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Good luck hunting for anyone out there.
Thanks
yep, I've got the Aurora watch app and it's been pinging a few times recently. Light covering of cloud though tonight here in N.Wales
Is it just tonight?
I believe the next couple of nights as well
Everyone brace themselves for their social media to be full of annoying people who live nearby who go out and take photos with the settings completely maxed out saying that they saw it when they didn't see anything with their eyes at all!
Some good photos appeared from last night.
molgripsFree Member
Is it just tonight?
Other nights are available
This was last night - just a faint green glow on the horizon. It was still light here when the red alerts were pinging.
Bah, I'm too pissed to drive up the hill to have a look.
Light covering of cloud though tonight here in N.Wales
I'm in pretty much as far west N Wales as you can get and it's raining here... So good luck!
North of Keswick, partially clear to the north, hardly any light pollution then the intensity nosedived… ☹️
Gutted just back from orkney
couldnt get a photo of it in northants(or see it)
how many seconds exposure would you use?
Erm were about 4miles north of Hexham. sky is half cloud, half clear. Not even a glimpse of colour yet
What time does the light show start?
All down to the 'don't bother' level now.
Full moon doesn't help.
G4 geomagnetic storm that can disrupt satellites, comms and even power. And potential for a decent light show if you're opp north in particular, but one site said depending on how big the storm could be whole UK
Just sent my dad a message to get up on a big hill in the Yorkshire Dales. Here’s hoping there’s a least a glimmer from my window on the outskirts of Sheffield.
It’s still daytime in Scotland so nothing to see here
Spectacular in Lake District, clear skies and wide spread aurora.
BBC reporting with pics in Essex and Kent so a fair chance further north if skies are clear.
Here in Angus it's finally dark enough to see... And it's more visible in the southern sky, coloured beams all the way down the sky to the southern horizon! To the north, the sky is still too bright with the post sunset gloaming.
cub camp Northamptonshire 
Chichester!
WarwickshireHoly **** in Surrey
It’s huge. Get outside.
I live opposite a street light and still got a faint glow on my phone camera, but there's some beautiful stuff being posted here and locally
Never seen them like this from Kent before. Better photo with my iPhone than when I used an SLR in the arctic circle 10 years or so ago!
The colours are clearly visible with the naked eye - not always the case.
I can't be arsed going out, so these are taken from my bedroom window
Amazing display over the Llyn peninsula..... So glad of very light light pollution.
Never seen it before do that's snother box ticked
I usually have to look directly north to see it - and I'm in Aviemore. Seems to be visible in every direction at the moment.
This one was taken looking directly up. It's actually a bit scary!
Not much hunting needed tonight 😎
London / Surrey borders
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I'm right on the South Coast, faint greens and reds over 270 degrees and straight up!
If your phone camera is on night mode and taking 3-4 second exposures...
Abandoned church behind my house. Photos untouched from iPhone camera.
Beåmish
Also near the south coast and never thought that the first time I’d see the aurora borealis would be from my bedroom window.