Solar storm

We had sight of the aurora here in Cheshire in 1999 or 2000. DH came running into the bedroom at about 1am saying you must come and see this!
Scared me half to death but it was amazing. Shimmery red curtains. over the sky. I too hope GN doesn't go down but on the other hand I might then get on with something else.

You might see it tonight then. Apparently it was quite an explosion.

Hello, we have seen the lights recently in Norway where they are more greeny/yellow, evedently they are redder the further south you are. Before going out on an expedition to see them we were told that the human eye is not as good at seeing them than a camera, and especially older eyes. It also takes a while for your eyes to adjust to looking for things in the sky at night so be prepared to be out looking for a while. The main bit of advise we were given was that if you think you might be seeing them, but are not sure, take a photo on a long exposure and check - as the camera can often see something when the eye sees nothing.

The lights were red when I saw them in Oxford about 20 years ago, at first I thought the woods were on fire. At that time I had never heard of sightings here, but it became obvious when my eyes grew accustomed to the sight. I was thrilled! I hope some of you get a good view.