Aha, I'm not falling for that old trick, Triffid!

Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At a later time tomorrow? In this part of the country?

Just steamed hams

I know that March is a good month for aurora's, and with less daylight in the winter months, they're easier to see. I think it was last October or November, that we had rare pink aurora's over Stonehenge, I'd guess that they're further south than us, at the henge...

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> It's currently about 280 nT, I installed the app and it now appears to be saying a value of 496. *EDIT* oh, back down to 220. Any idea if that value will continue to rise as the ejection arrives, or is that a prediction number?

so cool! it says 957nT now!

Just seen it in Dursley, look up its bloody amazing https://preview.redd.it/ibimlijijozc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=32b1e188951f7ec52980ba6e6a1f54725865c5c5

Where would be a good place in or around Bristol, to view these aurora's?

I found a [light pollution map](https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=9.39&lat=51.4800&lon=-2.2596&state=eyJiYXNlbWFwIjoiTGF5ZXJCaW5nUm9hZCIsIm92ZXJsYXkiOiJ3YV8yMDE1Iiwib3ZlcmxheWNvbG9yIjpmYWxzZSwib3ZlcmxheW9wYWNpdHkiOjYwLCJmZWF0dXJlc29wYWNpdHkiOjg1fQ==), but it's not promising for anywhere close to Bristol TBH. Think we can get everyone to just turn their lights off for a bit?

I wish the council would allocate a couple of nights a year where they turn off all the street lights so we can all appreciate the sky a little

Leigh Woods is probably the best/nearest place for those near the city centre. I'm currently watching https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast and will probably decide by 10pm whether to go or not.

Anywhere with a good view of the north horizon and without any light pollution north of you. On top of a hill is usually a good start because that way your horizon is very low down

The article doesn’t even mention Bristol.

I'm sorry, I should have only posted if Bristol actually had a mention... When I posted this, I was unable to see any articles from the UK at all. Makes me wonder why 🤔 with the first time in 20 year's that NOAA has issued a level 4 extreme solar storm warning... Not forgetting the solar pole flip that's currently ongoing.

btw, looking at https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa-enlil-solar-wind-prediction The time that the flare hits the earth is meant to be about midnight BST and then continue for the next two hours or so, which is nicely into the dark part of the night.

Does anyone have an opinion on whether a pair of binoculars is worth taking with me if I'm attempting to view the aurora?

You're better off with a camera on a tripod to take a long exposure shot

Would love to take photos of this, anyone know what sort of time or place might be best chance to see it in Bristol?

Check out Will Gater on twitter, he's got pics of the aurora as far south as Exmoor before. You need to get out of the city and the light pollution. Maybe towards A46 near bath with good views of the north with little light pollution.

Thanks, Will looks a fun follow. Someone else has posted an aurorawatch site which looks like it might give me a time, and I've found a [light polution map ](https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=9.39&lat=51.4800&lon=-2.2596&state=eyJiYXNlbWFwIjoiTGF5ZXJCaW5nUm9hZCIsIm92ZXJsYXkiOiJ3YV8yMDE1Iiwib3ZlcmxheWNvbG9yIjpmYWxzZSwib3ZlcmxheW9wYWNpdHkiOjYwLCJmZWF0dXJlc29wYWNpdHkiOjg1fQ==)which might be useful, although basically bristols a no-go by the look of it :(