Solar and Aurora Activity Chat

[LeeKay/]

Totaly clear here, well was 45 mins ago ill just check..

[LeeKay/]

@RebsAbbo Dammit its low clouds broken but 80 % cover

As always, clouds good in storms bad for astronomy!!

[Iceman2606]

 

[weatherobsuk]

The CME impact from Friday has now impacted Earth with a geomagnetic storm underway.

If only it was clear skies and night-time for us in the UK.

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[Southern Storm]

22 minutes ago, SNOW_JOKE said:

The CME impact from Friday has now impacted Earth with a geomagnetic storm underway.

If only it was clear skies and night-time for us in the UK.

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Tomorrow evening could be interesting!

Just need the strength to hold up until after dark, and for there to be clear skies, not too much to ask for

Edited April 23, 2023 by Southern Storm

[Southern Storm]

Can someone help me understand why we are currently in a geomagnetic storm, but the graph shows really low activity for the current timeframe 

I've noticed the same thing on a few occasions, and find it a bit puzzling

Actually looking at the graph, I can see the dates are from the 22nd until the 23rd, silly me, I thought they were showing conditions for the following 24 hours

Edited April 23, 2023 by Southern Storm

[Metwatch]

48N now!

 

 

[The Tall Weatherman]

Looks like tomorrow evenings/nights cloud cover will be crystal clear from the Central midlands to pretty much everywhere north, as the night goes on the risk for aurora will increase to southern England. The Latest Aurora watch is showing a general upward trend tomorrow evening and anywhere that has clear skies in the UK will have guaranteed Aurora out of city lights.

[Southern Storm]

8 minutes ago, Metwatch said:

48N now!

 

 

Wow, I might just head out with the camera 

I'm about as far south as you can get, but that image has given me some hope 

[Weather-history]

3 minutes ago, The Tall Weatherman said:

Looks like tomorrow evenings/nights cloud cover will be crystal clear from the Central midlands to pretty much everywhere north, as the night goes on the risk for aurora will increase to southern England. The Latest Aurora watch is showing a general upward trend tomorrow evening and anywhere that has clear skies in the UK will have guaranteed Aurora out of city lights.

Isn't that graph showing for tonight rather than tomorrow night? Look at the date period.

[Southern Storm]

3 minutes ago, The Tall Weatherman said:

Looks like tomorrow evenings/nights cloud cover will be crystal clear from the Central midlands to pretty much everywhere north, as the night goes on the risk for aurora will increase to southern England. The Latest Aurora watch is showing a general upward trend tomorrow evening and anywhere that has clear skies in the UK will have guaranteed Aurora out of city lights.

Isn't that graphic showing current conditions though?

Just now, Weather-history said:

Isn't that graph showing for tonight rather than tomorrow night? Look at the date period.

This is what I thought,

I could swear that this graph used to show the 24 hours to come, not the past 24 hours, Has it changed by any chance?

[weatherobsuk]

Yes, the graph are the conditions currently although there is AI Forecast prediction models for the Aurora but like anything in a fluid-dynamic environment it's subject to change at any time. Tonight is a teaser of what's to come as this is just the bow-wave impact, when Earth's magnetic lines rebound & recurve is when the main action begins.

[Weather-history]

 

[weatherobsuk]

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/maps-and-charts/cloud-cover-map

The MetO's 2am cloud forecast for tonight is 'hit and miss' for many areas, but its still better than a complete washout. I have a brief window of opportunity between 1 & 3am that i'll be taking advantage of.

 

 

[Southern Storm]

 I'm currently located at the highest spot near me, and I can see some faint purple sky glow 

But I feel we've missed the best opportunity for the very far south

 

Edited April 23, 2023 by Southern Storm

[SnowBear]

KP index 8 and totally overcast

[Southern Storm]

1 minute ago, SnowBear said:

KP index 8 and totally overcast

Tell me about it

Someone's getting a proper show though, I'm sure there are some epic photos already doing the rounds on Social media 

[Metwatch]

4 minutes ago, Southern Storm said:

Tell me about it

Someone's getting a proper show though, I'm sure there are some epic photos already doing the rounds on Social media 

 

Already got a time lapse in Latvia going 

[Southern Storm]

2 minutes ago, Metwatch said:

 

Already got a time lapse in Latvia going 

That's amazing, and it was visible with a decent amount of twilight  

I'm picking up a faint glow on my camera, but I shooting through too much light pollution. 

I'm Glad I came out though, still impressive for the south coast 

 

[Allseasons-Si]

8 minutes ago, Metwatch said:

 

Already got a time lapse in Latvia going 

Oh wow,...what a show.

[weatherobsuk]

Clouds beginning to break-up over the Shetland Isles with some green hues evident.

https://www.shetlandwebcams.com/cliff-cam-3/

[Jamie M]

Cornwall

[Iceman2606]

The Cotswolds

[Iceman2606]

 

[Wiltshire_snow_lover]

Back from walk up cherhill could not see it