
NLC 2014-05-30/31
BAA report
The report to the BAA Aurora Section gives an overview of the night, which times were cloudy, free of NLC, or with sightings of NLC.
Name of observer: Horst Meyerdierks Location: Royal Observatory Edinburgh, 55.9N 3.2W unattended compact camera with limited field of view A ~325-35, h ~0-40; images every 15 min Date: 2014-05-30/31 UT forms bright height azimuth comments ness top bot left rght e.g. weather -------- ----- ------ --- --- ---- ---- -------------------------------- 21:30:01 0 cloud to h 5 21:45:05 0 cloud to h 5 22:00:06 0 cloud to h 5 22:15:08 0 cloud to h 5 22:30:19 0 cloud to h 5 22:45:32 0 cloud to h 5 23:00:18 0 cloud to h 5 23:15:53 0 cloud to h 5 23:30:54 0 cloud to h 5 23:45:53 0 thick haze to h 5 00:00:53 0 thick haze to h 5 00:15:53 IV 1 8 10 15 thick haze to h 5 00:30:53 X haze and cloud to h 5 or 10 00:45:53 X widespread cloud 01:00:32 X widespread cloud 01:15:31 X widespread cloud 01:30:19 X patchy cloud 01:45:19 0 cloud patches above h 20 02:00:08 0 02:15:06 0 02:30:01 0 02:45:02 X some cloud 03:00:01 0 some cloud forms: I: veil II: bands III: waves IV: whirls NLC: other than or multiple of I-IV 0: no NLC X: no decision possible (mist, cloud etc.) brightness: 1: very weak 2: clearly detected 3: clearly visible 4: very bright 5: extremely bright
NLCnet report
The periods of positive sightings of NLC are reported to the NLC Observers' Home Page:
Name: Horst Meyerdierks Country: Scotland Location: Edinburgh Date: 2014/05/30-31 Start: 00:15 End: 00:15 Forms: IV Max elevation: 8 Max brightness: 1 Comments: <a href="http://www.chiandh.me.uk/nlccam/20140530-31.shtml">Images</a>. forms: I: veil II: bands III: waves IV: whirls NLC: other than or multiple of I-IV brightness: 1: very weak 2: clearly detected 3: clearly visible 4: very bright 5: extremely bright
Images
Listed below are the images with positive sightings of NLC. These have been processed merely to adjust the brightness for underexposure. For some, there may also be an unsharp-masked version of the image.
UT exp A hSun h15 h85 stretch image (masked) -------- ------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ------------------- 00:15:53 15.000 1.3 -12.2 -3.3 11.3 0-255 q2653.jpg m2653.jpg exp: Exposure time in seconds (200 ISO, f/2.8). A: Azimuth of the Sun (degrees). hSun: Altitude of the Sun (degrees, negative below horizon). h15: Max. altitude of sunlight at 15 km height (degrees). h85: Max. altitude of sunlight at 85 km height (degrees). stretch: Contrast stretch (0-255 means no stretch).