Aurores SAR al Moianès / A faint northern light in Catalonia
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Amb penes i treballs, tot i alguns nuvols, la contaminació lumínica i anar 40 minuts amb cotxe fins la carretera entre Castellterçol i Castellcir, finalment varem poder veure la aurora SAR del dijous 10 d'octubre de 2024. No era tant potent com la del maig, que per desgracia ens varem perdre, però com a mínim ens varem treure l'espina que teniem clavada al respecte... Amb la càmera es pot apreciar prou bé la vermellor entre lila i rosa del cel septentrional, però fins i tot a ull nu s'apreciaba lleugerament.
Les aurores SAR no son aurores boreals "convencionals", sino fenomens rars i (val a dir) molt menys vistosos. Però que com a minim hi ha alguna possibilitat de veure a Catalunya. Es formen de manera diferent, i també son molt més vermelles i alhora, "tranquiles".
parcastronomic.cat/blog/guia-aurora-sar-2024/
www.ara.cat/ara-cat/meteo/aurores-boreals-il-luminen-cel-...
====================================
With some difficulties, despite some clouds, light pollution and a 40-minute drive to the road near Castellterçol to be further away (and higher) from Barcelona, we were finally able to see the "SAR aurora" of Thursday, October 10th, 2024. SAR stands for Stable Auroral Red arc. It was not as powerful as that of May this same year, which unfortunately we missed. With the camera you can appreciate quite well the redness between lilac and pink of the northern sky, but even in naked eye was slightly appreciated.
SAR auroras are not "conventional" aurora borealis or northern lights, but rather rare and (ie) much less spectacular phenomena. But at least there is some possibility of seeing it in Catalonia. They are formed differently, and are also much redder and at the same time, "quiet".
www.windows2universe.org/glossary/aurora_SARARC.html
Aurores SAR al Moianès / A faint northern light in Catalonia
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Amb penes i treballs, tot i alguns nuvols, la contaminació lumínica i anar 40 minuts amb cotxe fins la carretera entre Castellterçol i Castellcir, finalment varem poder veure la aurora SAR del dijous 10 d'octubre de 2024. No era tant potent com la del maig, que per desgracia ens varem perdre, però com a mínim ens varem treure l'espina que teniem clavada al respecte... Amb la càmera es pot apreciar prou bé la vermellor entre lila i rosa del cel septentrional, però fins i tot a ull nu s'apreciaba lleugerament.
Les aurores SAR no son aurores boreals "convencionals", sino fenomens rars i (val a dir) molt menys vistosos. Però que com a minim hi ha alguna possibilitat de veure a Catalunya. Es formen de manera diferent, i també son molt més vermelles i alhora, "tranquiles".
parcastronomic.cat/blog/guia-aurora-sar-2024/
www.ara.cat/ara-cat/meteo/aurores-boreals-il-luminen-cel-...
====================================
With some difficulties, despite some clouds, light pollution and a 40-minute drive to the road near Castellterçol to be further away (and higher) from Barcelona, we were finally able to see the "SAR aurora" of Thursday, October 10th, 2024. SAR stands for Stable Auroral Red arc. It was not as powerful as that of May this same year, which unfortunately we missed. With the camera you can appreciate quite well the redness between lilac and pink of the northern sky, but even in naked eye was slightly appreciated.
SAR auroras are not "conventional" aurora borealis or northern lights, but rather rare and (ie) much less spectacular phenomena. But at least there is some possibility of seeing it in Catalonia. They are formed differently, and are also much redder and at the same time, "quiet".
www.windows2universe.org/glossary/aurora_SARARC.html