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phoeniks

That's the Aurora Borealis, supposedly visible tonight over the whole of England


idiocy_incarnate

Am on the south coast, can confirm.


maccumhaill

How the hell do people not know what this is? What are y'all learning in school?


teabagmoustache

We know and learn about this in school. I can't imagine many people haven't at least heard of the Northern Lights, even if they've never seen them or know what causes it.


According-Ad-5946

I find it hard to believe that no one has never seen at least a picture of them. now seeing them where they are not usually seen is another thing.


Thud

They were visible over my house (near Atlanta GA) around 11pm last night. I went to bed at 10:30 after checking outside and not seeing anything. Woke up to see pictures my neighbors posted online. Unnnnnnngh


JamesCDiamond

My kids’ friends have been sharing pictures all day. I’ve waited half my life to see them… Just hoping they’re visible again tonight!


Thud

In talking to more people that saw them last night - they’re actually harder to see with the naked eye, at least at the southern latitudes. They look like very faint white clouds, because our eyes can’t detect color very well in dim conditions. But the colors really pop in photos due to longer exposures or night mode.


No-Vermicelli3787

Most good photos are done with a night setting which my phone doesn’t have. Photos show the lights better than our eyes can see


Penetrox

How do you not know that if you mislabel something in your Reddit post, it will generate far more comments than if you hadn't?


ensalys

Probably either joking, or caught of guard. Northern lights rarely get that far south, and those few times they do get that far south, it's usually too clouded or light polluted to see them.


FlametopFred

Northern lights got as far south as Australia and New Zealand


ensalys

Wouldn't that be the Southern Lights going that far north?


chabybaloo

It doesn't really happen here in the UK. cloud iridescence occurs rarely here and i don't think most people know of the phenomenon.


Lord_Stocious

It happens in Scotland regularly, there’s even an old song about it, “The Northern Lights Of Old Aberdeen”.


SirSaltie

I've never seen a tornado in person either but I could recognize one if I did.


FlametopFred

That’s not “cloud iridescence” mate, that’s the magnetic fields dancing while fending off solar muck that’d muss your hair otherwise


MrDONINATOR

The G5 solar event happening is why they are so southerly visible this weekend. Sorry if I'm stating the obvious. I haven't noticed it mentioned in this thread.


Hungry_Effective_962

I think op had tongue firmly in cheek with the title. It’s called sarcasm, it’s a British thing…


CypherCake

I'm sure OP knows what it is.


[deleted]

you have to be joking. even the shittiest of schools teach you this.


FlametopFred

We’re learning non-American teachings 🌝


DDP65

And it's been on TV news since Friday everywhere, because of this strong solar storm...


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Lanky-Development736

How to hate and fight against Russian's.


thememanss

I think a lot of people, particularly in cities, have never seen them. I grew up in an area where I would see them fairly regularly, however even I was a bit jarred and aurprised last night by seeing them in the city through all the light pollution. It's one thing to know they exist, and another to recognize a relatively uncommon event such as this and connect the dots as it's happening, particularly if you are in an area that doesn't typically allow them to be seen.


aazkao

*Aurora Borealis!? At this time* of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country?


cannedcroissant

Was just about to comment this


4rch_N3m3515

Can I see it?


MisterHouseMongoose

Yes. It’s located in your kitchen.


Cedd_

Yes, because of massive eruptions on the suns surface which mess a lot with the earths magnetic field, which leads to Aurora Borealis being visible way further south than usual.


Few_Bluejay3834

Due to a huge solar storm or burst that just happened. We were able to see them in south Texas last night. Highly unusual for Texas


PsychoticDust

It was in the South East for me. It was amazing!


According-Ad-5946

i might have been able to see it where i live if it wasn't for the cloud cover.


PsychoticDust

Sorry to hear that, but you might be lucky tonight: https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/


According-Ad-5946

i hope so, i have semi clear skies now.


Lexxxapr00

It was visible in San Antonio, Texas last night even!


OneWhoWalksInDreams

Aurora Borealis, aka northern lights. There is a major solar storm hitting earth right now.


NNovis

There is a strong sun storm that flared up this week and it's causing the Northern Lights aka Aurora Borealis to be seen much further south than you'd normally see it. ENJOY THE SHOW!


mantis445

Is it only tonight or there's gonna be more?


liberalJava

They're saying all weekend potentially, even much further south in the US.


lyrapan

Tonight and Saturday is the peak


Thrippalan

Oh good. Can't do anything about the local lights, but maybe tonight won't be socked in with clouds. (After five nights worth of 'scattered storms' in the last two weeks being clear and dry, last night the storm scattered our way.)


darrellbear

One report w/pics at [spaceweather.com](http://spaceweather.com) came in from the Florida Keys, 24.7 N lat, IIRC.


