Northern Lights forcast

Forcast is clears skies here tonight from 2200-0100.

Here is hoping they are visible.


Tony
 
Dave Stone said:
Yep. Seen on a nightshift, Although not as impressive as they must have been further north. In theory they are visible from any point on the globe.
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I'm up there on night shift tonight, wonder if I should take the camera in with me. I would of though that the light polution would of been a killer but maybe be able to sneak off for a couple of hours and find somewhere locally that a bit darker.
 
Donki said:
So its tonight then? From what I had read it was supposed to be this morning?
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it's because it's all around the world that some websites are describing it in different time zones. i think the Americans viewed it last night and Germany definitely had it last night because there are hundreds of images on the internet. we don't see it until tonight.
 
Tom... good luck with that chant.... I've been trying it for weeks... and it's not working for me...
 
A nice shot here of the Aurora over Denmark
 
I do hope i can get to see this tonight, but somehow i doubt it :(
 
I hope I get to see this tonight but I'm not too optimistic.
 
Ben, I'm not sure, never having seen it, a lot is gonna depend on how bright the auroral display is where you are. You probably don't want too long a shutter speed or you'll lose the definition... but other than that...
 
Cloudy here and I am more than likely to be asleep b4 dark, I might set my alarm for 10pm tonight just to see
 
I'd probably aim for something like... Manual, wide open on my kit lens at about 18mm, depends on how wide the display is of course, 10 seconds and adjust ISO to suit... as a starting point, and see how it went from there.
 
To photograph the aurora I would suggest:

Aperture wide open and high ISO. If the does show it will be low in the North and probably lack any real colour although we may see some green or red, but it will be faint. Use a tripod and take exposures of varying duration from a second to up to 30 seconds or even a minute.
 
As per Splogs link for those that cannot see the Exif.
Canon 5d11
4" at F2
24mm lens
ISO 1600
12-34 am
4-8-10
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It's cleared... "I don't believe it" I live in hope that it'll

a) stay clear
b) be visible this far south
 
Clear (ish) sky here at the moment so keeping half an eye out.
 
TurnipFarmer said:
What time is it meant to happen? It's cleared here too.
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While it's dark :D It will come and go as it wants .... Should be there tomorrow night as well :cool: although I suspect this is going to be a major disappointment for most :thinking:
 
HornetSting said:
Can anyone be a bit more specific on the settings for the camera? I dont want to miss an opportunity if it shows itself around here.
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Manual exposure, wide open with ISO 400 or 800 and a shutter speed of 10 to 20 seconds. Use a wide-angle lens, anything from 10 to 30 mm. Set focus manually to infinity. Tripod essential, remote shutter release a very good idea.

Those are similar to the settings I used in Iceland. Results were good enough to get Photo of the Month in Astronomy Now magazine.
 
I can definitely see a slight green tinge while looking North (as it happens, the only part of the sky where's there's a small cloud covering) or it could be the case of me seeing what I want to see, I'll see if it intensifies in the next few hours.
 
More forecast information here; use the small maps/charts top left to select your geographical region.
 
Has given up as three street lights giving too much light off, I had it all set up camera on window sill, screen on lap in bed and remote trigger. Oh well I look forward to seeing if anyone got any good luck those looking upwards
 
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