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Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?

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Tonkerbea · 10/05/2024 21:58

I'm South East, but it's on my bucket list to see it in real life 🤞🏽.

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ThirdOne · 10/05/2024 23:56

Glasgow

Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
Alliswell3 · 10/05/2024 23:56

yorkshire

MsJuniper · 10/05/2024 23:56

NW London - I thought I was seeing wispy cloud at first but the more I looked the more clearly I could see. The iPhone picked out the colours much better than I could but the whole sky is a hazy glow.

Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
chocorangeaddict77 · 10/05/2024 23:57

Wow! I've always wanted to see these, never thought I would in Surrey. Can see vague colour/streaks with naked eye but these are just snapped on my iPhone not altered in any way. Looks amazing through the camera lens!

Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
IamSlave · 10/05/2024 23:57

Wow thank you everyone, we've seen it also

IamSlave · 10/05/2024 23:57

Very strong pink and bright white light over the hoise

Coldupnorth87 · 10/05/2024 23:58

Thanks for the prompt, went out...

North Wales

Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
lazarusb · 10/05/2024 23:59

East Sussex.

Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
inigomontoyahwillcox · 10/05/2024 23:59

A more powerful spike expected in just under an hour.

BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 11/05/2024 00:00

A bit dull to my eyes, but it showed up better in photos.

Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
Springtime111 · 11/05/2024 00:00

Stoke-on-Trent

Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
crumblingschools · 11/05/2024 00:00

Seen them for the first time ever. After a really crappy week with a bereavement, something to smile about

Marylou62 · 11/05/2024 00:01

OMG

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DrJonesIpresume · 11/05/2024 00:01

inigomontoyahwillcox · 10/05/2024 23:59

A more powerful spike expected in just under an hour.

More??

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 11/05/2024 00:02

I'm in east mids and can't see anything! Even phone didn't pick anything up! I'm so jealous so thanks for all your beautiful pictures

SnugglyJumpersMakeItBetter · 11/05/2024 00:03

CaveMum · 10/05/2024 23:41

@SnugglyJumpersMakeItBetter you need to adjust the exposure on your camera to pick up the bright colours. What type of phone are you using?

A Samsung Galaxy Pixel6a. Is it 'Night Sight' I'm wanting? It's giving me the bright colours with that, but pretty blurry/pixelated pictures.

Marylou62 · 11/05/2024 00:03

Marylou62 · 11/05/2024 00:01

OMG

These were seen with my naked eye! X

CaveMum · 11/05/2024 00:04

@SnugglyJumpersMakeItBetter ah I’m on an iPhone so can’t help with android. Someone else might be able to advise on tweaking the settings.

CaveMum · 11/05/2024 00:05

@The4teddybears you might need to tweak your camera settings to bring out the colours more clearly.

NorthernLightsInNorfolk · 11/05/2024 00:05

Norfolk

Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
Turmerictolly · 11/05/2024 00:06

So many beautiful photos. The power and beauty of nature is just awesome.

ShinyBandana · 11/05/2024 00:07

Wirral

Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
trakehner · 11/05/2024 00:07

No filters, just normal iPhone camera. Incredible here in the Wiltshire countryside!

Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
Anyone staying up to try and glimpse the Aurora Borealis?
Turmerictolly · 11/05/2024 00:07

RichardMarxisinnocent · 10/05/2024 23:56

Is this aurora?

Yes, definitely- beautiful photo.

NorthernLightsInNorfolk · 11/05/2024 00:07

Thanks so much @Tonkerbea for posting the thread. Just amazing!