Noctilucent Clouds Season 2020

[Arnie Pie]

4 hours ago, Hirudine said:

We were so lucky to get a clearance in the cloud cover as the display started.

Cracking photo bye the way...you can see the same local clouds in your image as i was looking at but from a different anglethese local clouds made for some strange cloud paterns...Looks like a Banksy to me.....especially after a couple of rums

Time lapse of Noctilucent clouds over town 06-06-2020...1.30 am-3am

4" @ f 5.0 ISO 100

may contain excessive amounts of Peter Green....and Rum

https://youtu.be/-4uiuz-6aEA

 

Edited June 6, 2020 by Arnie Pie

[Arnie Pie]

If you are in a clear area tonight.... you may be in for a treat

Yesterdays AIM image indicated dense NLC`s around the 11 o`clock mark

and the radars are indicating NLC`s atm

Norway 70° latitude

Baltic 54° latitude

 

[Arnie Pie]

NLCs are appearing! First sighting at a webcam near Wien at 22:10 CEST:

Begining to show on Baltic cams now

HGW - Leibniz-Institut für Atmosphärenphysik, Kühlungsborn

WWW.IAP-KBORN.DE

 

Edited June 6, 2020 by Arnie Pie

[Paul Sherman]

Could be an early show for once and not the 2-3am lol

[Arnie Pie]

Latest AIM

Confirms with the latest radar signals..... someone, somewere is in for a show tonight/morning

[Hirudine]

15 hours ago, Arnie Pie said:

Cracking photo bye the way...you can see the same local clouds in your image as i was looking at but from a different anglethese local clouds made for some strange cloud paterns...Looks like a Banksy to me.....especially after a couple of rums

Time lapse of Noctilucent clouds over town 06-06-2020...1.30 am-3am

4" @ f 5.0 ISO 100

may contain excessive amounts of Peter Green....and Rum

https://youtu.be/-4uiuz-6aEA

 

Thanks! When I upgraded my phone, I specifically got one with a good low light camera, so I could take noctilucent cloud pics.

There was definitely some striking cloud formations- one looked like an eye, whilst there was a face in the noctilucents! Ain't paradolia great!

[Hirudine]

Two more from just before the encroaching low cloud rolled in again this Saturday morning; 

 

[Arnie Pie]

28 minutes ago, Hirudine said:

There was definitely some striking cloud formations- one looked like an eye, whilst there was a face in the noctilucents! Ain't paradolia great!

I was worried about winged goat and the stone masons eye

[Arnie Pie]

There just beginning to show to my NNW underneath the brighr star Capella

 

[Paul Sherman]

Very faint display around 1130pm in Essex then vanished

[Arnie Pie]

yep lasted about 15 mins before being clouded out...might have to wait until 2 or 3 oclock still

Edited June 6, 2020 by Arnie Pie

[Hirudine]

Not a great view this morning, too much wispy lower cloud being a tease.

[mushymanrob]

I saw nothing, but there was too much cloud when i awoke at 3.15...

[Paul Sherman]

Very Weak Display over Essex this morning - Meh

 

Gutted I missed the morning before

[Arnie Pie]

16 hours ago, Hirudine said:

Not a great view this morning, too much wispy lower cloud being a tease.

Wispy

 

Yep...A bit of a frustrating night/ morning for the UK....apart from a faint early showing to the NNW in the evening...

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Once the cloud moved in and we lost site of the stars...game over

Although looking at the photo`s from northern Europe there was obviously a large display taking place

Around nautical twilight time around 2.45am when the morning light starts encroaching it begins to get very tempting...and has caught me out a few times.....rule of thumb. no stars no NLC`s

then throw some wispy lower cloud into the mix and it does make for a very inconclusive images (Fools Gold)

 So frustrating... but happy that there was a good display for some

Another cloudy night forcast..but the radars are still indicating strong signals......so im sure our time will come again

Norway radar 70° latitude..

Baltic radar 54° latitude

Edited June 7, 2020 by Arnie Pie

[Paul Sherman]

Latest AIM is a beauty for tonight - Shame lots are clouded out tonight bah

[Arnie Pie]

11 minutes ago, Paul Sherman said:

Latest AIM is a beauty for tonight - Shame lots are clouded out tonight bah

Couldn`t have said it better myself...and not forgetting the radars

 

Edited June 7, 2020 by Arnie Pie

[Arnie Pie]

NLC`   Now  NE  high altitude

[Paul Sherman]

Thick Clouds sob sob

[Arnie Pie]

12 minutes ago, Paul Sherman said:

Thick Clouds sob sob

Noooooo.....

[Rush2019]

4 hours ago, Arnie Pie said:

NLC`   Now  NE  high altitude

I woke up briefly about 2.45am, had a look out my bedroom window and saw a small glimpse of what l thought were NLCs, my view is obscured by buildings, so I only have a small patch of sky with northerly views. Tempted as l was to jump in the car to go to my vantage point, I didn't as my alarm goes off at 5.45 for work.  I have managed to book next week off, so I'm hoping for a chance to catch  a morning show then.  I just wish my house was that few feet taller.

[mushymanrob]

i too looked out at 2.50 am, through the broken cloud i saw..... nowt! lol..

[Jo Farrow]

I've only ventured out once this season 30th May, saw faint low NLCs Just before 1am on 1st June looking north from East Lothian

Article from last year 

What are Noctilucent clouds? Also known as NLCs or Polar Mesospheric Clouds PMCs

WWW.NETWEATHER.TV

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Night Shining NLCs, Noctilucent clouds are the highest clouds in our atmosphere. Rare and beautiful enough to cause excitement and awe. How to spot these summer twilight clouds.

 

[Polar Maritime]

8 hours ago, mushymanrob said:

i too looked out at 2.50 am, through the broken cloud i saw..... nowt! lol..

It will happen one day Rob.. The only time I have seen them over the years are during unplanned trips to the throne half asleep and remembered to take a look.

[Arnie Pie]

It was a strange one in Birmingham this morning I witnessed a set clouds that i have never seen before

Firstly the speed at which they appeared the disappeared 13 Mins
They came out of a clear sky ( stars were visible)
Clear on SAT radar over the Midlands at the time
They appeared to be travelling Southwards ( so not like any NLC`s that i know about )

There was some chat in the facebook forum about what was being picked by the OSWIN radars, which is within a few degrees latitude of Birmingham

Opinions Welcome

 timelapse
13 mins over 27"
28mm 4".....4" @ f5.6  ISO 320 ( No visual enhancements)

 

Edited June 8, 2020 by Arnie Pie