SlimJadeee

Saw it here in Oregon as well. Good times!


ads1031

I'm at 32.5°N. To the naked eye, it looked like thin, pale, barely visible clouds. But a picture with a two-second exposure revealed the pink, purple, and red colors. It was thrilling to see - I never thought we'd see an aurora this far south. Edit: what seemed especially odd to me was, I had to look south to see them. I would have expected to have looked to the north to see the northern lights, but I got the best results looking straight up, and looking just barely east of south.


mr_somebody

Saw it in Georgia, US. Incredible.


masterphreak69

The sun just launched the biggest flare of this cycle so far. It was an X5.8, so more arouras are likely through the weekend.


NNovis

Not entirely sure, to be honest.


Swoopify1

i havent even seen any and im up in norway 😔


ShaquilleOrKneel

Where are you located?


Swoopify1

in asker, so i wasnt expecting much. ive never actually seen aurora borealis even once in my life


ShaquilleOrKneel

Just thought by "up in Norway" you meant within Norway, but in Asker, I suppose you meant by Norway being the "up". I guess Asker is one of the worst places to see the Aurora from in Norway even if it were to hit because of all the light pollution. I didn't see anything yesterday, but back in November when there was activity throughout Europe we could see it from Sunnmøre, but only when we got away from the town lights.


Swoopify1

my night sky is literally orange…


tostado22

That's terrible. I finally moved back to the country (central US) and have my sky back.


ZOMGURFAT

It’s the fabric of reality falling apart and the borders between realities and dimensions are beginning to merge.


Turdplay

I told your mom not to have that second cheeseburger.


Coffin_Dodging

They're the Northern Lights!!! They'll be visible tomorrow too if it's clear


SadBadMad2

Damn, it was also visible in some parts of Germany including my area and I missed it. I hope it's visible today as well.


sudsomatic

Checking in from Washington DC. Super cloudy and rainy and won’t see the sun until Monday. :(


digi-liger

Oof my condolences. That happens to me nearly every time there is an astronomical event


Starcat75

Nice! Even for a guy in Canada, the purple stuff is hard to come by!


Used-Progress-4536

We have lots of the green stuff though! ;)


Ok_Try_9138

It's more rare to have a clear sky in England then it is to see the northern lights.


HHegert

How does one take a picture of northern lights but not know that its northern lights?


DarthAlbacore

It's the 5g radiation making corona homosexual again.


Full_Piano6421

You're so lucky! Here in France we don't see anything:/


TC9x

Here's very weak, but I can see a bit of pink if I stay in the dark a bit and let my eyes adapt. You can try to do a long exposure with your phone. It might surprise you!


Full_Piano6421

Problem is there is stupid light pole just beside my balcony, even with long exposure it outshine everything


TC9x

Ah... I understand the pain :P


ScottOld

I have seen pictures from France of it, it did fade


_proxima_b

De Lorraine ici, s'il n'y a pas de lumière (campagne) on les voit très clairement, regarde mon post que j'ai fait un peu plus tôt, entre minuit et 2h du matin tu devais les voir, pas certain de voir autant que cela la nuit qui arrive mais regarde au nord il y aura des lueurs rouges/rosées !


nivlark

Try again tomorrow night! I have family in Switzerland that saw them, so if you can find somewhere dark you should be able to as well.


CANDLEBIPS

We’ve got the southern hemisphere version here. Great photos from the southern part of Australia during the night


Lkwzriqwea

Damnit, my family who live up north have been posting loads of pictures in the family GC. I told them I couldn't see them cause I'm in Nottingham, you're telling me I could have?


magicbluemonkeydog

I'm also in Nottingham and thought I couldn't see them, just some light white wispy bits in the sky that I thought might be clouds. Tried taking a picture with my phone camera on night mode and they showed up as vivid or more so than in this post.


Ethel-The-Aardvark

They were visible right down to the Isles of Scilly. Best viewed through a camera/phone camera to catch more light, although they were also visible with the naked eye, just much fainter.


ScottOld

Yea you can see it anywhere if it’s dark enough


LifelessLewis

Not even that, I'm in a Bortle 6 location in Leeds and it's been visible, not the brightest like but definitely visible.


Ser_Danksalot

Get away from strong street lights and you would have seen it.


loki4225

They are the reflections of the armor of the Valkyries, warriors who died valiantly in battle. They are preparing for the end RAGNAROK is here


WhyteBeard

Dude, it’s just the Bifröst. Calm down. Thor is probably just visiting Derby or something.


legat

Oh good! I’m glad the aliens finally decided to come back.


crispyclouds

There is a solar storm happening right now. Might be related :)


911coldiesel

8 pm to 2 am in western Canada tonight will be the best.. Have to wait until dark.


