Like for 1995, I summarized the reported NLC observations of the 1996
observing season from our data base. The column `NLC' allows an overview
as it simply decides between `no NLC seen' or `NLC observed'. The negative
result is only included when the observer stated an unobstructed view
to the northern horizon. Cirrus and haze are mentioned.
If the observer checked the sky throughout the night, the given date refers
to the begin of the observation. However, if forms/intensities changed significantly,
a new entry is listed.
az and h give direction and elevation of the NLC (with az=0:N, az=90:E etc.).
Locations are in Germany if not otherwise stated (see coordinates and remarks).
NLC forms are:
I veil
II band
III billow
IV whirl
Colours: wh-white, bl-blue/bluish, si-silvery, gy-grey, pi-pink, rd-red
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1996 NLC DATA
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UT NLC deg deg
DD beg end az h Location long lat Int Forms Colours Observer, remarks
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1996 May
14 0300 0430 - NE Canada -60.00 60.00 Rendtel, from airplane
18 2025 - Salzwedel 11.20 52.80 Sperberg
18 2100 2300 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
19 0000 0100 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
20 1945 2015 - Düsseldorf 6.80 51.30 Knöfel
21 0140 0150 + 30-50 4 Potsdam 13.00 52.40 1 I Rendtel
21 1800 2100 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
22 2015 - Pirna 13.93 50.97 Lau
22 2020 2050 + 320-355 10 Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 2 II si-wh Hetze
25 0000 0200 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
28 2030 - Pirna 13.93 50.97 Lau
28 2030 2045 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
29 0000 0300 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
29 2015 - Pirna 13.93 50.97 Lau
30 0100 0200 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
30 2000 2230 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
30 2045 - Pirna 13.93 50.97 Lau
31 0000 0300 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
31 0115 0120 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
31 2000 0300 - Potsdam 13.10 52.30 Hetze
31 2015 2115 - Pirna 13.93 50.97 Lau
31 2020 2050 + 300-330 6 Potsdam 13.00 52.40 1 II Rendtel
31 2130 + Oelsnitz 13.00 51.00 2 I si Stemmler
1996 June
01 0115 0120 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
04 2000 0300 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
04 2045 - Pirna 13.93 50.97 Lau
04 2100 - Oelsnitz 13.00 51.00 Stemmler
05 2000 2130 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
05 2045 - Pirna 13.93 50.97 Lau
05 2045 2125 + 320-0 8 Potsdam 13.00 52.40 2 II wh Rendtel E-W drift
05 2100 2200 - Berlin 13.45 52.55 Molau
05 2130 - Oelsnitz 13.00 51.00 Stemmler
05 2145 - Helvesiek 9.00 53.00 Bardenhagen
06 0105 0130 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel Cirrus
06 0200 0215 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
06 2000 2130 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
06 2030 - Pirna 13.93 50.97 Lau
06 2050 2115 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel Cirrus
06 2100 2330 - Berlin 13.45 52.55 Molau
06 2130 - Oelsnitz 13.00 51.00 Stemmler
06 2145 - Braunschweig 10.27 52.18 Kuschnik
06 2145 - Fassberg 10.20 52.90 Bardenhagen
07 0110 0115 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
07 0200 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
07 2000 2130 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
07 2100 - Pirna 13.93 50.97 Lau
07 2100 2200 - Hönow 13.60 52.50 Molau hazy
07 2115 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
07 2145 0130 - Fassberg 10.20 52.90 Bardenhagen
07 2200 - Oelsnitz 13.00 51.00 Stemmler
08 0110 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
08 0200 0215 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
08 2145 - Helvesiek 9.00 53.00 Bardenhagen
09 2000 0300 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
09 2100 2245 - Berlin 13.45 52.55 Molau
09 2145 - Helvesiek 9.00 53.00 Bardenhagen
10 2000 0300 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
