FenlandPaul

5 hours ago, scotty1 said:

Was all the filming done on the same night as the Aurora ? Or did you plan ahead and take some driving shots days before?  

At 5.15 minutes in your video the Aurora is already starting to show. 

It was all done on the same night. I arrived on location at about 8.30. It makes for a crazy busy night but I enjoy it. Occasionally for my videos I do some b-roll shot at other times but it’s not usually necessary if I get somewhere before it’s dark.

1 hour ago, scotty1 said:

Excellent 

The opening shot- did you launch the drone, then drive a bit stop, and then land the drone? 🤔

Thanks so much - appreciated.

So welcome to the glorious faff of making these videos. I parked, set up the normal video camera, launched the drone, set up the shot, drove out of shot, turned round, drove back, recovered the drone.
 

Sounds a bit ridiculous when I say it all! 

3 minutes ago, AstroNebulee said:

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Clear skies and onto maybe more Aurora and hopefully this year Noctilucents.

Clear skies 

 

Lee

Thanks for your kind comments, Lee. Glad it brought back memories of that epic night. I’m so glad you managed to catch it as well - and superb to be able to hear others in the distance marvelling at it all. Usually I like being alone but that night I was very happy to share the experience with others - I think that’s called personal growth!! 🤣🤣

Thank you, Ian.

21 minutes ago, The Admiral said:

I presume flying a drone around the dishes doesn't cause any interference or other issues?

Ian

To my knowledge, no, as they operate at entirely different frequencies. There’s no CAA restricted airspace, but you’ll note that I stop short of actually flying over the top of them (I cut just before an abrupt volte-face). The One Mile  is decommissioned so no problems there.

14 minutes ago, clarkpm4242 said:

 

...fantastic.  Reward for the hours put in.  Cheers, Paul,

Yep!!

Really appreciate that, Paul - this event has spoiled us a bit though, eh? 
 

47 minutes ago, Ludd said:

Amazing video Paul!  Thanks for all the work you put into these.  Your excitement when you realised the whole sky was purple was brilliant, exactly my reaction when it dawned on me that I was not looking at hazy cloud. 

Thanks so much - a lot of work but very enjoyable and I get to relive those precious moments over and over!!

I came across this excellent short video from a channel that often crops up on my YT feed. Claire does solo wild camping, and was out on a hillside without mobile reception on the night of the 10th when it all started to kick off in the sky around her.

With such easy access to good solar data and the communities like SGL or those on FB and Twitter, it’s easy for us to forget what it must be like for someone witnessing a big auroral event unfolding without any prior knowledge. Being alone and out in the wild must have made the experience even more intense. Her reaction is quite moving.

Worth a watch if you have a spare 10 minutes!!

I'm still in a state of mild shock after this incredible display, and finally got to look at all the incredible images here on SGL this afternoon - so awesome to see such a wonderful event seen by so many.

I was out shooting and filming and doing some drone hyperlapse from dusk until dawn - calves cramping up and worth every bit of discomfort.  I began to run out of superlatives by the middle of the night.  I know my story won't be unique!

Anyway, without wittering on, here's my film of the night - one to maybe sit and enjoy with your favourite tipple or morning coffee.  I really hope you enjoy it.  And a small collection of my favourite images beneath.  

Anyone else still fall asleep blissfully while dreaming about that night??

That's fantastic, Lee.  What a location! I do love all the crazy ancient stoney things in Cornwall!

Crikey, that's nice.  Love the compositiion - thanks for risking life and limb so I can recline on our sofa and admire it!!

Love it, Geraint. Well done for having the presence of mind to do a panning timelapse!  I took my slider but completely failed to retrieve it from the car.  Next time!

169 seconds of heaven. Superb, Paul. 

Wow, I love that Lee.  The moon setting just makes it - perfection. 🤩

Beautiful!!  Well done on getting some cracking meteor action too - they're crackers.  I still need to wade through nearly 10,000 images to check for meteors - surely something in all of that?!

"Kit and user incompatibilities".  🤣🤣  I've had a few of those!

Just love all these, Paul. I've shown countless people your corona timelapse - just magical.  

All beautiful.  Love the image with the two mobile snappers - really tells the story of the night!

2 hours ago, James said:

Thank you Paul - unfortunately it was a fisheye shot rather than a reflection.. if I'd pulled that off as a reflection shot I'd be taking about it for decades 😃

James

Ah yes, silly me looking on a phone. It looked as if it was part of the shot above it!!!  🤣🤣

Sensational set of pictures - nice one. What a night!!

Aurora to the south from Dartmoor!!!! Insane - amazing pictures. 👍

Awesome James - and that reflection shot is something else. Beautiful. Whah an epic night. 

Just catching up on SGL and well, Lee, WOW!! What an epic timelapse!! Really shows how the display built and then exploded. Awesome, and all from my favourite county in the U.K. - bonkers!! Great job - one for the memories, that’s for sure. 👌

Beautiful set of images.  I was considering heading to Norfolk late that afternoon but was a little concerned it would get foggier there earlier so I stayed reasonably local.  But the weather ended up being better than expected for everyone, which was awesome!! These images are keepers, that's for sure! 🤩

Awesome pictures - that corona is sensational!!

Beautiful.  I guess this is Corona Coronae?

CrB really trying to steal the show at the moment, eh?

Absolutely glorious!!

Wow look at that mist!! Amazing. Great work, Lee - love it.