NLC 2020-06-30/31

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: Edinburgh, 55.9N 3.2W
          unattended compact camera with limited field of view
          images every 15 min
Date: 2020-06-30/31

   UT     forms  bright   height   azimuth   comments
                  ness   top bot  left rght  e.g. weather
--------  -----  ------  --- ---  ---- ----  --------------------------------
00:45:32  NLC        2    15                 through cloud
01:00:32  II         3                       through cloud
01:15:18  I          4    17                 through cloud
01:30:19  NLC        4                       through 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: 2020-06-30/31
Start: 00:45
End: 01:30
Forms: I,II
Max elevation: 17
Max brightness: 4
Comments: through cloud

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