Aurora...

Hi all,

iv read about the aurora been seen in ireland im wondering does this happen often? and i take it its only visible from the northern part of the country

can this happen anytime or is it annual kinda thing...id luv to see it :!:

has anyone here been lucky enough to see it

I have seen it many times. It is not confined to northern observers, it just means that the further north you are towards the magnetic north pole, the greater chance you have of seeing it. In Ireland itself, areas away from major urban areas of light pollution, and costal areas, are best suited to catching them when predictions arise. This is mostly because when activity is high, we are so far south that mostly what we see are faint aurorae. It is not often, but some will simply light up the sky (November 1992, and October and November 2004, to name some memorable "all sky, all nighter" aurorae).

Seanie.

ok something il have to keep an ear to the ground for so...thanks seanie i presume this would be the first place a warning would be posted

Hi Tony

Try Aurora Watch, they monitor the activity on the sun and send out an alert of possible aurorae if you supply them with an e-mail address.

Hey don't fret you will get to see them one day.November 2004 was magic

thanks for the replies chaps

Hi Tony

Try Aurora Watch, they monitor the activity on the sun and send out an alert of possible aurorae if you supply them with an e-mail address.

thanks paul il do that