Genie Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 2 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: **** slept right through it. Was there any warning this was going to happen? I think it was mentioned as a possibility on local news. I didn’t take it seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted May 11 VT Supporter Share Posted May 11 Just now, Wainy316 said: **** slept right through it. Was there any warning this was going to happen? Aurora watch app gave me an alert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted May 11 VT Supporter Share Posted May 11 Its very faint to the human eye, you can just about see it tbh, but a camera highlights it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 These were taken by neighbours on our local whatsapp group 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted May 11 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted May 11 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted May 11 VT Supporter Share Posted May 11 24 minutes ago, Genie said: Wow they did pretty well to capture this using a potato 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 46 minutes ago, Genie said: Seems like loads of people here in Tamworth had a perfect view too (not me, I forgot and went to bed). Had some pics from a mate in Seckington and was a perfect view of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 1 minute ago, fightoffyour said: Wow they did pretty well to capture this using a potato Yup, I didn’t realise the Nokia 3310 could pick out the colours like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 11 Moderator Share Posted May 11 1 hour ago, Genie said: Seems like loads of people here in Tamworth had a perfect view too (not me, I forgot and went to bed). Tonight predicted too if you can stay awake during that overly happy song thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 47 minutes ago, Xela said: Had some pics from a mate in Seckington and was a perfect view of it. Ha, my Auntie lives in Seckington. She has a yearly open garden in May. There’s only like 20 people that live in that town 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 I get the feeling a lot of people down here could only see it via photo. Is that really seeing the northern lights? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 11 VT Supporter Share Posted May 11 8 minutes ago, Seat68 said: I get the feeling a lot of people down here could only see it via photo. Is that really seeing the northern lights? That's what I thought. I've now seen the photos, so I've seen them, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 11 VT Supporter Share Posted May 11 (edited) 2 hours ago, mjmooney said: I didn't see the Northern Lights because my idiot son had alcohol but unlike an adult puked in the taxi at the bottom of our road, needed fetching back to the house, needed to strip outside the front door as he was covered in puke tha And didn't fall asleep because he was retching into a bucket for a couple of hours. Constantly telling us and his girlfriend how sorry he was and apologising for his language as he kept calling himself a word removed that he'd **** up. Edited May 11 by sidcow 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 2 hours ago, Genie said: It’s one of those things I feel like I have to see before I die, I’m a bit annoyed I didn’t take the chance to look at it last night and save myself an expensive trip at some point. I think if you go to Iceland etc looking for them it can be pot luck , but you might get lucky tonight with them if the conditions are good I saw them on a flight back from New York once , so thankfully I don’t have to do a 3am northern lights safari around Iceland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 11 Moderator Share Posted May 11 35 minutes ago, sidcow said: I didn't see the Northern Lights because my idiot son had alcohol but unlike an adult puked in the taxi at the bottom of our road, needed fetching back to the house, needed to strip outside the front door as he was covered in puke tha And didn't fall asleep because he was retching into a bucket for a couple of hours. Constantly telling us and his girlfriend how sorry he was and apologising for his language as he kept calling himself a word removed that he'd **** up. I’ll happily execute him if you want to be disassociated with the punishment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 1 hour ago, Seat68 said: I get the feeling a lot of people down here could only see it via photo. Is that really seeing the northern lights? You could faintly see it with the naked eye , but the camera bought it out better for social media bragging rights I think even those amazing green images you usually see from the Arctic , the actual person taking the photo doesn’t get to see anything quite as impressive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Davkaus Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 59 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: I think if you go to Iceland etc looking for them it can be pot luck Yeah I've been to Iceland twice, and northern Finland and Norway, never seen so much of a hint of them. Obviously I slept through it last night. Will be keeping an eye out tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMcKenna Posted May 11 VT Supporter Share Posted May 11 7 hours ago, Genie said: It’s one of those things I feel like I have to see before I die, I’m a bit annoyed I didn’t take the chance to look at it last night and save myself an expensive trip at some point. If the skies are clear tonight, look north and you will possibly see although it will may be very faint. Take a photo with a 5 to 10 second exposure and it should show up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MikeMcKenna Posted May 11 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted May 11 At one o’clock this morning, I couldn’t work out how to get a long exposure on my Iphone, so this is the best I could get from my backgarden down here in Bournemouth, 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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