Neon Lights Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 I was just wondering if anyone else out there saw the Northern Lights last night, if indeed that is what it was? I was watching it out of my window for about half an hour, from 2330hrs last night. Did anyone else see them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Lights Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 I am starting to doubt what I saw after the lack of responses here........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooter Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 I went out for a look between 10-11 but saw nothing other than the orange flickering of the flares at Sullom Voe. I took a couple of photos as sometimes you can see it in photos when you can't really see it by eye, but there was nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Lights Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Were the flares particularly noticable last night, as I don't mind seeing them before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Noticed them when i left the clickimin at around 21:30 over Staney Hill, Thought it was just lights reflecting off clouds at first. Went back out at 22:00 and they were nolonger visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 The reflected light of the flares is visible most nights that there are clouds to the north. If it is orange, it is either the flare or streetlights. Aurora would also only be visible in a cloudless sky, or parts thereof. Its a bad time of year because the post-sunset light remains in the north west until quite late in the evening, so it seems like there is something there when often there is not. This after-light would be all but gone by 2300. Last night there was a recorded increase in auroral activity at around midnight. If it was green(particulalry a green arc), purplish or perhaps red it may have been aurora. Hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneyrubble Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 When and whar is da best place ta see da norhtern lights - ony forecast for Shetland next week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 There are some suggestion for getting alerts here http://www.shetlink.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3450&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=275 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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