2026 JUNE
Tomasz Adam from Katowice, Poland on 2026, 06, 05-06 from 00:30 - 01:00 UT.
NLC forms: NLC, ↑<5 °, brightness 1.
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Wilfried Bongartz from Swisttal, Germany on 2026, 06, 05-06 from 00:45 - 02:20 UT.
NLC forms: , ↑~13 °, brightness 2.
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Heiko Ulbricht from Lerchenberg hill near Börnchen, Saxony, Germany on 2026, 06, 05-06 from 01:00 - 01:45 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIab, IIIab, ↑8° °, brightness 3.
Notes: My first sighting this year and the earliest sighting of a season since 1998.
Simon Herbst from Wiesenburg/Mark (52.1N, 12.4E), Germany on 2026, 06, 05-06 from 23:35 - 01:45 UT.
NLC forms: , ↑15 °, brightness 3.
Notes: Surprisingly bright (in parts close to H4) and azimuthal extended display at the start of the season
Terry Morris from Birmingham, UK on 2026, 06, 08-09 from 01.30 - 02.00 UT.
NLC forms: , ↑15 °, brightness 2.
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Steve Brown from North Yorkshire, UK on 2026, 06, 08-09 from 22:55 - 23:45 UT.
NLC forms: IIa, IVc, ↑11 °, brightness 1.
Notes: Display seen visually but faint. Light blue colour visible. Display faded gradually.
Ken Kennedy from Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland on 2026, 06, 08-09 from 2346 - 0117 UT.
NLC forms: II,III, ↑20 °, brightness 2.
Notes: In breaks in trop cloud.
John Briggs from Loanhead, Scotland on 2026, 06, 08-09 from 23:40 - 00:55 UT.
NLC forms: I,II, ↑10 °, brightness 2.
Notes: Seen in the NNE, trop cloud interference, seemed to be fading as clouds returned
Sheila MacIver from Edinburgh, Scotand on 2026, 06, 08-09 from 23.30 - 00.30 UT. NLC forms: I,II, ↑10 °, brightness 2. Notes:
Wilfried Bongartz from Swisttal, Germany on 2026, 06, 09-10 from 21:30 - 22:15 UT.
NLC forms: , ↑~12 °, brightness 2.
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Kevin Boyle from Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK on 2026, 06, 09-10 from 22:30 - 23:45 UT.
NLC forms: I, II, ↑? °, brightness 1.
Notes: Difficulty viewing due to cloud cover in twilight arch, NLC toward N, NNE.
Ken Kennedy from Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland, UK on 2026, 06, 09-10 from 22:15 - 01:37 UT.
NLC forms: II, ↑27 °, brightness 1.
Notes: Faint defuse display with few classic forms.
John Briggs from Loanhead, Scotland on 2026, 06, 09-10 from 23:50 - 00:40 UT.
NLC forms: I,II, ↑15 °, brightness 2.
Notes: Seen in the north to NNE seemed to be fading when I finished observing at 00:40 UT
Steve Brown from Green Bank, North York Moors, North Yorkshire, UK on 2026, 06, 09-10 from 22:38 - 01:14 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIa, IIb, IVb, ↑12 °, brightness 3.
Notes: A reasonably bright display with some interesting structure at times. Became quite extensive later.
Tom McEwan from Dalry, Scotland on 2026, 06, 09-10 from 22:45 - 23:50 UT.
NLC forms: II, ↑12 °, brightness 1.
Notes: Faint, diffuse, in cloud.
Peter Meadows from Galleywood, Essex, England on 2026, 06, 09-10 from 21:55 - 22:15 UT.
NLC forms: I, ↑10 °, brightness 2.
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Jamie McBean from University of Reading Whiteknights Campus, England on 2026, 06, 09-10 from 21:30 - 22:30 UT.
NLC forms: I,II,III, ↑25 °, brightness 2.
Notes: Observation ended by cloud - hard to tell exact structure
James Abbott from Rivenhall Essex, England on 2026, 06, 09-10 from 21:30 - 22:00 UT.
NLC forms: IIa, ↑12 °, brightness 2.
Notes: Moderately bright NLC in bands to 12 deg alt. Az. 355-020 degrees. 1/8 cirrus, transparency good.
