Christmas Tree 4729 Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 @virtualastro Well worth following this guy. Seems to be the guru for all this stuff and talks layman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Does this radiation burst mean we're all going to get super-powers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Oh the agony of indecision. Once in a lifetime cosmic event of spectacular proportions or two bottles of Grolsch and a Radox bath....... Get one of those projectors, hook it up and point it at the ceiling then turn off the bathroom light. Now you can enjoy both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Following Alex's recommendation and off to Druridge Bay. Love Local Hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenL 0 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Big mistake, there's nothing at Whitley, Blyth or Newbiggin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Absolutely nowt tonight. Predicted to be tomorrow night but they said that for Saturday and the best night was infact Sunday. It's get out there on both nights and you might hit lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4729 Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 So decided to give it a miss and head for the bath. Just stretched out in the water and the phone rang. Eldest daughter...."Have you heard about the aurora bla bla bla.....are we not going to go looking for it......bla bla bla. 15 minutes later, two daughters, two boyfriends and a Nissan Note, heading through the Tyne Tunnel to find somewhere Dark. Eventually turned off the A1 a few miles past Amble.....approx 35 miles from Boldon.....and headed up a tiny country road for a couple of mile until a suitable parking space (field entrance) was found. All jumped out the car and stared and stared and stared....... No aurora but I must say the stars were truly magnificent and you could really make out some of the good constellations. All in all, 30 or so cold minutes in a farmers field in the middle of nowhere before heading home. Apparently the biggest Aurora storm since 2005 is currently on its way and will hit at some point tomorrow. Whether we have clear skies is a different story. Not sure where to head, but it wont be Amble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4729 Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Nice video of Sundays storm caught in Norway. http://www.universetoday.com/92844/video-solar-storm-sparks-stunning-aurora/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I like how you had to tell us where Amble is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4729 Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 I like how you had to tell us where Amble is. I was explaining, for some, how far away from boldon it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 spent a couple of hours on the beach at druridge bay. No lights but a few canny snaps of the stars. I'll hoy some up once i import them. Pleasant use of a clear night whatever the sun hoys out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 http://io9.com/5859010/were-99-certain-this-is-the-most-beautiful-footage-of-earths-auroras-yet-recorded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 spent a couple of hours on the beach at druridge bay. No lights but a few canny snaps of the stars. I'll hoy some up once i import them. Pleasant use of a clear night whatever the sun hoys out. Haha same here mate, took everything bar the kitchen sink... well everything but a torch which made the 5 minute hike to the beach from the car park a bit of a nightmare lol! Luckily managed to follow a group with some torches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Cloudy the neet apparently. Thursday is meant to be the next clear night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Took a few snaps last night of the stars, here's the best one... really amazing to see so many stars and the camera managed to capture even more than the naked eye could see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 spent a couple of hours on the beach at druridge bay. No lights but a few canny snaps of the stars. I'll hoy some up once i import them. Pleasant use of a clear night whatever the sun hoys out. Haha same here mate, took everything bar the kitchen sink... well everything but a torch which made the 5 minute hike to the beach from the car park a bit of a nightmare lol! Luckily managed to follow a group with some torches My phone's got a torch on which I used, but it was still a nightmare, didn't have a clue where I was headed to get over the dunes. I'll know for next time. Cheers for the advice btw Alex, St Mary's was heaving with cars so I was glad to go a bit further up the road but not too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4729 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Cloudy the neet apparently. Thursday is meant to be the next clear night. Aye shame. The big hit is due late this afternoon and they are advising anyone with clear skies to get out as soon as it gets dark. Should be the best show since 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4729 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Took a few snaps last night of the stars, here's the best one... really amazing to see so many stars and the camera managed to capture even more than the naked eye could see! Dusty lens perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4729 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 One lad on twitter out looking for the Aurora reckons he found a new dogging site in druridge bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Took a few snaps last night of the stars, here's the best one... really amazing to see so many stars and the camera managed to capture even more than the naked eye could see! Dusty lens perhaps. haha damn you've found me out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 One lad on twitter out looking for the Aurora reckons he found a new dogging site in druridge bay It's not a dogging site, just me and the missus got a bit bored and before you knew it there were dicks and fanny's everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 One lad on twitter out looking for the Aurora reckons he found a new dogging site in druridge bay That's not why I recommended it, I hasten to add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I was hoping to go the night but the cloud is making it somewhat pointless. Going to see if it is still around tomorrow or not. The CME from yesterday morning is said to hit here this afternoon so Im not sure if it will still be around? Either way I might have a mess around tomorrow and also try for some star formations or whatever if its clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 When I trekked the Sahara for the week I slept under the stars in total darkness every night. Saw some pretty awesome sights, milky way clear as owt, lots of huge meteors. This is starting to sound like a Rob W story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Funny what you pick up like. I was surprised that I could find the plough and that fella with the belt. Never seen them before. Always thought astrologers were dafties randomly picking 6 or 7 of the hundreds of stars and deciding what makes a constellation. They really do stick out though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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