Being told you can see northern lights in bristol now

[Sheetmaself]

Anyone confirm before i set off?

[DariusB]

No, there is no activity at the moment

[Sheetmaself]

Just been sent this photo though




And been told it has been changing colour to reddish and dancing??

[davepoth]

https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/

Nothing there. For it to be visible in Bristol you'd need a stronger signal than the time someone used a petrol lawnmower too close to the sensor.

[davepoth]

Sheetmaself said:

Just been sent this photo though




And been told it has been changing colour to reddish and dancing??

Very low cloud tonight as well - that could well be traffic light reflections.

[Sheetmaself]

Okay thanks for the replies. Gives me a bit of a moral dilemma though as my family onow how much i want to see them and are laughing at me via text about the fact i have been to canada and iceland to see them and so far nothing and their satbon the balcony in bristol with a glass of wine watching them. Normally would be only too happy to tuin their evening of fun but my 7 year old niece who loves all things spacey had joined in and I don't feel like i can ruin it for her!

[davepoth]

Sheetmaself said:

Okay thanks for the replies. Gives me a bit of a moral dilemma though as my family onow how much i want to see them and are laughing at me via text about the fact i have been to canada and iceland to see them and so far nothing and their satbon the balcony in bristol with a glass of wine watching them. Normally would be only too happy to tuin their evening of fun but my 7 year old niece who loves all things spacey had joined in and I don't feel like i can ruin it for her!

Just lie and say you can see them from your house too.

[Huff]

I think over Bristol you'll find the aurora unique; it'll very, very slowly cycle red - red/amber- green - amber - red.

Mostly red, though.

[condor]

Depends on how far away you are from Bristol. If a few miles away, pop over and visit