Negative Reports: 2023

 
Observer
Location
Country
yy
mm
dd
UT-Start
UT-End
notes
2023
05
01-02
Dennis Hennig
Warnitz (Uckermark) 53.1802N, 13.8708E
Germany
2023
05
17-18
19:00
21:49
2/8 tropo clouds, FOV from S via W to N, NLCs not yet expected & not seen
Ken Kennedy
Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Scotland, UK
2023
05
18-19
21:30
02.30
2/8 trop cover.
Jamie M
Herne Bay, Kent
England
2023
05
19-20
20:30
21:05
Ken Kennedy
Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Scotland, UK
2023
05
23-24
21:30
03:00
2/8 trop cove
Ken Kennedy
Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Scotland, UK
2023
05
24-25
21.30
2:30
3/8 trop cover
John Rowlands
Anglesey
Wales
2023
05
25-26
00:10
02:50
0/8, good transparency
Dennis Hennig
Oertzenhof (Mecklenburg) (53.5134N, 13.5771E)
Germany
2023
05
26-27
20:00
21:02
0/8 but haze, no visual NLCs
Ken Kennedy
Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Scotland, UK
2023
05
26-27
22:00
02:30
Clear transparent sky
Simon Herbst
Deetz (Saxony-Anhalt)
Germany
2023
05
27-28
00:35
01:25
Ken Kennedy
Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Scotland, UK
2023
05
27-28
22:00
02:30
2/8 trop cover
Simon Herbst
Deetz (Saxony-Anhalt)
Germany
2023
05
28-29
23:50
01:15
Ken Kennedy
Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Scotland, UK
2023
05
28-29
22.30
02:30
3/8 trop cover
Ken Kennedy
Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Scotland, UK
2023
05
29-30
22:00
02:30
Clear throughout night.
Simon Herbst
Bergholz (Bad Belzig, Brandenburg)
Germany
2023
05
30-31
00:00
01:10
John Rowlands
Anglesey
Wales
2023
05
30-31
01:00
02:05
0/8, Moon present, good transparency.
John Rowlands
Anglesey
Wales
2023
05
31-32
01:00
01:35
0/8, wax gib Moon, haze <2 degrees.
Heiko Ulbricht
Herzogswalde, Saxony
Germany
2023
06
01-02
20:15
21:00
Clear, but a little bit hazy. No NLCs.
Alan C Tough
Elgin
Scotland
2023
06
01-02
00:00
00:30
Totally clear sky. No NLC.
Jamie M
Herne Bay, Kent
England
2023
06
02-03
20:45
21:45
5/8 trop cloud on horizon but clear of NLC through gaps
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
06
02-03
21:35
21:50
At first bank Sc N - NE; clear elsewhere. 97% moon to S. Becoming cloudy.
John Rowlands
Anglesey
Wales
2023
06
02-03
00:45
01:35
Excellent transparency; full moon present
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
06
02-03
01:30
01:50
Trace of Sc, otherwise clear sky. No NLC.
Simon Herbst
Göbel (Möckern, Saxony-Anhalt)
Germany
2023
06
02-03
23:30
00:55
Len Entwisle
Elland, West Yorks
England (UK)
2023
06
02-03
21:30
23:00
Clear with 2 wide diffuse contrails.
Sheila MacIver
Edinburgh
Scotland
2023
06
02-03
21.30
23.30
Clear sky - no NLC
Heiko Ulbricht
Herzogswalde, Saxony
Germany
2023
06
03-04
20:15
21:15
Clear, Fields of cirrus clouds, no NLCs were visible.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
06
03-04
21:30
22:15
Trace cloud N/NNE horizon, otherwise clear but full Moon low to SSE. No NLC
Jamie M
Herne Bay, Kent
England
2023
06
03-04
20:45
22:45
Clear sky - haze to few degrees above northern horizon
Dennis Hennig
Cammin (Mecklenburg) (53.4471N, 13.2927E)
Germany
2023
06
03-04
21:17
02:42
1/8, bad transparency near horizon, full moon, no visual NLCs
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
06
03-04
01:50
02:15
Trace of Cirrus or haze on/near N-NE horizon, otherwise clear sky. No NLC.
Len Entwisle
Elland, West Yorkshire
England (UK)
2023
06
03-04
21:40
23:15
No NLC. Transparency falling off at 23:15 UT
Simon Herbst
Brietzke (Möckern, Saxony-Anhalt)
Germany
2023
06
03-04
23:15
01:15
Heiko Ulbricht
Herzogswalde, Saxony
Germany
2023
06
04-05
20:15
21:00
Dusty, hazy air. Several layers of haze over the northern horizon. No NLCs.
