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Thanks Chris north or straight up

Aurora has just started here again! What a night!

Looks like thin cloud coming in

Taken over a period of 1 hour just before midnight ... MVI_1294.MP4 .. with a Canon G5 MkII.

Up at 4.30 but just want to see it one more time

Hi! I’m still very much new to this hobby and have been experimenting taking photos with my phone (IPhone 15 Plus for reference). I’ve just edited these pictures by taking the brightness down and the contrast up, so nothing too professional, but I was wondering if there would be anyone kind enough to help me label what I’ve taken pictures of? Specific stars, constellations, etc. For reference, I’m in the UK (north) and all three of these pictures were taken 11th May between 00:32 - 00:35. I tried to use apps like skyview etc but i couldn’t get my wifi to work sufficiently - so I’m sorry for asking a lot of questions. Thank you so much, any help is truly appreciated.

With my mobile phone braced against the roof of my car. 16s ISO3200 Saxilby UK Amazing night! Great images all. Adam

Saw strong shafts of light here in Bedfordshire, and hints of colour. Unfortunately all my pants tablet has recorded is sensor noise! And I saw the best meteor I've ever seen! Towards the east. What a night! And the sun wasn't too bad this morning either.

Funny that this was across the whole of the UK and beyond. Guess what movie I was watching as it was happening - Invasion -. Will we all wake up tomorrow alien drones 😖

Wow, I never seen anything like that before. The reds and greens were visible to the naked eye, milky like streaks all over the sky. Every direction I photographed the aurora was there. What a joy tonight has been to behold. I actually the scope set up ready to image tonight but forgot to start it running (not that it would have been any good anyway!) such was I in awe of what right in front of me. Some pictures straight from the camera:

Never seen this before kp9 ! Looking good for lighting up again in next 30mins or so .

Quiet at the moment

There were 2 strong bursts of aurora. 11-11:30 then 11:40-00:00 roughly. When the first birst was dying down, things turned blue in the camera. Green was gone and a there was a little pink. I noticed that it actually appeared clearer to the naked-eye than through the camera. Did anyone else notice tat?

Waited nearly 20yrs since the last (and only) time I’d had a good view. Phew! Hope we get another one a bit earlier I the evening in the darker nights of autumn for the youngest to have a look. peter

Have done, crazy magnifications. It’ll only take 1.25” ep, so I use a 24mm wide ep normally. Needs a solid tripod. I’ve flocked the inside of the tube, the secondary baffle and the baffle tube to help the contrast, though it’s still a little less contrast than other scopes. For high power views it’s a cheap and potent option, though you can’t get low powers unless you accept plossl width fields. peter

Hard to believe that I witnessed that in my own back yard. Always thought I would need to go Iceland to see them. The moon also looked good tonight bless it.

I had a look at this with one of my boys and we got a few pictures. He went on his phone to share some photos and discovered the internet is already awash with people photographing this with their phones and sharing with each other on mainstream social media.

I was doing polar alignment and preparing for another session of the Lion Nebula. I was disgusted when I saw clouds. No, again? But the clouds were strange. Redish? Pinkish? 🤔 Then I realised that it must be the announced geomagnetic storm. I never saw the aurora, so the first time is the one which I should remember all life.

Wonderful display in Co. Clare Ireland this evening, lost for words tbh just incredible, taken from my iphone

Of all the shots I took (and I took a lot!) - this one is the most striking, I think:

I've been waiting a long time for a clear night and now we get this 😡

Just come in for a warmup and a cuppa. Had found a spot with a clear view North, high above the village. What a display! Regards, Mike

Lincolnshire Wolds: MVI_1294.MP4 Canon G5 MkII

I’ve got the Dob out. Seen it now… I just hope all these beams of coloured light don’t interfere with my observations!