Aurora Australis from my verandah

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  1. Tony Press

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    Woot!

    Tony
     
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    Wooh, awesome !
     
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    Believe we had a great show last night all around the UK. Unfortunately I didn’t know in advance so went to bed without looking out. Gutted!
     
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    It was quite a night, although the most vivid volours were the early ones around 7:00 pm shown above.

    None-the-less, it went all night.

    Around 9:30 - 10:00pm we got 360° Aurora with it closed directly overhead:

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    More colour around 10.
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    Then curtains to the South.
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    Around 4:00am it quietened down. Looking south (Southern Cross in the sky):

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    Cheers

    Tony
     
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    Awesome, alas heavy clouds and rain here over the weekend. So that was the end of Aurora viewing.
     
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    Looks amazing Tony!!!!!


    i was visiting my Son and Daughter in East Anglia and was fortunate to see some.. very humbling

    i was struck by how much more clearly they were visible looking at them through my phone ?
    when I first looked there was a slight glow but it wasn’t until I looked with the camera that I could really see things!
    the quality of the camera also made a big difference
     
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    Wow that's so amazing mate.
    Lucky for you, you got to see that amazing sight.
    Great photos.
     
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    @Tony Press

    Since when have the Aurora lights ever been these colors ?????
    Plus why are they showing going up and down in lines ?????
    The world is a stage and we are being lied to about this event.
    Look up HAARP and what they are doing with it.
     
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    Amazing..simply awesome!
    That's something we can't bring about artificially. At least not with our present state of technology.
     
  11. Tony Press

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    @Marko57

    The colours are much more intense through the camera than the naked eye.

    It’s the most intense solar storm I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen a few in Australia, Canada and Antarctica.

    Quite an experience when it happens in your back yard.


    Cheers

    Tony
     

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