whalsa Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 There is a lot of flaring going on at SGP at the moment with new bits of plant starting up/shutting down. Eventually steady state operation should not require any routine flaring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffgoddard Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 It was probably the Gas Plant. It was cloudy overhead, and cloudy low to the horizon with a clear gap in between in most directions (including North from Lerwick). The glow was not as diffuse as the sodium haze over Lerwick, but different distance/perspective may account for that. I have seen the SVT flare lighting up clouds (from much closer) and it was not a steady glow as such, and I'm a little surprised to see the SGP flare reflections from Lerwick, but its new and the cloud conditions might have had an effect. Wasn't quite the right direction, but I suppose a reflection implies an angle somewhere. Space Weather was forecasting a reasonable chane of seeing an aurora from Shetland, but this didn't look like any Mirrie Dancers I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffgoddard Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Did anybody to the North of the SGP see anything, either to the North or the South? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whalsa Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 The SGP flare is further up the hill and therefore higher than the SVT ones so it is bound to look different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted March 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Nice bit of Aurora earlier on.. Might see a bit more later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted April 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Bit of aurora right now.. Not great but, OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted May 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Could be a good night for Aurora. Let's hope the sky stays clear.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogling Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Thanks for that - checked Aurora watch - it's nearly storm level 6 already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted January 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 http://www.spaceweather.com/ Shame... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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