NLC Sightings: 2006


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MAY
 

NOCTILUCENT CLOUD 
Provisional Reports: May 2006
Observer  Location  Date  Time (UT)  NLC Forms  Max Elev.  Brigh- 
tness 
Comments 
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 24-25 2200-2251 I,O? 05 Deg. <1 Possible.
M. Mc kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 24-25 0145-0230 I   1 Low, diffuse. Images 1, 2.
M. Rowley Bracknell (England) 25-26 0100 I 10 Deg. 2 Possible.
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 25-26 2222-2252 NLC 05 Deg. 1 Possible. Image.
M. Mc kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 26-27 0150-0205 I,O 08 Deg. 4 Bright band through cloud. Images.
W. Hamburg Bernitt (MVP) (Germany) 29-30 2140-2200 I? 15 Deg. 1-2 Possible.  Images.
T. McEwan Glengarnock (Scotland) 30-31 0038-0145 I,II,III 18 Deg. 2 Moderately bright and detailed.
B. Ward Kilwinning (Scotland) 30-31 0100-0200 NLC     Webcam movie.
D. McConnell Prestwick (Scotland) 30-31 0100-0150 NLC 10 Deg.    
M. Alexander Galloway (Scotland) 30-31 2300-0030 NLC      
C. Mc Donald Co Derry (N. Ireland) 30-31 0000-0100 I 08 Deg. 1 Images.
M. Mc kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 30-31 2305-0030 I 05 Deg. 1 Images.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 30-31 0052-0145 I,II,III,IV 18 Deg. 1 Complex through 7x50b's.
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 30-31 0100-0129 I,IIa 15 Deg. 1 AZI 000-090. Images.
V.Vdovichenko, N.Sinyaeva, G.Kirienko Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 30-31 1730-1830 NLC 25 Deg. 3 Through cloud.  Images.
I. McEachran Port Glasgow (Scotland) 30-31 0005-0215 I,II,III 18 Deg.    
M. Mc kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 31-32 2300-2330 II 05 Deg. 2 Partly in cloud.  Images.
V.Vdovichenko, N.Sinyaeva, G.Kirienko Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 31-32 1630-2135 I,IIa,IIIa 20 Deg. 3 Image.
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JUNE
 

NOCTILUCENT CLOUD 
Provisional Reports: June 2006
Observer  Location  Date  Time (UT)  NLC Forms  Max Elev.  Brigh- 
tness 
Comments 
P. Dalin Moscow (Russia) 01-02   I,II,III,IV   4  
M. Mattsson Stockholm (Sweden) 01-02 2115-2145 I,II 20 Deg. 3  
R. Kracht Elmshorn (Germany) 01-02 2131-2206 I,II 14 Deg. 2 Image.
M. Mc kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 01-02 0030-0100 II 07 Deg. 2 Images.
V. Mäkelä Helsinki (Finland) 01-02 2215-2245 I,IIab,IVc 30 Deg. 4 AZI 020-090 Images.
J. Stenberg Helsinki (Finland) 01-02 2100-2230 I,IIa,IIIab,IVc 40 Deg. 3 Images.
H. Määttänen Helsinki (Finland) 01-02 2140-2230 I,IIab,IIIb,IVc 25 Deg. 1-3 AZI 340-100  Images.
T. Kuhmoinen Espoo (Finland) 01-02 2150 IIb 30 Deg. 2  
A. Wünsche Görlitz (Germany) 02-03 2030-2100 II 08 Deg. 2 AZI 330-360
P. Urwin Edinburgh (Scotland) 02-03 2300-0100   20 Deg.    
B. Burton Wokingham (England) 02-03 0205-0210 IIa 05 Deg. 2 AZI 340-360.
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 02-03 2300-0150 I,IIab,III,IV,O,P,S,V 35 Deg. 3-4 Images.
M. Mc kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 02-03 2300-0300 IIb,IIIb,IVc,V,O 35 Deg. 4-5 Images.
C. Mc Donald Co. Derry (N. Ireland) 02-03 0000-0330 I,IIab,III,IV,O,P,S,V 20 Deg. 5 Images.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 02-03 2228-0245 I,II,III,IV Full-sky 2-3  
B. Ward Lochwinnoch (Scotland) 02-03 0000-0230 III,IV 30 Deg. 2-3 Video.
R. Burns Ballymoney (N. Ireland) 02-03 0030 NLC      
V. Mäkelä Helsinki (Finland) 02-03 2230-2245 I,IIa 40 Deg. 2 AZI 040-090 Images.
J. Stenberg Helsinki (Finland) 02-03 2232-2236 I,IIab,IVbc 35 Deg. 1-2 AZI 020-070 Images.
H. Määttänen Helsinki (Finland) 02-03 2150-2245 IIab 40 Deg. 1-2 AZI 340-100  Images.
M. Rowley Bracknell (England) 03-04 0200 NLC 08 Deg. 3 Through cloud.
N. Bone Apuldram (England) 06-07 2205-2215 I 07 Deg 2 Bluish with sharp upper edge.  AZI 330-005
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 06-07 0000-0030 NLC 10 Deg. 1 AZI 000-045
T. McEwan Glengarnock (Scotland) 06-07 0010-0015 NLC? 10 Deg.   Possible NLC through haze & thin cloud.
R. Kracht Elmshorn (Germany) 06-07 2130-2145 NLC 15 Deg. 2 Image.
M. Vornhusen British Columbia (Canada) 06-07 0800-0930 NLC 07 Deg. 3 Via remote webcam.  With aurora.  Image Avi.
M. Zalcik Edmonton (Canada) 06-07 0600-0900 I,IIab,IIIab 15 Deg. 3 To AZI 060.
Y. Takasaka New Aiyansh, BC (Canada) 06-07 0830-1030 I,II,III 15-20 Deg. 4 Images.
D. Briggs Clanfield (England) 06-07 2145-2200 II? 15 Deg. 1-2 Possible, through thin cloud and Haze.  Images.
T. Evenhuis Appingedam (Netherlands) 06-07 2130 I,IIa 15 Deg. 1  
U. Müller Bremerhaven (Germany) 07-08 0045-0155 I,IIab,IIIab,IVa,V 15 Deg. 3  
Y. Takasaka New Aiyansh, BC (Canada) 07-08 0910-0940 I,II 15 Deg. 3 Images.
J. Krassowski Zielona Gora (Poland) 07-08 0040-0125 NLC     Images.
K. Kaiser Schlaegl (Austria) 07-08 0115-0155 I,II,III 08 Deg. 2 Photographs.
A. Baransky Lisnyky (Ukraine) 07-08 0020-0040 I,II 20 Deg. 2  
T. McEwan Dalry (Scotland) 08-09 2315-0145 I,II,III 11 Deg. 1 Weak and faint.
B. Ward Dalry (Scotland) 08-09 2330-0130 I,II,III 12 Deg. 1-2  
M. Mc kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 08-09 0000-0130 I,II 12 Deg. 2 80 degree span in azimuth. Images.
I. Brantingham Banff (Scotland) 08-09 0040-0110 I,II 30 Deg. 2 70 Degree span in azimuth.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 08-09 0115 I,II 06 Deg. 0-1  
J. Rendtel Marquardt/Potsdam (Germany) 08-09 2130-2150 I,IIa 05 Deg. 2 AZI 340-005
A. Hunter Strangford (N. Ireland) 08-09 0015-0100 I,II   3 60 degree span in azimuth.
V.Vdovichenko, N.Sinyaeva, G.Kirienko Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 08-09 1830-2055 I,IIa 20 Deg. 2-3 Images.
J. Fraser Alness (Scotland) 08-09 0120 I,II   1 h.20 degrees, azi 355.
M. Mattsson Stockholm (Sweden) 09-10 2200-2230 I,II 90 Deg. 1  
T. McEwan Glengarnock (Scotland) 09-10 2300-0040 NLC     Bright NLC bands through haze.
J. Weightman Cirencester (England) 09-10 2230 NLC 05 Deg.   Image.
B. Bradley Limavady (N. Ireland) 09-10 2300 NLC 20 Deg. 3  
J. Rowlands E. Anglesey (Wales) 09-10 0050-0120 II,III 6.5 Deg. 2 Images.
D. Briggs Clanfield (England) 09-10 2221-2227 I,II 07 Deg. 2-3 AZI 340-020.  Images.
M. Mc kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 09-10 2200-0015 II,IIIb,S 35 Deg. 3 Images.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 09-10 2206-0030 I,II,III,IV 35 Deg. 2 In haze.
