http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Northern Lights illuminate the UK" en Fri, 22 May 2026 01:11:08 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-213638 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 22:24:23 +0000 minus six 213638@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>PS having explored the various Norwegian permutations</p> <p>while the long haul 12 day coastal return voyage:</p> <p>Bergen &gt; Kirkenes &gt; Bergen </p> <p><a href="https://www.hurtigruten.co.uk/uk-offers/norway-offers/northern-lights-promise/" rel="nofollow">https://www.hurtigruten.co.uk/uk-offers/norway-offers/northern-lights-promise/</a></p> <p>remains the best (mid october to late november being the cheapest bang for buck)</p> <p>there is a cheaper option of</p> <p>Norwegian airlines flight from Edinburgh to Tromso </p> <p>then this:</p> <p><a href="https://www.visitscandinavia.org/PageFiles/6959/Tromso_Round_Trip.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.visitscandinavia.org/PageFiles/6959/Tromso_Round_Trip.pdf</a></p> <p>Tromso &gt; Skjervoy &gt; Tromso day return bus / ferry</p> <p>(this cheap day return section of the overall hurtigruten voyage is the best offshore aurora option)</p> <p>but you miss all the lofoten / trollfjord etc</p> <p>very good currency conversion between UKP and NOK right now due to oil price fluctuations so get stuck in </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-213619 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 18:22:00 +0000 minus six 213619@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Trust me to be leisuring in Germany missing this !</p> <p>Have seen some breathtaking cosmic displays over the past decade - north of Tromso, Alta, Skibotn, all the northern Norwegian hotspots</p> <p>Yet whenever i've enthused to the locals, they've said "nah, this is nothing, wasn't worth getting out of bed for"</p> <p>Well, it makes you wonder about the full corona aurora on a good night at Abisko</p> <p><a href="http://www.auroraskystation.com/en/" rel="nofollow">http://www.auroraskystation.com/en/</a></p> <p>(flight to Stockholm then overnight train north, OR flight to Tromso then bus down to Narvik and quick train east over the border) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-213617 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 17:53:19 +0000 Edinburgh Cycle Training 213617@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>check aurora watch on FB or Twitter, or use their smartphone app. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-213604 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 14:28:10 +0000 jonty 213604@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Do we have any idea if it will come back yet? BBC was saying far north only earlier. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-213601 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 14:23:07 +0000 Edinburgh Cycle Training 213601@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Very impressive from my Mountcastle attic last night. If they come back tonigh, I might have a wee pedal down to the beach for a more open view.</p> <p>Even my kids were impressed. Really, it takes a lot to impress them! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-213600 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 14:12:23 +0000 Coxy 213600@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>here are some I got last night:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/Coxy900/status/706614765217570816/photo/1" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/Coxy900/status/706614765217570816/photo/1</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-213589 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 11:42:21 +0000 urchaidh 213589@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Took a walk down to Porty Beach just before ten last night and the display was pretty vivid, a big green curtain right across Fife.</p> <p>They never look as good with the naked eye as they do in long exposure photos, but still quite a sight and exceptional for southern Scotland. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-213580 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 10:07:57 +0000 chdot 213580@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Look at these stunning photos of the #NorthernLights over #Edinburgh </p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/1QBaxgd" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/1QBaxgd</a> </p> <p><a href="http://pic.twitter.com/4AEoV9E9R8" rel="nofollow">http://pic.twitter.com/4AEoV9E9R8</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-213578 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 09:56:46 +0000 fimm 213578@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We went out and had a look last night, but couldn't see anything convincing (we knew they were visible as someone was posting photos to Facebook). We didn't go very far, though; if we'd got out of the streetlights things might have been better. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-213570 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 23:14:58 +0000 cb 213570@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just seen from Morningside. First time I've ever seen them. Really quite bright and impressive for a while.</p> <p>Not sure how long these things normally last but worth a look? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-143924 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:29:23 +0000 steveo 143924@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I only found out about it after I went to bed and even northern lights won't get me up. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-143917 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 08:01:51 +0000 russellelly 143917@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Managed to see some activity from Blackford Hill. Only other person up there had an SLR which managed to get some very decent shots (much better than naked eye!). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-143914 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:23:29 +0000 Focus 143914@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>First photo in the original BBC link is (currently) from Humbie. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-143913 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:02:09 +0000 allebong 143913@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>There is however a magnificent orange glow in the northwest as though Grangemouth had exploded. </em></p> <p>Ah it's not just me then. Not seeing much in the way of the lights though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-143912 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 23:57:28 +0000 Arellcat 143912@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was out just earlier for about 15 minutes and didn't see anything, but I can't see the Castle and that low elevation from here.</p> <p>There is however a magnificent orange glow in the northwest as though Grangemouth had exploded. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-143911 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 23:41:16 +0000 chdot 143911@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Alessandro Boccolini (@alepisa83) tweeted at 10:20pm - 27 Feb 14: </p> <p>Northern Lights in Edinburgh! @edinspotlight @edinburgh pic.twitter.com/YBwRhHPdBE (<a href="https://twitter.com/alepisa83/status/439163182557302785" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/alepisa83/status/439163182557302785</a>) </p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alepisa83/12822965754/"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7413/12822965754_039eec4554.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alepisa83/12822965754/">Northen Lights over Edinburgh Castle</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alepisa83/">alepisa</a>, on Flickr </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-143910 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 23:28:47 +0000 wingpig 143910@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Seen from Leith. Might go out for a better view. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-143908 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 23:10:31 +0000 amir 143908@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yep, seen in Dalkeith and more clearly at longniddry now. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12307#post-143907 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 23:06:48 +0000 Stickman 143907@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26378027">Down south. </a></p> <p>Anyone seen anything up here? </p>