Jamie M
Herne Bay, Kent
England
2023
06
04-05
20:45
22:00
3/8 cover to 7/8, trop cloud along horizon, no NLC in gaps.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
06
04-05
21:25
22:25
Clear sky but haze layer over N horizon. No NLC.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
06
04-05
01:10
01:55
At first clear but haze layer N horizon. Stratus above N-NE horizon by end.
Dennis Hennig
Neustrlitz
Germany
2023
06
06-07
00:20
01:45
1/8, bad transparency, obstructed horizon, no higher NLC seen
Alan C Tough
Elgin
Scotland
2023
06
06-07
00:00
00:30
Northern half of sky clear. No NLC.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
06
07-08
21:30
22:10
Sky clear. Slight haze on horizon. No NLC.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
06
07-08
01:10
01:25
Clear at first, but Stratus spreading into N - E sector.
Kevin Boyle
Stoke-on-Trent
England
2023
06
07-08
21:30
22:15
Line of cirrus along NW-N horizon otherwise virtually clear. No NLCs.
Kevin Boyle
Stoke-on-Trent
England
2023
06
07-08
01:30
02:15
Twilight arch clear (1/8 cover); Sc (CL=5) invading from E later, No NLCs.
Callum Potter
Westray, Orkney
Scotland
2023
06
07-08
00:37
Dennis Hennig
Neustrelitz
Germany
2023
06
07-08
01:10
01:44
3/8, bad transparency, horizon obstructed, no higher/brighter NLC seen
Alan C Tough
Elgin
Scotland
2023
06
07-08
00:30
01:00
Clear sky apart from some trop just above the horizon. No NLC.
T Morris
Birmingham
UK
2023
06
07-08
22.00
02.45
No sightings
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
06
08-09
21:30
22:10
Patches of thin Cirrus. No NLC.
P.P. Hattinga Verschure
Deventer
Netherlands
2023
06
08-09
01:15
01:15
3 octas sc covering the northern sky. No nlc seen.
Kevin Boyle
Stoke-on-Trent
England
2023
06
08-09
21:30
22:15
Mostly thin Ci (CH=01) in twilight arch; no NLCS detected.
Kevin Boyle
Stoke-on-Trent
England
2023
06
08-09
01:45
02:15
Extensive Ci (predom. CH1) within twilight arch; no NLCs detected.
John Rowlands
Anglesey
Wales
2023
06
08-09
23:45
01:30
Excellent transparency, minor interference from Ci <=2 degrees.
T Morris
Birmingham
UK
2023
06
08-09
22.00
23.40
Light cirrus at first then SC from NE no NLC
Dennis Hennig
walk Cammin- Godenswege-Cammin (Mecklenburg) (about 53.44N, 13.30E)
Germany
2023
06
09-10
23:25
02:42
2/8, bad transparency, low cloud bank to the N, no NLC seen
Len Entwisle
Elland,West Yorkshire
England (UK)
2023
06
09-10
21:50
23:30
Clear sky.No NLC to 23:30 when transparency dropped.
T Morris
Birmingham
UK
2023
06
09-10
22.00
01.00
No NLC`s
Alan C Tough
Elgin
Scotland
2023
06
09-10
22:45
00:15
Clear sky with just the odd high-altitude cloud. No NLC though.
Sheila MacIvet
Edinburgh
Scotand
2023
06
09-10
21.30
00.30
Some light cirrus but mainly clear skies - no NLC
Steve Brown
North Yorkshire
UK
2023
06
10-11
22:00
23:00
Some patchy thin cirrus seen but no NLC.
Simon Herbst
Brietzke (Möckern, Saxony-Anhalt)
Germany
2023
06
11-12
20:45
01:15
Simon Herbst
Brietzke (Möckern, Saxony-Anhalt)
Germany
2023
06
11-12
20:45
01:15
Dennis Hennig
Kratzeburg (Mecklenburg) (53.4298N, 12.9401E)
Germany
2023
06
11-12
22:20
22:33
3/8, reduced visibility caused by forest fire aerosols
Dennis Hennig
Neustrelitz
Germany
2023
06
11-12
23:00
01:46
cloudless, woodfire aerosols, urban area, at least no higher NLCs
Heiko Ulbricht
Herzogswalde, Saxony
Germany
2023
06
11-12
20:00
21:00
Fields of cirrus, layer of haze over the horizon. No NLCs far and wide.
