Fugg
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yes as the title says, i first seen the northern lights 6 years ago while camping about 10 miles away from Lairg, the colours weaving through the night sky blew me away. since then i have kept an eye on space weather and general geeky stuff related to the sun so i know when to anticipate a display. They're quite rare over the uk but they do happen now and again, more frequently for those in the north of Scotland.
The culprit for the aurora (the sun) has been rather active over the last 3 days firing several solar flares in the direction of our planet. People who forecast the solar storm's effect on earth are anticipating a severity of 7 (on a grading 1 to 9) arriving tomorrow afternoon/evening and lasting a minimum of 24 hours. If this comes off then it will be the best opportunity in almost 5 years for people in the uk to see the northern lights.
A storm severity of 7 implies that the northern lights will be overhead for those in Scotland and visible in the north sky as far south as Liverpool/Sheffield. However no matter where you are in the uk this weekend even the far south it's worth taking a quick look up. Get out into the countryside if you can, light pollution kills the view.
Also bear in mind that all this is dependant on having clear skies where you are.
more info - SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids
The culprit for the aurora (the sun) has been rather active over the last 3 days firing several solar flares in the direction of our planet. People who forecast the solar storm's effect on earth are anticipating a severity of 7 (on a grading 1 to 9) arriving tomorrow afternoon/evening and lasting a minimum of 24 hours. If this comes off then it will be the best opportunity in almost 5 years for people in the uk to see the northern lights.
A storm severity of 7 implies that the northern lights will be overhead for those in Scotland and visible in the north sky as far south as Liverpool/Sheffield. However no matter where you are in the uk this weekend even the far south it's worth taking a quick look up. Get out into the countryside if you can, light pollution kills the view.
Also bear in mind that all this is dependant on having clear skies where you are.
more info - SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids
.....found this really interesting. I went to Norway two years ago especially to look for the Northern lights but no joy. We are only travelling as far as wales this weekend, but I live in hope. I have persuaded hubby that we should travel scotland at some point in order to try and fulfil my life long wish of seeing the beautiful 'northern lights'. Would love to know if others have seen them too on thier travels. 