W. Hamburg Bernitt (MVP) (Germany) 09-10 2200-2325 I,II 12 Deg. 1-2 Image and movie.
F. Rose Lübeck (Germany) 09-10 2300-0100 I,II 10 Deg. 3  
J. Rendtel Velgast (Germany) 09-10 2200-2250 IIb,IVbc 12 Deg. 3 AZI 330-020
B. Whittaker Birmingham (England) 09-10 2240-2250 II 05 Deg. 1 Image.
R. Löwenherz Berlin (Germany) 09-10 0020-0045 I 08 Deg. 1 AZI 000-010
I. Brantingham Banff (Scotland) 09-10 2230-2245 NLC 45 Deg. 3  
O. Squarra River Elbe - North Sea 09-10 2200-2310 I,IIa,III 10 Deg. 2 Images.
D. Boller Luebeck (Germany) 09-10 2315-0045 II,(IV?) 10 Deg. 3  
H. Määttänen Helsinki (Finland) 09-10 2230-2300 I,IIa,O 90 Deg. 1 AZI 240-045.  Images.
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 10-11 2200-0115 NLC 35 Deg. 1 Hazy, moon & cirrus.  Image.
W. Hamburg Bernitt (MVP) (Germany) 10-11 2245-0005 IIab,IIIb 08 Deg. 1 Still and video images.
U. Müller Bremerhaven (Germany) 10-11 0035-0100 II,III 04 Deg. 1 AZI 000-015
R. Löwenherz Berlin (Germany) 10-11 2345-0005 I 04 Deg. 1 AZI 010-015
I. Brantingham Banff (Scotland) 10-11 0030-0045 II 25 Deg. 1 Fog.
V.Vdovichenko, N.Sinyaeva, G.Kirienko Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 10-11 1815-1945 IIa,IIIa 15 Deg. 2 Two bands.  Images.
I. S. Mikkelsen Kolleroed (Denmark) 11-12 2254-2255 NLC     Images.
W. Hamburg Bernitt (MVP) (Germany) 11-12 2235-0000 IIa,IIIa,O 12 Deg. 2 Still and video images.
U. Müller Bremerhaven (Germany) 11-12 2350-0020 I,IIa,IIIab 05 Deg. 2 AZI 340-360
R. Kracht Elmshorn (Germany) 11-12 2248-2359 IIa 05 Deg. 2 Images.
O. Squarra North Sea (54.xN 08.xE) 11-12 2250-0100 I,II 04 Deg. 2 AZI 000-035  Images.
M. Mc kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 12-13 0035-0200 I,II 15 Deg. 2 White.  40 deg. in azimuth.  Images.
J. Rendtel Marquardt/Potsdam (Germany) 12-13 0050-0140 IIb,IIIb,IVc,S 40 Deg. 3 AZI 350-090. Images.
R. Löwenherz Berlin (Germany) 12-13 0015-0205 IIab,IIIb,S,V 70 Deg. 3 All-sky.
U. Müller Bremerhaven (Germany) 12-13 0020-0245 I,IIab,IIIab,V,O 20 Deg. 3 AZI 355-069
K. Kaiser Schlaegl (Austria) 12-13 0105-0220 I,IIab,IIIab,IVa 42 Deg. 3 AZI 340-180
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 12-13 0000-0014 I,II 05 Deg. 1 Images.
F. Melandri Rocca Malatina (Italy) 12-13 0145-0215 I,II 05 Deg. 2 Latitude 44.4 degrees.  AZI 035-060
M. Eltri Lido di Venezia (Italy) 12-13 0200-0230 III,IV 18 Deg. 4 Latitude 45.41  AZI 024-076  Images 1, 2.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 12-13 0005-0115 I,II,IV 16 Deg. 1  
P. Zalewski Zielona Góra (Poland) 12-13 0030-0145 NLC     Images.
O. Squarra North Sea (54.2N 07.7E) 12-13 0035-0125 II,III 20 Deg. 2 AZI 000-050  Images.
V.Vdovichenko, N.Sinyaeva, G.Kirienko Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 12-13 1755-2130 I,IIa 25 Deg. 3-4 Images.
H. Määttänen Helsinki (Finland) 12-13 2230-2250 I,IIab 15 Deg. 2 AZI 340-020.  Images.
T. McEwan Glengarnock (Scotland) 13-14 0030-0215 I,II,III,IV 42 Deg. 2  
B. Ward Kilwinning (Scotland) 13-14 0200 III,IV   1 h 10 degrees.  Image.
F. Rose Lübeck (Germany) 13-14 2245-0030 I,II 10 Deg. 2-3 AZI 350-015
U. Müller Bremerhaven (Germany) 13-14 0050-0120 IIa,IIIa 20 Deg. 2  
W. Hamburg Bernitt (MVP) (Germany) 13-14 2240-0100 IIab,IIIb,O 25 Deg. 2 Images and movie.
R. Kracht Elmshorn (Germany) 13-14 2354-0115 II,III,S 10 Deg. 3 Images.
M. Mc kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 13-14 2310-0230 I,IIb,IIIb,IVb 30 Deg. 3 Images.
R. Löwenherz Berlin (Germany) 13-14 2045-0135 I,IIab 08 Deg. 2 AZI 320-040
G. Mackay Hamilton (Scotland) 13-14 2330-0245 II,III,IV 35 Deg. 3 Images:  1, 2, 3.
V.Vdovichenko, N.Sinyaeva, G.Kirienko Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 13-14 1800-1810 NLC 10-15 Deg. 2 Through cloud.
D. Boller Luebeck (Germany) 13-14 2245-2315 II,III 08 Deg. 3  
D. Briggs Clanfield (England) 14-15 2210-2235 I,IIa,III 10 Deg. 2 AZI 320-360.  Images.
J. Murray In-flight (English Channel) 14-15   NLC     From 16,000 feet, Brussels to East Midlands.
T. McEwan Dalry & Glengarnock (Scotland) 14-15 2230-0145 I,II,III,IV 1/2 Sky 4 Image at 2355UT.
B. Ward Kilwinning (Scotland) 14-15 0150-0210 II,III,IV   2-3 ImageVideo.
M. Mc kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 14-15 2230230 IIab,IIIab,IVc,S,P,O 40 Deg. 5 Images.
B. Burton Wokingham (England) 14-15 0200-0220 IIa 08 Deg. 2 AZI 340-350
S. Brooks Carluke (Scotland) 14-15 2330-0200 II,III,IV,S   4 Webcam captureLoop.
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 14-15 0100-0135 I,II,III,IV,S,V All-sky 3-4 Images.
V. Kelly Ballyskeagh (N. Ireland) 14-15 2235-2245 IIab,IIIab,IVb 30 Deg. 3 Images.
C. Johnson Belfast (N. Ireland) 14-15 0040 II,IV   3-4  
G. Mackay Hamilton (Scotland) 14-15 2245-0130 II,III,IV,O,S,V 40 Deg. 4 Images: 1, 2, 3, 4.
I. Brantingham Banff (Scotland) 14-15 2300-0130 NLC 1/2 Sky 3  
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 14-15 2230-0045 I,II,III,IV 25 Deg. 3-4 Cloud, mist/fog.  Sketch.
J. Lambert Nr Morpeth (England) 14-15 2345-0010 II,III,IV   1-3 Through fog.  Images 1, 2.
J. Fraser Alness (Scotland) 14-15 0105 I,II,III All-sky. 3  
T. Lloyd-Evans St Andrews (Scotland) 14-15 2230-2345 II,III,IV 60 Deg. 4-5  
V.Vdovichenko, N.Sinyaeva, G.Kirienko Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 15-16 1750-1810 NLC 10-15 Deg. 2 Through cloud.
