Tommy Brown Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Looking northwards from Broxburn, I'm seeing dancings lights. So An I eventually seeing the northern lights, although pretty feint. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jamb0_1874 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 I take it the mossmorran plant is flaring again... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy Brown Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, jamb0_1874 said: I take it the mossmorran plant is flaring again... That's a possibility Edit, some I'm seeing are a bit west from there 😂 Edited October 21, 2020 by Tommy Brown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamboross Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Probably not. The KP-Index really needs to be up above 5, ideally 6 or 7, to have even a chance of being visible this far south. Currently it's between 3 and 4. https://auroraforecast.is/kp-index/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hughesie27 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 I have known of peoplenseeing them up Broxburn way so its not Impossible.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Der Kaiser Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Aurora Borealis?! At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamhammer Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 4 hours ago, Der Kaiser said: Aurora Borealis?! At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country...... Got my head rattling now? I’ll get it in a minute Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamhammer Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Is it Supernintendo Chalmers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scottishguy Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 That was from just north of Dechmont near livingston a few years back, you do get to see it from here now and then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy Brown Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 That is not far from what I was catching @scottishguy It was mainly white dancing around but you occasional green (even blue) bursts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Der Kaiser Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 6 hours ago, Jamhammer said: Is it Supernintendo Chalmers? Localised entirely in your kitchen. Yes Can I see it No Seymour the house is on fire. No mother its just the northern lights. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
indianajones Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Only ever seen once in Scotland. See it a lot when I'm over in Norway. Pretty magical. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
inspector Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 See the lights quite a bit in Portmahomack although seldom green waves. Wife does a bit of photography and can get cracking pictures but has to use a long exposure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tian447 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Never seen it myself, but my Dad has been working up in the Kara Sea in Siberia the past couple of months, and the photos he's been sending have been absolutely stunning. Would love to see them, but not sure I'm willing to go to that extreme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boof Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 https://www.shetlandwebcams.com/eshaness-lighthouse/?fbclid=IwAR1dYRrDh4mufWouuy51ysnlRwzx00uH5Kxv7OpV-eKaKS1I7MoFzfBNjM4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hughesie27 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I was in Iceland in Feb and went in a Northern Lights trip. Chances weren't great and they actually cancelled the previous night because of that. Was obviously freezing so load so folk were in the cafe area, we went in and grabbed a coffee and went to the loo. The womans had a big queue as normalmso said to missus I'd see her outside. Low and behold they began to appear but thr slight patch i saw lasted about 20 seconds and the GF never got out in time. To be fair even though I definitely seen them I wouldn't count it. Iceland was great though and would go back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy Brown Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 10 hours ago, Boof said: https://www.shetlandwebcams.com/eshaness-lighthouse/?fbclid=IwAR1dYRrDh4mufWouuy51ysnlRwzx00uH5Kxv7OpV-eKaKS1I7MoFzfBNjM4 cheers Boof Big onus on you now , you will have to report on this thread when they are happening. You're the man👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lemongrab Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 If I'm being honest, the northern lights of old Broxburn don't mean very much to me either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boof Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Tommy Brown said: cheers Boof This one https://www.shetlandwebcams.com/cliff-cam-3/ is often decent as well. And you don't get the regular flash of the lighthouse Bit of a coarse day as you can see. If you're on Facebook, there's this group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1135507469890355 that you can ask to join. The guy that started it has a picture of my hoose in it - never even knew he was about As folk have said, though, the photos are much more spectacular than the actual ones - certainly in Shetland anyway - due to the longer exposure. My Mrs does a lot of night photography. Or she just goes out to get away from me... 🧐 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Weakened Offender Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 On 21/10/2020 at 21:17, Tommy Brown said: Looking northwards from Broxburn, I'm seeing dancings lights. So An I eventually seeing the northern lights, although pretty feint. Could be this? https://hopetoun.co.uk/event/wondrous-woods/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Governor Tarkin Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Heimaland, southern Iceland a few years ago. It was like this every night for almost a fortnight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Locky Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 On 23/10/2020 at 22:40, hughesie27 said: I was in Iceland in Feb and went in a Northern Lights trip. Chances weren't great and they actually cancelled the previous night because of that. Was obviously freezing so load so folk were in the cafe area, we went in and grabbed a coffee and went to the loo. The womans had a big queue as normalmso said to missus I'd see her outside. Low and behold they began to appear but thr slight patch i saw lasted about 20 seconds and the GF never got out in time. To be fair even though I definitely seen them I wouldn't count it. Iceland was great though and would go back. If this happened to me, I'd wind my girlfriend up about it daily. She's desperate to go back for the northern lights. We went to Reykjavik last year but obviously weren't expecting to see it, it was more a city break than anything else. I'd love to go back to Iceland and see a bit more of the country. Sadly I don't drive though, and I feel to do all the lights tours, blue lagoon and some general sightseeing without a car would be ridiculously expensive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hughesie27 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 55 minutes ago, Locky said: If this happened to me, I'd wind my girlfriend up about it daily. She's desperate to go back for the northern lights. We went to Reykjavik last year but obviously weren't expecting to see it, it was more a city break than anything else. I'd love to go back to Iceland and see a bit more of the country. Sadly I don't drive though, and I feel to do all the lights tours, blue lagoon and some general sightseeing without a car would be ridiculously expensive. You'd be surprised. Think our blue lagoon was £120 for the 2 of us. Transport included. We also done an 8ish hour trip stopping at various spots on the golden circle which I can't actually remember the total cost but think it was around £40/£50 each. Obviously with a guided tour/driver telling you about the things you pass on the road. Similar price for the Northern Lights which they will rebook you onto the next evenings tour for free if you do not see any/they decide to cancel because of low visibility. They actually end up letting you rebook for free for up to 2 years if you don't see them on your trip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy Brown Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 @Boof went on to the Facebook page you posted, caught this post typed in the local dialect... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boof Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Tommy Brown said: @Boof went on to the Facebook page you posted, caught this post typed in the local dialect... Perfectly understandable... ...Yell being our second largest inhabited isle. Presume she's spotted a meteorite or bolide. Or possibly lightning but not really been weather for that. Had a look at that Cliff-cam 3 last night to see if there was anything but it had a huge swathe of airport lights right at the bottom thus affecting the sensitivity of the rest of the image capture 😕 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy Brown Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 @Boof Seeing lots of photos this week taken in Shetland. Have you seen for yourself? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boof Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Saw briefly the other night but a bit chilly so didn't stay out long. Beautiful clear night when I got home tonight so fingers crossed it still is. Just downloaded a long exposure camera app for the phone so will see if I can get anything tonight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boof Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Meh - not so good tonight. At least not with the naked eye. Stars just superb though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
indianajones Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 34 minutes ago, Boof said: Meh - not so good tonight. At least not with the naked eye. Stars just superb though. Seen them 70.5 degrees North quite a few times. Surreal. Do you see them fairly often this time of year up there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boof Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 (edited) 40 minutes ago, indianajones said: Do you see them fairly often this time of year up there? Yeah - reasonably often. Or I suppose often enough to be a bit blase about it. Any photos give a far better picture than the naked eye - or at least any photos that folk make public We're only 60 north here so 70.5 would've been something a lot more spectacular I presume. Edited January 13 by Boof Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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