text & images copyright Maurice Gavin - June 2005
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wpo-Noctilucent Cloud 2005/6 from Worcester Park Ob-SW London
2006 July 14 PM: Following our Ewell AS meeting, a marvellous display this evening from Worcester Park along whole NNW to NE horizon. It began early at 1015BST high in north at 35 degrees altitude and decending over 45 minutes.
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2006 July 12 PM: Weak display from Mottistone Downs - IOW during a public Nation Trust "See the stars" meeting that included glow-worm - for me a first! The public were wholly unimpressed by NLC!
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2006 July 8 AM: Good display this morning along whole NNW to NE horizon and first since June 23 despite regular even + morn vigils.![]()
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2006 June 23 AM: even brighter display this morning with different structure than yesterday morn but confined to N - NNE horizon.
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2006 June 22 AM : fine display all along the northern horizon over London from NNW - NE. Enlargement of NE section with whirls type IV.
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2006 June 21 PM: 1st observation of year from Observatory Deck during the Users Group meeting at Nonsuch HS for Girls - Cheam - Surrey with about eight other members. First spotted by our host David Fishwick - maths master at the school....but no camera to hand.
2005 Aug 8 - continued watch of northern horizon for both morning and evening NLC draws a blank until this morning with fine NLC display - fifth of season..
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2005 July 30- after a 5 week break with no positive sightings a good NLC before dawn in NE. After the quick photo-shoot I returned to bed and watched from the pillow the NLC move very slowly NW at 90o to the normal and much lower tropospheric cloud.![]()
2005 June 22/23- good NLC due north in perfect skies throughout the whole night and even better before dawn [top pics] !![]()
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2005 June 19- respectable display this evening follow the setting of Venus and Mercury in the NW sky. More pics to follow...![]()
2005 June 14/15 - fine NLC on the NNW horizon recorded over 30m until it faded. Capella left of centre. Top image as captured - no enhancement. File name = date/time.![]()
Details of NLC on NNW horizon.![]()
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2005 June 15: The following morn before dawn this NLC in NNE seen from the bedroom pillow ! Photos through window.