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- Aurora activity visible from NE Scotland on night 2022-03-05 / 2022-03-06.   - Scandinavia magnetometers indicate activity from 2022-03-05 18:30 UT to 2022-03-06 02:00 UT with peak activity at around 19:15, 20:45 & 01:15 UT.   - Activity was visible from my observatory site from 2022-03-05 18:55 (twilight sky) to 23:30 UT and again between 00:45 and 02:15 UT (2022-03-06).    Peak activity (3 peaks) seen at 19:05-19:10 UT,   20:30-20:45 UT & 01:15-01:30 UT - Aurora activity up to 25 deg altitude (19:06 to 19:09)       - Telescope Images from 2022-03-05 (S976) >>

Pictures

Panoramic View - Northern Sky

2022-03-05 18:57 UT Auroral arc at 9 deg altitude, faintly visible in twillight sky

2022-03-05 19:03 UT Auroral curtain in NNW Sky, Rays in NNW to NNE sky up to 15 deg altitude.

2022-03-05 19:06 UT Auroral activity at 25 deg altitude stretching (NNW to NE Sky)

2022-03-05 19:09 UT Auroral activity & rays  to 25-30 deg altitude (NW and NNW Sky). Visible despite bright twilight sky.

2022-03-05 19:15 UT Auroral rays and activity along northern horizon to 15 deg+ altitude. Skies gradually darkening.

2022-03-05 19:18 UT Auroral rays to 15 deg (NNW) and to 25-30 deg altitude (N)

2022-03-05 19:49 UT Skies significantly darker.  Auroral arc at 7 deg altitude. No rays

2022-03-05 20:12 UT Auroral arc.  Satellite flash (NE Sky, Altitude 40 deg)

2022-03-05 20:30 UT Bright auroral activity developing with curtains and rays to 10-15 deg.

2022-03-05 20:43 UT Auroral activity with curtains/rays to 15 deg altitude moving rapidly along full northern horizon (NW - NE sky)

2022-03-05 20:46 UT Auroral activity with curtains/rays to 15 deg altitude moving rapidly along full northern horizon (NW - NE sky)

2022-03-05 21:27 UT Auroral arc up to 8 deg altitude. No rays

2022-03-05 22:07 UT Auroral activity reducing / arc descended to 5-6 deg altitude

2022-03-05 23:58 UT Aurora activity largely disappeared or descended below horizon

2022-03-06 00:53 UT Auroral arc developing again.

2022-03-06 01:09 UT Auroral arc brightening and climbing to 5-6 deg altitude

2022-03-06 01:15 UT Bright auroral activity with some moving curtains and weak rays

2022-03-06 01:21 UT Auroral activity up to 10 deg altitude alomg entire northern horizon

2022-03-06 01:38 UT Auroral arc has broken up , but curtains and rays persist

2022-03-06 01:58 UT Auroral activity declining

30s exposures taken with Oculus All Sky Camera

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 Videos

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Night Summary Plot

Night Summary Plot - North Sky (2022-03-05 / 2022-03-06) Times on plot are local times (GMT = UTC +00h ) Auroral activity between 18:55 & 23:30 and between 00:45 and 02:15 UT

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Magnetometer Stack Plots (for reference)

Magnetometer Stack Plots from Scandinavia (ordered by latitude) H Component - 2022-03-05 / 2022-03-06 Original data from Tromsø Geophysical Observatory (TGO), DTU Space (Technical University of Denmark) and Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI, displayed on SpaceWeatherLive http://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/auroral-activity/magnetometers). Note: Geomagnetometer activity at rvk (Rorvik, 64.95N), dob (Dombas, 62.07N), sol (Solund, 61.08N) and kar (Karmoy, 59.21N) stations are used as indicators for potential auroral activity that may be visible from my Observatory situated at latitude 57.32N  (Map of Stations)

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Planetary K-Index Plot (for reference)

Estimated 3 hour Planetary K-Index (NOAA) (K indices of 5 or greater indicate storm-level geomagnetic activity around earth)  (from http://services.swpc.noaa.gov)

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Aurora Forecast, NOAA/Ovation (for reference)

Aurora Forecast at 2022-03-05 21:00 UT for 21:42 UT (From Space Weather Prediction Centre,  http://www.swpc.noaa.gov )

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