10 2045 - Pirna 13.93 50.97 Lau
10 2055 2110 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
10 2100 2205 - Berlin 13.45 52.55 Molau
11 0110 0135 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
11 2000 0300 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
11 2030 2100 - Pirna 13.93 50.97 Lau
11 2050 2115 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
11 2100 2400 - Berlin 13.45 52.55 Molau hazy
12 0110 0145 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel Cirrus
12 2030 2040 - Salzwedel 11.20 52.80 Sperberg
12 2100 2220 - Berlin 13.45 52.55 Molau
12 2115 2150 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
12 2245 0120 + 0 6 Braunschweig 10.27 52.18 3 I II III si-bl Kuschnik
12 2320 2400 + 340-350 5 Neuruppin 12.80 52.54 2 II si Backer slowly towards S
13 0000 0110 + 350-0 5-8 Neuruppin 12.80 52.54 3 II si Backer slowly towards S
13 0000 + 5 Fassberg 10.20 52.90 3 I II ws Bardenhagen
13 0020 0115 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
13 2000 2100 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
13 2045 - Salzwedel 11.20 52.80 Sperberg
13 2100 2220 - Hönow 13.60 52.50 Molau
13 2110 2200 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
13 2145 0130 - Fassberg 10.20 52.90 Bardenhagen
14 0000 0300 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
14 0005 0110 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
14 2000 2200 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
14 2040 2100 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
14 2100 - Oelsnitz 13.00 51.00 Stemmler
14 2100 2330 - Berlin 13.45 52.55 Molau
14 2145 - Braunschweig 10.27 52.18 Kuschnik
14 2145 - Helvesiek 9.00 53.00 Bardenhagen
14 2245 2305 + 0-45 50-80 Potsdam 13.00 52.40 1 II Rendtel 3 bands
15 0010 0020 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
15 0110 0125 + 320-45 5-8 Potsdam 13.00 52.40 2 II III wh Rendtel binocular
15 0120 - Braunschweig 10.27 52.18 Kuschnik
15 2110 2120 - Salzwedel 11.20 52.80 Sperberg
15 2145 2245 - Braunschweig 10.27 52.18 Kuschnik
16 0100 0110 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
16 1950 2130 + 315-340 8 Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 2 II bl-wh Hetze Cirrus
16 2030 - Pirna 13.93 50.97 Lau
16 2055 2110 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
16 2100 + Oelsnitz 13.00 51.00 2 II wh Stemmler
16 2100 2210 - Hönow 13.60 52.50 Molau faint Ci
16 2145 0130 - Fassberg 10.20 52.90 Bardenhagen
16 2200 + 315-45 40 Angelholm 12.75 56.25 1 II III Sperberg Sweden
17 0015 0115 + 0-60 3-15 Potsdam 13.00 52.40 2 II III Rendtel
17 0145 0210 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
17 2000 2300 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
17 2015 - Pirna 13.93 50.97 Lau
17 2040 2120 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
17 2145 - Fassberg 10.20 52.90 Bardenhagen
18 0000 0300 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
18 0050 0130 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
18 2040 2130 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
18 2100 - Oelsnitz 13.00 51.00 Stemmler
18 2100 2250 - Berlin 13.45 52.55 Molau
18 2145 2345 - Braunschweig 10.27 52.18 Kuschnik
20 2145 - Helvesiek 9.00 53.00 Bardenhagen
20 2330 0045 + 20 Laage 12.28 53.93 Schmidt
21 2145 - Helvesiek 9.00 53.00 Bardenhagen
21 2230 2400 + 310-10 10 Neuruppin 12.80 52.54 1 I wh Backer slowly N->SE
22 0000 0120 + 310-40 15 Neuruppin 12.80 52.54 1 I II IV si Backer slowly N->SE
22 0045 0140 + 40 10 Braunschweig 10.27 52.18 2 I II III si-gy Kuschnik
22 2145 - Fassberg 10.20 52.90 Bardenhagen
23 0130 - Fassberg 10.20 52.90 Bardenhagen
24 2150 2210 + 340 5 Helvesiek 9.00 53.00 3 I ye wh Bardenhagen decreasing brightness
25 2000 0300 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
25 2100 2220 - Chemnitz 12.50 50.50 Molau hazy
26 2120 - Salzwedel 11.20 52.80 Sperberg
27 2105 2400 + 340-60 10 Neuruppin 12.80 52.54 2 II III IV wh/pi Hinz
27 2125 2220 + 320- 0 15 Potsdam 13.00 52.20 2 II wh Wagener
27 2145 - Helvesiek 9.00 53.00 Bardenhagen
27 2236 + 0 <20 Hamburg 10.00 53.50 2 II III si-ws Luthen
28 0000 0030 + 340-60 <10 Neuruppin 12.80 52.54 2 III IV si-pi Hinz.
