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Retron
11 October 2024 04:33:07
All these posts and no photos? Come on guys, let's see them! 😁
https://postimages.org/  if you don't have anywhere else - although there's a gallery (or used to be) on this very site.
A slightly different one from me this morning - I missed out on the really spectacular stuff, as it was around midnight, but there's still some action this morning, and across the sky too - first time I've ever seen the aurora overhead, and to the south! Again with the naked eye it's a case of looking at some faint redness in the sky, but the camera shows what's going on.
Here's a comparison between a Pixel 6 in "night mode" - good enough, TBH, and the same shot with a proper camera, a Panasonic FZ1000 bridge camera set to a 12-second exposure.
https://ukwct.org.uk/weather/aur4.jpg 
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https://ukwct.org.uk/weather/aur5.jpg 
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...and the same shot, same camera, in RAW mode, with the Windows photo viewer. I need to get some proper photo-processing software, but it shows the idea - the aurora actually covers most of the sky this morning!

https://ukwct.org.uk/weather/aur6.jpg 
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Leysdown, north Kent
Tim A
11 October 2024 05:32:56
UserPostedImageThese were taken from my bathroom window at 10pm with a pretty cheap smartphone with  1sec exposure. It was very clear to the naked eye at that time with flickering and movement even here in a built up area.  Looks like around Midnight would have been even better. I was out earlier and could see some with the naked eye but not as good as 10pm. These are actually looking  ENE.  

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Third one looking NW over LBA
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Tim
NW Leeds
187m asl

 My PWS 
Roger Parsons
11 October 2024 05:39:59
Well done folks - I've just had a photo from my other half in hospital. Not her photo - a relation in Nottingham - but the intention was there!!! 😁
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
Brian Gaze
11 October 2024 05:40:12
Pleiades just visible lower right.

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Brian Gaze
Berkhamsted
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Bolty
11 October 2024 06:57:15
I obviously did my time-lapse for last night, and I'm actually gobsmacked. I actually cannot believe something like this was possible in the UK. It's a better video than May's. There's some photos at the end too:

https://youtu.be/Z0QIosLy-qs 
Scott
Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.
My weather station 
Roger Parsons
11 October 2024 07:20:58

I obviously did my time-lapse for last night, and I'm actually gobsmacked. I actually cannot believe something like this was possible in the UK. It's a better video than May's. There's some photos at the end too:

Originally Posted by: Bolty 


An astounding watch, Bolty. Gob-smacking. 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
ozone_aurora
11 October 2024 08:09:02

Pleiades just visible lower right.

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Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze 


Excellent shot Brian. The clouds make it look even more dramatic.
Saint Snow
11 October 2024 08:22:36

All these posts and no photos? Come on guys, let's see them! 😁

Originally Posted by: Retron 




I can't load onto TWO's pictures - it keeps saying it cannot find my location (even though 'Location' is on on my phone

Martin
Home: St Helens (26m asl) Work: Manchester (75m asl)
A TWO addict since 14/12/01
"How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power? Here lies the whole art of Conservative politics."
Aneurin Bevan
Windy Willow
11 October 2024 09:31:28

All these posts and no photos? Come on guys, let's see them! 😁
https://postimages.org/  if you don't have anywhere else - although there's a gallery (or used to be) on this very site.
A slightly different one from me this morning - I missed out on the really spectacular stuff, as it was around midnight, but there's still some action this morning, and across the sky too - first time I've ever seen the aurora overhead, and to the south! Again with the naked eye it's a case of looking at some faint redness in the sky, but the camera shows what's going on.
Here's a comparison between a Pixel 6 in "night mode" - good enough, TBH, and the same shot with a proper camera, a Panasonic FZ1000 bridge camera set to a 12-second exposure.
Pixel 6 ***Snip***


It's still there and I posted one of the 70+ pictures I took to it, thanks to Brian for providing the opportunity

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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!
Brian Gaze
11 October 2024 09:39:31
The gallery should now allow you to upload images even if you don't have location services enabled or it can't determine if you do,

https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/photo-uploader.aspx 
Brian Gaze
Berkhamsted
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Quantum
11 October 2024 09:41:16
My review of this one was:
More interesting colours than May, but less structure and Sky coverage.

May had these star shaped features and curly ribons and it was so bright you could easily see the colour. But the colour was very much entirely shades of pink.

This time around we mostly didn't have structure, except around midnight when we saw some ribons, but the colours were far more diverse than in May. I saw all manners of Pinks, Greens, Purples, Blues (at 5am this morning) and especially Red. In fact I don't think I have ever seen such a ruddy red aurora before even in photographs. Dark crimson red dominating was the biggest surprise.

So all in all

Color diversity: 9/10 (no yellow)
Structure: 5/10 (ribons but no starts or intricate shapes)
Coverage: 5/10 (mostly but not entirely limited to the northern part of the sky)
Longevity: 7/10 (From dusk and basically ebbs and flows all night to dawn)
Brightness: 6/10 (Bright enough to see with the naked eye easily, sometimes bright enough to see colour with the naked eye, but never more than a backlight type brightness without a camera)
Weather: 9/10 (it was a bit chilly to be out but no cloud)
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)
Windy Willow
11 October 2024 09:48:01
Here's some pictures using the link Retron provided, thank you

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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!
Saint Snow
11 October 2024 09:51:43
I've realised that my phone (Pixel 6 Pro) isn't that great at capturing aurora! Photos taken by people with iPhones seem clearer. These were mine - they're not that much better than what I could see with the naked eye, whereas I've seen plenty of iPhone pics just as good where the aurora could barely be seen with the naked eye.