H. Määttänen Helsinki (Finland) 15-16 2240-2255 IIa 07 Deg. 1 AZI 060-080.  Images.
J. Weightman Cirencester (England) 16-17 2230 NLC 10 Deg. 1 Image.
D. Briggs Clanfield (England) 16-17 2313 I,III 07 Deg. 1 AZI 300-360.  Very faint.  Images.
A. Wünsche Görlitz (Germany) 16-17 2100-2115 II 06 Deg. 1 In cloud.  AZI 345-350
T. McEwan Glengarnock (Scotland) 19-20 0025-0045 I,II 08 Deg. 1-2 Through cloud.
P.P. Hattinga Verschure Deventer (Netherlands) 19-20 0130-0200 II 20 Deg. 3 AZI 000-030.  White.
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 19-20 0042-0212 I,II,III,IV 10 Deg. 3 AZI 000-045.  Images.
U. Müller Bremerhaven (Germany) 19-20 0000-0040 I,IIb,IIIa 12 Deg. 1 AZI 355-007.  Images.
O. Squarra Rostock (Germany) 19-20 0110-0135 IIa 15 Deg. 1 AZI 340-020.  Images.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 19-20 2318-0145 II,III 21 Deg. 1  
M. Zalcik Edmonton (Canada) 19-20 0600 IIa? 05 Deg. 1 Possible NLC.
P.P. Hattinga Verschure Deventer (Netherlands) 21-22 0055-0135 I,II 15 Deg. 3 AZI 010-070  Image at 0125 UT.
S. Van Loo Kruiningen (Netherlands) 21-22 2145-2215 NLC 20 Deg. 1 Covering 1/8 - sky.
D. Briggs Clanfield (England) 21-22 2150-2300 II,III 08 Deg. 3-4 Images.
B. Hulshof Soest (Netherlands) 21-22 2145-2245 I,IIab,IIIab 30 Deg. 3-4 Images.
J. op den Dries. Sneek (Netherlands) 21-22 2230 NLC     Images.
M.Gavin SW London (England) 21-22 2145-0215 II,III,IV 10 Deg. 3-4 Images.
R. Löwenherz Klettwitz (Germany) 21-22 2120-2130 IIb 06 Deg. 1 AZI 330-345
R. Kracht Elmshorn (Germany) 21-22 2130-2200 II 12 Deg. 3 Images.
T. Evenhuis Appingedam (Netherlands) 21-22 2055-2215 I,IIab,IIIab,S 20 Deg. 3-4  
O. Squarra Rostock (Germany) 21-22 0015-0030 III 09 Deg. 1 AZI 005-015.  Images.
F. Rose Lübeck (Germany) 21-22 2150-2210 II 12 Deg. 2-3  
J. Abbott Rivenhall (England) 21-22 0140 II,IV 10 Deg. 3  
S. Ingelgom Kampenhout (Belgium) 21-22 2115-0200 II,III,IV 25 Deg. 3 Images Loop.
N. Bone Apuldram (England) 21-22 2205-2220 II 08 Deg. 2 Faded rapidly.
M. Gavin SW London (England) 22-23 0150-0210 II,III,IV 10 Deg. 4-5 Images.
T. Evenhuis Appingedam (Netherlands) 22-23 0100-0145 I,II 25 Deg. 3-4  
D. Briggs Clanfield (England) 22-23 0050-0120 II,II 07 Deg. 4 Images.
M. Watkins Stevenage (England) 22-23 2145-2200 II,III   3-4 Images.
M. Rowley Bracknell (England) 22-23 0050 I,IIa 15 Deg. 2  
S. Brooks Carluke (Scotland) 22-23 0100-0200 IIIb 60 Deg. 4 Webcam image.
J. Warner Fort Pierce (Florida, USA) 22-23 0000-0100 O     'STEREO' Delta II rocket launch NLC from Kennedy Space Centre.  Image.
A. Lloyd-Ribeiro Durham (England) 22-23 0155-0245 I,II,III,IV 40 Deg. 4 Images.
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 22-23 0100-0300 I,IIab,III,IV,O,P,S,V Full-sky 4-5 Images.
D. Frydman London (England) 22-23 0105-0227 NLC 35 Deg.   Bright.
J. Jackson York (England) 22-23 0200 NLC     Image.
J. Russell Isle of Wight (England) 22-23 0000-0200 NLC     Images.
O. Squarra Rostock (Germany) 22-23 2300-2350 I,II,III 06 Deg. 1-2 AZI 340-350  Images.
W. Hamburg Bernitt (MVP) (Germany) 22-23 2330-0105 IIab,IIIa 10 Deg. 2 Image and movie.
T. Law Northolt (England) 22-23 0145-0220 IIb,IIIb,P 08 Deg. 4  
D. Millican Rutherglen (Scotland) 22-23 2307 NLC 33 Deg. 1  
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 22-23 2255-0253 I,II,III,IV 115 Deg. 4  
K. Rice Milton Keynes (England) 22-23 0100 NLC      
R. Lawler Wicklow (Ireland) 22-23 0200-0330 III,IV   4 Images.
J. Fraser Alness (Scotland) 22-23 0118 I,II,III   2 In cloud breaks.
D. Tudor RAF Brize Norton (England) 22-23 0200 NLC     Image.
T. Lloyd-Evans St Andrews (Scotland) 22-23 2320-2325 II,III,IV 10 Deg. 4  
M. Zalcik Edmonton (Canada) 22-23 0900 I,IIa,IIIab 10 Deg. 2  
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 23-24 0000-0052 I,IIab,III 10 Deg. 2 Images.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 23-24 2353-0100 II,III 10 Deg. 2 In cloud.
M. Zalcik Edmonton (Canada) 23-24 0600-0900 I,IIab,IIIab 20 Deg. 3  
M. Mc kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 24-25 2145-0030 I,IIb 10 Deg. 1 Images.
M. Zalcik Edmonton (Canada) 24-25 0600 IIa 05 Deg. 2  
A. Schietzsch Morinville (Canada) 25-26 0800 NLC     Image.
M. Zalcik Edmonton (Canada) 25-26 0530-0800 I,IIab,IIIab 10 Deg. 3  
D. Boller Luebeck (Germany) 26-27 2230-2345 II,III 06 Deg. 3 In cloud.
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 26-27 0102-0152 NLC 10 Deg. 1-2 Webcam images.
W. Hamburg Bernitt (MVP) (Germany) 26-27 2300-0015 I,IIa 10 Deg. 1 Images & movie.
F. Rose Lübeck (Germany) 26-27 2125-0015 II 15 Deg. 3-4  
M. Mc kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 26-27 0025-0230 IIa,IIIa,V 07 Deg. 3-4 Images.
J. Owen Aberdeen (Scotland) 26-27 2300-0020 NLC     Image at 0017 UT.
J. McMenemy Aberdeen (Scotland) 26-27 2300-0020 NLC     Image at 0015 UT.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 26-27 2235-0145 I,II,III 12 Deg. 2-3 In cloud.
V.Vdovichenko, N.Sinyaeva, G.Kirienko Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 26-27 2000-2130 NLC 45 Deg. 3 Through cloud.
M. Mc kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 27-28 0005-0230 I 10 Deg. 3 Images.
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 27-28 0152-0212 IV,O? 10 Deg. 1-2 Images.
P.P. Hattinga Verschure Deventer (Netherlands) 28-29 0055-0235 I,IIab,III,S,P 140 Deg. 3-4 Images.
