Aurora Watch this Weekend

Nothing really visible to the naked eye but a four-second camera exposure is showing up nice purple and some green hues across the northern horizon right now.

The clouds came in Sligo but before they did saw a few tinges of green and pink.

Not as clear as Sryanbruen’s.. these were taken in the back garden on my phone last night -North East.

I went out for the Perseids but got the aurora too in Mornington. Seen a few but didn't capture a single one on cam. The legacy from Monday's G4 geomagnetic storm (the third strongest this solar cycle to date) as solar parameters were very mediocre.

A chance of aurora tonight. The expected CME from a X1.1 flare that occurred on Wednesday morning has arrived this afternoon bringing a spike in the interplanetary magnetic field. Solar wind is relatively slow and its orientation (the Bz) has been fluctuating between south and north. The Bz has been very negative an hour ago and again now whilst I'm typing this. If it were to sustain this way, there is the likelihood increasing of a more significant display rather than just a few sporadic bursts which is probably what's most likely tonight… especially with that solar wind speed.

Weather wise it doesn't look great. Some clear spells expected but fair amounts of cloud and there is also a 95% moon which will hinder naked eye viewing and capturing of the aurora.