see the aurora borealis

We are very sorry for today’s false alert which was due to man-made
disturbance at our Lancaster field site.

Regards,
the AuroraWatch team.

first time I got a warning from the Aurora watch website but could I work out where or even see anything in our sky? Nope nothing. But I’ll keep looking.

fantastic.
Was putting wee one to bed tonight and she said ‘Mummy what’s that?’ The moon was rising up from behind the hills and we sat and watched it moving up in the sky – so bright and so big. Tried to take a picture but camera on phone didn’t do it justice at all plus my shaky tired hand wouldn’t keep still. :D

that sends out alerts at times when the activity is at its highest.
http://www.dcs.lancs.ac.uk/iono/aurorawatch/

Apparently there’s not much chance of seeing anything during the summer as the sky is too light – we don’t get very dark nights up here in Scotland.
So looks like I’ll have to wait till the winter. Ah well all good things come to those that wait or so they say.

Seeings as I’ve got this as a goal thought it would be wise to actually do a bit of research to find out when the best time is to try and see this spectacle. Seeings as I live in Scotland its not that impossible to be able to go and see them. So… apparently the best time to get a peek is between October and March and they can be seen roughly once a month. Norway seems to be the best bet with them being visible for roughly 3 nights a month.

Found some useful websites that may help us track down the best time to keep an eye on the sky.
http://www.spaceweather.com/
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/pmap/index.html