Aurora Borealis red alert for the Uk tonight.

[Stu999]

Possible sightings tonight in UK? Southampton Echo reckons so, can't see anything on BBC front page.

No significant activity at:

AuroraWatch UK · AuroraWatch UK

See the aurora borealis from the UK

aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk

 

[tlrBeta]

Thats the other issue isn't it winter skies are always clearer due to the fact its colder theres less moisture in the atmosphere frosty nights best of all as its all frozen out on the ground. When I used to astronomy from teh garden as a kid it was rarely worth bothering during the summer as the glow from the street lights bleached almost everything else out

Not necessarily up high north though given it snows a lot

August-September and March-April are usually the "best times" to try and catch them

 

[CGrieves]

I'm gonna guess clickbait on that. Any news outlet with a headline "Police spotted on busy Southampton road - this is what happened" doesn't gain my trust or readership.

No alerts on the SpaceWeatherLive app either. It has lots of detail but can also take a little more interpreting mind!

 

[Dalandius]

Part of the problem is cameras are better at seeing it that eyes.

 

[Blackjack Davy]

Not necessarily up high north though given it snows a lot

August-September and March-April are usually the "best times" to try and catch them

I mean when the skies are clear obviously lol

 

[delta0]

Worse means better surely.
unless its going to take out the power grid

Taking out the power grid will make it even easier to see!

 

[Nasher]

Anyone else noticed how much clearer the skies are now a lot of towns have switched to LED street lights? Also out in the countryside that distant yellow glow has vanished.

 

[arknor]

they mostly shine downwards and are poorly lit to save money

 

[Minusorange]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1795838336743141707

The sunspot survived the rotation so we may get lucky

 

[Rroff]

So far seems to be much reduced activity though, but still active so we'll see.

 

[Nitefly]

Anyone else noticed how much clearer the skies are now a lot of towns have switched to LED street lights? Also out in the countryside that distant yellow glow has vanished.

Yup.

Although, according to my friend who has done a PhD on moths (!) the new lights are confusing all of wildlife and causing problems because of the ‘type of light’. Not entirely sure how that works, but kind of interesting. Maybe. Oh ok I just wanted to show off that I know someone who has done a PhD on moths… if you’ve got it, flaunt it.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

Yup.

Although, according to my friend who has done a PhD on moths (!) the new lights are confusing all of wildlife and causing problems because of the ‘type of light’. Not entirely sure how that works, but kind of interesting. Maybe. Oh ok I just wanted to show off that I know someone who has done a PhD on moths… if you’ve got it, flaunt it.

Is he employed/employable?

e: or she, they, and so forth.

 

[Stu999]

Rain borealis tonight for me.

 

[Nitefly]

Is he employed/employable?

e: or she, they, and so forth.

I don’t know. Whenever it’s his turn to buy a round he empties his pockets and sends a bunch of moths at me. So maybe he’s employed as the moth king, or something?

 

[Narj]

Yup.

Although, according to my friend who has done a PhD on moths (!) the new lights are confusing all of wildlife and causing problems because of the ‘type of light’. Not entirely sure how that works, but kind of interesting. Maybe. Oh ok I just wanted to show off that I know someone who has done a PhD on moths… if you’ve got it, flaunt it.

I have a PhD in moths. Thour pluth thour ith eight.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

Moths are just bees who didn't try hard enough in school.

 

[Penfold101]

I don’t know. Whenever it’s his turn to buy a round he empties his pockets and sends a bunch of moths at me. So maybe he’s employed as the moth king, or something?

That’s Mothra to you.

 

[Mysterae_]

I don’t know. Whenever it’s his turn to buy a round he empties his pockets and sends a bunch of moths at me. So maybe he’s employed as the moth king, or something?

Probably just paid mothly and waiting for the last Friday.

 

[Nasher]

Yup.

Although, according to my friend who has done a PhD on moths (!) the new lights are confusing all of wildlife and causing problems because of the ‘type of light’. Not entirely sure how that works, but kind of interesting. Maybe. Oh ok I just wanted to show off that I know someone who has done a PhD on moths… if you’ve got it, flaunt it.

Ita probably because it's not a natural light source where as incandescent bulbs are (the light comes from the temperature of the bulb, similar to the sun). The spectrum is completely different.

 

[Feek]

The sunspot survived the rotation so we may get lucky

It sent off some serious X class storms when it was on the rear face of the sun but the effect is much lower now. It wasn't just that region by itself which caused the aurora we had before, it's a combination of a few factors.