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| NOCTILUCENT
CLOUD Provisional Reports: May 2012 |
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| Observer | Location | Date | Time (UT) | NLC Forms | Max Elev. | Brigh- tness |
Comments |
| Viacheslav | Perm (Russia) | 25-26 | 21:23-21:57 | IIa | 20 Deg. | 1-2 | Images. |
| J. Rowlands | Anglesey (Wales) | 26-27 | 01:18-02:05 | IIa,S | 02 Deg. | 2 | AZI 338-358 Images: 01:28, 01:38 UT. |
| J. Fraser | Alness (Scotland) | 26-27 | 00:45-00:47 | II | 10 Deg. | 1 | Very faint, noticed on photographs. |
| R. Balciunas | Vidiskes (Lithuania) | 28-29 | 21:25-00:25 | IIab | 12 Deg. | 2-3 | Automatic camera capture.. |
| J. Groenne. | Silkeborg (Denmark) | 28-29 | 00:05-01:00 | 1 | Automatic camera capture. | ||
| J. Rowlands | Anglesey (Wales) | 28-29 | 01:15-01:45 | I | 02 Deg. | 1 | Image. |
| S. Yakovlev | Tyumen (Russia ) | 28-29 | 18:00-19:00 | NLC | 4 | Image. | |
| G. Mackie | Thurso (Scotland) | 29-30 | 23:22-01:42 | II | 20 Deg. | 1 | Automatic camera capture. |
| M. Harwood | Coven (England) | 29-30 | 22:10-22:25 | NLC? | Bright. | ||
| NOCTILUCENT
CLOUD Provisional Reports: June 2012 |
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| Observer | Location | Date | Time (UT) | NLC Forms | Max Elev. | Brigh- tness |
Comments |
| J. Rowlands | Anglesey (Wales) | 01-02 | 22:41-02:15 | I,IIab,IIIab,S | 09 Deg. | 3 | Images: 00:43, 01:15 UT |
| T. McEwan | Glengarnock (Scotland) | 01-02 | 00:45-02:20 | I,IIab,IIIb | 16 Deg. | 3 | Through low cloud, NW-NE. Image: 01:30 UT. |
| A. C. Tough | Elgin (Scotland) | 01-02 | 23:48-23:58 | IIa,IIIb | 20 Deg. | 2 | Through cloud. Image. |
| J. Fraser | Alness (Scotland) | 01-02 | 00:27-01:44 | I,IIab,III | 20 Deg. | 3 | AZI 000-045. Images and timelapse. |
| B. Ward | Kilwinning (Scotland) | 01-02 | 00:05-01:20 | NLC | 10 Deg. | 2 | Recorded on CCTV video system. |
| G. Mackie | Thurso (Scotland) | 01-02 | 00:24-01:04 | II,III | 30 Deg. | 3 | Automatic camera capture. |
| O. Squarra | Rostock (Germany) | 02-03 | 21:55-22:20 | I,II | 10 Deg. | 1-2 | Through cloud. Image. |
| R. Balciunas | Vidiskes (Lithuania) | 02-03 | 21:20-00:00 | IIa,IIIa,IVab | 15 Deg. | 2 | Automatic camera capture. |
| J. Groenne. | Silkeborg (Denmark) | 02-03 | 21:30-01:00 | NLC | 2-3 | Automatic camera capture. | |
| I. Dinsbergs | Riga (Latvia) | 03-04 | 21:15-23:30 | II,III,IV | 25 Deg. | 3 | Images: 1, 2, 3. |
| K. Kennedy | Dundee (Scotland) | 03-04 | 23:45-00:30 | II,III | 15 Deg. | 3 | AZI 000-045. Images. |
| R. Balciunas | Vidiskes (Lithuania) | 03-04 | 19:55-22:30 | IIab,IIIa | 30 Deg. | 2 | Automatic camera capture. |
| V. Romejko | Moscow (Russia) | 03-04 | 19:00-22:00 | NLC | 3 | Image. | |
| A. C. Tough | Elgin (Scotland) | 03-04 | 01:10-01:40 | I,IIab,IIIab | 30 Deg. | 2 | Cloud. Images: 01:15, 01:16 UT. |
| J. Fraser | Alness (Scotland) | 03-04 | 23:35-01:35 | I,IIa,IIIa | 20 Deg. | 3 | AZI 000-045. Images and timelapse. |
| I. Brantingham | Banff (Scotland) | 03-04 | 00:30-00:45 | II | 10 Deg. | 1 | Through cloud. |
| D. Gavine | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 03-04 | 23:30-00:30 | II | 10 Deg. | 2 | AZI 340-030. |
