[SA Chris]

Worth a look if you are somewhere without too much light pollution?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16678405

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16681732

Clear up here, not sleeping much tonight.

[SA Chris]

in hindsight, should probably be in shooting the shit as most people have no interest in this. Feel free to move it. Sorry.

[gme]

I live in a very low light pollution area up north and sat outside freezing my bollocks off last night around 11 and saw nothing.

Stuck in Sheffield now so no chance.

[SA Chris]

Does anyone have any experience of viewing them? It's a new moon, which is good, and need to try and avoid light pollution, but currently debating if getting to the Moray Coast is better than getting up high, and hiking to the top of Clach na Beinn or something.

Is our friendly local astrophysicist in the country?

[SA Chris]

I live in a very low light pollution area up north and sat outside freezing my bollocks off last night around 11 and saw nothing.

But it's not proper north though Gavin.

[galpinos]

Does anyone have any experience of viewing them?

Nope. 14 days in Greenland, 10 of them ski touring with zero light pollution and it was overcast every night.

I'm imagining South Manchester isn't going to be the best viewing spot.........

[Probes]

I was just wondering what it would be like up on darwen moor  ...  forecast is clear till midnight!?

[Dave Flanagan]

Was camping out one night in Glendalough, Wicklow and saw it. Was subtle enough, a fading in and out of various colours. Fantastic and very fortunate to see it.

[rginns]

I was just wondering what it would be like up on darwen moor  ...  forecast is clear till midnight!?

I've seen the aurora in Finland, and it was awesome, I would have thought Darwen moor is a little far south though, and I was up there a couple of weeks ago at dusk, I was surprised at the amount of light pollution from darwen itself...

[LB1782]

The activity in the pics from the BBC site was linked to an eruption from the Sun on the 22nd.  It has all gone much quieter now.

There was another eruption at about 4 this morning.  It looks like it is headed a bit to the north of Earth but may well clip us and lead to more auroral activity on the night of the 24th/25th.

Probably the best resource for aurorae in the UK is run by Lancaster University:  http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ they have a twitter feed and will even (it appears) send txt alerts to your mobile.

http://www.spaceweather.com/ is also useful.

[SA Chris]

I'm subscribed and got no alerts, text email or otherwise.

Thanks for other info though. Worth a shot if nothing else a nice night for stargazing.

[Oldmanmatt]

I spent months (5-6) in Greenland.
Didn't see it...
Spent half a year in Canada (Nova Scotia+ Newfy+Labrador).
Didn't see it...
Spent 9 months in Antarctica.
Didn't see it...
Never seen it...

I think it's a myth the world has generated,
to wind me up...

[LB1782]

I'm subscribed and got no alerts, text email or otherwise.

It might be worth emailing them and asking why no alerts were issued; I would think they'd be keen to improve their system. [I'm not affiliated to the lancs department but I used to be a space physicist]

[SA Chris]

I have done before, but got no reply. Will try again.

[Adam Lincoln]

Working in Dundee this week so will keep an eye out!

[Probes]

I was surprised at the amount of light pollution from darwen itself...

torched cars?

You can get away from it a bit if you head over the back past tockholes, but yes think in general be very lucky.

[rginns]

I was surprised at the amount of light pollution from darwen itself...

torched cars?

[slackline]

I live in a very low light pollution area up north and sat outside freezing my bollocks off last night around 11 and saw nothing.

But it's not proper north though Gavin.

Guardian have a snap from Holy Island in Northumberland, which is a fair way south.

[chris j]

Does anyone have any experience of viewing them?

When in Iceland I stepped outside my tent for a pee in the middle of the night and chanced to look up. None of the slides i took on my basic compact camera came out though

[Andy B]

Probably the best resource for aurorae in the UK is run by Lancaster University

I lived in Lancaster for three years and never even saw a hint of the Aurora.

What a gip.

[tomtom]

I've lived in Hull for 7 years and never seen Uranus either Andy....

(someone had to make that joke..)

[Andy B]

Ah, but I don't advertise my anus as being readily available for viewings in Hull.

only Newcastle, Sunderland and Sheffield

[Oldmanmatt]

Ah, but I don't advertise my anus as being readily available for viewings in Hull.

only Newcastle, Sunderland and Sheffield

Maybe you could have a subscriber text alert service...?

[Plattsy]

Must have played footy at the Aurora sports club dozens of times and the only time I saw Lights in the sky was after a clash of heads. The Northern general was depressing that night.

[Muenchener]

Does anyone have any experience of viewing them?

In Glencoe in the freakishly cold winter of '81/'82. Low budget Scottish black & white version though - no colours.