Heiko Ulbricht
Herzogswalde, Saxony
Germany
2023
06
12-13
20:15
21:00
No clouds, clear sky, but hazy. No NLCs visible…
Simon Herbst
Lichtena (Brandenburg)
Germany
2023
06
12-13
00:00
01:15
Dennis Hennig
Rostock - Warnemünde beach
Germany
2023
06
13-14
22:40
01:53
1/8, bad transparency, no NLCs seen
Len Entwisle
Elland, West Yorkshire
England (UK)
2023
06
13-14
22:05
01:30
Clear sky.No NLC
Jamie M
Herne Bay, Kent
England
2023
06
13-14
21:00
02:30
Nothing seen
Heiko Ulbricht
Herzogswalde, Saxony
Germany
2023
06
14-15
20:15
21:10
Several cloud banks to the north, otherwise clear. No NLCs visible.
Jamie M
Herne Bay, Kent
England
2023
06
14-15
21:00
02:30
Incredibly clear night - nothing seen on two automatic cameras
Heiko Ulbricht
Herzogswalde, Saxony
Germany
2023
06
14-15
20:20
21:30
No NLCs visible.
Alan C Tough
Elgin
Scotland
2023
06
16-17
00:00
00:30
A clear sky apart from some low-level trop over the Moray Firth.
Simon Herbst
Hillmersdorf (Brandenburg)
Germany
2023
06
17-18
00:25
01:25
Simon Herbst
Werenzhain (Brandenburg)
Germany
2023
06
17-18
20:40
22:05
Heiko Ulbricht
Herzogswalde, Saxony
Germany
2023
06
17-18
20:30
21:30
Clear, but hazy. Absolutely no NLCs anywhere.
Heiko Ulbricht
Herzogswalde, Saxony
Germany
2023
06
18-19
20:30
21:00
Stronger cloud fields from the northwest. No NLCs in the gap. Bad season.
Dennis Hennig
Kratzeburg (Mecklenburg) (53.4298N, 12.9401E)
Germany
2023
06
18-19
22:28
22:35
cloudless, visibility still bad (forestfire aerosols?), no NLC seen
Dennis Hennig
Neustrelitz
Germany
2023
06
18-19
22:52
01:48
cloudless to N, bad visibility (Canadian forestfires?), NLC not seen
Ken Kennedy
Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Scotland, UK
2023
06
19-20
21:30
01:45
Clear skies. No NLC above 9 degrees elevation
Len Entwisle
Elland, , West Yorkshire
England (UK)
2023
06
19-20
21:55
22:55
No NLC. Cloud arrival ended session
Heiko Ulbricht
Herzogswalde, Saxony
Germany
2023
06
20-21
20:30
21:30
Hazy, Severe visual obstruction due to cirrus. No NLCs visible.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
06
21-22
21:45
22:25
Patches of Cirrus. No NLC.
Heiko Ulbricht
Herzogswalde, Saxony
Germany
2023
06
21-22
20:30
21:00
Clear, very muggy and hazy. Summer solstice and no NLCs visible… Sad.
Terry Morris
Birmingham
UK
2023
06
21-22
22.00
02.45
partial cloud till 00.10 full cloud after 0 No NLC`s
Simon Herbst
Hillmersdorf (Brandenburg)
Germany
2023
06
21-22
00:00
01:20
Len Entwisle
Elland, West Yorkshire
England (UK)
2023
06
21-22
21:50
00:10
Clear sky.No NLC
Dennis Hennig
Pasewalk (Vorpommern)
Germany
2023
06
21-22
22:30
(03)
cloudless, obs from urban area, at least no visible NLCs @El>about 5°
Jamie M
Herne Bay, Kent
England
2023
06
22-23
21:00
02:30
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
06
22-23
01:30
01:45
Some thin patches of Cirrus. No NLC.
Ken Kennedy
Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Scotland, UK
2023
06
22-23
21:30
02:00
2/8 trop but no NLC seen.
Terry Morris
Birmingham
United Kingdom
2023
06
22-23
22.00
02.45
Patch cloud throughout No NLC`s seen
Jamie M
Herne Bay, Kent
England
2023
06
23-24
21:00
02:30
Nothing seen despite a fully clear night
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
06
23-24
21:45
22:25
Trace patches Trop cloud N-NNW & cloud low on NNE horizon. Otherwise clear.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
06
23-24
01:10
01:50
At first, trace patch of Trop cloud near NNE horizon, otherwise clear.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
06
24-25
21:40
22:25
Clear sky. No NLC.
P.P. Hattinga Verschure
Deventer
Netherlands
2023
06
24-25
21:00
01:45
Cloudless but hazy by veils of smoke. No nlc seen.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
06
24-25
00:30
01:45
A trace of Ac above N-NNE horizon, otherwise clear. No NLC.