| H. Meyerdierks | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 03-04 | 23:30-01:30 | I,II,III,IV | 17 Deg. | 3 | Images. |
| T. Evenhuis | Appingedam (Netherlands) | 08-09 | 00:45-01:30 | I,IIa,IIIa | 15 Deg. | 1 | Increasing cloud. |
| A. Morbitzer | Gladbeck (Germany) | 08-09 | 00:45-02:15 | II,IIIb | 15 Deg. | 2-3 | |
| D. Frydman | London (England) | 09-10 | 02:27-02:38 | II | 23 Deg. | AZI 345-020 | |
| J. Rowlands | Anglesey (Wales) | 09-10 | 00:30-03:05 | IIab,IIIbIV,S,O | 150 Deg. | 2 | AZI 290-120. Images: 02:04, 02:34 UT. |
| P-M Hedén | Vallentuna (Sweden) | 09-10 | 22:00 | NLC | Image. | ||
| L. Entwisle | Elland (England) | 09-10 | 01:30-02:00 | II | 30 Deg. | 2 | |
| O. Squarra | Rostock (Germany) | 10-11 | 00:00-01:15 | I,III,O | 60 Deg. | 3-4 | AZI 320-090. Images. |
| M. Mattsson | Stockholm (Sweden) | 11-12 | 22:00-22:45 | I,II,III | 90 Deg. | 2 | |
| A. Kovacs | Eger (Hungary) | 11-12 | 19:55-21:40 | III | 25 Deg. | 3 | |
| R. Rosenberg | Adony (Hungary) | 11-12 | 19:30-20:35 | IIa,IIIa | 15 Deg. | 3 | |
| U. Akos | Hungary (N48 E19.5) | 11-12 | 20:55-21:30 | IIa | 10 Deg. | 2 | |
| I. Dinsbergs | Krape (Latvia) | 12-13 | 21:40-22:25 | II | 15 Deg. | 1 | Through cloud. |
| B. Ward | Kilwinning (Scotland) | 12-13 | 00:30-01:30 | NLC | 15 Deg. | 1-2 | Recorded on CCTV system. |
| P-M Hedén | Vallentuna (Sweden) | 13-14 | 22:00 | NLC | Full Sky | Image. | |
| R. Balciunas | Vidiskes (Lithuania) | 13-14 | 20:05-00:15 | IIab,IIIab | 45 Deg. | 4 | Automatic camera capture. |
| W. Hamburg | Quetzin (Germany) | 13-14 | 22:00-23:40 | IIa,III,S,O | 20 Deg. | 3 | Images. |
| P.P. Hattinga Verschure | Deventer (Netherlands) | 13-14 | 00:45-02:25 | I,IIab,IIIab | 25 Deg. | 4 | AZI 330-070. Images: 01:20, 01:31, 01:56. |
| I. Dinsbergs | Pape (Latvia) | 13-14 | 20:45-23:30 | I,II,III,IV,S | 45 Deg. | 4 | AZI 290-030 Images: 1, 2. |
| M. Landy-Gyebnar | Hungary (N48.7 E17.8) | 13-14 | 01:00-03:10 | IIb,IIIb,IVc,P,S | 35 Deg. | 4 | Images. Time lapse. |
| D. Frydman | London (England) | 13-14 | 01:31-02:15 | I,II | 16 Deg. | Faint initially but brightening.. | |
| S. Frandsen | Aarhus (Denmark) | 13-14 | 21:40-22:40 | NLC | 3 | Automatic camera capture. | |
| A. Farkas | Mogyoród (Hungary) | 13-14 | 01:30-01:45 | IIa,IIIa | 05 Deg. | 3 | Thfrough cloud. |
| C. Mencke | Stade (Germany) | 13-14 | 23:45-00:30 | NLC | |||
| A. Morbitzer | Gladbeck (Germany) | 13-14 | 00:58-01:41 | IIb | 05 Deg. | 4 | Through low cloud. |
| G. Mackie | Thurso (Scotland) | 13-14 | 23:34-01:14 | II,IV | 40 Deg. | 2 | Above northern horizon. |
| M. Landy-Gyebnar | Veszprem (Hungary) | 14-15 | 00:55-02:20 | I,IIab,IIIa,IVa,IVb | 20 Deg. | 3 | AZI 330-090. Images. Time lapse. |
| A. Farkas | Mogyoród (Hungary) | 14-15 | 01:30-02:00 | IIb | 07 Deg. | 3 | Images. |
| F. Melandri | Ravenna (Italy) | 14-15 | 02:15-02:30 | NLC | 15 Deg. | 3 | AZI 020-040 |
| A. C. Tough | Elgin (Scotland) | 14-15 | 23:20-01:15 | I,IIab,IIIa,S,P | 25 Deg. | 3 | Images: 23:25, 23:55, 00:01 UT. |
| J. Fraser | Alness (Scotland) | 14-15 | 00:53-02:19 | I,II | 50 Deg. | 3 | Images & Timelapse. |
