PossumCorner Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Tonight, showing in a sky near you (if your are in southern parts of Australia). I don't know how difficult it is to take a shot but will try. We need a clear sky, and maybe a bit of a google search looking for tips. Thordale in the Shetland Islands takes some lovely images of the Northern Lights but I think they are reliably seen more often there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I hope you succeeded! I didn't know about it till now. I suspect I wouldn't see it from here though because I'm still too close to Melb. Many years ago I lived in Gippsland and I remember looking South one night and the sky was glowing, as if I was looking towards a big city, but there was nothing out there but Bass strait. I thought it had to be the remnants/very edge of the Southern lights, it couldn't have been anything else, it took up the whole horizon but didn't have the swirling movement you see, just a glow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapvic Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 missed it! Was it a one off thing or will it happen again tonight? Did you see it PC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*kirty* Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I had a look at about 1am but couldn't see much. The sky looked a bit pink, but not sure if that was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumCorner Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 No luck, I've been out both nights/early hours mornings, checking chooks re foxes, (so many around). But no, not a flicker in the sky, surprised because the thing I heard on the ABC, well it was really talked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clover Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I stayed out for about an hour and didn't see anything either. I just ended up gazing at the sky for an hour looking at the different stars . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trifecta Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Why there has been no aurora..... for all you tired people in Victoria / Tasmania http://astrobob.areavoices.com/2014/01/10/why-no-aurora-last-night-heres-the-scoop/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumCorner Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 Good one Trifecta. I guess it could come under the old saying - "To travel hopefully is better than to arrive". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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