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  • Location: Christchurch, Dorset
  • Weather Preferences: Extreme weather what else!
  • Location: Christchurch, Dorset
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1 minute ago, mushymanrob said:

I agree, if these are any indication, we wont see anything tonight and so far theres nothing on any webcam...

Probably, one question though

How quickly can NLCs develop? Minutes, hours, days

I've always wondered 

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  • Location: chellaston, derby
  • Weather Preferences: The Actual Weather ..... not fantasy.
  • Location: chellaston, derby
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26 minutes ago, Southern Storm said:

Probably, one question though

How quickly can NLCs develop? Minutes, hours, days

I've always wondered 

We dont know... not minutes...

30 minutes ago, mushymanrob said:

I agree, if these are any indication, we wont see anything tonight and so far theres nothing on any webcam...

Cloud on the northern horizon here... with a poor daisy and nothing on webcams, ill not be bothering tonight.

 

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  • Location: Birmingham, Harborne 160 asl
  • Weather Preferences: Columus Bigus Convectivus
  • Location: Birmingham, Harborne 160 asl
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39 minutes ago, Southern Storm said:

How quickly can NLCs develop? Minutes, hours, days

Not sure exactly ..  it`s got to be something to do how quick the aerosols in the mesosphere freeze  Days possibly

I need the practice so I'm up for the duration

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  • Location: chellaston, derby
  • Weather Preferences: The Actual Weather ..... not fantasy.
  • Location: chellaston, derby
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Ive not seen any reports of anything last night, so our prediction using the daisy and Euro webcam seems to work?

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  • Location: chellaston, derby
  • Weather Preferences: The Actual Weather ..... not fantasy.
  • Location: chellaston, derby
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The question is... will those clearer skies to our West make it here by dusk? The clouds are moving briskly on a decent breeze...

 

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  • Location: chellaston, derby
  • Weather Preferences: The Actual Weather ..... not fantasy.
  • Location: chellaston, derby
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So far i can find no evidence of NLCs on webcams, bloody daisys late.... but MAARSY active...

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  • Location: chellaston, derby
  • Weather Preferences: The Actual Weather ..... not fantasy.
  • Location: chellaston, derby
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Latest Daisy isnt condusive to a display tonight.... still nothing on the webcams.

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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.
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Up for another hour or so so here, sky's seem to be clearing.. North facing.

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  • Location: chellaston, derby
  • Weather Preferences: The Actual Weather ..... not fantasy.
  • Location: chellaston, derby
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daisy was right then, nowt seen last night... we have a couple of days of reasonably clear skies expected, lets hope...

 

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  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms & Snow
  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
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Hmmm...let's see how this ends up then

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  • Location: Thorley, west Isle of Wight
  • Weather Preferences: Spanish plumes & stormy winters. Facebook @ Lance's Lightning Shots
  • Location: Thorley, west Isle of Wight
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That time of year again! 

Looking at the photos I took of them 2 years ago, I used exposures of around 13 seconds, f/5, and an ISO of 800. Would any of you who also take photos of them say that's about right? Or do I need to tweak it?

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  • Location: chellaston, derby
  • Weather Preferences: The Actual Weather ..... not fantasy.
  • Location: chellaston, derby
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33 minutes ago, Lance M said:

That time of year again! 

Looking at the photos I took of them 2 years ago, I used exposures of around 13 seconds, f/5, and an ISO of 800. Would any of you who also take photos of them say that's about right? Or do I need to tweak it?

Personally i cannot comment as i only use nightvision on my cameraphone, but i have played about with the pro settings and got the best reults iso 400 ap 2  ... dont know the time nor f number.

But i have now a samsung galaxy s22 ultra ... supposed to have a great night vision, i will see..

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  • Location: South East UK
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms/squalls/hoar-frost/mist
  • Location: South East UK
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1 hour ago, Lance M said:

That time of year again! 

Looking at the photos I took of them 2 years ago, I used exposures of around 13 seconds, f/5, and an ISO of 800. Would any of you who also take photos of them say that's about right? Or do I need to tweak it?

Depends on the ambient light, focal length etc. Just try not too overexpose the clouds. 

 

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  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms & Snow
  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
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1 hour ago, Lance M said:

That time of year again! 

