duration on AuroraWatch. Must be 20+ years since I actually observed a decent display. Driving north from Spalding after an evening lecture there we suddenly realised what we were seeing in the sky ahead. We pulled onto a side road and got out to look properly. The first aurora I saw was in Iceland in the late 70s. I was cleaning my teeth outside the tent before turning in and suddenly saw what was happening above me. 😲 Memorable. It's the movement of the "curtains of light" that's so dramatic! Went on for a good while too.

Clear skies tonight, folks. 😁
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
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Quantum
11 May 2024 16:47:45
Pro tip, if you have eclipse glasses get them out and look at the sun.

Bottom right, you can see the monster sunspot that caused this! Its 15x the size of the earth and just visible to the naked (protected ofc) eyes.

 
2024/2025 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp): Total: 2 days with snow/sleet falling
18/11 (-6), 19/11 (-6)
2023/2024 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp): Total: 8 days with snow/sleet falling
29/11 (-6), 30/11 (-6), 02/12 (-5), 03/12 (-5), 04/12 (-3), 16/01 (-3), 18/01 (-8), 08/02 (-5)
2022/2023 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp): Total: 7 days with snow/sleet falling.
18/12 (-1), 06/03 (-6), 08/03 (-8), 09/03 (-6), 10/03 (-8), 11/03 (-5), 14/03 (-6)
2021/2022 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp): Total: 12 days with snow/sleet falling.
26/11 (-5), 27/11 (-7), 28/11 (-6), 02/12 (-6), 06/01 (-5), 07/01 (-6), 06/02 (-5), 19/02 (-5), 24/02 (-7), 30/03 (-7), 31/03 (-8), 01/04 (-8)
Roger Parsons
11 May 2024 18:05:13

Pro tip, if you have eclipse glasses get them out and look at the sun.

Bottom right, you can see the monster sunspot that caused this! Its 15x the size of the earth and just visible to the naked (protected ofc) eyes.

 

Originally Posted by: Quantum 

Good idea, Q. I used to have 3 solarscopes in my lab and students who had finished their work could help themselves! Very popular.
This is a good webpage for solar images...
https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime-images.html 
Here's yours:
https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/hmi_igr/512/ 
 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
11 May 2024 18:38:29
I think we are going to have some cloud spoil the seeing tonight, plus the alert status is now down to amber. I might pour myself a glass of some promising aurora-generating liquid!!!! 🥃🥃😬
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
ozone_aurora
11 May 2024 19:25:43

I think we are going to have some cloud spoil the seeing tonight, plus the alert status is now down to amber. I might pour myself a glass of some promising aurora-generating liquid!!!! 🥃🥃😬

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


Yes, indeed, it's gone very hazy and now cloudy here in Sheffield. Still, at least we've seen it. 
Roger Parsons
11 May 2024 20:17:48
Sky News Piece:
"Earth has been rocked by the first extreme geomagnetic storm in two decades, creating a spectacular light show in UK skies and other parts of the Northern Hemisphere - but also posing a threat to communication networks, navigation systems and power grids.
Elon Musk's Starlink, which owns around 60% of the estimated 7,500 satellites currently in orbit, providing internet coverage around the world, has warned of a "degraded service" as a result of the phenomena."

Strongest solar storm in decades hits Earth - as Northern Lights to return to parts of UK tonight
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/strongest-solar-storm-decades-hits-124800795.html 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Quantum
11 May 2024 20:30:12

Sky News Piece:
"Earth has been rocked by the first extreme geomagnetic storm in two decades, creating a spectacular light show in UK skies and other parts of the Northern Hemisphere - but also posing a threat to communication networks, navigation systems and power grids.
Elon Musk's Starlink, which owns around 60% of the estimated 7,500 satellites currently in orbit, providing internet coverage around the world, has warned of a "degraded service" as a result of the phenomena."

Strongest solar storm in decades hits Earth - as Northern Lights to return to parts of UK tonight
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/strongest-solar-storm-decades-hits-124800795.html 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 




This is truly terrifying. We have a monkey at the controls of a helicopter.
 