T. Evenhuis Appingedam (Netherlands) 28-29 0100-0200 I,IIab 80 Deg. 2-3 AZI 320-090
D. Frydman London (England) 28-29 0150-0244 NLC 40 Deg.    
R. Kracht Elmshorn (Germany) 28-29 2153-0000 I,II,III 10 Deg. 3 Images.
U. Müller Bremerhaven (Germany) 28-29 0005-0200 I,IIab,IIIab,O,S 60 Deg. 3  
W. Hamburg Bernitt (MVP) (Germany) 28-29 2300-0100 IIab,IIIab,O 45 Deg. 3-4 Pano & Movie.
F. Rose Lübeck (Germany) 28-29 2205-0020 I,IIb 08 Deg. 3 Two fields at 330 and 015.
H. Mulder Sloten (Netherlands) 28-29 2240-0240 NLC 40 Deg.   Images.
O. Squarra Rostock (Germany) 28-29 2325-0050 I,IIb,III,IV,V 25 Deg. 3-4 Images.
V.Vdovichenko, N.Sinyaeva, G.Kirienko Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 29-30 1900-2100 NLC 05 Deg. 1  
V. Mäkelä Helsinki (Finland) 29-30 2140-2235 I,IIab,IIIab 150 Deg. 2 AZI 225-135  Images.
T. McEwan Dalry & Glengarnock (Scotland) 30-31 2230-0200 I,IIab,IIIab,V 42 Deg. 3-4 Very intricate and detailed.
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 30-31 2230-0029 I,IIab,IIIab,O,P 35 Deg. 2-3 Images.
P.P. Hattinga Verschure Deventer (Netherlands) 30-31 0050-0245 I,IIab,III 20 Deg. 3-4 Images.
T. Evenhuis Appingedam (Netherlands) 30-31 0045-0200 I,IIab   2-3  
C. Mc Donald Co Derry (Ireland) 30-31 0000-0230 NLC 45 Deg. 4 Images.
D. Boller Luebeck (Germany) 30-31 2330-0015 I,II 05 Deg. 2  
W. Hamburg Bernitt (MVP) (Germany) 30-31 2300-0115 I,IIa,IIIa 25 Deg. 2 Images.
D. Entwistle Preston (England) 30-31 0130-0230 I,IIa,IIIb 20 Deg. 4 Images.
J. Owen Aberdeen (Scotland) 30-31 2300-2330 IIIb 50 Deg. 2 AZI 300-060  Image.
U. Müller Bremerhaven (Germany) 30-31 2300-0215 IIab,IIIab,S 30 Deg. 4 AZI 325-060
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 30-31 0045-0300 IIb,IIIb 60 Deg. 4 Images.
F. Rose Lübeck (Germany) 30-31 2210-2250 I,II,III 08 Deg. 2-3 AZI 330-010
R. Kracht Elmshorn (Germany) 30-31 2135-0012 I,II 10 Deg. 3 Images.
E. Walker Conon Bridge (Scotland) 30-31 0200-0230 IIab,IIIb 30 Deg. 3-4 Images.
D. Frydman London (England) 30-31 0132-0246 I,II 35 Deg. 2-3  
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 30-31 2210-0252 I,II,III,IV 150 Deg. 3  
O. Squarra Rostock (Germany) 30-31 2210-0105 I,II,III,V 30 Deg. 3-4 Images.
B. Ward Dalry (Scotland) 30-31 2330-0230 I,II,III 45 Deg. 3 VideoImages.
I. Brantingham Banff (Scotland) 30-31 2330-0130 I,II,III 45 Deg. 3  
J. Abbott Rivenhall (England) 30-31 2200 II 15 Deg. 2  
V.Vdovichenko, N.Sinyaeva, G.Kirienko Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 30-31 2000-2100 NLC 05 Deg. 1 Through cloud.
T. Lloyd-Evans St Andrews (Scotland) 30-31 2310-2320 III 41 Deg. 2  
J. Lambert Morpeth (England) 30-31 3215-0145 I,IIab,IIIb,O     Images.

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JULY



NOCTILUCENT CLOUD 
Provisional Reports: July  2006
Observer  Location  Date  Time (UT)  NLC Forms  Max Elev.  Brigh- 
tness 
Comments 
M. Mattsson Stockholm (Sweden) 01-02 2130-0100 I,II,III,IV 90 Deg. 4  
P-M Hedén Vallentuna (Sweden) 01-02 2120-0030 NLC 90 Deg. 4 Images.
D. Boller Luebeck (Germany) 01-02 2130-2330 I,III 06 Deg. 3 Quick collapse at 2310 UT.
W. Hamburg Bernitt (MVP) (Germany) 01-02 2145-0010 IIa,IIIab 10 Deg. 2-3 Images.
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 01-02 0025-0200 I 07 Deg. 2 Image.
O. Squarra Luebeck (Germany) 01-02 2215-2225 I,II 02 Deg. 1 Images.
U. Rieth Hamburg (Germany) 01-02 2145-0015 IIab,IIIab 04 Deg. 2-3 Video and images.
I. Brantingham Banff (Scotland) 01-02 2230-2330 I,II,III 90 Deg. 2  
M. Juchert Rostack (Germany) 01-02 2105-2230 I,IIab,IIIab 05 Deg. 3 AZI 330-065. Images.
H. Määttänen Helsinki (Finland) 01-02 2140-2230 I,IIab,IIIb,O 150 Deg. 2 AZI 200-150 Images.
J. Koski Porvoo (Finland) 01-02 2215-2305 I,IIab,IIIab,O   4 Images.
V. Mäkelä Helsinki (Finland) 01-02 2140-2230 I,IIab,IIIab,IVc,O 160 Deg. 4 AZI 210-160  Images.
M. Zalcik Edmonton (Canada) 01-02 0915 I,IIa,IVa 15 Deg. 3  
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 02-03 0110-0130 I 07 Deg. 2 Through cloud.
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 03-04 2235-0215 I 12 Deg. 3 Images.
N.Sinyaeva, G.Kirienko Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 04-05   NLC   1  
B. Whittaker N57 W082 (S. Hudson Bay) 04-05 0445-0540 II 05 Deg. 1 Images.  With aurora.
R. Löwenherz Berlin (Germany) 05-06 0100-0125 IIa 10 Deg. 1-2 AZI 355-025
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 05-06 0037-0225 I,IIb 25 Deg. 4 Images.
O. Squarra Rostock (Germany) 05-06 2335-0020 I,III,V 08 Deg. 2-3 Images.
I. Brantingham Banff (Scotland) 05-06 2345-0045 II 30 Deg. 2  
V.Vdovichenko, N.Sinyaeva, G.Kirienko Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 05-06 1800-2130 IIa,IIIb,IVb 20 Deg. 4-5 Images.
R. Newman County Sligo (ROI) 06-07 0034-0230 NLC 15 Deg.    
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 06-07 0000-0230 I,IIb,III,IV 50 Deg. 3 Through cloud.
H. Määttänen Helsinki (Finland) 06-07 2220-2245 IIIb   1 Image.
J. Fraser Alness (Scotland) 06-07 0140 I,II   1-2  
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 07-08 2200-0049 I,II,III,IV,O,P 10 Deg. 3-4 Images.
T. McEwan Glengarnock (Scotland) 07-08 0012-0215 I,II,III 25 Deg. 3-4 Through cloud.
J. Weightman Cirencester (England) 07-08 2230 NLC 04 Deg.   Image.
T. Evenhuis Appingedam (Netherlands) 07-08 2115-2150 IIa 15 Deg. 1 Through cloud.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 07-08 2203-0241 I,II,III,IV 33 Deg. 3-4 In cloud.
E. Walker Conon Bridge (Scotland) 07-08 0100-0230 I,IIab,IIIa,IVbc 60 Deg. 3-4 Images.
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 07-08 2245-0230 IIb,IIIab,IVb,V 25 Deg. 5 Images.
D. Briggs Clanfield (England) 07-08 2200-2310 IIab,IIIab 05 Deg. 3 Images.
M. Gavin SW London (England) 07-08 0130-0220 II,III,IV 15 Deg. 3-4 Images.
I. Brantingham Banff (Scotland) 07-08 0015-0200 I,II,IV 30 Deg. 4  
D. Frydman London (England) 07-08 0158 II 11 Deg. 2 AZI 350-015.
J. Fraser Alness (Scotland) 07-08 0006-0118 I,II,III 30 Deg. 2-3  
Lazarev Ivanovka (Kazakhstan) 07-08 1845-2020 I,IIa 05 Deg. 2-3  
M. Zalcik Edmonton (Canada) 07-08 0940 I,IIIab 20 Deg. 3  
T. Evenhuis Appingedam (Netherlands) 08-09 2115-2210 IIab 40 Deg. 2 Cloud.
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 08-09 0145-0230 I,IIb,IIIa,O 20 Deg. 5 Images.
