Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) for folks in northern areas...

[GloriaSmud]

There might be a good show tonight and tomorrow night!

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Wanted to go out Sunday night but DH away and DD too tired to be chucked in a car.
I miss living out of town, with proper darkness.
Saw an amazing aurora in Nov 2003 in Central Scotland. Was really high in the sky and dancing all over the place. ( have been signed up for alerts for some time! )
Think there will be too much cloud tonight.

Don't know how to link, but Space weather .com is good too. Can check the aurora oval ( click on Europe ) and the Planentary K index.
Aurora's moving South.......go away cloud

Is this the site, Labrador? Looks like there was quite a show in Finland! They're also going to have a bit about the NL on the Jeremy Vine show on Radio 2 today.

That's the one Gloria, thanks. ( must learn to do links and things! )

Another possible geomagnetic storm: From Spaceweather.com

INCOMING CME: Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab say a coronal mass ejection (CME) will hit Earth's magnetic field on Feb. 26th at 13:30 UT (+/- 7 hr). The impact could spark a G2-class geomagnetic storm.

(Note, a G2 storm often causes aurora to a latitude of around 55 degrees - that's as far south as Newcastle Upon Tyne, maybe further south if we are lucky... and if it is night when it arrives. The forecast time of arrival is 13.30 - lunch time)

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Unfortunately the weather forecast is for cloud.

:(

Only just seen your post ~ not looking good for us. I'd love to see the Northern Lights but think here in the E Midlands, I'm too far south even if the conditions are good!

spaceweather.com now have an animation to show the likely impact of the CME. It is quite pretty (if you like that sort of thing)

Oooh nice ~ it is pretty! And 'tis interesting as well for seeing how it might affect other planets/satellites

GS - do you like Flanders and Swann by any chance (sorry for off-topic Q)

Donki ~ Yes, I do like a bit of Flanders and Swann. Didn't think anyone would 'get' that it was from one of their songs!

I really love their stuff...
Flander's witty repartee was masterful.

No sign of the CME though, I think it must have missed :(

They did indeed write some wonderful songs.

Yes, looks like we've missed out again. Some really nice pictures on spaceweather.

Hey! If you live in the north of Scotland and it is clear GO AND LOOK OUTSIDE - according to Spaceweather.com here the auroral oval is active, and has come south to you!

It even looks like there are some clear skies in NE Scotland at the moment!

I'll bump this up for a last time before I get on with work.

The spaceweather forecast is looking interesting - 45% chance of a severe geomagnetic storm at middle latitudes in the next 24 hours.

That might mean aurora before dawn.... :)

here is the link to spaceweather here

here is the link for the aurora forecast.

CME from X5 class flare should be reaching us about 6am tomorrow ( Thurs ) morning.....+/- 7 hours. It's one of the strongest for about 5 years, so possibility for aurora before dawn or tomorrow night.....
Crossing fingers and hoping I have more luck than I've had with the snow

solarham.com another good site.....still not learnt to link....

More interesting space weather incoming over the next few days - it is definitely worth keeping an eye on the websites linkied to further up this thread. :)

It is nice to have the sun waking up isnt it Donki :) makes for interesting times.
Have put some links on this page I just spotted your thread too. :)