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    Aurora Borealis 01 12 23

    The Astronomy Centre at Todmorden run by Peter Drew was very active. Rob Miller also was involved but I think went to the U.S. where he designed and made top quality instruments. Both are excellent telescope makers and made my custom telescopes. They used to be in Bedford from memory. With...
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    Aurora Borealis 01 12 23

    The all sky aurora was some time between 1981 and early 1989. I can't think how to be more accurate as it was pre digital. I submit reports monthly but don't keep them for years. My colleagues have immaculate reports and statistics from about 1960, but usually don't submit them anywhere. So...
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    Aurora Borealis 01 12 23

    Hi Bri, I really can't remember what year. Maybe around 1980. I rang all my local astro club members. The aurora was in the north sky, overhead coronal and a large arc maximum elevation about 20 degrees to the south. It may well have stretched to mid France. Very active and colourful despite...
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    Aurora Borealis 01 12 23

    I have seen and photographed hundreds of aurorae and noctilucent cloud from Finland and the U.K. from the 1960s. I was doing time lapse photos of noctilucent cloud in the 1960s and 1970s. Stored at Aberdeen university archives I think. On one occasion at lat 65N I used a Minolta XE1 with 58mm...
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