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Jamie M Accomplished

Jamie M

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  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms & Snow
  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
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General consensus is for a CME to impact Earth in the next few hours which might raise chances of aurora

Moon will be a killer but there's a possibility of anything stronger getting through with up to KP7 strength

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Weather-history

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  • Location: Irlam
  • Location: Irlam
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28 minutes ago, Jamie M said:

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General consensus is for a CME to impact Earth in the next few hours which might raise chances of aurora

Moon will be a killer but there's a possibility of anything stronger getting through with up to KP7 strength

The real killer is the Atlantic system moving in. 

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Jamie M Accomplished

Jamie M

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  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms & Snow
  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
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The second CME but a brief burst of energy around just after 2 am our time allowed for some rays visible to 54N.

 

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Sprites Seasoned

Sprites

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  • Location: South East UK
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms/squalls/hoar-frost/mist
  • Location: South East UK
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Ian Carstairs just about picked it up from Norfolk

https://spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=195918

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Sprites Seasoned

Sprites

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  • Location: South East UK
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms/squalls/hoar-frost/mist
  • Location: South East UK
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Anyone in northern Britain may pick something up early AM Wednesday 10th May

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Zak M Maestro

Zak M

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  • Location: Bedfordshire
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms, plumes, snow, severe weather
  • Location: Bedfordshire
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From 1am this morn

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Metwatch Maestro

Metwatch

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  • Location: Coventry, 96m asl
  • Weather Preferences: Snow in winter, thunderstorms, warmth, sun any time!
  • Location: Coventry, 96m asl
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NIce display across the east as well

 

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weatherobsuk

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  • Location: Whaley Bridge - Peak District
  • Location: Whaley Bridge - Peak District
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Spotted here at 2am in the High Peak with the confirmation of similar sightings from Robin Hoods Bay, Devon, Midlands, and Norfolk. Luckily I was already half-awake at 1am when the Aurora App began buzzing away on the phone as KP5 was met. A shame it's too light this time of year at this latitude otherwise there'd be the likelyhood of seeing some Auroral structure to this CME impact.

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Jamie M Accomplished

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  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms & Snow
  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
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0109 BST this morning here

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Sprites Seasoned

Sprites

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  • Location: South East UK
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms/squalls/hoar-frost/mist
  • Location: South East UK
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Aurora photographed around Yorkshire recently, and a few NCL reports from Scotland earlier.There's alot cloud around further southeast. 

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Jamie M Accomplished

Jamie M

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  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms & Snow
  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
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Incredibly brief aurora display - was just lucky that I had the camera setup for NLCs as I could see purple/pink beamers using my phone

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Was 15 minutes from spotting them to them vanishing completely

First pic is 2339 BST & second is 2345 BST

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Addicks Fan 1981

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  • Location: Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
  • Weather Preferences: Just take whatever is offered.
  • Location: Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
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Both the solar flux and sunspot numbers are in the 200s currently with the solar flux at 214 and the sunspot number at 227.  So far solar cycle 25 is well ahead of schedule and much stronger than predicted.    

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  • Location: Longden, Shropshire
  • Location: Longden, Shropshire
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2 hours ago, Addicks Fan 1981 said:

Both the solar flux and sunspot numbers are in the 200s currently with the solar flux at 214 and the sunspot number at 227.  So far solar cycle 25 is well ahead of schedule and much stronger than predicted.    

Yes, it's definitely a stronger cycle than 24 and was predicted to be similar or weaker.

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Addicks Fan 1981

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  • Location: Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
  • Weather Preferences: Just take whatever is offered.
  • Location: Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
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Exactly @Donit's just defying all expectations.    

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LeeKay/ Aficionado

LeeKay/

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  • Location: Cheslyn Hay, South Staffs.
  • Weather Preferences: Snow during Winter, Thunder during Summer.
  • Location: Cheslyn Hay, South Staffs.
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Amber Alert!

Cloudy up until 11pm give or take.

6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.pn AuroraWatch UK · AuroraWatch UK

AURORAWATCH.LANCS.AC.UK
See the aurora borealis from the UK

 

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LeeKay/ Aficionado

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  • Location: Cheslyn Hay, South Staffs.
  • Weather Preferences: Snow during Winter, Thunder during Summer.
  • Location: Cheslyn Hay, South Staffs.
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Well a quick update 18z from

6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.pn AuroraWatch UK · AuroraWatch UK

AURORAWATCH.LANCS.AC.UK
See the aurora borealis from the UK

Belter of a link, the old noaa dashboard went idle a few months ago, but it seems to be back up and running!

*Note the model runs*

(Recommend Computer only, or a decent tablet)

 

 

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Sprites Seasoned

Sprites

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  • Location: South East UK
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms/squalls/hoar-frost/mist
  • Location: South East UK
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O1.30 am a good display of light pollution, and a hint of Aurora. 

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Jamie M Accomplished

Jamie M

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  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms & Snow
  • Location: Herne Bay, Kent (14 m)
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10 minutes ago, Sprites said:

O1.30 am a good display of light pollution, and a hint of Aurora. 

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The one night I forget to put the camera out - very nice 

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Sprites Seasoned

Sprites

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  • Location: South East UK
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms/squalls/hoar-frost/mist
  • Location: South East UK
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1 hour ago, Jamie M said:

The one night I forget to put the camera out - very nice 

Yeah it was only about KP4 I think.

Also there were photos of Aurora and NLC together from Scotland. 

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Sprites Seasoned

Sprites

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  • Location: South East UK
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms/squalls/hoar-frost/mist
  • Location: South East UK
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Moonlight probably washing out the sky 🌚

6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.pn AuroraWatch UK · AuroraWatch UK

AURORAWATCH.LANCS.AC.UK
See the aurora borealis from the UK

 

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Metwatch Maestro

Metwatch

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  • Location: Coventry, 96m asl
  • Weather Preferences: Snow in winter, thunderstorms, warmth, sun any time!
  • Location: Coventry, 96m asl
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Aurora visible down to Cornwall tonight.

Reports from Birmingham and Lincolnshire where the cloud cleared as well.

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