28 0130 - Helvesiek 9.00 53.00 Bardenhagen
28 2235 + Lubeck 10.00 54.00 Luthen sky `filled with NLC'
29 2145 + 5-7 Aue 12.70 50.60 2 I wh Krause
1996 July
01 2245 0045 + 310-45 <45 Drinisiadar -5.75 57.84 3 I II III IV si-bl Rendtel Isle of Harris, UK
02 2100 2245 - Berlin 13.45 52.55 Molau hazy
03 2000 2200 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
03 2015 2100 - Moldaublick 13.90 48.70 Kaiser Austria
03 2100 2200 - Hönow 13.60 52.50 Molau
04 2100 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
04 2230 + 0 6 Braunschweig 10.27 52.18 1 I III wh Kuschnik binocular
06 2000 0300 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
06 2020 2035 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
06 2100 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
07 0100 + Klettwitz 13.90 51.55 2 II si Lowenherz
07 0100 0110 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
07 0130 0200 + 20-40 5 Valenciennes 3.60 50.40 1 II wh Rendtel France
07 2100 - Fassberg 10.11 52.55 Bardenhagen
08 2100 0200 - Fassberg 10.11 52.55 Bardenhagen
09 2100 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
09 2150 + 0 Potsdam 13.00 52.40 I. Rendtel
11 0130 0215 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
13 2000 2300 - Lausche 14.60 50.85 Hetze
13 2030 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
14 2030 - Fassberg 10.11 52.55 Bardenhagen
14 2050 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
14 2100 2220 - Berlin 13.45 52.55 Molau hazy
15 0200 - Fassberg 10.11 52.55 Bardenhagen
15 2030 - Fassberg 10.11 52.55 Bardenhagen
15 2100 2240 - Berlin 13.45 52.55 Molau
16 0045 0050 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
16 0200 - Fassberg 10.11 52.55 Bardenhagen
16 2000 2100 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
16 2030 2055 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
16 2100 0200 - Braunschweig 10.27 52.18 Kuschnik
16 2200 2400 - Salzwedel 11.20 52.80 Sperberg
16 2200 0030 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
17 0030 0145 - Moldaublick 13.90 48.70 Kaiser Austria
17 0030 0145 + 30-50 15 Neuruppin 12.80 52.54 3 II si-wh Fitzner becoming pink
17 0120 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
17 2030 - Fassberg 10.11 52.55 Bardenhagen
18 2025 2055 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
18 2030 0230 - Fassberg 10.11 52.55 Bardenhagen
19 0030 0150 + 45 15 Laage 12.28 53.93 I II si-bl Schmidt
19 0050 0135 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
19 2020 2210 + 320-30 10 Neuruppin 12.80 52.54 5 II III wh-bl Backer NE->SW video
19 2020 2210 + 340-350 7 Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 5 I III si/ye Bardenhagen
19 2025 2135 + <8 Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 3 II III si-rd Hetze
19 2025 2135 + 350-5 2-8 Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 3 II III si-rd Hetze
19 2030 2150 + 325-15 6 Klettwitz 13.90 51.55 3 II wh Lowenherz
19 2030 2130 + 330-30 15 Potsdam 13.00 52.20 4 II III bl-wh Bramann
19 2040 + 335-0 <10 Berlin 13.40 52.50 3 II III si-wh Kadlcik
19 2050 2145 + 325-25 0-6 Potsdam 13.00 52.40 3 I II III IV wh ye Rendtel
19 2100 2205 + 325 7 Fassberg 10.20 52.90 3 II III wh ye Kerner
19 2100 2200 + Laage 12.28 53.93 I II airport
19 2110 2205 + 10 3 Düsseldorf 6.80 51.20 2 I II wh Knöfel
19 2115 2200 + 0 4 Düsseldorf 6.80 51.30 2 I II wh Günther
19 2115 2130 + 0 10 Oldenburg 8.21 53.15 2 II III Klatt
19 2200 + 0 <15 Lubeck 10.00 54.00 3 II III si-wh Reinhold
19 2300 2320 + 355 <5 Chemnitz 12.50 52.50 1 I Molau few Ac
20 0000 0300 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
20 0030 0145 - Moldaublick 13.90 48.70 Kaiser Austria
20 0040 0130 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
20 2000 2100 - Moldaublick 13.90 48.70 Kaiser Austria
20 2025 2145 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
20 2030 2100 - Salzwedel 11.20 52.80 Sperberg
20 2030 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
20 2045 2145 + 350 6 Düsseldorf 6.80 51.30 1 I wh Knöfel+Drewermann
20 2100 2330 + 20 Laage 12.28 53.93 I II airport
20 2220 - Chemnitz 12.50 52.50 Molau
21 0005 - Salzwedel 11.20 52.80 Sperberg
21 0050 0100 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
21 0100 - Chemnitz 12.50 52.50 Molau
21 0215 + 20 7 Düsseldorf 6.80 51.30 1 I wh Knöfel
21 2000 2100 - Moldaublick 13.90 48.70 Kaiser Austria
21 2000 0300 - Chemnitz 12.52 50.48 Hetze
21 2030 2045 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
21 2030 - Fassberg 10.11 52.55 Bardenhagen
21 2045 0030 - Berlin 13.45 52.55 Molau
22 0055 0100 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
22 2030 0215 - Braunschweig 10.27 52.18 Kuschnik
22 2050 2100 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
23 0105 0140 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
26 0000 0230 - Fassberg 10.11 52.55 Bardenhagen partly cloudy
26 1945 2045 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
26 2045 2200 - Berlin 13.45 52.55 Molau
27 0120 0150 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
27 2030 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
28 2030 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
29 2030 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
30 1940 2010 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
30 2030 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
31 2030 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
31 2045 2400 - Berlin 13.45 52.55 Molau
1996 August
01 2030 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
02 2030 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
03 2030 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
04 2030 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
05 0210 0220 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
05 1950 2015 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
05 2030 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
06 0100 0200 + 25 5 Laage 12.28 53.93 2 II si-wh Schmidt
06 0120 0225 + 25 Fassberg 10.11 52.55 1 I II Kerner
06 1910 2010 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
06 2030 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
07 2030 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
11 0210 0225 - Golm 12.90 52.50 Rendtel
11 1940 2020 - Natolewice 15.50 53.90 Rendtel Poland
12 0150 0230 - Natolewice 15.50 53.90 Rendtel Poland
15 2030 - Helvesiek 9.50 53.22 Bardenhagen
16 1940 2000 - Potsdam 13.00 52.40 Rendtel
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