Aurora forecast for 1AM tonight over Ireland

M.J.M.C

Sorry a little late notice but only reading about this now myself.

Word is there's to be a very good chance of seeing the Aurora tonight at 1AM
Needless to say areas with low light pollution would be best.
Light Pollution Map here
More info here
Website claiming it to be rather special.

Maybe a dark location with clear skies and look north could yield some nice results

mystic86

Anyone going anywhere tonight to try and capture this? Can I come?

Tiriel

Just looking at the map, the nearest place to me (in Leopardstown) would be Avoca but it would be looking back up over the bright area of Dublin so probably wouldn't work. Otherwise, it'd be somewhere like Kinnegad to the West? I thought that Skerries would be a good bet but it looks like it's yellow/green.

It's a bit far at 1am..

mystic86

I was thinking somewhere in north county Dublin would be best too, along by the coast or something, but I've no car (boo)

tricky D

Somewhere north and slightly east facing on Howth ie. shaded from the city lights. Ends of Balscadden Road or Upper Cliff Road, though street lights might still be an issue. Deerpark Hotel or the Martello Tower of Abbey St are other possibilities.

Also there's a good shot of the Moon (not full) rise reflecting over Balscadden Bay with the cliffs on the right at around 21.20 if the weather remains calm and clear. That's from the bottom of Balscadden Road around the corner from the King Sitric and O'Connells at the far end of the Harbour Road.

mystic86

If this is actually visible later I am gonna be so disgusted at missing out. Really need to get a car, definitely the single biggest thing I need to do to progress my (crappy) photography I think.

sheesh

nothing in kerry

mystic86

Sheesh is right, can't see a thing

sheesh

bit misty at the horizon but clear overhead in Camp on the dingle peninsula might have got a nice pic of a moonlit road with stars it there is talk about it tomorrow night I might try kerry head.

Urfa

Does anyone know what the prospects are of seein it tonight? ?

Urfa

Does anyone know what the prospects are of seein it tonight? ?

liamo

Urfa wrote: »

Does anyone know what the prospects are of seein it tonight? ?

Quite good, it appears, according to an article in the Indo.

sheesh

nothing last night either booourns

Stabshauptmann

sheesh wrote: »

nothing last night either booourns

Anybody see anything? I didn't