| A. Bali | Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) | 14-15 | 01:35-02:10 | I,IIab,IIIa,IVab | 08 Deg. | 3 | Through clouds. Images: 1, 2, 3. |
| H. Ulbricht | Freital (Germany) | 14-15 | 01:15-02:00 | IIab,IIIa | 90 Deg. | 3 | Image. |
| G. Mackie | Thurso (Scotland) | 14-15 | 22:50-01:22 | II,IV | 50 Deg. | 2 | Automatic camera capture 23:40 onwards. |
| M. Zalcik | Namao (Canada) | 15-16 | 09:00 | IVa | 04 Deg. | 1 | |
| T. Adam | Krakow (Poland) | 16-17 | 00:20-01:35 | II,IVb | 10 Deg. | 1-2 | AZI 330-020 |
| M. Landy-Gyebnar | Veszprem (Hungary) | 16-17 | 00:35-01:45 | I,IIab,IIIb | 20 Deg. | 2 | AZI 330-060 Images: 1, 2. |
| A. Kovacs | Eger (Hungary) | 16-17 | 20:15-20:35 | II | 10 Deg. | 2 | |
| A. Kovacs | Eger (Hungary) | 16-17 | 00:50-01:35 | II | 15 Deg. | 2 | |
| U. Akos | Batonyterenye (Hungary) | 16-17 | 20:05-20:30 | IIa | 10 Deg. | 2 | |
| A. Ari | Jobbágyi (Hungary) | 16-17 | 00:40-01:41 | IIab,IIIb | 10 Deg. | 2 | Images. |
| A. Farkas | Mogyoród (Hungary) | 16-17 | 20:30-21:00 | I | 02 Deg. | 1 | |
| A. Farkas | Mogyoród (Hungary) | 16-17 | 01:10-01:45 | I,IIa,IIIa | 10 Deg. | 2 | Images. |
| P.P. Hattinga Verschure | Deventer (Netherlands) | 16-17 | 01:00-01:30 | I,IIab | 10 Deg. | 2 | AZI 350-030 |
| T. Evenhuis | Appingedam (Netherlands) | 16-17 | 01:15-01:25 | IIab | 8 Deg. | 3 | Through cloud. |
| O. Squarra | Rostock (Germany) | 16-17 | 00:55-01:35 | II,III | 60 Deg. | 2-3 | Images. |
| U. Mueller | Langen (Germany) | 16-17 | 22:20-02:00 | I,IIab,IIIa,V | 12 Deg. | 3 | |
| J. Kuiper | De Bilt (Netherlands) | 16-17 | 00:55-01:30 | II | 08 Deg. | 2 | Mainly visible in N-NNE. |
| U. Akos | Batonyterenye (Hungary) | 17-18 | 20:03-20:20 | II | 15 Deg. | 2 | |
| U. Akos | Batonyterenye (Hungary) | 17-18 | 01:00-01:20 | II | 05 Deg. | 1 | |
| D. Mitrut | Saucesti (Romania) | 17-18 | 17:30 | NLC | Image. | ||
| B. Ward | Kilwinning (Scotland) | 17-18 | 00:05-02:15 | NLC | 25 Deg. | 2 | CCTV video system. |
| A. Kovacs | Eger (Hungary) | 17-18 | 19:30-20:30 | II | 15 Deg. | 2 | |
| A. Kovacs | Eger (Hungary) | 17-18 | 01:00-01:30 | I | 05 Deg. | 1 | |
| I. Dinsbergs | Riga (Latvia) | 17-18 | 20:30-00:10 | I,II,III | 35 Deg. | 2-3 | AZI 340-030 Images: 1, 2. |
| M. Landy-Gyebnar | Veszprem (Hungary) | 17-18 | 00:50-02:10 | I,IIa,IIIa | 15 Deg. | 1 | Images: 1, 2. |
| T. McEwan | Glengarnock (Scotland) | 17-18 | 22:45-01:45 | IIab | 20 Deg. | 2 | Images. |
| A. Bali | Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) | 17-18 | 19:30-20:00 | I,IIa | 05 Deg. | 1 | |
| A. Bali | Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) | 17-18 | 01:15-01:30 | I | 05 Deg. | 1 | |
| J. Fraser | Alness (Scotland) | 17-18 | 00:35-01:18 | I,II | 20 Deg. | 2 | In cloud. Image and timelapse. |
| O. Squarra | Rostock (Germany) | 17-18 | 21:15-22:10 | I,II,III | 30 Deg. | 1-2 | Images. |
| H. Ulbricht | Freital (Germany) | 17-18 | 21:55-23:00 | IIa,IIIa | 05 Deg. | 2 | Image. |
| W. Hamburg | Bernitt (Germany) | 17-18 | 21:57-22:30 | II,III | 15 Deg. | 2 | Image & timelapse. |
| J. Goetze | Neukirchen (Germany) | 17-18 | 21:50-22:25 | I | 05 Deg. | 2 | |
| A. Farkas | Mogyoród (Hungary) | 17-18 | 20:00-20:30 | IIab,IIIa | 10 Deg. | 1 | |
