Aurora borealis, Tuesday and Wednesday

InTheTrees · 03-08-2010 09:18PM #1

I dont know whether it'll be visible in ireland but if it isnt cloudy its worth looking for.

Spectacular Northern Lights Show Signals Sun Is Waking Up Skywatchers at high latitudes could be in for a spectacular treat of northern lights, the aurora borealis, Tuesday and Wednesday: After a relatively quiet stretch, it appears the sun is ramping up its activity.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100803/sc_space/spectacularnorthernlightsshowsignalssuniswakingup

WindSock · 03-08-2010 09:19PM

It's happening in my kitchen!

DetectivFoxtrot · 03-08-2010 09:20PM

It's 100% cloudy out my way; no chance of seeing it

WindSock · 03-08-2010 09:20PM

More here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/3984625/Solar-blast-heading-toward-Earth Albeit Southern Hemisphere though.

alwaysadub · 03-08-2010 09:22PM

Think you need to be further north than Ireland to see them. I know Norway is a good spot.
It'd be somethin i'd love to see, but you could be waiting, they aren't too reliable.

NothingMan · 03-08-2010 09:24PM

WindSock wrote: »

It's happening in my kitchen!

At this time of year, this part of the country, localised entirely within your kitchen?

Can I see?

Orla K · 03-08-2010 09:25PM

alwaysadub wrote: »

Think you need to be further north than Ireland to see them. I know Norway is a good spot.
It'd be somethin i'd love to see, but you could be waiting, they aren't too reliable.

People used to be able to see them further south but it got further and further away, I know my granny has talked about seeing them here in Ireland years ago and their is that song about the lights in that Scottish town that I forget the name of.

PirateShampoo · 03-08-2010 09:25PM

WindSock wrote: »

It's happening in my kitchen!

That would be the Acid.

InTheTrees · 03-08-2010 09:26PM

alwaysadub wrote: »

Think you need to be further north than Ireland to see them. I know Norway is a good spot.
It'd be somethin i'd love to see, but you could be waiting, they aren't too reliable.

No. Its more about weather conditions. My gf is from Minnesota in northern midwest usa and they get the northern lights regularly. Long brutal sub zero winters and they're the same latitude as northern france.

--LOS-- · 03-08-2010 09:27PM

It's probably unlikely that it will be seen from Ireland although I did see it here years ago

InTheTrees · 03-08-2010 09:28PM

Orla K wrote: »

People used to be able to see them further south but it got further and further away, I know my granny has talked about seeing them here in Ireland years ago and their is that song about the lights in that Scottish town that I forget the name of.

Well tonight and tomorrow night is one of those solar events that could be similar to the times your gran experienced.

TPD · 03-08-2010 09:30PM

I saw the northern lights in Donegal a few years ago. Only green though, think it's more colourful the higher you go.

JONJO THE MISER · 03-08-2010 09:32PM

Northern Lights are unbelivable even better after the pub, lived for a time in Alaska and i can tell you u never get sick of em espically with lovely Japanesse women around:p

CreepingDeath · 03-08-2010 09:34PM

InTheTrees wrote: »

No. Its more about weather conditions.

Why would it have anything to do with the weather ?

These are charged particles fired from the Sun, hitting the Earths magnetic field and being channelled down to the magnetic pole.
When they hit the upper atmosphere they react and cause the light show.

That's well above the weather systems.

bleg · 03-08-2010 09:34PM

WindSock wrote: »

It's happening in my kitchen!

mmm mmmmm mmmmmmmm Steamed hams!!!

SEANYBOY1 · 03-08-2010 09:37PM

bleg wrote: »

mmm mmmmm mmmmmmmm Steamed hams!!!

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Steamed Clams..........

--LOS-- · 03-08-2010 09:38PM

CreepingDeath wrote: »

Why would it have anything to do with the weather ?

The only weather it has anything to do with is space weather.

Jesus Wept · 03-08-2010 09:41PM

WindSock wrote: »

It's happening in my kitchen!

Only reason I opened the thread. :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO2P-RO7UVA

alwaysadub · 03-08-2010 09:41PM

Orla K wrote: »

People used to be able to see them further south but it got further and further away, I know my granny has talked about seeing them here in Ireland years ago and their is that song about the lights in that Scottish town that I forget the name of.

Really? Didn't know that. Must keep an eye out so

Mental_Legend · 03-08-2010 09:45PM

HELP!! HELP!!

It's ok mother, it's just the Northern Lights.

--LOS-- · 03-08-2010 09:46PM

alwaysadub wrote: »

Really? Didn't know that. Must keep an eye out so

Well I aint no Granny and I've seen them as a child, bunch of townies the lota ye :P

rossie1977 · 03-08-2010 09:48PM

CreepingDeath wrote: »

Why would it have anything to do with the weather .

i suspect he is talking about weather in terms of viewing conditions. when you think about it the number of cloudless nights in ireland are very few, the number of cloudless nights in winter (best time to view the lights in this part of the world) are fewer again

Mental_Legend · 03-08-2010 09:52PM

--LOS-- wrote: »

Well I aint no Granny and I've seen them as a child, bunch of townies the lota ye :P

"Location: Dublin"

That's our word for you Dubs!

But yeah, I remember looking out the upstairs window at "the big glow" as we called it when I was younger. Must dash up to see if I can spot it again.

Bucklesman · 03-08-2010 09:54PM

The-Rigger wrote: »

Only reason I opened the thread. :pac:

Samesies.

"Well I'm from Utica and I've never heard the term 'steamed hams'"

Mental_Legend · 03-08-2010 09:56PM

Bucklesman wrote: »

Samesies.

"Well I'm from Utica and I've never heard the term 'steamed hams'"

And you call them steamed hams despite the fact that they are quite obviously grilled.

up for anything · 03-08-2010 09:57PM

According to Accuweather Ireland tomorrow from 9pm till 12am is going to be clear - in Kilkenny at any rate.

InTheTrees · 03-08-2010 09:58PM

CreepingDeath wrote: »

Why would it have anything to do with the weather ?

That's well above the weather systems.

Define "weather" then?

WindSock · 03-08-2010 09:59PM

Nyea, too cloudy out there

entropi · 03-08-2010 10:09PM

I think the solar radiation is slowly killing the current hamster over at Boards Towers, been running slowly the last hour, will need replacing soon:p

I'd like clear or clear-ish skies tonight to get a view of this, would be awesome!

starbelgrade · 03-08-2010 10:12PM

InTheTrees wrote: »

Define "weather" then?

The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure.

Known in Ireland as "rain".

entropi · 03-08-2010 10:18PM

Mental_Legend wrote: »

"Location: Dublin"

That's our word for you Dubs!

So location automatically assumes that's where you are from?

I know for a fact --LOS-- is not a Dub:pac:

Aurora borealis, Tuesday and Wednesday

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