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Updated 1st January 2025
18:31hrs
G4 severe storm levels reached with a very strong Aurora now visible across all of Ireland.
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A big Aurora display is now taken place. As soon as its dark look north and it should be visible via the eye and camera.
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Updated 1st January 2025
A strong Geomagnetic storm is taken place this morning with a bz negative -21.00 nT south.
If these conditions hold out to around 6pm this evening then there will be a good chance of a strong aurora. The forecast tonight is for clearer skies.
G2 storm conditions are currently on going potentially rising to G3 later.
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Updated 29th December 2024
G3 STORM WATCH IN PLACE
A G3 storm watch is in place for new years eve 31st December following a CME that left the sun today of 29th December 2024.
The G3 storm watch comes following a very active day on the sun with a Number of M Flares and X1 flare. A particle CME was observed leaving the sun with a good earth directed component likely
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What Noctilucent clouds look like
Noctilucent cloud season starts late May and ends during the month of August always look northwards
Observing noctilucent clouds is easy and, best of all, completely free. You don’t need any expensive telescopes, binoculars or cameras. Just a pair of eyes will be fine.
Having said that, a pair of binoculars will allow you to see fascinating detail and structure within an NLC display that is invisible to the naked eye.
You don’t need to be under a pitch black sky to see them, as a good display will be so bright that it will be visible from your back garden or even your bedroom window, as long as you’re facing north.
Noctilucent clouds typically begin to show themselves around midnight, when the summer sky is as dark as it’s going to get.
