NLC 2014-07-05/06

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: 2014-07-05/06

   UT     forms  bright   height   azimuth   comments
                  ness   top bot  left rght  e.g. weather
--------  -----  ------  --- ---  ---- ----  --------------------------------
21:45:01  X                                  widespread cloud patches
22:00:01  X                                  widespread cloud patches
22:15:01  X                                  widespread cloud patches
22:30:06  X                                  widespread cloud patches
22:45:08  X                                  widespread cloud patches
23:00:10  0                                  cloud patches to h 20
23:15:31  0                                  some cloud patches
23:30:32  0                                  cloud patches on right to h 15
23:45:32  0
00:00:32  0
00:15:32  0                                  few cloud patches above h 15
00:30:32  0                                  few cloud patches above h 15
00:45:33  0
01:00:32  0                                  cloud on left above h 20
01:15:18  0                                  cloud above h 20
01:30:19  X                                  widespread cloud
01:45:10  X                                  widespread cloud
02:00:10  X                                  widespread cloud
02:15:02  X                                  widespread cloud
02:30:06  X                                  widespread cloud
02:45:01  X                                  widespread cloud
03:00:04  X                                  widespread 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 main periods of absence of NLC are reported to the NLC Observers' Home Page:

Name: Horst Meyerdierks
Country: Scotland
Location: Edinburgh
Date: 2014/07/05-06
Start: 23:00
End: 01:15
Comments: Some cloud.

Images

No NLC has been observed, hence no images are made available here.