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| 19 January 2026 - from southern Oxfordshire, UK |
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Still 1 Click below for a timelapse video on YouTube |
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On 19-21 January 2026, there were exceptionally strong displays
but typically I was clouded out for most of the time. As it got
dark on the first evening, the aurora apps were showing very
high activity but it was raining in Wantage! Only later at
around 22:15 did it partially clear, so I initially setup in the
back garden to see what was showing. This part of the display was very bright so I needed to turn the ISO down! Basically vivid red above intense green nearer the horizon. After about 20 mins, I decided to relocate to a less obstructed site close to nearby Sparsholt for a longer stint - see below. |
| Click on the image above to see a YouTube hosted video of the timelapse see |
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Still 2 Click below for a timelapse video on YouTube |
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| By the time I got to nearby Sparsholt, the display had faded massively and the cloud was coming back. But I stuck at it for over an hour, hoping that something could be done with the less than dramatic images I was getting. Sure enough, back on the computer I was able to retrieve images like the above until the clouds completely took over the sky. |
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