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Anyone see the Aurora Borealis in Galway skies tonight?

galwaybabe · 2012-04-24 00:43:53

I heard that it might be visible. Anyone see it?

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24-04-2012 1:43am

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I heard that it might be visible. Anyone see it?

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#2 24-04-2012 3:50am
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the what?

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#3 24-04-2012 7:04am
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_borealis

Was it really visible?

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#4 24-04-2012 7:47am
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The Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localised entirely within your kitchen?

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#5 24-04-2012 8:47am
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Robbo wrote: »

The Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localised entirely within your kitchen?

I say Robbo, hardly the time of year for magic mushrooms is it. ??

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#6 24-04-2012 9:10am
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It was visible last night in the North, check out the video on the link below, depending on weather conditions this week it may well be visible in the West at some time of the night. Not sure why posters are are not taking the OP serious when it was on the news it could be seen at some time..

Link: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056383887&page=25

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#7 24-04-2012 9:31am
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Robbo wrote: »

The Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localised entirely within your kitchen?

Wow, someone is quick off the ball very early in the morning. Impressive.

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#8 24-04-2012 11:33am
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I spent last night between 10 pm and 11 pm down at the end of the walkway to Mutton Island watching the Skies...Saw plenty of Satellites , Shooting stars Space Craft but no Northern lights
(True except for the space craft part)

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#9 24-04-2012 12:03pm
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Didn't see it, although spectacular double rainbow earlier in the evening over the bay. Visible without mushrooms.:p
Must keep an eye out for the lights.

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#10 24-04-2012 12:16pm
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When living in north Mayo a few years ago it was very clear one night but can't remember what time of year it was.

Very spectacular.

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#11 24-04-2012 12:27pm
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Robbo wrote: »

The Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localised entirely within your kitchen?

May I see it?

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#12 24-04-2012 12:47pm
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Robbo wrote: »

The Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localised entirely within your kitchen?

I was going to say that.

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Wow, someone is quick off the ball very early in the morning. Impressive.

Then I was going to say that.

Flip you both!

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#13 24-04-2012 1:58pm
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hal9000 wrote: »

May I see it?

No!

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#14 24-04-2012 9:34pm
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Das Kitty wrote: »

I was going to say that.

Then I was going to say that.

Flip you both!

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#15 24-04-2012 10:03pm
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Robbo wrote: »

The Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localised entirely within your kitchen?

Well played sir. Well played.

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#16 25-04-2012 9:51am
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It's not related to the time of the year but to the solar activity. The Sun is quite active and it is sending bursts of radiation towards the Earth quite often and that will trigger exceptional auroras.

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#17 25-04-2012 11:50am
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cracked up reading this, especially at this "Flip you both" :pac:

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#18 25-04-2012 2:22pm
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Robbo wrote: »

The Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localised entirely within your kitchen?

Seymour! The house is on fire!!

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#19 25-04-2012 4:02pm
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the northern lights were extremely visible in donegal and the colours were amazing. Even made the news. Stunning.

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#20 01-06-2012 11:56am
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Photo of an Aurora from County Galway on April 24t by Conor Ledwith at www.galayastronomyclub.ie

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#21 01-06-2012 1:57pm
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newmanr1 wrote: »

Photo of an Aurora from County Galway on April 24t by Conor Ledwith at www.galayastronomyclub.ie

You mistyped the URL there it's www.galwayastronomyclub.ie . Happens to us all.

Wow though, thank you for posting,there are some beautiful pics on that site. My heart lurched and did a little leap at the same time when I saw the Galway aurora pic. I'd have killed to have seen that. Well done to the photographer. Just goes to show, we all need to spend less time looking at pics of these things online and more time looking skywards...even in Galway:)

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