2015/16 Armchair Aurora watching

[GloriaSmud]

A new thread all ready for the coming Aurora season (hopefully I've included all the websites that were used before!)

Spaceweather (all space news including Aurora forecasts)
Icelandic metoffice (Aurora forecasts for Iceland)

Webcams (hopefully those not working yet will come online soon)
Icelandic webcams
Hotelranga (Icelandic Hotel)
Alaska Auroracam
Alaska aurora ‘movie
Aurora service (European webcams)
Aurora service (New Zealand/Tasmania webcams)
South Pole webcam
Abisko
Porjus1
Porjus3
ISS livestream

Recently found this one one so might/might not have Aurora ~ The University of Tromsø

Shetland webcams here, here and here.

Wikipedia entry on Aurora colours

Aurora klaxon at Abisko - it's just starting up on this pic.

False alarm - it's been rubbish the last couple of hours.

am pretty much halfway between Dundee and Aberdeen, right by the breezy North Sea

We had a fabulous show here in Feb 2014, that was the first time we saw it properly, and I have been hooked ever since, it was almost top to bottom across the sky and right around east to west...totally amazing.

Missed a lot recently due to the clouds and fog, but Wednesday was almost completely unexpected, all quiet on the aurora groups and then it all kicked off with photos being posted!! :o Just a couple of folks looking out, or coming home thinking "that sky looks interesting....."

Look

Oh, that's tantalising Bunbaker.

This is Sodankyla in Finland just now. There's only a hint of aurora, but I really like the snowy fir trees ranged around the fisheye lens at this location.

More action now

Lovely clear skies too. We could be in for a good night.

Why is the Abisko station still showing daylight?

It often looks that way when the moon is approaching the fullest part of the moon phase. The moon is currently 87% full. I think the camera must be set up for sensitivity to light.

More action at Abisko now

I keep checking on the webcams for aurora but 'tis all a bit quiet at the moment with not a lot of sunspot activity either.

Quiet sun, fullish moon

It's kicking off in Kiruna

www.irf.se/allsky/rtasc.php

And Abisko now.

Abisko

Thanks Bunbaker.

I've been keeping an eye on Abisko for the last few days and it's been mostly miserable/rubbish, but there have been a couple of really striking ones in the last hour or so - very bright and showy, mind. Ta da!

I keep thinking how glad I am that I haven't dropped a couple of grand taking me, DH and the kids to "see the lights" at Abisko in the last couple of weeks - it's been really dull, so I feel sorry for people who have.

Looks like it might be a good night for aurora watching ~ Abisko's looking good at the moment.

And Sodankylä.

Just picked this up at Abisko - it is intermittently cloudy, but there is definitely activity there this evening.

Some Southern lights have been seen. (I do like the pretty picture on Spaceweather's site there ~ sort of thing I'd have on my wall at home!)

Slight hint of green at Abisko earlier but not a lot showing at the moment.

It's trying again this evening, though rather half-heartedly.

Looking better now!

Svalbard/Longbyearen camera just now.