Eric Pollock from Burnmouth, Scotland on 2026, 06, 11-12 from 00:30 - 00:50 UT.
NLC forms: , ↑10 °, brightness 3.
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Ken Kennedy from Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland, UK on 2026, 06, 11-12 from 23:16 - 01:47 UT.
NLC forms: II,III,IV, ↑22 °, brightness 2.
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John Briggs from Loanhead, Scotland on 2026, 06, 11-12 from 23:40 - 00:40 UT.
NLC forms: I,II, ↑8 °, brightness 2.
Notes: Image at 23:46 UT looking NNE. NLCs seemed to be fading as trop clouds arrived
Alan C Tough from Elgin, Scotland on 2026, 06, 11-12 from 01:10 - 01:25 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIa, IIIab, IVa, O, ↑30 °, brightness 2.
Notes: Spotted through a gap in the tropospheric cloud cover.
Ujvárosi Beáta from Vácrátót, Hungary on 2026, 06, 12-13 from 00:40 - 01:20 UT.
NLC forms: IIa,b, S, ↑5 °, brightness 1.
Notes: AZI 020-040, under Capella, my first obs. this year
Ujvárosi Beáta from Vácrátót, Hungary on 2026, 06, 14-15 from 20:20 - 21:15 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIab, S, ↑6 °, brightness 1.
Notes: AZI 320-010, appeared late, timelapse: https://youtu.be/nR-0fftQiVg
Ujvárosi Beáta from Vácrátót, Hungary on 2026, 06, 14-15 from 00:30 - 01:25 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIab, IIIa, P, S, ↑6 °, brightness 2.
Notes: AZI350-040, small br. 2 part at E, nice structures (br. 1) at NW, clouds at top end of display
Ujvárosi Beáta from Vácrátót, Hungary on 2026, 06, 16-17 from 19:50 - 20:15 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIa, IIIa, ↑10 °, brightness 2.
Notes: AZI 350-020 (?), in small cloud gaps only so extent and br. uncertain
Tomasz Adam from Kraków, Poland on 2026, 06, 16-17 from 20:35 - 20:50 UT. NLC forms: nlc, ↑10 °, brightness 3. Notes:
Kevin Boyle from Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK on 2026, 06, 18-19 from 01:15 - 01:45 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIab,IIIa, ↑20 °, brightness 2.
Notes: Twilight arch mostly clear, display covering much of it, NW-N-NE
John Rowlands from Anglesey, Wales on 2026, 06, 20-21 from 00:00 - 01:45 UT.
NLC forms: , ↑10 °, brightness 2.
Notes: Quiescent veil, little structure. Azi@01:30UT=315-020deg
Bill Ward from Kilwinning, Scotland on 2026, 06, 20-21 from 23:00 - 00:00 UT. NLC forms: NLC, ↑6 °, brightness 1. Notes: Diffuse patch/band at az 330
Andrea Bali from Zalaegerszeg, Hungary on 2026, 06, 21-22 from 20:20 - 20:40 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIab, IV, ↑6 °, brightness 2.
Notes: Photo was taken at 20:23 UT, looking N...
Kevin Boyle from Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK on 2026, 06, 21-22 from 22:30 - 00:15 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIab, ↑10 °, brightness 2.
Notes: Only N - NE of twilight arch observable due to cloud, NLC in N - NNE
Ken Kennedy from Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland, UK on 2026, 06, 21-22 from 23:01 - 23:46 UT.
NLC forms: 1, ↑27 °, brightness 1.
Notes: Seen in gaps in considerable and varied trop cloud
Bjorn H. Granslo from Bjerke, Oslo, Norway on 2026, 06, 21-22 from 23:45 - 24:00 UT.
NLC forms: I,II,III, ↑25 °, brightness 1.
Notes: AZI 310-360
Ujvárosi Beáta from Vácrátót, Hungary on 2026, 06, 21-22 from 20:00 - 21:05 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIab, IIIa, ↑7 °, brightness 2.
Notes: AZI 320-010, through thin cirrus, timelapse: https://youtu.be/e6mDxdqQFpY
P.P. Hattinga Verschure from Deventer, Netherlands on 2026, 06, 22-23 from 01:15 - 01:45 UT.
