Northern Lights tonight 25/3

[Efour]

Finally clear weather here and very high solar activity.
Should be visible from the uk too, weather permittering.

Good luck

 

[Scuzi]

I saw them properly for the first time a couple of weeks ago a little bit north of where you are. Space weather was quiet so it was relatively benign, but I’d love to be there now.

 

[jpaul]

would still like to understand how to stand best method of shooting that with a dslr ... Don't have a tripod for oldish smartphone, either.

This is what I tried actually. Bumping up the iso. 4 seconds. Max aperture.

It looked worse than the phone.
I couldn't get rid of the noise. Or it was too dark (all over).

Someone there had 8k worth of canon mirrorless kit. And he said (and I had read) that with my relatively cheap kit, aps-c and 3.5 max aperture you struggle to get anything. And it wasn't a hyper intense show.

My phone did much better with its processing

 

[Scuzi]

would still like to understand how to stand best method of shooting that with a dslr ... Don't have a tripod for oldish smartphone, either.

I have an APS-C Fuji. Tripod, ISO 6400 ish, aperture wide open, manual focus to infinity, and experiment with shutter speeds. Any more than about 3 seconds and you’ll start to get star trails. I used both a 12mm f/2 and a 23mm f/1.4.

My wife’s iPhone 15 got some arguably nicer pics for viewing on the typical devices but weren’t suitable for printing at A4 or larger.

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

It's supposedly passed Stafford many a time, but I have never seen it with the naked eye.

I think the only way you can see it is by taking a long expose photo, then the camera will capture it. Just not the naked eye. The bright and colourful pictures that you see on BBC's web site every now and then will be long exposure photos.

 

[Stu999]

It's cloudy AF at the moment here. Will see what happens later.

 

[BUDFORCE]

It's cloudy AF at the moment here. Will see what happens later.

Yup UK innit, always cloudy.

 

[Feek]

Definitely was last night, chances are relatively low at the moment.

 

[Efour]

I never ever see it getting down to the UK on my app but the day after there's pictures and whatnot....
Weather here still clear... Rare for my little valley.

 

[JRJ]

Peaked with a purple warning before dark yesterday, cloud was terrible in Wales but all activity fizzled out and it came to nothing.

 

[I kill Bunnies]

The light pollution around here is always terrible so I doubt I will see anything.

 

[Minusorange]

Should be visible from the uk too, weather permittering.

It was last night, have to wait now until the sun burps out another in our direction

 

[mrgubby]

Typically in the UK you need a long exposure.

I've seen it with the naked eye in Iceland, it was like the sky was being drawn on with giant fluorescent pen

This is pretty much how it looked...

 

[Efour]

Gods sake the clouds rolling in here... Does my nut in.
Worst forecasting I think Ive had to trust in my life...

 

[2004typer]

Supposed to be back tonight apparently, think I'll have a wander outside for a look soon.

 

[tom_nieto]

Bloody well missed them again. D’oh!

 

[pastymuncher]

Just bugger right off!! I saw some cracking pictures of the Aurora and the Perseids yesterday. What was it like here? Overcast and low cloudbase as bloody usual. Twenty five years I have lived in NE Scotland and never seen a Aurora. I am just waiting for my father back home in deepest Cornwall to send me his latest pics because he always like to take the mick. Bugger he is!!

 

[Stu999]

Just bugger right off!! I saw some cracking pictures of the Aurora and the Perseids yesterday. What was it like here? Overcast and low cloudbase as bloody usual. Twenty five years I have lived in NE Scotland and never seen an Aurora. I am just waiting for my father back home in deepest Cornwall to send me his latest pics because he always like to take the mick. Bugger he is!!

Yeah, think it was cloudy here in NE England too. I needed the sleep anyway after not really sleeping Sunday night.

 

[Slam]

some good photos here, must have been amazing to experience that for real. def on my bucket list

 

[Blackjack Davy]

Nothing in the sky last night too far south I think. I have seen the Perseids though many years ago the individual meteors are quite a sight but if you're expecting a fireworks display you're gong to be disappointed