[Closed] Aurora / Northern Lights visible tonight

That is pretty cool!

Too cloudy here, i'll check again later tho.

Off for a look. Never seen them when I've been in Sweden or Finland so this could be a bonus.

Visible from the toon?

how long does it last?

wow thanks for posting 🙂

Should be more tonight

A wee bit too cloudy, will check again in a bit.

It's all kicking off in Sweden again tonight
http://www.auroraskystation.com/live-camera/9/

Bit cloudy here too, and the neighbour's secrity lights aren't helping. might have a walk up the hill later.

once saw the northern lights in the middle of grizedale forest, brilliant. Staying in the bunkhouse on the inaugural IMBA meet, been down to hawkshead for a pint and when we cam back it was all over. Fab.

My mate who also posts here as Olympus got some belter pics last night in Northumberland - will post them up later.

Im thinking of a little trip out in the car later on.

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Take a look at his Flikr.

unfortunately its cloudy as a cloudy thing here in west Norway tonight

i'll keep checking

Looking out my window in Newcastle all i can see is the usual orange glow from street lights 🙁 Bit late to try and cycle to Kielder Observatory.

Going to norway next week so hoping for clear nights, but i guess we will see

no aurora display here tonight, but I did get a decent pic of the plough and orion,,not bad for a compact and a gorrilapod

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Before it's too late and they are automatically deleted have a look back at last nights shots on the Aurora camera
http://www.auroraskystation.com/live-camera/9/

Saw a spectacular aurora in Finland many years ago. Lying on our backs in a snowfield, half the sky was lit up with blues, greens and reds. Just incredible.

We were right in the middle of nowhere (80 miles inside the Arctic Circle) so no light or air pollution.

This is a feel good thread - nice pics bigG, what settings etc did you use or did you just get lucky?

Yoshimi, there was some planning and thought used..

I used a Sony compact digital DSC H55, short focal length and the longest exposure I could get (30secs). It was secured to my car roofbars with a gorillapod tripod thing. It's not a professional set up, but it seems to work.

If it's clear tonight I might head out for another go at aurora pics, apparently just after dark is the best forecast.

I know this is an old thread. But here in northern finland the aurora is just unreal tonight