Jamie M
Herne Bay, Kent
England
2023
06
24-25
21:30
02:30
Very clear night and nothing - a disappointing season so far
Heiko Ulbricht
Herzogswalde, Saxony
Germany
2023
06
25-26
20:15
21:10
Very clear, no clouds. No NLCs visible.
Dennis Hennig
Pasewalk (Vorpommern)
Germany
2023
06
25-26
20:20
00:00
cloudless, obs from urban area, at least no visible NLCs @El>5°
P.P. Hattinga Verschure
Deventer
Netherlands
2023
06
25-26
21:00
01:30
Cloudless but hazy by veils of smoke. No nlc seen.
P.P. Hattinga Verschure
Deventer
Netherlands
2023
06
26-27
21:00
01:30
1 octas ci; no nlc seen.
Heiko Ulbricht
Herzogswalde, Saxony
Germany
2023
06
27-28
20:30
21:00
No NLCs between the cloud gaps.
Ken Kennedy
Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Scotland, UK
2023
06
27-28
23:30
02:03
Some broken trop but no NLC seen.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
07
01-02
22:00
22:25
At start 7/8 Sc, clear twilight arch; Sc clearing S leaving clear NW-NE.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
07
01-02
00:45
02:00
Sky clear. No NLC.
P.P. Hattinga Verschure
Deventer
Netherlands
2023
07
01-02
21:00
01:45
7 to 8 octas Cl=5; no nlc seen.
Jamie M
Herne Bay, Kent
England
2023
07
01-02
21:00
02:30
Nothing observed
Jamie M
Herne Bay, Kent
England
2023
07
01-02
21:00
02:30
Completely clear night and nothing seen
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
07
02-03
21:45
22:10
At first 50-60% clear NNW-NNE, BECMG 90% cloud NNW. 6/8 total.
Ken Kennedy
Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Scotland, UK
2023
07
02-03
21:30
02:00
Completely clear sky - no NLC seen
Ujvárosi Beáta
Vácrátót
Hungary
2023
07
02-03
19:30
20:30
Completely clear sky, full moon, good transparency, no NLC
P.P. Hattinga Verschure
Deventer
Netherlands
2023
07
02-03
21:00
01:30
7 to 8 octas stratocumulus. Upper air invisible.
Jamie M
Herne Bay, Kent
England
2023
07
02-03
21:00
02:30
Nothing
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
07
02-03
02:20
02:30
In N-NE: 50% cloud (Ac per, & Sc on horizon). No NLC in 50% clear gaps.
P.P. Hattinga Verschure
Deventer
Netherlands
2023
07
03-04
21:00
01:45
7 to 8 octas Cl=5 Cm=2, showers; upper sky invisible
Ujvárosi Beáta
Vácrátót
Hungary
2023
07
04-05
19:30
20:30
Mostly clear but cirrus covering the lowest 3-4 deg. from NW to N, no NLC
P.P. Hattinga Verschure
Deventer
Netherlands
2023
07
05-06
21:00
01:45
4 to 8 octas sc covering the northern sky. No nlc seen.
Heiko Ulbricht
Herzogswalde, Saxony
Germany
2023
07
06-07
20:20
21:20
Clear, no clouds. No NLCs visible.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
07
06-07
21:45
22:15
Some Cirrus / haze on horizon. Trace of Cirrus elsewhere, otherwise clear.
P.P. Hattinga Verschure
Deventer
Netherlands
2023
07
06-07
21:00
02:00
1 octas Ch1. Sky clear but no nlc seen.
Heiko Ulbricht
Herzogswalde, Saxony
Germany
2023
07
07-08
20:30
21:05
Clear, bit hazy. No NLCs...
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
07
07-08
21:45
22:15
Sky clear. No NLC.
P.P. Hattinga Verschure
Deventer
Netherlands
2023
07
07-08
21:00
01:45
Clear sky. No nlc seen.
Ujvárosi Beáta
Vácrátót
Hungary
2023
07
07-08
00:40
01:40
Mostly clear with some haze and strong moonlight, no NLC detected
P.P. Hattinga Verschure
Deventer
Netherlands
2023
07
08-09
21:00
02:00
Some thin high clouds. No nlc seen.
John Rowlands
Anglesey
Wales
2023
07
08-09
00:05
01:40
Excellent transparency, Moon present but interference very low.
Ujvárosi Beáta
Vácrátót
Hungary
2023
07
08-09
19:30
20:30
Cirrus covering lowest 3-4 degrees N-WNW, otherwise clear, no NLC detected
Leonard Entwisle
Elland,West Yorkshire
England (UK)
2023
07
09-10
22:00
23:50
Some discrete cloud at times.No NLC.
