After hearing reports on the bbc weather of a northern lights show. I have just spent the last few hours up in the Cheviots observing the northern skyline. It is though distant towns are lighting up parts of the horizon when I know none can be seen!
This observation is very different to previous encounters with the Aurora Borealis, in the past the lights have shimmered, danced and changed colour, and even been directly overhead, on this occasion it is best described as a cross between light pollution from distant towns or a Northern June midnight skyline.
"Stuart" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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After hearing reports on the bbc weather of a northern lights show. I have just spent the last few hours up in the Cheviots observing the northern skyline. It is though distant towns are lighting up parts of the horizon when I know none can be seen!
This observation is very different to previous encounters with the Aurora Borealis, in the past the lights have shimmered, danced and changed
colour,
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and even been directly overhead, on this occasion it is best described as
a
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cross between light pollution from distant towns or a Northern June
"Stuart" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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After hearing reports on the bbc weather of a northern lights show. I have just spent the last few hours up in the Cheviots observing the northern skyline. It is though distant towns are lighting up parts of the horizon when I know none can be seen!
This observation is very different to previous encounters with the Aurora Borealis, in the past the lights have shimmered, danced and changed
colour,
Quoted message said:
and even been directly overhead, on this occasion it is best described as
a
Quoted message said:
cross between light pollution from distant towns or a Northern June
* The air of uk.rec.walking was filled with the delicate perfume * of violets, as SidB <[email hidden]> descended * on a shaft of golden sunlight, and announced:
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BBC Southern Counties Radio reported this morning that the lights could be seen as far south as Canterbury last night.
I subscribe to York University's 'Aurora Watch', but haven't had any notifications for a long while. I'll check out teir web site.
After hearing reports on the bbc weather of a northern lights show. I have just spent the last few hours up in the Cheviots observing the northern skyline. It is though distant towns are lighting up parts of the horizon when I know none can be seen!
This observation is very different to previous encounters with the Aurora Borealis, in the past the lights have shimmered, danced and changed colour, and even been directly overhead, on this occasion it is best described as a cross between light pollution from distant towns or a Northern June midnight skyline.
Impressive none the less!
The readings from Aurora Watch http://www.dcs.lancs.ac.uk/iono/aurorawatch/ have been quite impressive the last 2 or 3 nights, and there are some excellent photos on their site from Aberdeenshire. It's been completely cloudy here throughout :-(
Not exactly, but that flame is so big .... I am in Edinburgh now.
Richard Webb
Ah right - not too far from me - I'm in Dalgety Bay /me waves!
Apparantly if Mossmorran goes "pop" the surrounding hills are supposed to direct the blast upwards. Whether that is true or just an urban legend is another matter entirely!
Not exactly, but that flame is so big .... I am in Edinburgh now.
Richard Webb
Ah right - not too far from me - I'm in Dalgety Bay /me waves!
Apparantly if Mossmorran goes "pop" the surrounding hills are supposed to direct the blast upwards. Whether that is true or just an urban legend is another matter entirely!
"Jim Ford" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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* The air of uk.rec.walking was filled with the delicate perfume * of violets, as SidB <[email hidden]> descended * on a shaft of golden sunlight, and announced:
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BBC Southern Counties Radio reported this morning that the lights could be seen as far south as Canterbury last night.
I subscribe to York University's 'Aurora Watch', but haven't had any notifications for a long while. I'll check out teir web site.