| A. Tudorica | Bonn (Germany) | 17-18 | 21:00-03:00 | I,II,IIIa | 20 Deg. | 2 | Image. |
| O. Squarra | Rostock (Germany) | 18-19 | 00:30-00:40 | II | 08 Deg. | 1 | Through cloud. N-NNE. Images. |
| G. Mackie | Thurso (Scotland) | 18-19 | 23:24-00:04 | I,II,III | 60 Deg. | 2 | Automatic camera capture. |
| T. Adam | Krakow (Poland) | 19-20 | 20:10-20:30 | IIa | 10 Deg. | 1 | AZI 345-000. Through cloud. |
| T. Adam | Krakow (Poland) | 19-20 | 01:00-01:30 | IIab,IVa | 08 Deg. | 1 | AZI 340-010. |
| R. Balciunas | Vidiskes (Lithuania) | 19-20 | 20:20-23:50 | IIab,IIIab,IVb | 20 Deg. | 2-3 | Automatic camera capture. |
| T. Evenhuis | Appingedam (Netherlands) | 19-20 | 21:15-21:30 | IIb,IIIa | 15 Deg. | 2 | Above haze. Quick decay. Image at 21:21 UT. |
| T. Evenhuis | Appingedam (Netherlands) | 19-20 | 01:00-01:35 | IIab | 09 Deg. | 3 | AZI 000-030. Through cloud. |
| J. Rowlands | Anglesey (Wales) | 19-20 | 00:17-01:55 | IIa,IIIab | 04 Deg. | 2 | AZI 040-050. Images: 01:07, 01:31 UT. |
| I. Dinsbergs | Berzciems (Latvia) | 19-20 | 20:40-23:50 | I,II,III | 30 Deg. | 2 | Images: 1, 2. |
| R. Byers | Penrith (England) | 19-20 | 00:00-03:00 | II | 30 Deg. | 3 | |
| K. Kennedy | Dundee (Scotland) | 19-20 | 01:10-01:30 | II,III | 10 Deg. | 3 | AZI 065-085. Images. |
| D. Gavine | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 19-20 | 23:00-23:30 | II | 03 Deg. | 2 | No NLC 00:00 UT. |
| G. Mackie | Thurso (Scotland) | 19-20 | 01:24 | I,II | 20 Deg. | 2 | NNW. |
| H. Meyerdierks | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 19-20 | 22:45-01:00 | I,II,IV | 05 Deg. | 1 | Through cloud. Images. |
| A. McBeath | Morpeth (England) | 19-20 | 22:10-23:50 | II,III,P | 12 Deg. | 1 | |
| M. Zalcik | Sask Landing (Canada) | 21-22 | 04:45-07-23 | I,IIab,IIIa | 05 Deg. | 3 | 50N. Images. |
| M. Landy-Gyebnar | Veszprem (Hungary) | 22-23 | 00:35-01:40 | I,IIa,IIIa | 08 Deg. | 1 | Images. |
| W. Hamburg | Bernitt (Germany) | 22-23 | 23:00-02:00 | I,II | 10 Deg. | 1 | NNE Images. |
| M. Zalcik | Namao (Canada) | 22-23 | 06:00 | I, | 03 Deg. | 2 | |
| A. Dubietis | Salakas (Lithuania) | 23-24 | 21:30-00:20 | IIab, IIIab | 10 Deg. | 3 | |
| B. Burton | Wokingham (England) | 24-25 | 22:15-22:20 | I,IIa | 05 Deg. | 2 | Event fading when observed. |
| D. Gavine | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 24-25 | 22:50-00:15 | I,II,III,IV | 60 Deg. | 4 | Images: 1, 2. |
| P.P. Hattinga Verschure | Deventer (Netherlands) | 24-25 | 01:30-01:45 | IIb,IIIa | 15 Deg. | 2 | AZI 000-010, through cloud. Image. |
| B. Ward | Kilwinning (Scotland) | 24-25 | 22:44-02:30 | NLC | 30 Deg. | 2-3 | Complex. CCTV video system. |
| T. McEwan | Glengarnock (Scotland) | 24-25 | 22:55-01:45 | IIab,IIIab,IVab,S,V | 30 Deg. | 3 | Images: 23:26, 23:52 UT. |
| K. Kennedy | Dundee (Scotland) | 24-25 | 22:55-01:20 | II,III,IV | 40 Deg. | 3 | AZI 300-050. Images. |
| S. Stuebler | Dresden (Germany) | 24-25 | 23:30-01:00 | I,IIa,IIb | 05 Deg. | 2-3 | Images: 1, 2. |
| A. Morbitzer | Gladbeck (Germany) | 24-25 | 21:40-01:00 | I,IIa,IIIb,IV | 12 Deg. | 2-3 | Images: 1, 2, 3, 4. |