2024/2025 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp): Total: 2 days with snow/sleet falling
18/11 (-6), 19/11 (-6)
2023/2024 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp): Total: 8 days with snow/sleet falling
29/11 (-6), 30/11 (-6), 02/12 (-5), 03/12 (-5), 04/12 (-3), 16/01 (-3), 18/01 (-8), 08/02 (-5)
2022/2023 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp): Total: 7 days with snow/sleet falling.
18/12 (-1), 06/03 (-6), 08/03 (-8), 09/03 (-6), 10/03 (-8), 11/03 (-5), 14/03 (-6)
2021/2022 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp): Total: 12 days with snow/sleet falling.
26/11 (-5), 27/11 (-7), 28/11 (-6), 02/12 (-6), 06/01 (-5), 07/01 (-6), 06/02 (-5), 19/02 (-5), 24/02 (-7), 30/03 (-7), 31/03 (-8), 01/04 (-8)
ozone_aurora
11 May 2024 21:04:57
The Aurora alert is red.
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The Beast from the East
12 May 2024 00:03:59
So nothing so far? Annoying as nice and clear perhaps for the last time for a while 
"We have some alternative facts for you"
Kelly-Ann Conway - special adviser to the President
The Beast from the East
12 May 2024 00:07:24

This is truly terrifying. We have a monkey at the controls of a helicopter.
 

Originally Posted by: Quantum 



the first series of the sky series “Cobra “ with Robert Carlyle was about a solar  storm knocking out the power grid and resulting chaos as technology failed and plebs went mad 
"We have some alternative facts for you"
Kelly-Ann Conway - special adviser to the President
Roger Parsons
12 May 2024 00:30:51

So nothing so far? Annoying as nice and clear perhaps for the last time for a while 

Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 

Amber Alert here at 01.30hrs.
https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
haghir22
12 May 2024 01:07:08
Went up to Epsom Downs tonight, was busier than race days 😂

Nothing forthcoming, just the smell of weed drifting across the golf course and too many twerps paying drum and bass.

Gutted. Missed ‘87 as slept through it and went to bed last night at 8.30 after 27 holes of golf and a little too much sun (the irony!)
YNWA
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Quantum
12 May 2024 05:15:59
Magnetic activity is back up, unfortunately it gets light super early now.
2024/2025 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp): Total: 2 days with snow/sleet falling
18/11 (-6), 19/11 (-6)
2023/2024 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp): Total: 8 days with snow/sleet falling
29/11 (-6), 30/11 (-6), 02/12 (-5), 03/12 (-5), 04/12 (-3), 16/01 (-3), 18/01 (-8), 08/02 (-5)
2022/2023 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp): Total: 7 days with snow/sleet falling.
18/12 (-1), 06/03 (-6), 08/03 (-8), 09/03 (-6), 10/03 (-8), 11/03 (-5), 14/03 (-6)
2021/2022 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp): Total: 12 days with snow/sleet falling.
26/11 (-5), 27/11 (-7), 28/11 (-6), 02/12 (-6), 06/01 (-5), 07/01 (-6), 06/02 (-5), 19/02 (-5), 24/02 (-7), 30/03 (-7), 31/03 (-8), 01/04 (-8)
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Roger Parsons
12 May 2024 06:32:14

Magnetic activity is back up, unfortunately it gets light super early now.

Originally Posted by: Quantum 

Down again to a Yellow Alert now. Q. As ever, we have to "go with the flow"! 😁
https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
ozone_aurora
12 May 2024 07:38:48

Went up to Epsom Downs tonight, was busier than race days 😂

Nothing forthcoming, just the smell of weed drifting across the golf course and too many twerps paying drum and bass.

Gutted. Missed ‘87 as slept through it and went to bed last night at 8.30 after 27 holes of golf and a little too much sun (the irony!)

Originally Posted by: haghir22 


Yes, there was loads and loads and loads of traffic heading to and from the Peak District last night and previous night, especially Ringinglow area of Sheffield; it was like near entrance to Glastonbury!
westv
12 May 2024 07:39:06
Clear skies most of yesterday daytime
Cloudy when dark
Clear skies now its daylight.
If there was anything to see last night I missed it.
At least it will be mild!
Retron
12 May 2024 07:46:24

Yes, there was loads and loads and loads of traffic heading to and from the Peak District last night and previous night, especially Ringinglow area of Sheffield; it was like near entrance to Glastonbury!

Originally Posted by: ozone_aurora 


Locally the beaches were packed last night, apparently. I did check when I awoke, briefly, at around 11 PM last night... but there was nothing of note.

You just know the next burst will come either when there's a blanket of cloud across the UK, or when nobody's expecting it, given up on seeing it!

(Spaceweather says tomorrow, NASA says tonight for the next one).
Leysdown, north Kent
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