NLC forms: II, III, ↑4 °, brightness 2.
Notes: AZI 000-010
Andrea Bali from Zalaegerszeg, Hungary on 2026, 06, 22-23 from 01:05 - 01:55 UT.
NLC forms: I,IIab,III,IV,V,P, ↑13 °, brightness 2.
Notes: Photo was taken at 01:17 UT, looking N...
Ujvárosi Beáta from Vácrátót, Hungary on 2026, 06, 22-23 from 00:30 - 01:45 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIab, IIIa, P, ↑10 °, brightness 3.
Notes: AZI 340-060, wide but low, mostly br.1-2 but br.3 at NW end, timelapse: https://youtu.be/bA9vDZBhh_c
Tomasz Adam from Kraków, Poland on 2026, 06, 22-23 from 00:45 - 01:25 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIab, ↑10 °, brightness 2.
Notes: AZI 320-015. Visible through fog rolling in from the south.
John Rowlands from Anglesey, Wales on 2026, 06, 25-26 from 22:45 - 00:00 UT.
NLC forms: , ↑15 °, brightness 3.
Notes: Azi@23:00: 310-000 deg. Morning lost to storms.
Ujvárosi Beáta from Vácrátót, Hungary on 2026, 06, 25-26 from 20:15 - 20:20 UT.
NLC forms: IIb, ↑3 °, brightness 1.
Notes: AZI 020-025, supported by sensitive webcams in NE Hungary and positive morning sighting
Ujvárosi Beáta from Vácrátót, Hungary on 2026, 06, 25-26 from 00:40 - 01:35 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIa, IIIb, S, ↑10 °, brightness 1.
Notes: AZI 350-060, wide but low and faint, dominated by very fine ripple patterns
Andrea Bali from Zalaegerszeg, Hungary on 2026, 06, 25-26 from 01:25 - 01:50 UT.
NLC forms: I, III, O, ↑5 °, brightness 1.
Notes: Photo was taken at 01:34 UT, looking E-NE (low and faint, probably artificial part under M45)...
Tomasz Adam from Kraków, Poland on 2026, 06, 25-26 from 00:45 - 01:10 UT. NLC forms: I, IIa, ↑5 °, brightness 2. Notes:
Ujvárosi Beáta from Vácrátót, Hungary on 2026, 06, 26-27 from 00:40 - 01:45 UT.
NLC forms: I,IIa,IIab,IVa,S,P, ↑12 °, brightness 3.
Notes: AZI 340-050, poor transparency, my brightest sighting of the season so far
Andrea Bali from Zalaegerszeg, Hungary on 2026, 06, 26-27 from 01:10 - 01:45 UT.
NLC forms: I,IIa,IIIab,IVa,S,P, ↑10 °, brightness 3.
Notes: Photo was taken at 01:19 UT, looking N-NE...
Tomasz Adam from Kraków, Poland on 2026, 06, 26-27 from 00:25 - 01:30 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIab, IIIab, S, P, ↑10 °, brightness 2.
Notes: AZI 320-070.
Kevin Boyle from Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK on 2026, 06, 27-28 from 21:45 - 23:15 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIab, IIIab, IV,,S, P, ↑45 °, brightness 4.
Notes: Twilight arch, largely cloud-free, NLC from NW-N-NNE, brightest/most impressive so far.
Kevin Boyle from Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK on 2026, 06, 27-28 from 01:30 - 01:50 UT. NLC forms: I, ↑<5 °, brightness 2. Notes: Very low and NW only, no NLCs visible anywhere else in twilight arch, increasing trop. cloud.
Leonard Entwisle from Elland, England on 2026, 06, 27-28 from 22.15 - 23.15 UT. NLC forms: I,II,III,IV, ↑40 °, brightness 5. Notes: Bright initially fading over the hour
David Tate from Ilminster, England on 2026, 06, 27-28 from 21:30 - 22:45 UT.
NLC forms: I,IIa,IIb,IIIa,IIIb,IV, ↑ °, brightness 4.
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George Anderson from Wokingham, England on 2026, 06, 27-28 from 21:40 - 22:50 UT.
NLC forms: I,IIa,III,IVc,P, ↑17 °, brightness 3.
