Northern Lights in HOVE?

[Notters]

Sorry if this has already been mentioned but is the picture of the Northern Lights in Hove last night as see on the BBC website (BBC News - Aurora Borealis: Your pictures) for real? Or is it perhaps a strange light coming from HB&B's head? Did anyone else see the Northern Lights last night?!

 

[jackalbion]

It seemed a lot light than usual last night but besides that no

 

[skipper734]

I saw them years ago from the Drove when the Amex was just a farmers field. I think I saw on South today or somewhere that it was visible again.

 

[RexCathedra]

You're at a high enough latitude..50º north, give or take...to have a good chance of seeing them. Light pollution I guess might be a factor. We're 5º further south, but much darker -- Maine woods -- and see them a couple times a year.

 

[Return of the Rev]

Floodlights from new blatch astro

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Quite incredible if it is, It has the look of them, but amazing it was not spotted by lots of people in such a built up (up light area).

 

[Guinness Boy]

I knew I shouldn't have had that Garlic Chilli Chicken Bhazzan. Sorry. *puts on ice pants*

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Looking at the latest data, I'd say it's possible, but the field is very weak, and not quite over us at the moment.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Having said that, this site shows the current visible aurora to be well to our north.

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/NorthPolar/2012/10/10

From where I got this:

So, nowhere near us ... now.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

As this page makes clear, the green line marks the limit of visibility of Aurora aloft on the horizon.

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/Interpreting

So, as things are now, it's up towards Scotland.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

As this page makes clear, the green line marks the limit of visibility of Aurora aloft on the horizon.

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/Interpreting

So, as things are now, it's up towards Scotland.

You is Tom Criuse in the future, where do you get all this crazy shit from, I imagine you have all the minority report hardware .

However does seem to scientifically back up my non scientific theory that it should not happen in Hove.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

You is Tom Criuse in the future, where do you get all this crazy shit from, I imagine you have all the minority report hardware .

However does seem to scientifically back up my non scientific theory that it should not happen in Hove.

Yes, I am Tom Cruise in the future.

It does happen in Sussex, but incredibly rarely and only associated with very intense aurora.

Potentially, with the strongest activity, it would be possible to see the Aurora Borealis overhead in central southern France and on the horizon in Northern Portugal & Spain, southern Italy and through the Balkans into Turkey.

 

[SK1NT]

Id love to see the northern lights...

I don't believe they were seen from Hove though... not last night.

 

[8ace]

Sorry if this has already been mentioned but is the picture of the Northern Lights in Hove last night as see on the BBC website (BBC News - Aurora Borealis: Your pictures) for real? Or is it perhaps a strange light coming from HB&B's head? Did anyone else see the Northern Lights last night?!

Think you've been smoking Northern Lights

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Potentially, with the strongest activity, it would be possible to see the Aurora Borealis overhead in central southern France and on the horizon in Northern Portugal & Spain, southern Italy and through the Balkans into Turkey.

Well I am currently in a very rural and dark location in France between Tours and Le Mans, however its rained almost non stop so not been able to star gaze at all, also the expensive telescope that was designed for star gazing down here got sat on and is now bust.

Shame the i phone star maps I use dont have Northen Light spotting guides.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Thanks for reminding me , I've now switched off the porch light

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Well I am currently in a very rural and dark location in France between Tours and Le Mans, however its rained almost non stop so not been able to star gaze at all, also the expensive telescope that was designed for star gazing down here got sat on and is now bust.

Shame the i phone star maps I use dont have Northen Light spotting guides.

Someone sat on your expensive telescope? How big is it?