Northern Lights in the UK

GJ02 · 6 Feb 2011 at 20:56

This would be cool to see

Scientists say that people in northern parts of the globe may see unusual northern lights as a result of a number of solar storms that flared up on Sunday and are shooting tons of plasma directly at the Earth.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8887000/8887754.stm

Gilly · 6 Feb 2011 at 20:58

When are they likely to happen?

Greenlizard0 · 6 Feb 2011 at 20:59

Any idea where or is it generally luck of the draw?

G|mp · 6 Feb 2011 at 20:59

Give me a call, I can't promise anyfink blud but I'll do my best init.

GJ02 · 6 Feb 2011 at 20:59

august this year i think
i read an article on this over xmas

OriginalJonty · 6 Feb 2011 at 21:02

The sun has got a plasma rifle and is shooting us? The swine!

Also, seeing the northern lights from my garden would be epic.

fidget · 6 Feb 2011 at 21:08

These two websites are handy if you are looking out for that sort of thing:

Aurora watch from Lancashire Uni (also includes an email alert service)

http://www.dcs.lancs.ac.uk/iono/aurorawatch/rt_activity/

And Spaceweather.com

http://spaceweather.com/

Nexus · 6 Feb 2011 at 21:37

Finding somewhere in the UK to view that doesn't suffer from light pollution is the kicker.

badcompany · 6 Feb 2011 at 21:57

2012 we are doomed !

Vonhelmet · 6 Feb 2011 at 22:00

My brother once saw the Northern Lights from West Kirby, on the Wirral, the luck so and so.

Electronic Dave · 6 Feb 2011 at 22:13

That article has 'Page last updated at 09:41 GMT, Thursday, 5 August 2010 10:41 UK' along the top so its old news by the looks of it - the video seems to be getting many hits in error, as people think its new and happening soon...

As already suggest the Sun is heading towards a increased period of activity which is said to peak in 2012/2013...perhaps many more solar events to come

semi-pro waster · 6 Feb 2011 at 22:19

If you're going to see them at all in the UK then it's most likely way up in the North of Scotland, so you're probably looking at somewhere to the North of Aberdeen or maybe on the Shetland Islands/Lewis and preferably somewhere without much in the way of light pollution too.

Edrof · 6 Feb 2011 at 23:56

How many readers just looked out of their window?

Cosimo · 6 Feb 2011 at 23:59

Forde said:
How many readers just looked out of their window?

Only the ones in the know didn’t.

Hodge · 7 Feb 2011 at 00:50

Managed to catch the light show while in Canada some years ago Fantastic