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 09-10 2202-0010 I,II,III,V,P 10 Deg. 1-2 Images.
M. Gavin SW London (England) 09-10 2155-2230 II,III 10 Deg. 2-3 Images & animation.
T. McEwan Glengarnock (Scotland) 09-10 2230-0130 I,II 15 Deg. 2-3 In cloud.
P-M Hedén Vallentuna (Sweden) 09-10 2130-0010 NLC 60 Deg. 2 Images.
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 09-10 0136-0200 I 07 Deg. 1  
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 09-10 2155-0145 I,II,III 23 Deg. 2  
I. Brantingham Banff (Scotland) 09-10 2330-0200 II,III 15 Deg. 2  
N. Bone Apuldram (England) 09-10 2205-2210 II 03 Deg. 1-2  
B. Ward Dalry (Scotland) 09-10   NLC     Image.
T. Lloyd-Evans St Andrews (Scotland) 09-10 2247-0100 II,III 30 Deg. 3-4  
J. Fraser Alness (Scotland) 09-10 0115 I,III 15 Deg. 2  
M. Mattsson Stockholm (Sweden) 10-11 2100-2300 I,II,III,IV 90 Deg. 4  
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 10-11 0132-0242 I,II,IV,O 15 Deg. 3-4 Images.
P-M Hedén Vallentuna (Sweden) 10-11 2100-0130 NLC 90 Deg. 5 Images.
U. Rieth Hamburg (Germany) 10-11 2055-2150 I,IIab,IIIa 25 Deg. 2 AZI 330-020 Images.
I. Brantingham Banff (Scotland) 10-11 2345-0200 I,II,III 45 Deg. 5  
U. Müller Bremerhaven (Germany) 10-11 2110-2130 IIab 15 Deg. 2  
W. Hamburg Bernitt (MVP) (Germany) 10-11 2100-2130 IIa 30 Deg. 2 Images.
B. Lindén 50N 035W 10-11   NLC     Airborne.  Images.
T. Lundström Nyköping (Sweden) 10-11 2130-0000 I,II,III,IV 80 Deg. 5  
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 10-11 0110-0230 I,IIb,IIIab,IVa,P,V 22 Deg. 5 Images.
R. Kracht Elmshorn (Germany) 10-11 2100-2140 I,II 18 Deg. 2-3 Images.
R. Löwenherz Berlin (Germany) 10-11 2050-0130 I,IIab,IIIa 15 Deg. 2-3  
T. Sharpe 52N 030W 10-11 0300 NLC     Airborne.
F. Rose Lübeck (Germany) 10-11 2105-2145 I,II 20 Deg. 2-3 AZI 350-005
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 10-11 2250-0245 I,II,III,IV 12 Deg. 4-5  
O. Squarra Rostock (Germany) 10-11 2115-2155 II,III 20 Deg. 2-3 AZI 290-030. Images.
J. Tahkoniemi Turku (Finland) 10-11 2150-2320 I,IIab,IIIa,S 60 Deg. 4 AZI 320-070  Images.
J. Kommonen Naantali (Finland) 10-11 2210-2315 I,IIab,IVc,O   4 Video.
H. Määttänen Helsinki (Finland) 10-11 2230-2245 I,IIab,IIIb,IVc   4 Images.
J. Koski Porvoo (Finland) 10-11 2100-2315 I,IIab,IIIb,IVab,O 60 Deg. 4 Images & video.
V. Mäkelä Helsinki (Finland) 10-11 2130-2145 I,IIab,IIIab,IVbc,P 120 Deg. 4 AZI 250-120.  Images.
P. Havia Turku (Finland) 10-11 2130-2345 I,IIab,III?,IVb,O   5 Images.
T. Lloyd-Evans St Andrews (Scotland) 10-11 0150 II,III   4  
J. Fraser Alness (Scotland) 10-11 0130 I,II,III   2  
M. Zalcik Edmonton (Canada) 10-11 0615 IIab 05 Deg. 3  
S. St Pierre South of Greenland 11-12 0400-0500       Airborne.  Images.
D. Webster 48N 160W (N. Pacific) 11-12 1000-1100 NLC 15 Deg.   Airborne, 36,000'.
H. Määttänen Helsinki (Finland) 11-12 2300-2315 IIa   2 Image.
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 12-13 2300-0210 I,II,III,IV,O,P,V 35 Deg. 5 Images.
N. Bone Apuldram (England) 12-13 2155-2230 II,III 08 Deg. 2 Through cirrus.
T. McEwan Dalry & Glengarnock (Scotland) 12-13 2315-0245 I,II,IV 25 Deg. 3-4 Through cloud.
P.P. Hattinga Verschure Deventer (Netherlands) 12-13 0110-0210 I,II 10 Deg. 1-2 AZI 330-010
T. Evenhuis Appingedam (Netherlands) 12-13 0115-0200 I,IIa 10 Deg. 1  
I. Brantingham Banff (Scotland) 12-13 2300-0200 II,III,IV 90 Deg. 5  
P-M Hedén Vallentuna (Sweden) 12-13 2200-0100 NLC 90 Deg. 4 Images.
B.Ward Dalry & Kilwinning (Scotland) 12-13 2230-0245 I,II,IV Full Sky 3-4 Images.
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 12-13 2155-0300 I,IIb,IVc,V,O 160 Deg. 4-5 Images.
R. Kracht Elmshorn (Germany) 12-13 0004-0125 I,II,IV 12 Deg. 3-4 Images.
O. Squarra Rostock (Germany) 12-13 0010-0100 I,II,III 10 Deg. 3-4 AZI 320-050  Images.
E. Walker Conon Bridge (Scotland) 12-13 0020 I,II,III,IV 50 Deg. 3-4 Images.
M. Gavin SW Isle of Wight (England) 12-13 2150-2215 II 08 Deg. 2 Images.
M. North Belfast (N. Ireland) 12-13 2320-0000 I 20 Deg. 1  
D. Frydman London (England) 12-13 0204-0241 I,II 25 Deg. 2  
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 12-13 2225-0316 I,II,III,IV 135 Deg. 3-4 Sketch.
C. Mc Donald Co. Derry (Ireland) 12-13 2200-0230 NLC 40 Deg. 5 Images.
V.Vdovichenko, S. Lazarev Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 12-13 2030-2130 NLC   1-2  
V. Mäkelä Helsinki (Finland) 12-13 2215-2245 I,IIab,IIab,IVabc,P 140 Deg. 5 AZI 270-110  Images.
P. Havia Turku (Finland) 12-13 2320 I,IIab   3 Images.
J. Kommonen Naantali (Finland) 12-13 2240-2320 I,IIab,IVac   3 Video.
A. Pöyhönen Mäntyharju (Finland) 12-13 2200 I,IIab,IIIb,IVc,O   4 Images.
J. Tahkoniemi Turku (Finland) 12-13 2145-2230 I,IIab,IIIb,IVabc 80 Deg. 4 Images.
H. Määttänen Helsinki (Finland) 12-13 2130-2300 I,IIab,IIIa,IVc,P   5  
T. Lloyd-Evans St Andrews (Scotland) 12-13 2320 II,III   3  
Lazarev Ivanovka (Kazakhstan) 12-13 1815-2120 IIa,IVa 8.5 Deg. 2  
B. Whittaker Coventry (England) 12-13 2200-2220 II 10 Deg. 2 Images.
J. H. Lockhart North Sea (Scotland) 12-13 0200-0400 II 30 Deg. 3 100 miles east Peterhead.
J. Saucier Great Falls, Montana (USA) 13-14 0955-1105 I,IIab,IIIab,IVb,P 25 Deg. 5 Images.
K. Kaiser Schlaegl (Austria) 13-14 0120-0250 I,IIab,III,IVa,S 45 Deg. 3 AZI 310-076
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 13-14 0102-0232 I,II 15 Deg. 2 Webcam.