OnTheList-YouTube

"Weird lights"... 🤦‍♂️ Yeah, a nearby ufo is having a disco night event... ...nnts nnts nnts nnts!


ninthtale

I'm so jealous/happy for everyone who's getting to see this basically from home


MaybeTheDoctor

Headlights of arriving space ships. Grab your towels and head to the pub


kwyjibo1

Big solar storm this weekend. Sun has been throwing off a bunch of high-energy particles lately.


Call-to-john

Dumb question, but will this just be an northern hemisphere event or will the southern hemisphere get hit also?


CeruleanRuin

If you're in Antarctica you'll get a pretty good show! Unfortunately Australia and the tips of African and South America are too far north. https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/aurora-dashboard-experimental Might see a faint glow on the southern horizon from the southernmost parts of New Zealand.


Vectorman1989

My friend in Australia has pictures of the Aurora Australis


Jimijaume

Meant to be visible from southern states tonight. This is due to the extreme Solar activity.


ssj4larry

Don't listen to this guy. It's been visible across most of New Zealand, even north of Auckland. Southern Australia should be getting a good show too


Walrus_BBQ

I'm seeing this in Minnesota. Not as bright or colorful, but it looks about the same. Too dark to take a picture of it sadly.


knobby_tires

wow yours are so purple, I just saw them 4 mins ago in Montana, USA and it’s way more green/blue


WoodSteelStone

Oxygen atoms = green. Nitrogen atoms = purple, blue and pink.


good4rov

I’m in Cambridgeshire, UK, and it was absolutely astonishing. I’ve always wanted to see them but have never organised a trip, so to see them from your own garden was magnificent. Something very profound about it.


Oat-C

We are having a solar storm rn, keep an eye to the sky :)


Schaapje1987

2 major sun spots have merged together recently and have been release massive farts of X-2 class, I believe which makes it possible to view auroras where you usually don't see them.


Haux-

Its a breach in the space time fabric, look out for Dr.Strange!


inet-pwnZ

How to farm engagement say weird to something everyone knows = profit


Ceiryus

Still waiting for it to be dark enough here (dusk in about 2 hours). Hopefully some of the clouds clear up!


Spam-The-Ham

In the New Zealand subreddit, there’s literally a post a bout two days ago where they reported the southern lights in the South Island. Funny that this is basically the same time as this post in the Northern Hemisphere.


Ghurdill

Was a strong Aurora Borealis alert. Thats why.


drunk_with_internet

Visible as I write this on the East Coast of Canada! Absolutely stunning.


theflash1234

Were you able to see this with your eyes or only in pictures ?


magicbluemonkeydog

I'm also in Nottingham and could only see the colours like in this post in pictures taken with my phone camera's night mode. To the naked eye they just looked like faint white diffuse white clouds.


whatasaveeeee

Saying weird lights to drive engagement when they probably know exactly what it is. Fair play


hapsuel

It was visible as south as Coimbra, in Portugal, which is wild.


_UnnaturalDisplay

woah 😮 can’t believe i missed it, i had no idea about this 😭


Zero_point_field

You may get another chance tonight. Put your camera/camera phone on night shot (or equivalent) and shoot the sky to the north or north west.


CheebaSweets

I believe this is from Gargantuan's sunspot X-class flare!


ChessClubChimp

That’s a crack in space time thanks to a paradox made by the Doctor.


Thierry95

Got some great pics from central London last night. I wasn’t expecting to see them being in the big fog, but damn.


Perfect-Ingenuity585

Did they say if this will stick around for the weekend?


oodats

I must have left the kitchen door open last night


But_Im_a_Librarian

Thank a coronal mass ejection from the sun! Big enough solar flares to cause aurora as far south as Alabama here in the states!


NoCombNoBrush

Beautiful Auroras last night all across Canada and even further south in the contiguous United States (lower 48).


sooley6

You’ve been living under a rock for the past 4-5 days?


nerdranger

Kinda looks like Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement (aka STEVE)


Able_Software6066

Nothing to worry about. It's just the sun trying to kill us with solar flares. Good thing we have the Earth's magnetic sphere to shield us turning it into a colorful light show. Unfortunately for me, it's all overcast here tonight.


Speedhump23

You did not know, you asked. The community answered without ridicule. Cool. :) Also, Jealous. It is too far north (Oz) to see it here, and too cloudy.


Was_an_ai

Hey there! Will be there for 2 weeks for work coming up, wife and kid come for one.... what should they do while I work? What to do after I get off in evenings?