MJ Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 My phone is going nuts has been all morning. Currently at 6Kp for Northern Lights, sort of strength you can expect to see them in the few bits of England where there isn't too much light pollution. If it were dark the whole sky might have been dancing =/ what's the likelihood of being able to see the sky tonight, and if we can will the strength be as good? NOT FAIR :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Currently Kp 6.67 http://www.softservenews.com/aurora.htm so still looking good ! Camera battery on charge....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Well it's there it's glowing, nothing impressive, but then it's fighting the moon and the clouds. Hopefully there might be better display later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyKipper Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Cloudy over north way for me. Will try and look later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 There is a big solar flare on its way today. The downside is that it may be strong enough to disrupt communications. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17295337 Many storms are benign; this storm could enable skywatchers to see the northern lights from parts of the northern US and northern UK. But the strongest storms can have other, more significant effects. In 1972, a geomagnetic storm provoked by a solar flare knocked out long-distance telephone communication across the US state of Illinois. And in 1989, another disturbance plunged six million people into darkness across the Canadian province of Quebec. There are concerns over the potential communication problems for aircraft and disruption to GPS signals caused by current solar activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 ^ It's the same one that we've been talking about. think last night's "curtain" of green is all we're going to see here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 When I had my Kenwood Transceiver such storms used to flatten the signal. You would expect background noise to be around S7 where I was, it dropped to S1. Even with 100W I could not communicate with someone 20 miles away with line of sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peerieivan Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Only signs o life in da sky danight or is da clouds ruining it again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 early last night the was the tell tale glow with a few streaks, not much visible due to the clouds and moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Last night's were quite impressive considering the forecast was so low, but at 16.42GMT we're reading 7.7Kp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Pootle, that's it down to 4. Oh well that's enough usually to see something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Pootle, that's it down to 4. Oh well that's enough usually to see something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 echo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Not all of us have access to a computer Pete. For some reason it posts twice and doesn't always allow me to delete the second post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 The pairing of Jupiter and Venus in the sky is set to reach its closest point in the coming days. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17312354 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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