Northern Lights to be visible from Britain

3:47AM GMT 17 Feb 2011
Scientists are warning that the eruption of the largest solar flare in four years will also disrup communications. "Since February 13 three energetic solar flares have erupted on the sun and spewed clouds of charged plasma called coronal mass ejections (CMEs) out towards the earth," a BGS geomagnetic storm warning said.

"Already one CME arrived on the 14th sparking Valentine's Day displays of the Northern Lights (aurora borealis) further south than usual.

"Two CMEs are expected to arrive in the next 24-48 hours and further...displays are possible some time over the next two nights if skies are clear."

The strongest solar storm in four years is expected to interfere with satellites and electrical networks, with astronomers in southern China already reporting disturbances to radio communications.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/8329907/Northern-Lights-to-be-visible-from-Britain.html

I've been checking to see if I can see them from Washington but the north is cloudy.

Hi Marguerite. The Northern Lights are on my bucket list... only I hope never to see them from here otherwise I know the pole shifted and my winter clothes are in Oregon.

It's almost a full moon tonight and very beautiful. I hope you catch a glimps of the NL. :heart2: