Northern lights visible from London

RedPanda

Anyone see them and can let me know how badly I missed out? I didn't bother as north of me is well lit up.

So I'm jealous of the pictures I'm seeing online, though I think a lot of people could only see them through a camera lens.

There may be another solar storm tonight with more lights visible, locations TBC.

shine166

Bedfordshire 

Stig

Essex

man_at_milletts

Yes, we saw them down here in Shepherdswell (Near Dover). Taken by one of our friends in the village.

AFKABartram

Been in a work bubble the last week and didn’t know anything about this, absolutely gutted to have missed it.

EastTerrace

AFKABartram said:

Been in a work bubble the last week and didn’t know anything about this, absolutely gutted to have missed it.

Same here

JohnBoyUK

most of the images you'll see have been shot on mobile phones.

I shot this in the street and back garden in Petts Wood on a Nikon Z8 and 12-24mm wide angle.  20 second exposure on a full frame sensor.  A whole lot more light gets in compared to mobile phones and the tiny sensor/lenses.  Thats pretty much straight out of the camera with no noise reduction treatment needed.

ValleyGary

I knew about it and still went to bed and forgot.

Fuming.

Weegie Addick

Quite amazing here in Kintyre. Weirdly the best were in the south! Our own pics on phone. Yes it is true you see more through a camera lens, though last night you could see shapes, movement and vague colours with the naked eye. 

Friend Or Defoe

Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?

Ross

Friend Or Defoe said:

Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?

I must say, you steam a good ham

Athletico Charlton

I got these from Beckenham last night

North Lower Neil

Apparently might be visible again tonight but nit as strongly.

For those who saw it, how much can you actually see with the naked eye?

Athletico Charlton

You could see whispy cloud and that it was pinkish and greenish but not as vibrant or bright as the pictures then show.

Croydon

Friend Or Defoe said:

Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?

May I see it?

stonemuse

Blackheath




 

stonemuse

All due to this thing. Giant sunspot… about 17 earths across. Picture taken yesterday during the solar viewing session at the ROG.

stonemuse

This is a gigantic solar storm… 7 coronal mass ejections in the last few days, all hitting Earth now … according to my brother who knows these things! 

man_at_milletts

stonemuse said:

This is a gigantic solar storm… 7 coronal mass ejections in the last few days, all hitting Earth now … according to my brother who knows these things! 

Yes, it plays havoc with amateur radio traffic and can affect GPS.

shine166

Car alarms were going mental near my house lastnight, guess that was this. 

kakaka

blackfen, you could see it with the naked eye, but not as vivid as in the photo.

Siv_in_Norfolk

What time did this happen?

kakaka

Siv_in_Norfolk said:

What time did this happen?

Around 11pm

thai malaysia addick

shine166 said:

Bedfordshire 

Did you have to go up a wooden hill to see them?

guinnessaddick

Friend Or Defoe

Croydon said:

Friend Or Defoe said:

Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?

May I see it?

No.

shine166

thai malaysia addick said:

shine166 said:

Bedfordshire 

Did you have to go up a wooden hill to see them?

Concrete steps to my garden 

Fumbluff

shine166 said:

thai malaysia addick said:

shine166 said:

Bedfordshire 

Did you have to go up a wooden hill to see them?

Concrete steps to my garden 

(B-side to Stairway to Heaven?)

oohaahmortimer

North Lower Neil said:

Apparently might be visible again tonight but nit as strongly.

For those who saw it, how much can you actually see with the naked eye?

I was getting pics on a group (didn’t know anything about it ) and  we’re high up clear skies in a decent spot and I went outside and thought I’d missed it 
at a push my naked eye could see a little hazy wispy bit but the photos are all iPhone or whatever jazzed up like it’s been photoshopped 


booooo there’s always one miserable twunt 

oohaahmortimer

Even makes my wanky torch light look good 

WoodsideValley

View from my back garden in Sidcup last night. You could see it with the naked eye, but pics accentuate the colours. Have come to the conclusion that the camera on my phone is a bit cack.