| J. Murrell | Carshalton (England) | 24-25 | 22:05-22:47 | NLC | 05 Deg. | Automatic camera capture. | |
| J. Fraser | Alness (Scotland) | 24-25 | 23:29-00:05 | I,II,III | 40 Deg. | 3 | Images and video. |
| P. Bizik | London (England) | 24-25 | 22:45-00:30 | IIab,IVab | 05 Deg. | 3 | Images: 1, 2. |
| H. Meyerdierks | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 24-25 | 22:30-01:30 | I,II,III,IV | 40 Deg. | 4 | Images. |
| A. Ciavarella | Durham (England) | 24-25 | 22:45-00:10 | IIab,S,P | 22 Deg. | 3 | Max brightness/extent @ 23:30 UT. |
| A. Pratt | Leeds (England) | 24-25 | 22:51-23:00 | NLC | Images: 22:51, 22:58, 23:00 UT. | ||
| A. Tudorica | Bonn (Germany) | 24-25 | 21:00-23:00 | IIa,IIIa | 04 Deg. | 1 | Images: 1, 2. |
| J Abbott | Rivenhall (England) | 24-25 | 21:20-22:20 | IIb | 05 Deg. | 2 | Through cloud. |
| J. Rowlands | Anglesey (Wales) | 25-26 | 00:15-00:50 | IIb | 04 Deg. | 1 | Through cloud. Image at 00:42.UT. |
| T. McEwan | Glengarnock (Scotland) | 25-26 | 00:30-01:30 | I,IIab | 12 Deg. | 2 | Images. |
| G. Rule | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 25-26 | 00:56 | NLC | 15 Deg. | NNE | |
| J. Fraser | Alness (Scotland) | 25-26 | 00:18-01:39 | II | 10 Deg. | 1-2 | Images and timelapse. |
| R. Stapleton | St. Andrews (Scotland) | 25-26 | 00:45 | II | 10 Deg. | Very faint. AZI 010-040. | |
| H. Meyerdierks | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 25-26 | 00:30-01:45 | I,II | 23 Deg. | 2 | Images. |
| I. Brantingham | Banff (Scotland) | 25-26 | 23:30-01:00 | II | 30 Deg. | 3 | Image. |
| M. Zalcik | Namao (Canada) | 25-26 | 06:30-08:45 | I,IIab,IIIa | 02 Deg. | 2 | Aurora over NLC display. |
| K. Broekhuijsen | De Kiel (Netherlands) | 26-27 | 23:30-00:30 | NLC | Image. | ||
| H. Ulbricht | Freital (Germany) | 26-27 | 20:45-22:00 | IIab,IIIab,S,P | 05 Deg. | 3-4 | Images: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. |
| S. Stuebler | Dresden (Germany) | 26-27 | 21:30-22:30 | I,IIa,IIIa | 35 Deg. | 4 | Images: 1, 2, 3. |
| W. Hamburg | Bernitt (Germany) | 26-27 | 21:45-22:20 | IIa,IIIab,IVabc | 25 Deg. | 3 | Image and movie. AZI 330-015. |
| A. Kovacs | Eger (Hungary) | 26-27 | 20:10-20:30 | I | 08 Deg. | 1 | |
| J. Kuiper | Steenwijk (Netherlands) | 26-27 | 21:20-22:15 | IIb,IIIab,IVa | 20 Deg. | 3 | AZI 340-030. Animation. Images: 21:38, 21:44 UT. |
| M. Landy-Gyebnar | Veszprem (Hungary) | 26-27 | 00:55-01:50 | IIab | 15 Deg. | 2 | AZI 355-025. Image. |
| T. Evenhuis | Appingedam (Netherlands) | 26-27 | 21:45-23:15 | I,IIab,IIIa,IVa,S | 10 Deg. | 4 | Images: 22:22, 22:24, 22:26, 22:27, 22:29, 22:47 UT. |
| O. Squarra | Rostock (Germany) | 26-27 | 21:55-22:00 | NLC | 10 Deg. | 3? | AZI NNW-N, through small cloud gap. Images. |
| M. Zalcik | Namao (Canada) | 27-28 | 05:45-08:00 | I,IIa,IIIa,IVa | 02 Deg. | 2 | Aurora over NLC display. |
| J. Fraser | Alness (Scotland) | 28-29 | 23:25-01:58 | I,II,III,IV | 40 Deg. | 3 | Image and videos. |
| P.Bizik | London (England) | 28-29 | 02:30-03:15 | IIab | 10 Deg. | 2 | Images: 1, 2. |
| I. Dinsbergs | Riga (Latvia) | 28-29 | 20:15-23:20 | II,III,IV | 40 Deg. | 4 | Images: 1, 2, 3. |
