Solar and Aurora Activity Chat

[Polar Maritime]

Kp 8 now..

[Polar Maritime]

[Sprites]

 Polar Maritime Seems like mainland Europe is getting the Aurora, and the Southern Hemisphere earlier. 

Worth checking though before the clouds arrive later. 

The BZ figure needs to go a lot more negative to get past the full moon.

Edited March 24 by Sprites

[Fen Wolf]

Do you think i can see this from the canaries tonight or am i too far south?  Wonder if i will see anything from the plane this week? 

[Polar Maritime]

 Sprites yes the full moon is a pest.

[Sprites]

 Fen Wolf Too far south fore sure. 

[Fen Wolf]

 Sprites ok thank you 

[Fen Wolf]

Will the lights be possible from the plane if flying over the uk this evening? 

[Sprites]

 Fen Wolf The Aurora strength has subsided back down for now. Very unlikely to see anything tonight, even if you're above the clouds. 

Did you live in Plymouth a while back?  I might be confusing you with someone else.  

 

Edited March 25 by Sprites

[Fen Wolf]

 Sprites

Thanks, lived in many locations in many lives if that makes sense ️

Yes 

️ 

 

[Weather-history]

Pretty much a huge bust for many across the world considering the hype. Did anywhere get a decent display? 

[Sprites]

 Weather-history I think New Zealand were best placed, it was was mid afternoon in the UK at it's peak. 

[Sprites]

Just after midnight into early Sunday morning. This was before the main CME arrived later Sunday.

Moon at 99% full

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 27 by Sprites

[Woollymummy]

Hope you all get to see the Aurora tonight, too bright here

Check out the Glendale App 

 

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[kar999]

I managed to get some nice movement & colour last night despite the moon...

 

 

[Polar Maritime]

Red Alert for strong Aurora this evening.

[Sprites]

 Polar Maritime  Just seems to be heading back to background levels as it gets dark 

[Southern Storm]

 kar999 Nice captures! what settings did you use if you don't mind me asking?

It's annoying that the peaks in Aurora activity are in sync with the moon approaching full brightness, at least that how it appears. And if it's not the moon, it clouds obscuring the View. I'm hopeful that there will be a few more opportunities before the current active phase drops off. 

Here is a time lapse I shot the evening of the 16th. Unfortunately the most active part of the display was in a northwesterly direction, so the camera just about picked it up, the display starts around the halfway mark.

14 mm focal length, iso 1600, 1300 - 4 second exposures @ F2.8 

 

Edited Sunday at 10:02 by Southern Storm