Ujvárosi Beáta
Vácrátót
Hungary
2023
07
09-10
19:30
20:30
Dense haze on NW horizon from incoming smoke layer, otherwise clear, no NLC
Ujvárosi Beáta
Vácrátót
Hungary
2023
07
09-10
00:40
01:40
Haze from smoke+some cirrus on N-NE but mostly clear, no NLC detected...
Dennis Hennig
Pasewalk (Vorpommern)
Germany
2023
07
10-11
22:40
02:50
some cirrus at the beginning, quite clear sky later, no NLCs seen
P.P. Hattinga Verschure
Deventer
Netherlands
2023
07
11-12
21:00
02:00
8 octas Cb, rain and thunderstorm. No nlc seen.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
07
12-13
21:50
22:20
Trace of SC in twilight arch at first, gradually increasing. No NLC.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
07
12-13
02:00
02:30
A good deal of Sc, but a small clear gap in N and large clear area E - SE.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
07
13-14
21:40
22:25
Areas of Cirrus. Clearer in NW at first and N later. No NLC.
Heiko Ulbricht
Herzogswalde, Saxony
Germany
2023
07
13-14
20:30
21:10
No NLCs between the cloud gaps.
Dennis Hennig
Kratzeburg (Mecklenburg) (53.4298N, 12.9401E)
Germany
2023
07
13-14
22:20
22:32
trees 2° to the N, rising 3°...4° NW and NE, clear sky, no NLC seen
Dennis Hennig
Neustrelitz
Germany
2023
07
13-14
22:52
01:45
obs from urban area, some clouds, clear sky later, no NLC seen
Ujvárosi Beáta
Vácrátót
Hungary
2023
07
15-16
19:30
20:30
Thick haze (probably smoke) very low on horizon (2-3 deg.), otherwise clear
Ujvárosi Beáta
Vácrátót
Hungary
2023
07
15-16
00:40
01:40
Thick haze (smoke/dust) very low on horizon (2-3 deg.), otherwise clear
Ken Kennedy
Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Scotland, UK
2023
07
15-16
21:31
01:03
No NLC seen in clear sky. Increasing trop after 01:03UT
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
07
15-16
01:55
02:45
Quick moving SCT - BKN St Sc. Cloudy below ~8-10 deg. No NLC in clear gaps
Ken Kennedy
Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Scotland, UK
2023
07
16-17
21:31
01:03
No NLC seen in mainly clear sky. Trop developed after 01:03 UT
Ujvárosi Beáta
Vácrátót
Hungary
2023
07
17-18
19:20
20:20
Clear with smoke bands on horizon, no NLC detected
Ujvárosi Beáta
Vácrátót
Hungary
2023
07
17-18
00:50
01:50
Clear with some haze (smoke) on horizon, no NLC detected
P.P. Hattinga Verschure
Deventer
Netherlands
2023
07
18-19
20:30
02:30
7 to 8 octas Cm=7. No nlc seen.
P.P. Hattinga Verschure
Deventer
Netherlands
2023
07
19-20
20:30
02:00
7 to 8 octas Cl=5; intermittent rain; no nlc seen.
Ujvárosi Beáta
Vácrátót
Hungary
2023
07
20-21
19:20
20:00
Mostly clear, bands of haze up to 5 deg. on horizon, small cirrus patches
P.P. Hattinga Verschure
Deventer
Netherlands
2023
07
25-26
01:45
02:30
Banks of sc covering the Northern sky. No nlc seen.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
07
27-28
21:20
21:40
2/8 Sc total. Only a trace of Sc in NW - NE sector. No NLC.
Ken Kennedy
Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Scotland UK
2023
07
30-31
21:30
02:30
Clear sky, no NLC.
Sheila MacIver
Edinburgh
Scotland
2023
07
30-31
21.30
00.30
Clear at first, increasing cirrus cover later. No NLC
Ujvárosi Beáta
Vácrátót
Hungary
2023
07
30-31
01:00
02:00
Small patches of Ac. but clear horizon. Most probably end of season here.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
07
31-32
21:20
22:00
Trace patches Sc to NW. Sc bank horizon to 5 - 10 deg in N - NE
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
07
31-32
02:00
02:35
Variable amounts of Sc. Good clear gaps at times in the N - NE sector.
George Anderson
Wokingham
England
2023
08
07-08
20:50
21:30
Sc very low on horizon to N. Generally SCT Ci. No NLC.
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