Northern Lights

We're heading to Northern Scotland for a couple of weeks in May. Might the Northern Lights be visible then, please?
 
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Lights of Inverness brighter than ever ENE, some cloud, but there IS something to the North North West. But not dramatic. Light where I would not expect to see light in the sky, but no colour, and certainly not photo worthy. will keep watching and report back.
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Aurora watch report : 2012-01-22 21:45:00+00 Scarinish (UK) North Green A lot of low cloud, giving a diffuse Aurora, faintly visble (White) to the naked eye, 1 min exposure with camera gives a greenish glow...
 
Last look for the night. Complete cloud cover. Even the lights of Inverness are obscured.

Magic Bus said:
We're heading to Northern Scotland for a couple of weeks in May. Might the Northern Lights be visible then, please?
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More likely to see something in the winter, not least because there is more darkness. In the north of Scotland there is not a lot of night in May/June:lol-053: It is possible, but you would have to be very lucky.
 
Shetland tonight 404626_355481454481510_205303086166015_1320623_1993963953_n.jpg

maybe we will see it down south oneday !!
 
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The Space Environment Center's Neural Net Program Estimates that . . .

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Missed it:mad:
I don't think it cleared here, though, and we now have snow on the ground, cloud cover and now it is gettinhg a bit light. Will make it better for tonighs show??
 
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Big One Coming!

I lifted this off the Spacewatch site -

This morning, Jan.23rd around 0359 UT, big sunspot 1402 erupted, producing a long-duration M9-class solar flare. Th explosion's M9-ranking puts it on the threshold of being an X-flare, the most powerful kind.

Watch your text alerts and email over the next 24 hours!
 
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For anyone in the Border TV region (Cumbria & North East) there's a feature on local BBC lunchtime news, will probably be on local evening news tonight too.
 
:eek:fftopic: but my first 2 cars were 2CVs, Prudence and Margot l'escargot. I loved them both dearly and had loads of adventures in them (fond memories of driving round Brum with a Christmas tree sticking out of the roof) - sadly, they didn't like the Northern England climate and the chassis ended up with more welding than original flooring so they went to the great scrapyard in the sky. I like to think that parts of them might still be driving round now...
 
Your cars probably still have bits being used. I went on the 2cv "Raid Wanlockhead" to the highest pub in Scotland last weekend, an annual event similar to ones to Tan Hill Inn and Sportsmans Arms in England and Wales respectively.
This from last years raid.
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2cv said:
Your cars probably still have bits being used. I went on the 2cv "Raid Wanlockhead" to the highest pub in Scotland last weekend, an annual event similar to ones to Tan Hill Inn and Sportsmans Arms in England and Wales respectively.
This from last years raid.
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Lovely pic. Didn't know there was a raid at Tan Hill, not far from me. It would be great to go along and reminisce. I never made it to any raid but was in the 2CV club. Sadly missed.
 
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