NLC 2015-08-11/12

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: 2015-08-11/12

   UT     forms  bright   height   azimuth   comments
                  ness   top bot  left rght  e.g. weather
--------  -----  ------  --- ---  ---- ----  --------------------------------
20:30:01  X                                  widespread cloud
20:45:02  X                                  cloud to h 20
21:00:01  0                                  cloud to h 5 or 10
21:15:09  0                                  cloud to h 5 or 10
21:30:32  0                                  cloud to h 5 or 10
21:45:53  0                                  cloud to h 5 or 10, window reflections
22:01:25  X                                  cloud to h 5 or 10, window reflections
22:16:24  X                                  cloud to h 5 or 10, window reflections
22:31:24  X                                  widespread cloud, window reflections
22:46:24  X                                  almost overcast, window reflections
02:00:47  X                                  overcast, window reflections
02:15:26  X                                  overcast, window reflections
02:30:25  X                                  overcast, window reflections
02:45:47  X                                  overcast
03:00:52  X                                  overcast
03:15:32  X                                  overcast
03:30:10  X                                  overcast
03:45:06  X                                  overcast
04:00:05  X                                  overcast

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 absence of NLC are reported to the NLC Observers' Home Page:

Name: Horst Meyerdierks
Country: Scotland
Location: Edinburgh
Date: 2015/08/11-12
Start: 21:00
End: 21:45
Comments: None.

Images

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