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James Abbott from Rivenhall Essex, England on 2026, 06, 27-28 from 21:40 - 22:20 UT.
NLC forms: I IIa IIb, ↑11 °, brightness 3.
Notes: Moderately bright NLC veil and bands up to 11 deg. Az 355-290 deg. 3/8 trop, transparency fair.
Jamie McBean from Herne Bay, Kent, England on 2026, 06, 27-28 from 22:00 - 22:45 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIb, IIIa, ↑~25 °, brightness 2.
Notes: Display was noticed late, lots of cloud around
Steve Brown from North Yorkshire, UK on 2026, 06, 27-28 from 22:09 - 01:31 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIa, IIb, S, ↑29 °, brightness 3.
Notes: A bright display that started quite early and continued all night. Mostly featured diffuse bands.
Andrea Bali from Zalaegerszeg, Hungary on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 20:15 - 20:25 UT.
NLC forms: I, II, ↑14 °, brightness 2.
Notes: Photo was taken at 20:17 UT, looking N-NW...
Leonard Entwisle from Elland , West Yorkshire , England on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 22:45 - 23:30 UT. NLC forms: II ,III, ↑10 °, brightness 1. Notes:
John Rowlands from Anglesey, Wales on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 23:00 - 01:15 UT.
NLC forms: , ↑10 °, brightness 5.
Notes: Partly obscured by tropo. Azi >=60deg. Illuminating ground.
P.P. Hattinga Verschure from Zutphen, Netherlands on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 23:30 - 24:00 UT.
NLC forms: II, III, ↑20 °, brightness 3.
Notes: AZI 340-030
Ken Kennedy from Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland, UK on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 22:16 - 02:03 UT.
NLC forms: II,III,IV, ↑>35 °, brightness 4.
Notes: Complex display developing from 22:16 as bands to various forms
Kevin Boyle from Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 21:55 - 23:00 UT.
NLC forms: I,IIab,III, ↑90 °, brightness 3.
Notes: Twilight arch clear, display focussed N to NE, present low at 0040UT so probably visible all night.
Kevin Boyle from Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 01:30 - 02:30 UT.
NLC forms: I,IIab,IIIab,IV,S,P,V, ↑50 °, brightness 5.
Notes: Twilight arch 7/8 cloud-covered, brightly visible through gap to N with intricate detail.
Andrea Bali from Zalaegerszeg, Hungary on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 01:30 - 01:40 UT.
NLC forms: I, II, ↑7 °, brightness 1.
Notes: Photo was taken at 01:34 UT, looking N-NE (very faint and tiny, under Capella)...
Ujvárosi Beáta from Vácrátót, Hungary on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 01:30 - 01:40 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIa,b, IIIa, ↑14 °, brightness 1.
Notes: AZI 020-040, very faint, dust in air probably decreased contrast a bit
George Anderson from Wokingham, England on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 21:40 - 23:00 UT.
NLC forms: I,IIa,S, ↑18 °, brightness 3.
Notes: NLC still faintly visible low to North when I stopped observing.
M van der Haven from Waddinxveen, Netherlands on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 21:25 - 22:00 UT.
NLC forms: IIa, IIb, ↑15 °, brightness 3.
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George Anderson from Wokingham, England on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 01:30 - 02:45 UT.
NLC forms: I,IIab,IIIab,P,S,V, ↑18 °, brightness 4.
Notes: NLC already present at observation start. Observation ended as NLC faded into bright twilight.
John Briggs from Loanhead, Scotland on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 23:45 - 01:00 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIab, IIIab, IV, S, ↑15 °, brightness 3.
Notes: NLCs appeared to be fading as trop clouds rolled in
James Fraser from Alness, Scotland on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 22:45 - 01:30 UT.
NLC forms: II,III,IV, ↑40 °, brightness 4.
Notes: North to Eastern sky.
Bjorn H. Granslo from Bjerke, Oslo, Norway on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 22:45 - 23:25 UT.
NLC forms: I,II,III,IV,O, ↑120 °, brightness 3.
Notes: Extensive (> 1/2 sky), prominent towards East.
Alan C Tough from Elgin, Scotland on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 00:00 - 01:35 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIab, IIIab, IVa, O, S, ↑>90 °, brightness 4.
