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  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.
  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.

It's that time of year again where 'some' are on the look-out for the elusive Noctilucent Clouds, Please post any reports or sighting here, And let's hope for a good season with some spectacular shows!   :)

 

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NOCTILUCENT CLOUD SEASON BEGINS: NASA's AIM spacecraft has spotted a luminous patch of electric-blue drifting across the Arctic Circle. The sighting marks the beginning of the 2015 season for noctilucent clouds (NLCs). "The first clouds appeared on May 19th--a bit earlier than usual," reports Cora Randall, AIM science team member at the University of Colorado. They are located at longitude +90o in this polar image recorded by AIM's CIPS instrument:

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The first northern-hemisphere NLCs of 2015, recorded by AIM/CIPS on May 19th

"It is always good to see the beginning of another season," says James Russell of Hampton University, principal investigator for the AIM mission. "What surprises will it bring? We will see. The clouds have never disappointed us."

NLCs are Earth's highest clouds. Seeded by meteoroids, they float at the edge of space more than 80 km above the planet's surface. The clouds are very cold and filled with tiny ice crystals. When sunbeams hit those crystals, they glow electric-blue.

Noctilucent clouds first appeared in the 19th century after the eruption of super-volcano Krakatoa. At the time, people thought the clouds were caused by the eruption, but long after Krakatoa's ash settled, the clouds remained. In those days, NLCs were a polar phenomenon confined mainly to the Arctic. In recent years they have intensified and spread with sightings as far south as Utah and Colorado. This could be a sign of increasing greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere.

Data from AIM have shown that NLCs are like a great "geophysical light bulb." They turn on every year in late spring, reaching almost full intensity over a period of 5 to 10 days. News flash: The bulb is glowing. Stay tuned for sightingshttp://spaceweather.com/ 

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  • Location: chellaston, derby
  • Weather Preferences: The Actual Weather ..... not fantasy.
  • Location: chellaston, derby

nothing last night, not that i saw on my way home at 11-1115 pm.

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  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.
  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.

Looks like Scotland got lucky last night  :)


 


NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS OVER SCOTLAND: The northern summer season for noctilucent clouds (NLCs) is underway. Earth-orbiting satellites such as AIM and the International Space Station have been photographing the electric-blue clouds for days. Last night, sky watchers on Earth saw them, too. M. J. S. Ferrier sends this picture from Barassie Beach in Ayrshire, Scotland:


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http://spaceweather.com/


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  • Location: Mytholmroyd, West Yorks.......
  • Weather Preferences: Hot & Sunny, Cold & Snowy
  • Location: Mytholmroyd, West Yorks.......

Maybe I'll have a better spotting year than last! Hope it's clear tonight!

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  • Location: chellaston, derby
  • Weather Preferences: The Actual Weather ..... not fantasy.
  • Location: chellaston, derby

im determined to see them this year.... even if it means not drinking (for me, almost impossible) so i can go out at dusk, select a decent viewpoint, and wait!

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  • Location: South Shields Tyne & Wear half mile from the coast.
  • Location: South Shields Tyne & Wear half mile from the coast.

im determined to see them this year.... even if it means not drinking (for me, almost impossible) so i can go out at dusk, select a decent viewpoint, and wait!

A few years back there was a fantastic showing up here so I eagerly grabbed the camera/tripod and briskly walked to the coast to get some fine shots only to set everything up and find that I'd forgot to put the battery in the camera..!! If I'd not had a drink I'd have made sure I had everything before leaving..

 

The photos would have turned out blurred anyway..!! LOL

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  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.
  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.

I'm really getting in the mood now after seeing this wonderful picture from the Isle of Sky Superb! Fingers crossed next week could deliver further South. Fingers crossed MushyRob  :)

 

NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS INTENSIFY: The northern summer season for noctilucent clouds (NLCs) is underway. Earth-orbiting satellites such as AIM and the International Space Station have been photographing the electric-blue clouds for days. On May 28th, sky watchers on Earth saw them, too. Andy Stables sends this picture from Isle of Skye, Scotland.

 

It was taken at 00:25am

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http://spaceweather.com/

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  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.
  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.

Taken by Adrian Maricic on June 3, 2015 @ Auchterderran Fife Scotland

 

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  • Location: chellaston, derby
  • Weather Preferences: The Actual Weather ..... not fantasy.
  • Location: chellaston, derby

GOT EM! :)

last night c 22.30 but were not as clear as previous pics posted on here . layers of misty clouds, rather indistinct, perhaps not a good night or im still too far south for anything spectacular.

took pics, and the pics are ok on my camera screen....but when i uploaded them to my pc they were almost totally black :cc_confused:

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  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.
  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.

Bad look reg the photos Rob, Saw nothing here last night but it's early days yet so chances will improve  :)

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  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.
  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.

Caught them on my time-lapse last night. Hoping for a 2009 type display this year.

 

Yes around 50sec in they are evident on the horizon.

 

They are certainly bubbling up over the Arctic. Found this vid also from last night.

 

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  • Location: Sth Staffs/Shrops 105m/345' & NW Snowdonia 219m/719'
  • Location: Sth Staffs/Shrops 105m/345' & NW Snowdonia 219m/719'

perhaps not a good night or im still too far south for anything spectacular.

Dont despair.. You won't be too far south if there is a good display.

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  • Location: chellaston, derby
  • Weather Preferences: The Actual Weather ..... not fantasy.
  • Location: chellaston, derby

i saw similar to this although not quite as distinct

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image lifed off google to illustrate.

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  • Location: Runcorn, Cheshire
  • Weather Preferences: Snowy winters, hot, sunny springs and summers.
  • Location: Runcorn, Cheshire

There were some visible last night here too! But they didn't even come close to these which I captured last July :)

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  • Location: ST 18, Staffordshire. 80 m asl, Watson W-8681
  • Location: ST 18, Staffordshire. 80 m asl, Watson W-8681

I have been keeping an eye out again this year and, so far, have seen nothing. Last night looked promising but when viewed through bino's it was broken low cloud with the twilight showing through.  

One of mine from last year.

 

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  • Location: Sowerby bridge, near halifax, W Yorks 120m
  • Weather Preferences: Warm and sunny (hate hot), severe thunderstorms, heavy snow, extreme cold
  • Location: Sowerby bridge, near halifax, W Yorks 120m

This is what I saw last night. The best I have seen so far but then I have only started looking for noctilucent clouds late last year. :)

 

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  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.
  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.

Tonight could be promising with very clear skys here.

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  • Location: chellaston, derby
  • Weather Preferences: The Actual Weather ..... not fantasy.
  • Location: chellaston, derby

Nuffin tonight.. :(

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  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.
  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.

Sat out last night for a while and saw nowt also, Was a lovely evening though..

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  • Location: chellaston, derby
  • Weather Preferences: The Actual Weather ..... not fantasy.
  • Location: chellaston, derby

a no show again last night.... sky looked promising, but no sign of anything :(

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  • Location: Sth Staffs/Shrops 105m/345' & NW Snowdonia 219m/719'
  • Location: Sth Staffs/Shrops 105m/345' & NW Snowdonia 219m/719'

Superb twin sundogs just. Didn't have camera unfortunately.

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  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.
  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.

Superb twin sundogs just. Didn't have camera unfortunately.

Saw this one an hour or so ago.

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  • Location: chellaston, derby
  • Weather Preferences: The Actual Weather ..... not fantasy.
  • Location: chellaston, derby

seems quiet atm.... im too tired (drunk) to stay up midweek cos of work. but there arent many obs being made this year.

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