| H. Meyerdierks | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 28-29 | 22:45-02:00 | I,II,IV | 20 Deg. | 3 | Images. |
| A. McBeath | Morpeth (England) | 28-29 | 00:15-02:00 | I,IIa,III,IVb,P | 35 Deg. | 3 | Patchy, diffuse. |
| D. Gavine | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 28-29 | 00:00-00:10 | II | 10 Deg. | 1 | Above cloud. |
| I. Brantingham | Banff (Scotland) | 28-29 | 23:30-01;00 | II | 45 Deg | 1 | Image. |
| U. Mueller | Langen (Germany) | 29-30 | 23:50-02:00 | I,IIab,IIIb,IVb,O,S,V | 25 Deg. | 4 | Images: 1, 2. |
| M. Horn | Itzehoe (Germany) | 29-30 | 00:54-01:25 | IIb,IIIb | 15 Deg. | 3 | Images. |
| R. Blendeck | Herten (Germany) | 29-30 | 01:25-01:56 | I,IIIb | 10 Deg. | 3 | |
| J. Fraser | Alness (Scotland) | 29-30 | 00:08-00:55 | I,II | 15 Deg. | 4 | Images and timelapse. |
| M. Zalcik | Edmonton (Canada) | 29-30 | 09:15 | I,IIab,IIIa | 10 Deg. | 3 | |
| J. Rowlands | Anglesey (Wales) | 30-31 | 23:08-02:05 | IIb,IIIb,O | 15 Deg. | 2 | AZI 330-050, in patches. Images: 01:00, 02:02 UT. |
| A. McBeath | Morpeth (England) | 30-31 | 00:35-01:45 | II,III,IV | 12 Deg. | 0 | AZI 308-022. Exceptionally faint - confirmed with 7x50's. |
| M. Zalcik | Edmonton (Canada) | 30-31 | 06:00-08:45 | IIa | 4 Deg. | 2 | |
| NOCTILUCENT
CLOUD Provisional Reports: July 2012 |
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| Observer | Location | Date | Time (UT) | NLC Forms | Max Elev. | Brigh- tness |
Comments |
| H. Hattenbach | Aachen (Germany) | 01-02 | 21:50-22:30 | IIb,IIIb | 15 Deg. | 3 | |
| T. Evenhuis | Appingedam (Netherlands) | 01-02 | 20:50-22:30 | I,IIab,IIIa,O | 30 Deg. | 3 | AZI 320-030. Slow decay after 22:00 UT. |
| P.P. Hattinga Verschure | Deventer (Netherlands) | 01-02 | 20:50-23:00 | I,IIab,IIIab | 15 Deg. | 3 | AZI 320-040. Images: 21:11, 21:12, 22:13, 22:16 UT. |
| K. Broekhuijsen | De Kiel (Netherlands) | 01-02 | 21:00-23:00 | NLC | Images: 1, 2. | ||
| C. Mencke | Stade (Germany) | 01-02 | 20:00-21:45 | P | 35 Deg. | 3 | |
| U. Mueller | Imsum (Germany) | 01-02 | 20:45-01:15 | I,IIab,IIIab,P,V | 40 Deg. | 3 | Images: 1, 2. |
| J. Abbott | Rivenhall (England) | 01-02 | 21:45-22:30 | I,IIb,IIIb | 08 Deg. | 3 | AZI 330-020. Images: 22:05, 22:19 UT. |
| P. Meadows | Chelmsford (England) | 01-02 | 22:05-22:30 | II | 05 Deg. | 2 | AZI 340-010 |
| W. Hamburg | Bernitt (Germany) | 01-02 | 22:45-00:35 | IIab,IIIab,O | 20 Deg. | 3 | Images. |
| A. Morbitzer | Gladbeck (Germany) | 01-02 | 20:45-01:24 | I,IIa,IIIb,IVa | 15 Deg. | 4 | AZI 305-045. Images: 1, 2, 3, 4. |
| M. Zalcik | Namao (Canada) | 01-02 | 07:30-08:15 | IIab | 02 Deg. | 2 | Sudden brightening at 07:58 UT. |
| O. Squarra | Rostock (Germany) | 01-02 | 00:10-01:10 | I,II,III | 16 Deg. | 3 | AZI NNW-ENE. Images. |
| R. Balciunas | Vidiskes (Lithuania) | 02-03 | 19:55-00:05 | IIab,IIIab,IVa | 40 Deg. | 4-5 | Images: 1, 2. |
| I. Dinsbergs | Jelgava (Latvia) | 02-03 | 20:10-00:20 | II,III,IV,P,V? | 50 Deg. | 5 | Images: 1, 2, 3, 4. |
| U. Mueller | Imsum (Germany) | 02-03 | 21:45-21:55 | I,IIb,IIIa | 08 Deg. | 1-2 | Images. |
| W. Hamburg | Bernitt (Germany) | 02-03 | 22:10-22:50 | II,III | 05 Deg. | 2 | Images and movie. |
