NLC 2011, Member observations |
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 Jun 29 2011, 01:26 AM
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 The Poet Dude  Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60  |
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Jun 29 2011, 01:44 AM
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 Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Ah, memories. Used to see those fairly frequently in Montana was a kid, but frankly I thought they were an annoyance becuase they prolonged twilight!
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jul 1 2011, 05:53 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Been waiting years for a major display...
Ta dah!!!!
Wide angle view here: http://twitpic.com/5je33r/full 
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Jul 1 2011, 06:03 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Beee-YOO-Teee!!!
 Nice catch!
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Jul 1 2011, 06:20 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Thanks Nick!
Full report on this morning's incredible display... http://cumbriansky.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/nlc-spectacular -------------------- |
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Jul 2 2011, 08:41 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Another display this morning... blurred by haze and slight mis, and none of the dramatic features seen 24 hours earlier, so poor compared to the previous morning's, but after the **rubbish** June we had even this was much appreciated...!
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Jul 3 2011, 12:48 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Another display this morning, absolutely stunning. I was out from 11.30 Sat night until 4am this morning... full report on my blog later, but for now...
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Jul 3 2011, 02:14 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
If this keeps up Stu you are hereby challenged to a) create animations b ) create anaglyphs c) calculate both distance from you and altitude. For b ) and c) you'll need one or more friends from 10-20 miles north/south of you willing to take simultaneous photographs with the same lens (and preferably same exposure/camera).
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Jul 3 2011, 04:37 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Nice ideas, Dan, but can't see it happening. My fellow NLC Hunter lives about 30 miles south, but we have vastly different cameras (i.e. his is a state of the art OMG! semi-AI digital SLR while mine is a very humble "bridge camera"...comparing them is like comparing chalk and cheesecake) and schedules. But as pleased as I am with these pix they have shown me, when I look at those taken by others, that I reeeeeeeeally need a digi SLR, my camera just isn't good enough, so that's my next target...it's right there on the list with "New PC", "solar telescope" and "food"...
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Jul 3 2011, 04:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
Just throwing in some really vague numbers and rough angles, I calculated by the seat of my pants that those clouds are somewhere over Aberdeen. Though you wouldn't see those particular clouds if you were there. Because of the necessary viewing angle you would instead see different ones farther North.
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Jul 3 2011, 07:19 PM
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 399 Joined: 28-August 07 From: San Francisco Member No.: 3511 |
I shall be on the lookout for the little blighters whilst visiting the Outer Hebrides, love those shots Stu, despite that camera.
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Jul 3 2011, 08:05 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
I stayed up last night long enough to catch the beginning of the display and looking at Stu's photo I did have the feeling of recognising a couple of the same bright features. I'm only about 100 miles SW of him so I reckon that's possible. Keep up the vigil Stu! I'm enjoying the photos even though I know that nothing can fully capture their breathtaking beauty.
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Jul 3 2011, 08:05 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14431 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Doesn't need to be the same camera - just coordinate viewing angle and time of picture taking - and then we'll figure out the rest here
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Jul 3 2011, 09:00 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Ok, cool then, I'm up for that.
Full report up on my blog now: http://cumbriansky.wordpress.com/2011/07/0...tience-rewarded -------------------- |
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Jul 3 2011, 10:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
Agree with Doug. I shouldn't have said same "camera". If you tell him what you are shooting at he can set his in a similar fashion, and both of you shoot along the same azimuth. If you could get him to come a wee bit farther north in your direction it would help. I fear that at 30 miles apart the shapes of the clouds may not be recognizable. NLCs are typically at altitudes of 50 miles.
But you should also be able to do an animation quite nicely at the same time, perhaps a shot every minute or two. Some of those might then be paired into anaglyphs if you are lucky. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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