Two large solar flares in past 24 hrs - possible geomagnetic unrest on the way again.

[tomato]

Easily visible from Shropshire, it’s covering the sky on my AllSkyCam (gif file tomorrow) and ruining my Ha imaging session.☺️

[mcrowle]

My second viewing session was more fruitful, due to slightly thinner cloud for a while. Reds, pinks and greens began to show through - to the eye - beautiful!

I may be able to create a nice, if short, timelapse, showing the cloud moving across the colourful aurora.

Regards, Mike.

[Paul M]

[Ludd]

Good outburst between 9 and 10 seen here in Bucks

[Elp]

I'm video recording it ATM, there's a distinct line running west, zenith to east I believe. The NW has also gone distinctly pink

[Elp]

Question is, which topic to post in?

[Leo S]

First image from about 8pm. Second from around 8:40pm when most of the red had gone and only a long thin band of green remained.

 

 

[Elp]

That W Z E band is quite large, I can't fit it in frame with a 24mm lens. Switched to 10mm.

Edited Thursday at 22:15 by Elp

[Ludd]

This red band from Jupiter, past the Pleiades and up through Pegasus seems unusually far south, given that I am down in Bucks

[Zermelo]

Just in from second spell, the sky has cleared up now and aurorae across the northern half of the sky. I'd say nearly as good as May, but not as extensive at the moment.

All with smartphone, stock camera app:

Looking NE, Taurus, Jupiter, Pleiades:

 

Looking North:

 

Me and Ursa Major:

Edited Thursday at 22:39 by Zermelo

[Zermelo]

48 minutes ago, Elp said:

Question is, which topic to post in?

Yes, the same thing happened in May😂

[Ibbo!]

I opened the obs but packed away because of all that red & green LP 🤪🤪

 

Great display

[Elp]

Green is really starting to flood the sky from north to up

[Elp]

10 minutes ago, Ibbo! said:

I opened the obs but packed away because of all that red & green LP 🤪🤪

 

Great display

Isn't that what NB filters are for? Mines still going :).

Edited Thursday at 22:54 by Elp

[Ibbo!]

Activity picking up on the ASC  green streamers

 

[Paul M]

[Elp]

Red is visually bright directly overhead zenith

[Paul M]

It's insane!

[Davesellars]

Oh my....  That was an incredible display for the last 30 mins or so...  Better than back in May!!!  Naked eye all the colours and massive swirls of light

Just seen this:

Edited Thursday at 23:45 by Davesellars

[WolfieGlos]

Finally the clouds have parted, and the Reds easily visible by eye, and some milky streaks up the Zenith. Incredible night! 

single shot on iPhone 

[mcrowle]

Cleared up nicely for my 3rd spell out, though the aurora was now mostly diffuse green and red, with no structure.

Later, a more vivid red appeared, visible to the eye, along with some rays, but unfortunately this was just as it was clouding up again. Back in for a warm up, but will be out again soon 😀.

[Paul M]

Heavy downpour here at home, but the cloud has a red glow!

The Cumbrian sky is clear and my normal surveillance camera, which switches to mono in poor light, has picked up the aurora in real time.

 

 

 

[Elp]

7 minutes ago, Davesellars said:

Better than back in May!!!

I concur

[Leo S]

6 minutes ago, Davesellars said:

Oh my....  That was an incredible display for the last 30 mins or so...  Better than back in May!!!  Naked eye all the colours and massive swirls of light

Just seen this:

Yes. Absolutely magnificent display. Head and shoulders above the May storm!

[mcrowle]

Thick cloud now, so likely to be out of action for a while at least. No doubt I’ve missed a lot due to the cloud, but I haven’t yet seen the details that were visible back in May, so, for me that display was better so far.

Regards, Mike.