| P-M Hedén | Vallentuna (Sweden) | 02-03 | NLC | All-sky | Image: 1, 2. | ||
| M. Zalcik | Edmonton (Canada) | 02-03 | 08:40-09:15 | IIab,IIIa | 10 Deg. | 2 | |
| M. Mattsson | Stockholm (Sweden) | 03-04 | 22:00-23:00 | I,II,III,IV | 45 Deg. | 4 | |
| M. Mattsson | Stockholm (Sweden) | 04-05 | 21:30-22:00 | I,II,III | 70 Deg. | 3 | |
| P-M Hedén | Vaxholm (Sweden) | 04-05 | 21:30-00:30 | NLC | Images: 1, 2, 3 . | ||
| I. Dinsbergs | Riga (Latvia) | 08-09 | 21:30-23:10 | II,III | 10 Deg. | 1 | Image. |
| S. Stuebler | Dresden (Germany) | 11-12 | 20:30-21:30 | I,IIa,IIIa | 15 Deg. | 3-4 | Images: 1, 2, 3. |
| S. Stuebler | Dresden (Germany) | 11-12 | 00:45-01:30 | I,IIab,IIIa | 05 Deg. | 4 | Images: 1, 2, 3. |
| T. Adam | Krakow (Poland) | 11-12 | 19:30-20:50 | IIb,IIIb | 30 Deg. | 3 | AZI 300-040. Through cloud. |
| M. Mattsson | Sagen Dalarna (Sweden) | 11-12 | 21:40-23:00 | I,II,III | 90 Deg. | 3 | All sky NLC. Images. |
| T. McEwan | Glengarnock (Scotland) | 11-12 | 01:55-02:30 | IIab | 06 Deg. | 1 | AZI 320-345. Image at 02:09 UT. |
| T. Evenhuis | Appingedam (Netherlands) | 11-12 | 21:00-22:15 | I,IIab,IIIa | 20 Deg. | 3 | Through cloud. Images: 21:35, 21:41, 21:47 UT. |
| I. Dinsbergs | Pape (Latvia) | 11-12 | 20:50-01:10 | II,III,P,S | 80 Deg. | 4 | Images: 1, 2, 3. |
| J Rowlands | Anglesey (Wales) | 11-12 | 00:28-02:00 | I,IIb | 05 Deg. | 2 | In two patches. Images: 01:45, 01:50 UT. |
| A. Dubietis | Salakas (Lithuania) | 11-12 | 20:10-22:30 | IIab,IIIa,IVb | 45 Deg. | 3-4 | In cloud. |
| W. Hamburg | Bernitt (Germany) | 11-12 | 22:00-22:45 | IIa,IIIab | 10 Deg. | 3 | Images and movie.. |
| O. Squarra | Rostock (Germany) | 11-12 | 20:40-22:05 | I,II,III | 90 Deg. | SSW-ENE. Images. | |
| K. Kennedy | Dundee (Scotland) | 14-15 | 00:10-00:50 | II | 10 Deg. | 2 | AZI 330-000. Between low trop cloud. |
| A. Dubietis | Salakas (Lithuania) | 16-17 | 20:05-01:00 | IIab,IIIa,IVa | 25 Deg. | 3 | |
| H. Meyerdierks | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 16-17 | 02:00-02:15 | O | 07 Deg. | 2 | Images. |
| I. Dinsbergs | Pape (Latvia) | 17-18 | 20:40-00:50 | II,III | 10 Deg. | 2 | Image. |
| O. Squarra | Rostock (Germany) | 17-18 | 21:10-21:40 | I,II,III,S | 08 Deg. | 3 | Through cloud gap in NNE. Images |
| G. Kristiansen | Gainsborough (England) | 18-19 | 21:30-22:30 | IIa,IIIa | Image. | ||
| A. Dubietis | Salakas (Lithuania) | 18-19 | 23:25-00:30 | IIab,IIIa | 10 Deg. | 3 | Image. |
| M. Zalcik | Namao (Canada) | 18-19 | 08:05-08:32 | I,IIab | 02 Deg. | 3 | |
| A. McBeath | Morpeth (England) | 19-20 | 01:20-02:15 | I,II,III,IV,S,P | 09 Deg. | 3 | Fragmentary. Bright. Through cloud. |
| M. Zalcik | Namao (Canada) | 19-20 | 06:00-09:30 | I,IIab,IIIab,IVa,S | 75 Deg. | 3 | Aurora overlapped NLC. |
| U. Schonberg | Frankfurt (Germany) | 22-23 | 20:20-21:15 | NLC | 20 Deg. | 4 | Herring bone form. |
| A. Dubietis | Salakas (Lithuania) | 22-23 | 20:55-01:15 | IIa,IIIa,IVa | 20 Deg. | 3-4 | Automatic camera capture. Image. |
| P.P. Hattinga Verschure | Deventer (Netherlands) | 22-23 | 01:30-02:35 | I,IIab,IIIb | 12 Deg. | 2 | AZI 000-040. Image at 02:04 UT. |