T. Evenhuis Appingedam (Netherlands) 13-14 0100-0220 I,IIab,IIIa 40 Deg. 3 Bluish-white.
T. McEwan Dalry & Kilwinning (Scotland) 13-14 2318-0230 I,IIab 15 Deg. 3 Patchy.
B. Ward Kilwinning (Scotland) 13-14 2315-0220 II 20 Deg. 2  
D. Briggs Clanfield (England) 13-14 2155-2205 I,II 10 Deg. 1 AZI 330-000.  Images.
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 13-14 0045-0230 I,IIb 22 Deg. 2 Images.
I. Brantingham Banff (Scotland) 13-14 0100 I 05 Deg. 2  
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 13-14 2350-0238 I,II,III 46 Deg. 1-2  
R. Löwenherz Klettwitz (Germany) 13-14 0135-0220 IIab,IIIa,O 50 Deg. 3 AZI 320-060
V.Vdovichenko, S. Lazarev Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 13-14 2030-2130 NLC   1-2  
D. Frydman London (England) 13-14 0207-0249 I,II 33 Deg. 3  
G. Christoph Leibnitz (Austria) 13-14 0150-0245 I,IIb,IVa,S,P 15 Deg. 3 AZI 340-040  Images.
H. Määttänen Helsinki (Finland) 13-14 2136 III      
T. Lloyd-Evans St Andrews (Scotland) 13-14 0030-0140 II,IV 12 Deg. 3  
J. Fraser Alness (Scotland) 13-14 0127 I,III 25 Deg. 2  
M. Zalcik Edmonton (Canada) 13-14 0525-0625 I,IIab,IIIab 15 Deg. 2  
L. Verhelst Ursel (Belgium) 14-15 2215-2245 I,II,III,IV 40 Deg. 4 Bright & detailed.
O. Squarra Rostock (Germany) 14-15 0015-0055 I,II,III,O 12 Deg. 4 AZI 320-045.  Images.
H. Beijeman Bussloo (Netherlands) 14-15 2110-0150 I,IIab,IIIab,IVb 20 Deg. 4 Images.
J. Weightman Cirencester (England) 14-15 2130-2230 NLC 45 Deg.   Very bright.  Image.
T. Evenhuis Appingedam (Netherlands) 14-15 2100-2200 I,IIab,IIIb 10 Deg. 2  
P.P. Hattinga Verschure Artjärvi (Finland) 14-15 2000-2230 I,II,III 110 Deg. 4 AZI 250-090 Images.
I. Brantingham Banff (Scotland) 14-15 0100-0145 I,III 15 Deg. 2  
D. Millican Rutherglen (Scotland) 14-15 2248 III 45 Deg. 3 AZI 290-030.  Images.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 14-15 2140-0149 I,II,III,IV 140 Deg 2-3  
V.Tejfel, G.Kharitonova Alma-Ata (Kazakhstan) 14-15 2150-2250 I,IIa,IIIa,IVa 10 Deg. 3-4 Lat 43.2   Images.
A. Baetcke Issum (Germany) 14-15 2245-2330 IIa,IIIa,IVc 15 Deg. 4 W to N.
U. Müller Bremerhaven (Germany) 14-15 2100-0200 I,IIab,IIIab,S 15 Deg. 3-4 AZI 270-045
D. Entwistle Preston (England) 14-15 2230-2315 IIa,O,S 25 deg. 3 Image.
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 14-15 2145-0230 I,IIa,IIIb,IVc 60 Deg. 4 With aurora.   Images.
D. Briggs Clanfield (England) 14-15 2100-2300 I,IIab,IIIab,IV,P,S,V 35 Deg. 3-4 AZI 300-030.  Images.
P-M Hedén Vallentuna (Sweden) 14-15 2100-0130 NLC 90 Deg. 4 Images.
C. McNair Kilwinning (Scotland) 14-15 2345-2355 NLC     Images.
G. Girvan Nantwich (England) 14-15 2247-0020 II,III,IV 45 Deg. 3 Blue/white.  Image.
A.J.T. Poelarends Amsterdam (Netherlands) 14-15 2110-2115 II,III,IVa 35 Deg. 3 Cellphone image.
A.J.T. Poelarends Utrecht (Netherlands) 14-15 2215-2230 II 05 Deg. 1-2 Images.
M. Mattsson Sågen Dalarna (Sweden) 14-15 2200-2230 I,II,III 90 Deg. 4  
E. Carpenter Cromhall (England) 14-15 2145-2215 III,IV 25 Deg. 3  
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 14-15 2130-2300 I,II,III,IVa,O,P All-sky 3-4 Images.
H. Mulder Echtenerbrug (Netherlands) 14-15 2200 NLC 25 Deg. 3 Image.
G. Gilligan Stockbridge, Liverpool (England) 14-15 2320-0050 All 30 Deg. 4 AZI 290-350
B. Burton Wokingham (England) 14-15 2120-2235 IIab,IIIa,IVc 25 Deg. 3 AZI 330-360
A. Smith London (England) 14-15 2130-2155 II,IV 20 Deg. 3 Images.
B. Cram Doncaster (England) 14-15 2130-2220 NLC 35 Deg. 3 Waves.  Complex.
J. Murrell Croydon (England) 14-15 2100-2200 II,III 30 Deg. 4 Images.
M. Gavin SW London (England) 14-15 2115-2200 II,III,IV 35 Deg. 4-5 Images and animation.
T. McEwan Glengarnock & Dalry (Scotland) 14-15 2215-0154 I,IIab,IIIa,IVab 90 Deg. 3  
B. Ward Kilwinning (Scotland) 14-15 2220-0200 NLC 40 Deg.    
R. Kracht Elmshorn (Germany) 14-15 2120-0130 I,II,III 10 Deg. 4 Images.
P. Girard Chicheley (England) 14-15 2115-2220 III,IV 45 Deg.   Images.
U. Rieth Hamburg (Germany) 14-15 2055-0130 I,IIab,IIIab,S,P 10 Deg. 4 Images & video.
F. Nieuwenhuys Den Haag (Netherlands) 14-15 2155-2200 IIb 06 Deg. 3-4 AZI 330-340
C. Mc Donald Co Derry (Ireland) 14-15 2200-0230 NLC 40 Deg. 5 Movie.
P. Meadows Chelmsford (England) 14-15 2120-2220 NLC     Image.
J. W. Mason Yapton & Barnum (England) 14-15 2110-2205 I,IIab,IIIab,IV 25 Deg. 4 AZI 310-010
W. Hamburg Bernitt (MVP) (Germany) 14-15 2145-0105 IIab,IIIab,IVa,P 10 Deg. 4 AZI 300-060  Images/movies.
H. Bril Nieuwstadt (Netherlands) 14-15 2105-2210 V 08 Deg. 5 Images.
O. Nielsen Rijswijk (Netherlands) 14-15 2100-2210 I,II,III 30 Deg. 4 Images.
R. Boston Leicester (England) 14-15 2300-0000 I,III   3  
J. Abbott Rivenhall (England) 14-15 2125-2200 I,II,III,IV 30 Deg. 4 Image.
V.Vdovichenko, N.Sinyaeva, G.Kirienko Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 14-15 1630-2130 I,IIa   2-3 Images.
