Aurora Prospects 2015

Brought the camera in with me to work today just in case. Hoping for a nice clear night and no fog

fits

keeping an eye out. nothing doing yet. It might be too foggy anyway.

Got a tweet earlier, looks like the storm might be delayed. Talk of northern lights spotting starting at midnight.

John mac

latest looks like it will be best between 21:00 and 00:00 this evening and then kp6 between midnight and 3

murrayp4

Anything stirring?

fits

nothing doing at all yet. estimate is after midnight now.

joujoujou

kp 0.33 at the moment.

Don't think anything interesting to look at tonight.

ComaWhite

It's forecasting a kp7 (G3) tomorrow between 1500 and 1800. Twas nearly pitch black here in Donegal at six this evening, so maybe we'll catch a glimpse of something if we're lucky and the weather hold. Perfect conditions tonight though, ragin' I am!

http://www.aurora-service.eu/aurora-forecast/

fits

Storm is starting now. kP 4 at the moment.

Am hoping the forecast will be a few hours late today until dark (plus hope the rain stays off too) - probably too much to hope for!

joujoujou

Maybe too much (in terms of weather), but comparing aurora forecast to real data - it really looks it's delayed, approx 3 hours. Fingers crossed.

fits

Still no sign of it. I'm in Finland now and the sky is clear but this storm looks like a lame duck. Only moderate activity earlier this morning.

fits

seems to be picking up now. but still not storm level.

Iancar29

You need the BZ component to turn south for a good display. Best of luck !

sunbeam

Clear skies but nothing here so far in Achill.

fits

beginning to storm. Getting much stronger in last half hour. A bank of cloud passing over here so cant see anything yet. Not quite there yet for viewing from Ireland methinks.

fits

The sky is green. Very strong.

Any sightings in Ireland yet?

in 31 minutes, the Geomagnetic Activity level (Kp number) will be 6.33 -- at STORM LEVEL!

Wanderer78

too cloudy here in waterford city and too much light pollution. very unlikely any show here tonight

Elmer Blooker

Dónal wrote: »

Any sightings in Ireland yet?

Just looking at a satellite image no one will be seeing anything in the eastern half of the country, good luck to those in western areas.

GardeningGirl

Hi, I'm in Connemara. I'll keep an eye out!
Hope to see something, never have before

fits

bank of cloud is wrecking me buzz here. it will pass soon though.

eastmayo

Nice and clear here but no sign off them yet

littlema

Definite lightness in north-western sky well away from the usual Sligo lights.....could be described as greenish as opposed to the yellow lights of town.....but the clouds are soaking up a lot of it
from a hill on north side of Ballyremote!!!!!

Rikand

Just popped out there, I have town lights around me, but thought I could see a greenish hue in the distance. Going to try get out of town and see if it's legit

(athlone)

Rikand

Definitely a chance of seeing it if you have the skies for it. Jumping in car now

Too much cloud in Dublin. I'd try heading out to Kildare if I knew it'd be clear there but from looking at the maps there's not much luck of that.

Best of luck, Rikand.

squarecircles

Clear skies in west mayo,no light pollution,cant see anything,saw 2 shooting stars.thats all.

joujoujou

Nothing.