maryportfuncity 10,144 Posted May 11 9 hours ago, ladyfiona said: There was about 3 other places I could put this, but anyway. Did anyone go out and watch the aurora where they lived last night? The sun was having a moment and it caused half of Europe and North America to see the northern lights. I went to a local park at 11pm last night with my dad and it was amazing to see. Apparently it's going to be 30% brighter this evening. Just look north and if possible, go to a place with not a lot of light pollution. Off to a large expanse of grass some miles from town, I suspect people in central London may be planning to pour water into local electrical transformers to buy the dark skies they need! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 5,793 Posted May 11 10 hours ago, ladyfiona said: There was about 3 other places I could put this, but anyway. Did anyone go out and watch the aurora where they lived last night? The sun was having a moment and it caused half of Europe and North America to see the northern lights. I went to a local park at 11pm last night with my dad and it was amazing to see. Apparently it's going to be 30% brighter this evening. Just look north and if possible, go to a place with not a lot of light pollution. I managed a couple of photos of the event last night. There is a degree of light pollution around me, but the photos came out alright. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,112 Posted May 11 4 hours ago, maryportfuncity said: Off to a large expanse of grass some miles from town Buoyed by others abiliity last night (heh, nice PB) and your optimism, I headed for the derby dales which according to this site are the least light polluted within a shout of me. Sadly all I saw was dimwit farmers silo's and barns lit up like xmas trees or various high beams of other clowns out looking for a place to park and gaze. High stratus clouds probably didn't help. Still, I gave the car a blast. Which was fun. Scotland 1 - East Midlands 0. Oh, and I missed the entire Euro song thing. Another plus - from my point of view anyway, even if not that of a lot hereabouts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 5,793 Posted May 12 3 hours ago, Sasnak said: Have you noticed the people that are posting that meme are the ones that didn't see it? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sasnak 9 Posted May 12 2 hours ago, Paul Bearer said: Have you noticed the people that are posting that meme are the ones that didn't see it? Sorry, I would have gone outside for a look but I was busy snorting coke and getting it on with a couple of hot women. You know how it is, priorities and all that. Okay the above is BS. It was cloudy in Leicestershire 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
