Northern Lights Watch

[Gary]

People reporting seeing the Northern Lights as far South as Kent. Here in South Lincolnshire…. Nothing

[Gary]

There is a hint of colour now via the camera / phone

[Nighthawke]

Gary you are a superstar! Without this I wouldn't have known. My wife and I just spent nearly an hour watching and photographing just over the Suffolk/Norfolk border near Lakenheath. Life list ticked again! Thanks again.

[Gary]

No worries, glad the post helped

[DanBeeden]

Beautiful auroral display visible from home just west of Cambridge, which peaked around 2330L. Greens, reds and purples all visible with the naked eye, and directly overhead too. Breathtaking

[steamy]

was amazing! I went to the Arctic circle before and never saw them... just had to chill out the back garden...

I'd say HF was a nightmare though.

[ranger703]

They were more the Southern Lights than the Northern Lights last night, certainly from Inverness I was facing south most of the night until the corona established itself overhead.

[reaper493]

Talk of it being visible again tonight, with some sources saying even stronger.

https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/

Mike

[reaper493]

Above website appears to have crashed with traffic, but the last check suggested it was very low chance of being visible in England again tonight.

[cat1]

Have there been any sightings thus far tonight?

[cat1]

Updated alert from yellow to amber

[Nighthawke]

Nothing tonight - last night was spectacular in West Suffolk. All I managed tonight were a few stars.

[cat1]

Managed to miss them both nights! :

I guess a trip to Northern Scotland will be needed.

Edit - alert now downgraded to a yellow, I think that's all for tonight.

[Pune]

According to BBC weather, aurora could be visible again tonight, cloud cover permitting..good luck

[Condor68]

We have had cloud with cloudy spells.

[Condor68]

A comment by my daughter at a BBQ today reminded me of a sighting I had probably 1985 or 86.I was travelling in pitch black,from a meeting in Dundee to a Darts match in the local pub in Carnoustie.I was probably the only vehicle around at about 21:00 when I noticed as I came out of the background light of Dundee as far as I could see was light green sky with streaks of light going in all directions.It was like some of the film of AAA one sees on news broadcasts.I travelled about 9 miles before turning south and have never seen the like again. Every time there is a chance of the Lights .I take my wife out into the dark spots in the country but cloud seems to get there first.Daughter stays in a hamlet of 6 houses about 15 miles into the country from us and seems to get great pics.On one occassion we were about 4 miles from her house she got pics of the grreenish hue that are shown on TV .We tried random shots and got Black. See what happens this week?

Keith

[colp]

Could be more to come too! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c163j8551ygo

[reaper493]

Potentially aurora visible tonight according to the usual apps

Edit - appears to have already peaked before dark and is now fading.

[baz1]

brings back memories stood under them 40 years ago never forget that, full story if anyone interested

[Condor68]

I am BAZ about same time north of Dundee If like me it looked like triple A over Iraq that was close.Then I had to go sober into guys to play darts .

Keith