Hoping to catch an Aurora?

[runnach]

Nice sunset and mooning rising, now waiting for darkness to fall, no light pollution either.

 

[andyjanet]

Ok cheated slightly it is north Sweden but it’s why we’ve hung around in the north

 

[runnach]

Sigh……..if only

 

[tonybvi]

If it makes you feel any better Terry we lived in Bergen for over 5 years and in all our time there, despite many overnight business trips to the far north, I never ever saw the aurora. I was once in a pub in Trondheim and somebody came in to say the northern lights were going strong so I rushed outside but still didn’t see them! Had to wait until we got back here (Aberdeenshire) before we saw it, and then it was only a weak showing.

 

[HurricaneSmith]

I've read that the aurora is better picked out by a camera than the human eye. I've never tested it myself because once I'm in bed I try to stay there.

 

[Wully]

Im a bit sceptical about this stuff especially on the weekends I like my Brussel sprouts broccoli. It’s moon just having a fart after a flking. Nice bit of Yorkshire pudding.

 

[andyjanet]

2018 was saw them about 30 times with Naked eye over the period of 2 months in north norway and all colours,we didnt have a camera good enough to record the images, these lights photos ive taken were only visible as swirls of white cloud and the occaisional green / blue but the camera brings out the colours better

 

[Okta]

Nice sunset and mooning rising, now waiting for darkness to fall, no light pollution either.
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I get aurora alerts sent to my phone to let me know when it might be happening. The App I use is AuroraWatch UK and they monitor the geomagnetic activity that causes an aurora.

 

[runnach]

Im a bit sceptical about this stuff especially on the weekends I like my Brussel sprouts broccoli. It’s moon just having a fart after a flking. Nice bit of Yorkshire pudding.

Wrong thread Wully.

 

[mid4did]

We've seen them quite a few times now on our trips from the motorhome and the last time when we did a last minute fly-drive with the grandkids.
2023 november,Easyjet were doing flights to Rovaniemi at a reasonable cost so before I knew it we'd booked flights,hire car and places to stay through booking.com.The first stop after a quick visit to santa claus village enroute was Tankavaara gold village.Got a lucky shot considering the lights from the building.