rickmcfc
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glen quagmire said:
You won't have to go as far North as Crooktree. I may be up for it, will decide later on when I've checked weather and looked where its goingto be a clear night.
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Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights
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You won't have to go as far North as Crooktree. I may be up for it, will decide later on when I've checked weather and looked where its goingto be a clear night.
glen quagmire
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rickmcfc said:glen quagmire said:Crooktree sightings
[bigimg]http://www.jimhendersonphotography.com/abp03624.jpg[/bigimg]
[bigimg]http://www.crooktree.com/v/tp/310/258/902073219_4_Aurora-Borealis-Arc-TO24018JHP.jpg[/bigimg]
Is anyone mad enough to come with me tonight? We could split the costs, straight up and back...
You won't have to go as far North as Crooktree. I may be up for it, will decide later on when I've checked weather and looked where its goingto be a clear night.
How far north do you reckon mate?
rickmcfc
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glen quagmire said:rickmcfc said:glen quagmire said:Crooktree sightings
[bigimg]http://www.jimhendersonphotography.com/abp03624.jpg[/bigimg]
[bigimg]http://www.crooktree.com/v/tp/310/258/902073219_4_Aurora-Borealis-Arc-TO24018JHP.jpg[/bigimg]
Is anyone mad enough to come with me tonight? We could split the costs, straight up and back...
You won't have to go as far North as Crooktree. I may be up for it, will decide later on when I've checked weather and looked where its goingto be a clear night.
How far north do you reckon mate?
North of the border but not right up. Moffat, Peebles or somewhere like that. I probably will be up to it, just need to check a few things when I get in like weather etc.
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This would be a stunning place to view from....there are a couple of videos from last night on the site.
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.kielderobservatory.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.kielderobservatory.org/</a>
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.kielderobservatory.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.kielderobservatory.org/</a>
cheddar404
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Going to Rekjavik in December to see this. Missing Wigan away and Everton at home but it'll be worth it.
rickmcfc
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You need to go somewhere with a clear view to the north, with no lights. What's it like at kielder? Can you see north?
shootmeifipost10k
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rickmcfc said:You need to go somewhere with a clear view to the north, with no lights. What's it like at kielder? Can you see north?
This was last night view from there.
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.telly.com/MI9YP?fromtwitvid=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.telly.com/MI9YP?fromtwitvid=1</a>
Just looked at the weather clear sky tonight around there and only a 3 hour drive considering some people go thousands of miles to see it 3 hours is not much, I'd be tempted on going but still in nottingham and not leaving for manc land untill about about another hour or so.
rickmcfc
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On the website i use which sends me the alerts, it has good photograph locations with views to the North. have a look here. Tann Hill pub is a great location, ive been there a few times before. The further North you go the better, but i really dont think you will need to go to Northern Scotland to view it tonight.
<a class="postlink" href="http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/photo_sites" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/photo_sites</a> Links to places nearer to home
have a look o Facebook at Glencoe Ski Centre, some cracking pictures from last night.
<a class="postlink" href="http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/photo_sites" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/photo_sites</a> Links to places nearer to home
have a look o Facebook at Glencoe Ski Centre, some cracking pictures from last night.
Seeing them is one of my ambitions. I was going to go to Rekjavik in this international break but after leaving it a while noticed that the trip cost had skyrocketed over £100 (I thought hotels etc. were cheaper the later you left them!) so have had to postpone it... early next year maybe when there is a gap in City games. I read that before March you really need to go.
Now I've seen those photos from Crooktree, I had no idea such clear views were possible even in Scotland? Are those views common or rare?
Now I've seen those photos from Crooktree, I had no idea such clear views were possible even in Scotland? Are those views common or rare?
rickmcfc
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LoveCity said:Seeing them is one of my ambitions. I was going to go to Rekjavik in this international break but after leaving it a while noticed that the trip cost had skyrocketed over £100 (I thought hotels etc. were cheaper the later you left them!) so have had to postpone it... early next year maybe when there is a gap in City games. I read that before March you really need to go.
Now I've seen those photos from Crooktree, I had no idea such clear views were possible even in Scotland? Are those views common or rare?
The further North you are, the better the chance of seeing it. The next 6 months is suppost to be the best time in years to see the Northern Lights. They are quite common in Scotland, but you have to be in the right places to maximise your chance of viewing them. An elevated place, without any lights, and a clear view to the North is the best place to view it.
This website is good.
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/Europe/2012/10/09" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast ... 2012/10/09</a>
The Green area is where the Lights will be over head. The thinner green line to the South is where it will be visable on the horizon.
rickmcfc
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BBC1 North West Tonight have a feature coming up on ther Northern Lights in a minute.
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This was in the Lake District last night. Stunning.
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/oct/09/northern-lights-lake-district?newsfeed=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/oct/0 ... sfeed=true</a>
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/oct/09/northern-lights-lake-district?newsfeed=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/oct/0 ... sfeed=true</a>
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another generation
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Any of you get to see them live this evening? it's been drizzly here for days, but I caught a bit of NL action through the clouds, a little while ago.
rickmcfc
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Really fucked off. 8.20pm we set off and headed up the M66, then towards Clitheroe, Slaidburn, and Bentham and Inglebrough. The whole way it was fucking cloudy! We checked the weather and Diane Bitching Oxberry on North West Tonight said it was going to be a clear night, the only cloud would be tomorrow afternoon. Like fuck you cow! Really pissed off, just got back home now.
another generation
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Blues always welcome chez moi, for as long as as is needed to see the Lights. :-)