Northern LIghts tonight

[josaphine32]

Can anyone tell me if there is a time window to try to see the northern lights tonight?

Thanks
jo

[Ankou]

not good conditions tonight, you might stand a better chance tomorrow evening but it really depends where you are.

recent sitings in northern england and scotland occured anywhere between 8pm and midnight. so if you are going looking, be prepared to spend a long night waiting. but if it happens, its worth the wait.

[wendilla]

9 30pm last night in the midlands was spectacular.

[Ann]

Gosh I didn't realise you could see here it as far down here in Leicestershire Wendilla. Would it be over Leicestershire and what timings about please?

[paddywak]

whats the chances here in Notts wendill?

[gness]

Try Aurorawatch UK.

[boxtops]

This is how to make your own detector from a pop bottle! http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/detectors/

[Hopkirk]

What do you think this is, Blue Peter?

[seadogg]

We saw them at 4.00a.m over the North Sea (from a bedroom window). I was told that 1 hour after midnight is the best time but I dont know about that. The ideal is an open Northerly outlook with a bit of elevation.

[sunny-dave]

Ooooh - is boxy really Valerie Singleton ??

corrrrr ;)

[Hopkirk]

I preferred Jenny Handley on Magpie

[sunny-dave]

Sally James on Tiswas - much more fun :)

[Ann]

I couldn't find a link on the Aurorawatch site to find out the best places to see them tonight or tomorrow - am I looking in the wrong place?

[wendilla]

May be too cloudy tonight . Can't say any specific time. Keep looking for the next few nights when skies are clear.

[Ann]

Very cloudy over Leicestershire - been raining all day!

[wendilla]

Look here for some info
http://spaceweather.com/

[josaphine32]

please if anyone is on tomorrow evening and has information on the times of when it could be happening please could you post, wendilla I know you do the space station posts and have always watched them and tell others from the information you give, a big thank you for that so if you can help or anyone else can that would be great.

[wendilla]

Hi josephine there are no telling what time you will just have to hope for clear skies . No sightings of evening SS for a few weeks as it is early morning sightings. If you are about on Thursday it passes over at 6 43 am and you could also be lucky to see the Progress suppy ship at 7 06 AM for 4 mins. Then on Friday the ISS at 6 40 am WITH THE PROGRESS before at 6 40 AM.

[wendilla]

Sorry Fridays time it ISS 6 11 AM

Progress supply 6 40 am

[Hopkirk]

You are so right, Sunny Dave

http://www.theclashbl...ally-james-bucket.jpg

[wendilla]

SUBSIDING STORM: A geomagnetic storm caused by Monday's M9-class solar flare and Tuesday's CME impact is over. The aurora watch is cancelled for all but the highest latitudes around the Arctic Circle.

STORM RECAP: As expected, a CME hit Earth's magnetic field on Jan. 24th at approximately 1500 UT (10 am EST). The impact produced a G1-class geomagnetic storm and bright auroras around the Arctic Circle.
Go to spaceweatrher.com for the full story.