Notes: Southern half of the sky was totally clear; variable trop. in northern half.
Richard Löwenherz from Lake Farlången, Skåne, Sweden on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 21:40 - 22:40 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIab, IIIa, ↑15 °, brightness 3.
Notes: azimuth 270-40°
P.P. Hattinga Verschure from Deventer, Netherlands on 2026, 06, 29-30 from 21:15 - 22:00 UT.
NLC forms: II, III, IV, ↑17 °, brightness 3.
Notes: AZI 290-030
Wilfried Bongartz from Swisttal, Germany on 2026, 06, 29-30 from 20:45 - 22:10 UT.
NLC forms: , ↑~15 °, brightness 3.
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M van der Haven from Waddinxveen, Netherlands on 2026, 06, 29-30 from 20:55 - 22:30 UT.
NLC forms: IIab, IIIab, IVa, V, ↑≈20 °, brightness 4.
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Jamie McBean from Herne Bay, Kent, England on 2026, 06, 29-30 from 21:35 - 22:15 UT.
NLC forms: I,II,III, ↑25 °, brightness 3.
Notes: Observation ended early due to cloud, III was very noticeable in sky
P.P. Hattinga Verschure from Deventer, Netherlands on 2026, 06, 30-31 from 02:00 - 02:30 UT.
NLC forms: II, III, IV, ↑150 °, brightness 2.
Notes: Nearly all-sky display
Ken Kennedy from Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland, UK on 2026, 06, 30-31 from 00:01 - 01:32 UT.
NLC forms: II,III,IV, ↑>16 °, brightness 2.
Notes: Mainly bands lying beyond the eastern limit of my fixed camera. Azimuth measured: 011 - >035
Ujvárosi Beáta from Vácrátót, Hungary on 2026, 06, 30-31 from 20:00 - 20:50 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIb, IIIa, ↑5 °, brightness 3.
Notes: AZI 320-350, in cloud gap, small but bright with interesting forms
John Briggs from Loanhead, Scotland on 2026, 06, 30-31 from 00:00 - 01:30 UT.
NLC forms: I,IIab,III,IV,S, ↑15 °, brightness 3.
Notes: More to the east than recently - photo towards NE
Andrea Bali from Zalaegerszeg, Hungary on 2026, 06, 30-31 from 20:05 - 20:55 UT.
NLC forms: I,IIab,III,IV,S, ↑12 °, brightness 4.
Notes: Photo was taken at 20:32 UT, looking N-NW (nice display with complex structure)...
Tomasz Adam from Kraków, Poland on 2026, 06, 30-31 from 19:45 - 21:15 UT.
NLC forms: I, IIab, IIIa, IVa, O, S, ↑8 °, brightness 3.
Notes: AZI 270-340. Holes (lacunae) present.
Sheila MacIver from Edinburgh, Scotand on 2026, 06, 08-09 from 23.30 - 00.30 UT. NLC forms: I,II, ↑10 °, brightness 2. Notes:
Tomasz Adam from Kraków, Poland on 2026, 06, 16-17 from 20:35 - 20:50 UT. NLC forms: nlc, ↑10 °, brightness 3. Notes:
Bill Ward from Kilwinning, Scotland on 2026, 06, 20-21 from 23:00 - 00:00 UT. NLC forms: NLC, ↑6 °, brightness 1. Notes: Diffuse patch/band at az 330
Tomasz Adam from Kraków, Poland on 2026, 06, 25-26 from 00:45 - 01:10 UT. NLC forms: I, IIa, ↑5 °, brightness 2. Notes:
Kevin Boyle from Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK on 2026, 06, 27-28 from 01:30 - 01:50 UT. NLC forms: I, ↑<5 °, brightness 2. Notes: Very low and NW only, no NLCs visible anywhere else in twilight arch, increasing trop. cloud.
Leonard Entwisle from Elland, England on 2026, 06, 27-28 from 22.15 - 23.15 UT. NLC forms: I,II,III,IV, ↑40 °, brightness 5. Notes: Bright initially fading over the hour
Leonard Entwisle from Elland , West Yorkshire , England on 2026, 06, 28-29 from 22:45 - 23:30 UT. NLC forms: II ,III, ↑10 °, brightness 1. Notes:
