The Northern Lights

cleavers said:
Moved this into this thread which is much more recent :)
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Seen it a few times in the North Atlantic and in the Arctic.
From what I’ve seen the still pictures give a false impression and in real life it’s more like a light show. So you don’t get amazing colours as in the Photos etc -as it’s a fast moving image basically.
 
Ribble73 said:
From what I’ve seen the still pictures give a false impression and in real life it’s more like a light show. So you don’t get amazing colours as in the Photos etc -as it’s a fast moving image basically.
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Yes most of the great photo's are because of long exposures, but I've seen it in northern Scotland when I was working night shifts, and if you get your eyes adjusted away from artificial light, and it can be quite bright, even to the naked eye.
 
Saw the lights near Tromso last December and while what you see isn't like the photos it was still a wonderful experience as the sky changes shape above you. Also the coldest I've ever been. And the best beer afterwards.

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This is a great time of year to see them, but not guaranteed. We were in Reykjavik a few weeks ago and went looking for them on three consecutive nights. The two nights they didn’t appear were probably the coldest most boring nights of my life, but when they finally did appear they were fantastic. It’s slow exposure on the cameras that get the spectacular pics, the lights themselves are more of a milky glow in the sky, but still magical and a great one to tick off the bucket list… good luck in your quest.
 
Went to northern Norway about 3 months ago. Unfortunately I was a month too early for the Northern Lights as the sun stayed above the horizon all night.
 
chris85mcfc said:
Mrs 85mcfc has just text me to say she wants to drive somewhere tonight to see if we can get a good view of them.

I'm sure there are plenty of people on here far more intelligent than me that might be able to give me a few ideas? Or is the Mrs pulling my leg...
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Think she's heard about dogging
 
Are there any ways to increase chances to see it? It’s clear as anything here and they say all of the north of England could see it. Certain times? Is it up above or only at certain angles?
 
willipp said:
Are there any ways to increase chances to see it? It’s clear as anything here and they say all of the north of England could see it. Certain times? Is it up above or only at certain angles?
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Fee pictures on his Twitter feed.

The strongest time is around now, but they could be seen anytime until dawn.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
Same here. It’s luck of the draw to a certain extent. it’s far more likely than normal tonight, but it doesn’t guarantee they’ll definitely appear.

Really hope you get to see then if you’re staying up.
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It’s a beautiful night, few drinks and just sat here enjoying the warmish atmosphere, either way it’s good.
 
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