Looking at the photos I took of them 2 years ago, I used exposures of around 13 seconds, f/5, and an ISO of 800. Would any of you who also take photos of them say that's about right? Or do I need to tweak it?

Like what's been said above, it just depends on how bright the clouds and all that. Just tweak it till you get it right

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  • Location: Thorley, west Isle of Wight
  • Weather Preferences: Spanish plumes & stormy winters. Facebook @ Lance's Lightning Shots
  • Location: Thorley, west Isle of Wight
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Thanks guys. My brain defaults into the settings I need for lightning, so it becomes hard to tune out of that when photographing NLCs! 

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  • Location: Dublin, Ireland
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, snowy winters and warm, sunny summers
  • Location: Dublin, Ireland
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The way I decide it is always have ISO the lowest possible and be a last resort. Only increase it if you need more light but want to get the NLCs sharp without movement (or of course if you're shooting handheld, which I don't generally recommend for NLC capturing). Aperture and shutter speed very much dependent on the brightness of the landscape and the NLCs. If it's a bright landscape with a fair amount of light pollution, I veer towards f/11 which is a standard for landscapes in general for me. Then I change the shutter speed appropriately until it gets to a necessary level of exposure but if the NLCs are moving fast, I will then bump up the ISO and keep the shutter speed under 10 seconds if possible. 

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  • Location: Thorley, west Isle of Wight
  • Weather Preferences: Spanish plumes & stormy winters. Facebook @ Lance's Lightning Shots
  • Location: Thorley, west Isle of Wight
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5 hours ago, BruenSryan said:

The way I decide it is always have ISO the lowest possible and be a last resort. Only increase it if you need more light but want to get the NLCs sharp without movement (or of course if you're shooting handheld, which I don't generally recommend for NLC capturing). Aperture and shutter speed very much dependent on the brightness of the landscape and the NLCs. If it's a bright landscape with a fair amount of light pollution, I veer towards f/11 which is a standard for landscapes in general for me. Then I change the shutter speed appropriately until it gets to a necessary level of exposure but if the NLCs are moving fast, I will then bump up the ISO and keep the shutter speed under 10 seconds if possible. 

Thank you very much for that advice, I'll take it on board! And yeah, I wouldn't dream of shooting them hand-held!

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  • Location: chellaston, derby
  • Weather Preferences: The Actual Weather ..... not fantasy.
  • Location: chellaston, derby
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looking good... Russia now

 

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Southern Storm

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  • Location: Christchurch, Dorset
  • Weather Preferences: Extreme weather what else!
  • Location: Christchurch, Dorset
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Camera is charged and ready to go, wind will be a problem I guess, but fingers crossed for a decent display 

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  • Location: Thorley, west Isle of Wight
  • Weather Preferences: Spanish plumes & stormy winters. Facebook @ Lance's Lightning Shots
  • Location: Thorley, west Isle of Wight
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8 minutes ago, Southern Storm said:

Camera is charged and ready to go, wind will be a problem I guess, but fingers crossed for a decent display 

It's very clear tonight, probably the clearest it's been at this time of day for weeks!

I'll get my camera ready to go too!

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  • Location: chellaston, derby
  • Weather Preferences: The Actual Weather ..... not fantasy.
  • Location: chellaston, derby
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Trouble is... that russian display is well far East, UCT +5 , as yet theres nothing on the closer Eurocams and the daisy hasnt updated...

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  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms & Snow
  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
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No cloud here at the mo, should have confirmation within the next hour or so if there's any NLCs lurking about here.

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  • Location: Christchurch, Dorset
  • Weather Preferences: Extreme weather what else!
  • Location: Christchurch, Dorset
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35 minutes ago, mushymanrob said:

Trouble is... that russian display is well far East, UCT +5 , as yet theres nothing on the closer Eurocams and the daisy hasnt updated...

Low cloud has rolled in here on a strong breeze, but it is probably just the coast that is affected 

 Maybe an early night and set the alarm for around 2am 

 

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  • Location: Mytholmroyd, West Yorks.......
  • Weather Preferences: Hot & Sunny, Cold & Snowy
  • Location: Mytholmroyd, West Yorks.......
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We still have clear skies

 

Will let you know eh?

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  • Location: chellaston, derby
  • Weather Preferences: The Actual Weather ..... not fantasy.
  • Location: chellaston, derby
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Im going out..... now....

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