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Martin
Home: St Helens (26m asl) Work: Manchester (75m asl)
A TWO addict since 14/12/01
"How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power? Here lies the whole art of Conservative politics."
Aneurin Bevan
Brian Gaze
11 October 2024 09:59:15
My photos were taken with a Pixel 6 Pro. 
Brian Gaze
Berkhamsted
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Saint Snow
11 October 2024 11:29:43

My photos were taken with a Pixel 6 Pro. 

Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze 



I'm obviously doing something wrong!

What settings were you on?

Martin
Home: St Helens (26m asl) Work: Manchester (75m asl)
A TWO addict since 14/12/01
"How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power? Here lies the whole art of Conservative politics."
Aneurin Bevan
Retron
11 October 2024 11:44:27

I'm obviously doing something wrong!

What settings were you on?

Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 


Mine (including the ones a few days ago, on the previous page of this thread) were mostly on a Pixel 6 Pro as well. I just used Night Mode and tried - unsuccessfully - to hold the phone totally still.

(Funny how there are at least three of us here with a Pixel 6 Pro... don't know about you two, but now the more modern phones are moving more into AI enhancements rather than proper camera upgrades, I can't say I'm fussed about getting a new one. The real camera is 10 years old and still - with the right settings - blows the Pixel into the ground. As it should, really!)
Leysdown, north Kent
BG Test
11 October 2024 12:59:52

Mine (including the ones a few days ago, on the previous page of this thread) were mostly on a Pixel 6 Pro as well. I just used Night Mode and tried - unsuccessfully - to hold the phone totally still.

(Funny how there are at least three of us here with a Pixel 6 Pro... don't know about you two, but now the more modern phones are moving more into AI enhancements rather than proper camera upgrades, I can't say I'm fussed about getting a new one. The real camera is 10 years old and still - with the right settings - blows the Pixel into the ground. As it should, really!)

Originally Posted by: Retron 



The main "incentive" for me is that the Pixel 9 Pro (you can get for £499 at the moment with discount and 6 Pro trade in) is smaller. The 6 Pro is a bit too big for my liking.  
Saint Snow
11 October 2024 13:10:31

Mine (including the ones a few days ago, on the previous page of this thread) were mostly on a Pixel 6 Pro as well. I just used Night Mode and tried - unsuccessfully - to hold the phone totally still.

(Funny how there are at least three of us here with a Pixel 6 Pro... don't know about you two, but now the more modern phones are moving more into AI enhancements rather than proper camera upgrades, I can't say I'm fussed about getting a new one. The real camera is 10 years old and still - with the right settings - blows the Pixel into the ground. As it should, really!)

Originally Posted by: Retron 




I hate mine. I find it one of the worst phones I've had (all relatively speaking).

Glitchy; freezy; Android Auto will periodically decide to stop working (need to unplug the cable and re-plug - whilst driving); the auto-correct is shite and stupid (doesn't seem to learn, like my previous Huawei P30 Pro did - and that wasn't great at it); auto-fill seems to have a mind of its own; the camera generally is a letdown. But I do love the Magic Eraser.



Martin
Home: St Helens (26m asl) Work: Manchester (75m asl)
A TWO addict since 14/12/01
"How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power? Here lies the whole art of Conservative politics."
Aneurin Bevan
ozone_aurora
11 October 2024 13:52:06

The gallery should now allow you to upload images even if you don't have location services enabled or it can't determine if you do,

https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/photo-uploader.aspx 

Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze 


Unfortunately, on a sign in page in which it leads to, it says, "Your login attempt was not successful. Please try again.", despite that my name and password works when I log in to TWO.

Is there something I'm missing? Is it a separate account I need to register for?
Brian Gaze
11 October 2024 14:23:20

Unfortunately, on a sign in page in which it leads to, it says, "Your login attempt was not successful. Please try again.", despite that my name and password works when I log in to TWO.

Is there something I'm missing? Is it a separate account I need to register for?

Originally Posted by: ozone_aurora 



You need a TWO site account rather than forum one. They can be created here:

https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/twousers/user.aspx 




Brian Gaze
Berkhamsted
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"I'm not socialist, I know that. I don't believe in sharing my money." - Gary Numan
ozone_aurora
11 October 2024 14:38:12

You need a TWO site account rather than forum one. They can be created here:

https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/twousers/user.aspx 


Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze 


Thanks. Done.
Gandalf The White
11 October 2024 16:28:46

I obviously did my time-lapse for last night, and I'm actually gobsmacked. I actually cannot believe something like this was possible in the UK. It's a better video than May's. There's some photos at the end too:

https://youtu.be/Z0QIosLy-qs 

Originally Posted by: Bolty 


That’s really impressive, thank you for sharing.
Location: South Cambridgeshire
130 metres ASL
52.0N 0.1E


Saint Snow
11 October 2024 17:35:25
What's the chances of a repeat tonight?


Martin
Home: St Helens (26m asl) Work: Manchester (75m asl)
A TWO addict since 14/12/01
"How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power? Here lies the whole art of Conservative politics."
Aneurin Bevan
ozone_aurora
11 October 2024 18:07:49

What's the chances of a repeat tonight?

Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 


At the moment low.

You should try something like this if you haven't already done so;-

https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ 
Roger Parsons
11 October 2024 18:39:03
It's stopped working - never happened before...

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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