Solar Aurora 9th Jan 2014

[Sickle]

Hey all, Just saw that tonight that due to a Solar Storm that has hit us most of the northern hemisphere will be able to see an Aurora tonight on the 9th of January.

Most of the UK will be able to see it and I believe Canada, Alaska and some parts of Russia will be able to see it.

"Sky-watchers in both high and mid latitudes around the world may see some colorful sky shows in the form of auroras or northern lights starting in the mid-morning hours GMT (very early morning hours EST) on January 9, when the cloud is expected to slam into our planet’s magnetic field.

NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center says there is an estimated 60 percent chance of a strong geomagnetic storm hitting Earth in the coming days. So keep looking up."

-Source: http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/01/08/watch-sun-unleashes-first-big-flare-of-2014-may-create-colorful-aurora-light-show/

And for the even More good news, It's clear skies all night tonight in the UK!

Happy Stargazing!

Edited January 9, 2014 by Sickle
Changed the year... I'm dumb...

[K^2]

Most of Norther U.S. is under dense cloud cover tonight, unfortunately, and I doubt it will be much better tomorrow night.

[Sickle]

I can imagine that's from that Polar storm?

*Changed the Title, I keep forgetting it's 2014...

Edited January 9, 2014 by Sickle

[K^2]

Most likely. Though, I don't know where the humidity came from. Air from that polar mass was very dry.

[Sickle]

My guess is the Humidity came from the Pacific.