| I. Dinsbergs | Druviena (Latvia) | 22-23 | 21:20-00:44 | II,III | 15 Deg. | 3 | Image. |
| A. Kovacs | Eger (Hungary) | 22-23 | 01:40-02:10 | IIa | 08 Deg. | 2 | |
| M. Landy-Gyebnar | Veszprem (Hungary) | 22-23 | 01:40-02:25 | IIab | 03 Deg. | 1 | AZI 020-070. Through cloud. Images: 1, 2. |
| T. Adam | Krakow (Poland) | 22-23 | 01:00-02:05 | I,IIa,IVb | 35 Deg. | 1-2 | Broad but faint. AZI 345-070 |
| G. Glitscher | Darmstadt-Eberstadt (Germany) | 22-23 | 20:45-21:30 | NLC | 35 Deg. | 4-5 | Brightest at 21:00 UT. |
| I. Brantingham | Banff (Scotland) | 23-24 | 00:30-01:00 | II | 05 Deg. | 1 | Through cloud. Image. |
| P.P. Hattinga Verschure | Deventer (Netherlands) | 26-27 | 02:00-02:30 | I,IIab | 05 Deg. | 1 | AZI 350-020. Image. |
| J. Fraser | Alness (Scotland) | 26-27 | 02:48-03:18 | I,II | 15 Deg. | 3 | Timelapse. |
| D. Gavine | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 26-27 | 02:00-02:30 | I,II,III,IV | 20 Deg. | 3 | Image. |
| H. Meyerdierks | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 26-27 | 01:00-03:00 | I,II,III,IV | 15 Deg. | 5 | Images. |
| O. Squarra | Rostock (Germany) | 26-27 | 01:40-02:10 | II,III | 12 Deg. | 1 | AZI 320-030. Images. |
| A. McBeath | Morpeth (England) | 27-28 | 00:52-02:30 | I,II,III,IV | 07 Deg. | 2 | AZI 331-049. Maximum brightness @ 01:45 UT. |
| H. Meyerdierks | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 27-28 | 23:15-01:45 | O | 05Deg. | 2 | Images. |
| T. Lloyd-Evans | St Andrews (Scotland) | 27-28 | 00:40-02:05 | I,II,III | 08 Deg. | 4 | |
| A. Dubietis | Salakas (Lithuania) | 28-29 | 19:55-20:45 | IIb | 10 Deg. | 1 | Single band. Automatic camera capture. |
| I. Brantingham | Banff (Scotland) | 28-29 | 01:00 | I,II | 05 Deg. | 2 | Image. |
| H. Meyerdierks | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 28-29 | 01:00-02:00 | III | 05 Deg. | 4 | Images. |
| O. Squarra | Rostock (Germany) | 30-31 | 01:45-02:30 | I,II,III,P | 14 Deg. | 3 | AZI 335-055 Images. |
| NOCTILUCENT
CLOUD Provisional Reports: August 2012 |
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| Observer | Location | Date | Time (UT) | NLC Forms | Max Elev. | Brigh- tness |
Comments |
| A. Dubietis | Salakas (Lithuania) | 01-02 | 00:30-01:20 | IIab | 12 Deg. | 2-3 | Automatic camera capture. |
| A. Dubietis | Salakas (Lithuania) | 06-07 | 00:15-01:40 | IIab,IIIa | 10 Deg. | 2-3 | Automatic camera capture. |
| O. Squarra | Rostock (Germany) | 06-07 | 02:03-02:10 | II | 04 Deg. | 1 | AZI-010 Images. |
| H. Meyerdierks | Edinburgh (Scotland) | 07-08 | 02:15-03:00 | O | 05 Deg. | 1 | Images. |
| T. Evenhuis | Appingedam (Netherlands) | 09-10 | 02:30-03:10 | IIa | 17 Deg. | 1 | Through cloud. |
| T. Lloyd Evans | St Andrews (Scotland) | 10-11 | 02:30-03:03 | NLC? | 06 Deg. | Possible. | |
| A. C. Tough | Elgin (Scotland) | 11-12 | 22:15-00:00 | II,III,IV | 06 Deg. | 3 | AZI 290-010. With aurora. Images: 1, 2, 3. |
| T. Evenhuis | Appingedam (Netherlands) | 11-12 | 02:00-02:30 | IIab,IIIa | 06 Deg. | 2 | AZI 005-030. Bluish-white. |
| O. Squarra | Rostock (Germany) | 11-12 | 02:00-03:05 | I,II,III | 10 Deg. | 2-3 | Through cloud. Images. |
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