V. Kelly Ballyskeagh (N. Ireland) 14-15 2230-2300 IIab,IVbc,O 30 Deg. 4 Images.
C. Potter Tewkesbury (England) 14-15 2200-2230 IV 20 Deg. 4 Image.
S. Bell R.A.L. Didcot (England) 14-15 2130-2230 I,II,III,IV 25 Deg. 3-4 Images.
D. Frydman London (England) 14-15 2105-2132 NLC 40 Deg. 3-4 Wavy bands.
R. Johnson Ewell (England) 14-15 2115-2145       Image.
I. Fowler Cockermouth (England) 14-15 0100 NLC     Image.
G. Øye Ørsta (Norway) 14-15   NLC     Images.
T. Lloyd-Evans St Andrews (Scotland) 14-15 2230-2340 I,II,III,IV 43 Deg. 3-4  
C. Johnson Oban (Scotland) 14-15 2300 III,IV   3-4  
J. Fraser Alness (Scotland) 14-15 0135 I,III 10 Deg. 2  
G. Anderson Wokingham (England) 14-15 2110-2215 I,III     Images.
N. Bone Apuldram (England) 14-15 2150-2230 II,III,IV,V 15 Deg. 4 Bright, intense and complex! Images.
A. Thomas N. Dorset (England) 14-15 2200 NLC 08 Deg.    
J. H. Lockhart North Sea (Scotland) 14-15 0230-0300 II 20 Deg. 3  
J. Proctor Nr Lutterworth (England) 14-15 2145-2250 I,II,III   3  
J. Koski Porvoo (Finland) 14-15 2120-2304 I,IIab,IIIa,IVbc,P 90 Deg. 4 AZI 315-090.  Images.
H. Määttänen Helsinki (Finland) 14-15 2050-2230 I,IIab,IIIb,IVc   3 Images.
I. Luukkonen Pornainen (Finland) 14-15 2125-2135 I,IIab,IIIab   4 Images.
P. Lahtinen Espoo (Finland) 14-15 2130-2230 I,IIab,IIIb,IVbc 80 Deg? 4 Images.
V. Mäkelä Artjärvi (Finland) 14-15 2130-2230 I,IIab,IIIb,V 110 Deg.   AZI 245-080.  Images.
J. Kommonen Naantali (Finland) 14-15 2140-0030 I,IIab,IIIb,IVbc   4 AZI 270-045.  Video.
J. Tahkoniemi Turku (Finland) 14-15 2200-2215 I,IIab,IIIab 85 Deg. 5 AZI 250-080.  Images.
P. Havia Turku (Finland) 14-15 2205 I,IIab,IIIb,IVc   3 Images.
O. Squarra Baltic Sea/Rostock (Germany) 15-16 2140-0025 I,II,III,IV,S 09 Deg. 4 Images & movie.
T. Evenhuis Appingedam (Netherlands) 15-16 0100-0215 I,IIab 10 Deg. 4  
P.P. Hattinga Verschure Artjärvi (Finland) 15-16 2015-2300 I,II,III,IV,P,V All-sky 5 Images.
M. Mattsson Sågen Dalarna (Sweden) 15-16 2200-2230 I,II 20 Deg. 4  
P-M Hedén Vallentuna (Sweden) 15-16 2120-0130 NLC 90 Deg. 4 Images.
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 15-16 0042-0222 I,III,O 10 Deg. 3-4 Images.
T. McEwan Kilwinning (Scotland) 15-16 0024-0242 I,IIab,IIIa,IV,O,S 10 Deg. 4  
J. Saucier Great Falls, Montana (USA) 15-16 1025-1055 I,IIab 05 Deg. 1 Image.
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 15-16 0040-0230 I,IIb,III,IV 07 Deg. 5 Images.
R. Kracht Elmshorn (Germany) 15-16 0000-0155 I,II,III,S 10 Deg. 4 Images.
R. Löwenherz Klettwitz (Germany) 15-16 0100-0250 IIab 03 Deg. 3 AZI 330-005
U. Rieth Brunsbuettel (Germany) 15-16 2110-0205 I,IIab,IIIab,IVa,S,P,V 15 Deg. 4 Images.
H. Beijeman Deventer (Netherlands) 15-16 0025-0200 I,IIab 10 Deg. 4 Images.
D. Briggs Clanfield (England) 15-16 0150-0215 II 05 Deg. 1-2 AZI 010-030 Images.
W. Hamburg Bernitt (MVP) (Germany) 15-16 2130-2230 I,IIa,O 08 Deg. 1 Images.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 15-16 0010-0249 I,II,III,IV 14 Deg. 4-5 Sketch.
I. Brantingham Banff (Scotland) 15-16 0130-0200 I,II 15 Deg. 3  
T. Lloyd-Evans St Andrews (Scotland) 15-16 0140 I,IV 10 Deg. 2  
J. Fraser Alness (Scotland) 15-16 0126 I,II,IV 35 Deg. 2-3  
B. Ward Kilwinning (Scotland) 15-16 0030-0240 NLC 15 Deg. 4 Complex.
V. Mäkelä Artjärvi (Finland) 15-16 2030-2230 I,IIab,IIIab,IVbc 165 Deg. 5 AZI 240-130.  Images.
J. Koski Porvoo (Finland) 15-16 2130-2315 I,IIab,IIIb,IVbc,O,S,P 130 Deg. 5 AZI 290-115.  Images/video.
H. Määttänen Helsinki (Finland) 15-16 2045-2220 I,IIab,IIIab,IVc,P 150 Deg. 5 Images.
J. Tahkoniemi Rauma (Finland) 15-16 2130-2200 I,IIab,IIIab,S? 120 Deg. 5 AZI 270-120.  Images.
P. Havia Turku (Finland) 15-16 2145-2312 I,IIab,IIIab,IVbc,O   5 Images.
I. Luukkonen Pornainen (Finland) 15-16 2155-2211 I,IIab,IIIb,IVc,O,S   5 Images.
J. Kommonen Naantali (Finland) 15-16 2220-2305 I,IIab,IVc,O,P   5 Video.
J. Piikki Juva, (Finland) 15-16 2320 I,IIab,IIIb,S 170 Deg. 4 AZI 280-140.  Images.
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 16-17 0045-0245 I,III 22 Deg. 2 Images.
T. McEwan Kilwinning (Scotland) 16-17 0135-0238 I,II 26 Deg. 1-2 Very faint & weak.
O. Squarra Rostock (Germany) 16-17 0010-0050 I,IIab,III 04 Deg. 1-2 Images.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 16-17 2215-0100 I,II 06 Deg. 0-1 NLC absent 2245-2325
B. Ward Dalry (Scotland) 16-17 0140-0245 NLC 60 Deg.    
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 17-18 0150-0240 I,II 20 Deg. 1  
T. McEwan Dalry (Scotland) 17-18 0050-0145 II? 03 Deg. 1 Possible, through 10x50's.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 17-18 0115-0215 II 07 Deg. 0-1  
C Morris Caernarfon (Wales) 17-18 2025 NLC?      
G.Kirienko, N.Sinyaeva Mirnoe (Kazakhstan) 17-18 2120-2150 I 15 Deg. 1  
D. Richardson Stoke on Trent (England) 17-18 2330 NLC     Images.
B. Ward Dalry (Scotland) 17-18 0045-0155 II 02 Deg.   Faint.
M. Zalcik Edmonton (Canada) 17-18 0940 I,IIab,IIIab 15 Deg. 3  
M. Mattsson Sågen Dalarna (Sweden) 18-19 2200-2230 I,II,III 25 Deg. 4  
P.P. Hattinga Verschure Helsinki (Finland) 18-19 2025-2300 I,II,IIIa,V 110 Deg. 3-4 AZI 250-100.  Images.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 18-19 2240-0145 II,III 08 Deg. 1 Haze/fog.
W. Hamburg Bernitt (MVP) (Germany) 18-19 2305-0110 I,IIa,IIIa 10 Deg. 2 Images & movie.
T. McEwan Dalry (Scotland) 18-19 0115-0130 II 07 Deg. 2 Haze/fog.
P-M Hedén Vallentuna (Sweden) 18-19 2100-0100 NLC 45 Deg. 4 Images.
R. Kracht Elmshorn (Germany) 18-19 0055-0135 I,II 10 Deg. 3 Images.
T. Evenhuis Appingedam (Netherlands) 18-19 0050-0145 IIab 10 Deg. 1 AZI 300-000
I. Brantingham Banff (Scotland) 18-19 2330-0200 I,II 08 Deg. 2  
J. Fraser Alness (Scotland) 18-19 0100 I,II 15 Deg. 2  
G. Mackie Thurso (Scotland) 18-19 2206-2248 I,II 15 Deg. 4 Images.
P-M Hedén Vallentuna (Sweden) 19-20 2130-0100 NLC 80 Deg. 5 Images.
