Aurora Watch

kp5 (G1) forecast for tonight (00:00 to 03:00 UTC). I hope clouds will go away until then.

I got a very faint trace in one image, but with that needing a 50 sec exposure and the moon and clouds getting really bright with such exposures, It was a no go for me. I did get a nice shot of the Moon, though.

Scientists have discovered that on April 12 and 13, a rare double eruption of solar magnetic filaments occurred on the surface of the central star of our planet system. During this phenomenon, two coronal mass ejections occurred on the Sun. These huge clouds of charged particles can disrupt the Earth's magnetic field, causing geomagnetic storms.

According to scientists, storms in terms of power will correspond to moderate ones - class G2. Therefore, storms can cause visible auroras even beyond their usual latitude range, reaching the northern states of the United States.

"These solar storms are likely to move slowly but tightly, so they will have a good hit!" - wrote space weather physicist Tamita Skov on the social network X.

According to her, the consequences of explosions on the Sun will be felt on Earth on the evening of April 15 or early in the day on April 16. Determining the exact timing of magnetic storms on earth caused by the activity of the Sun is a difficult task, so predictions are usually inaccurate.

Fingers crossed.

Red warning now

Fair bit of cloud and light pollution can faintly see it but not great

Yes red level on app last 4 hours. Strongest one I’ve seen since I started checking 600nT a while ago.

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Very nice cool evening, irrespective of anything else happening, but if it does, it's looking good.

Faint aurora visible here in west Mayo.

Wow. A sky full of stars here. Can't identify aurora.

Meath