major aurora

[RobDickinson]

if you have dark clear skies north head out with your camera.

[dxg]

I've been waiting for this with a friend for the last couple of days...

It's pissing it down and the entire sky is obscured.

[RobDickinson]

yep w've major cloud cover tonight by the look of it

event of the decade :/

[Shuvi McTupya]

Cant see anything up here. Clear sky, north of aberdeen.

[RobDickinson]

really? its going crazy from what I can see?

[dxg]

Photo taken tonight by friend in Fife:



Nothing seeable down here (midlands) due to rain and the fact that it's the midlands...

Edited by dxg on Friday 8th September 02:57

[Shuvi McTupya]

RobDickinson said:

really? its going crazy from what I can see?

Got some clouds now, i can still see quite a but of sky but no pretty colours

[Nigel_O]

Will this be repeated tonight?

[RobDickinson]

Forecast looks like it could happen I think for you. Always a crap shoot ultimately

[Nigel_O]

I'm happy to travel - I think I might take a risk and head for Penmon Point in Anglesey - its a 3-hour drive, but it could be worth it.

I'm at work in the morning though, so it might be a bit bleary-eyed

EDIT - maybe not - weather is a complete lottery tonight - don't want to travel 3 hours to be faced with cloud

[jmorgan]

Looks like the Sun is giving us a hammering again.
http://spaceweather.com

[Gad-Westy]

jmorgan said:

Looks like the Sun is giving us a hammering again.
http://spaceweather.com

Cloudy here tonight according to phone forecast. Any sites give accurate cloud cover forecasting?

[jmorgan]

Gad-Westy said:

jmorgan said:

Looks like the Sun is giving us a hammering again.
http://spaceweather.com

Cloudy here tonight according to phone forecast. Any sites give accurate cloud cover forecasting?

I find forecasts are hit and miss when I am stargazing. They are just a forecast.

Prefer this to see what is coming in the short future ahead. Run the animation and you get the gist of the direction and what may be coming.
http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=radar;se...
And after the Irma thread, I found this for further out, need to know which way the wind is.
https://realearth.ssec.wisc.edu

Probably use the Met office as well for a longer look see, oh, and cross fingers and are the cows laying down......

I have got the scope out when it is crystal clear, no forecast for clouds and in a short time cannot see the moon.

[jmorgan]

http://services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/aurora-foreca...