A. Brown Anchorage AK (USA) 19-20 1000 IIIa 35 Deg. 3  
D. Vonderheide Anchorage AK (USA) 19-20 0840-1125 IIa,IIIb,S,P 90 Deg. 4 Images.
Lazarev Ivanovka (Kazakhstan) 19-20 2030-2155 IIa,IVb 12 Deg. 1  
G.Kirienko, N.Sinyaeva Mirnoe (Kazakhstan) 19-20 2110-2155 I,IVa 09 Deg. 1  
 V.Vdovichenko Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 19-20 2110-2140 IVa 12 Deg. 1  
M. Zalcik Edmonton (Canada) 19-20 0530 IIIb 15 Deg. 3  
H. Nyman Helsinki (Finland) 20-21 2100 II,III   3  
R. Loewenherz E. of Moscow (Russia) 20-21 1910-2030 I,IIa,IIIb,IVb,V 30 Deg. 5  
R. Kracht Elmshorn (Germany) 21-22 2045-0205 I,II,IIIb 14 Deg. 3-4 Images.
H. Mulder Echtenerbrug (Netherlands) 21-22 2130 NLC 25 Deg.   Images.
O. Nielsen Rijswijk (Netherlands) 21-22 2115 II 15 Deg. 3 AZI330-020  Image.
T. McEwan Glengarnock (Scotland) 21-22 0115-0215 I,II,III 08 Deg. 3-4 Through cloud.
U. Müller Bremerhaven (Germany) 21-22 2050-2230 I,IIab,IIIa,O 12 Deg. 3 AZI 280-010.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 21-22 2148-2345 I,II,III,IV 18 Deg. 2  
F. Rose Lübeck (Germany) 21-22 2045-2200 I,II,III 12 Deg. 3 AZI 330-015
T. Evenhuis Appingedam (Netherlands) 21-22 2050-2115 I,IIab,IIIb 25 Deg. 2 AZI 320-000
P-M Hedén Vallentuna (Sweden) 21-22 0030-0200 NLC 80 Deg. 5 Image.
O. Squarra Nyköping (Sweden) 21-22 2105-2220 I,II All-sky? 2-3 Images.
T. Lloyd-Evans St Andrews (Scotland) 21-22 2310 II 18 Deg. 4  
G.Kirienko, N.Sinyaeva Mirnoe (Kazakhstan) 21-22 2110-2230 I,IIab 17 Deg. 3-4  
 V.Vdovichenko Petropavlovsk (Kazakhstan) 21-22 2150-2215 IIa 18 Deg. 1-2  
B. Ward Kilwinning (Scotland) 21-22 2220-2225 II 10 Deg. 2 Fog.
K. Kaiser Schlaegl (Austria) 22-23 1955-2030 II,III 10 Deg. 2  
P-M Hedén Vallentuna (Sweden) 22-23 2045-0015 NLC 90 Deg. 4 Images.
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 22-23 0145-0230 I,IIa 20 Deg. 3 Images.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 22-23 2210-2300 I,II 16 Deg. 0-1  
O. Squarra Nyköping (Sweden) 22-23 2105-2305 I,III,IV,O 35 Deg. 3-4 AZI 340-045.  Images.
I. Brantingham Banff (Scotland) 22-23 0030-0130 II,III 07 Deg. 2 Through cloud.
M. Zalcik Edmonton (Canada) 22-23 0945-1035 I,IIa,IIIb,IVa 90 Deg. 3 Possible at 0550 UT also.
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 23-24 0212-0242 NLC 10 Deg. 1 On webcam.
M. Zalcik La Ronge, Saskatchewan (Canada) 23-24 0440-0515 I,IIa,IIIa 40 Deg. 2  
H. Nyman Helsinki (Finland) 24-25 2200-0100 II,III   4 Images.
O. Squarra Nyköping (Sweden) 24-25 2320-0000 I,II 12 Deg. 3-4 AZI 015-060  Images.
Lazarev Ivanovka (Kazakhstan) 24-25 1730-1810 IIa,IIIa 06 Deg. 2  
F. Rose Lübeck (Germany) 25-26 2110-2140 I,II 05 Deg. 2  
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 25-26 2245-2300 I 10 Deg. 3 Diffuse.
M. Mattsson Sågen Dalarna (Sweden) 25-26 2200-2250 I,II 25 Deg. 3  
U. Müller Bremerhaven (Germany) 25-26 2110-2215 I,IIab,III 08 Deg. 2  
U. Rieth Hamburg (Germany) 25-26 2030-2200 I,IIb,IIIab 03 Deg. 1 AZI 315-030   Images.
R. Kracht Elmshorn (Germany) 25-26 2040-2140 I,II 05 Deg. 2 Images.
P-M Hedén Vallentuna (Sweden) 25-26 2100-2300 NLC 90 Deg. 4 Images.
W. Hamburg Bernitt (MVP) (Germany) 25-26 2100-2200 IIa,IIIa 10 Deg. 2 Images.
O. Squarra Nyköping (Sweden) 25-26 2040-2200 I,II,III,IV,P 40 Deg. 3-4 AZI WNW-NNE  Images.
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 26-27 2126-2227 NLC 10 Deg. 0-1  
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 26-27 0145-0230 I 10 Deg. 3 Through cloud.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 26-27 0150-0215 I,II,III 07 Deg 1  
D. Vonderheide Anchorage AK (USA) 26-27 0930-1000 II 20 Deg. 2 AZI 340-040
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 27-28 2130-0212 I,II,IV 15 Degrees 2-3 Webcam images.
A. McBeath Morpeth (England) 27-28 0138-0313 I,II,III,IV 40 Deg. 1  
I. Brantingham Banff (Scotland) 29-30 0030-0130 II,III 07 Deg. 2 Image.
T. Evenhuis Appingedam (Netherlands) 31-32 2045-2130 I,IIab,IIIb 25 Deg. 2  
T. McEwan Glengarnock (Scotland) 31-32 2230-2249 I,II 06 Deg. 2 Through cloud.
A. J. T. Poelarends Utrecht (Netherlands) 31-32 2040-2140 II,III 25 Deg. 4 AZI 280-330  Video.
V. Kelly Ballyskeagh (N. Ireland) 31-32 2145-2200 IIab,IIIb 40 Deg. 2  
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 31-32 0212-0302 I,II,III 15 Deg. 2 Images.
M. Mc Kenna Maghera (N. Ireland) 31-32 2200 IIb 20 Deg. 3 Through cloud.
T. Lloyd-Evans St Andrews (Scotland) 31-32 0225 II,III 15 Deg. 3  

 

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AUGUST

NOCTILUCENT CLOUD 
Provisional Reports: August 2006
Observer  Location  Date  Time (UT)  NLC Forms  Max Elev.  Brigh- 
tness
Comments 
O. Squarra Rostock (Germany) 02-03 0150-0235 I,II,III 20 Deg. 2-3 Images.
T. Evenhuis Appingedam (Netherlands) 02-03 0200-0250 I,IIab,IIIb,S 35 Deg. 4  
P. Cobb Fairbanks, AK (USA) 02-03 0930-1130 NLC 90 Deg. 2  
T. Lloyd-Evans St Andrews (Scotland) 02-03 0200 II 04 Deg. 4  
B. H. Granslo Fjellhamar (Norway) 03-04 2150 I,IV 05 Deg. 2 AZI 340-350.
G. Øye Ørsta (Norway) 03-04   NLC     Images.
B. H. Granslo Fjellhamar (Norway) 04-05 2340-0105 I,II,III,IV 25 Deg. 4 AZI 350-090.  Images.
G. Øye Ørsta (Norway) 05-06 2358-0115 NLC     Images.
P. Villeneuve Snap Lake NT (Canada) 06-07 0630-0900 NLC 30 Deg.   Photographs.
D. Webster N56 30 W77 (Canada) 08-09 0700-0710 IIa 05 Deg. 2 Airborne, 37,000 feet.
L. Crossan Wallsend (England) 09-10 2052-2150 NLC 05 Deg. <1 Images.

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