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AuroraWatch UK Receive alerts when aurora may be visible from the UK! A service provided by Space Physicists at Lan http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk

The alerts are generated automatically with occasional posts by AuroraWatch UK team members. A service provided by Space Physicists at Lancaster University.

23/10/2026

Minor geomagnetic activity.

Aurora may be visible by eye from Scotland and may be visible by camera from Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland. Viewing aurora requires clear, dark skies away from light pollution. To monitor current activity see http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk.

Issued 2026-10-23 18:36 UTC (19:36 BST) by AuroraWatch UK using AWN SUM data from Sumburgh Head, UK.

If you observe please add a comment below and include time, location and whether by eye or with a camera. Photographs of aurora taken from the UK can be submitted to our Flickr group http://www.flickr.com/groups/aurorawatch.

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21/10/2026

Amber alert: possible aurora.

Aurora is likely to be visible by eye from Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland; possibly visible from elsewhere in the UK. Photographs of aurora are likely from anywhere in the UK. Viewing aurora requires clear, dark skies away from light pollution. To monitor current activity see http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk.

Issued 2026-10-21 21:45 UTC (22:45 BST) by AuroraWatch UK using AWN SUM data from Sumburgh Head, UK.

If you observe please add a comment below and include time, location and whether by eye or with a camera. Photographs of aurora taken from the UK can be submitted to our Flickr group http://www.flickr.com/groups/aurorawatch.

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21/10/2026

Minor geomagnetic activity.

Aurora may be visible by eye from Scotland and may be visible by camera from Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland. Viewing aurora requires clear, dark skies away from light pollution. To monitor current activity see http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk.

Issued 2026-10-21 18:06 UTC (19:06 BST) by AuroraWatch UK using AWN SUM data from Sumburgh Head, UK.

If you observe please add a comment below and include time, location and whether by eye or with a camera. Photographs of aurora taken from the UK can be submitted to our Flickr group http://www.flickr.com/groups/aurorawatch.

Please share this post with your friends instead of tagging them in a comment.

21/10/2026

Amber alert: possible aurora.

Aurora is likely to be visible by eye from Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland; possibly visible from elsewhere in the UK. Photographs of aurora are likely from anywhere in the UK. Viewing aurora requires clear, dark skies away from light pollution. To monitor current activity see http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk.

Issued 2026-10-21 03:21 UTC (04:21 BST) by AuroraWatch UK using AWN SUM data from Sumburgh Head, UK.

If you observe please add a comment below and include time, location and whether by eye or with a camera. Photographs of aurora taken from the UK can be submitted to our Flickr group http://www.flickr.com/groups/aurorawatch.

Please share this post with your friends instead of tagging them in a comment.

20/10/2026

Minor geomagnetic activity.

Aurora may be visible by eye from Scotland and may be visible by camera from Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland. Viewing aurora requires clear, dark skies away from light pollution. To monitor current activity see http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk.

Issued 2026-10-20 22:57 UTC (23:57 BST) by AuroraWatch UK using AWN SUM data from Sumburgh Head, UK.

If you observe please add a comment below and include time, location and whether by eye or with a camera. Photographs of aurora taken from the UK can be submitted to our Flickr group http://www.flickr.com/groups/aurorawatch.

Please share this post with your friends instead of tagging them in a comment.

16/10/2026

Minor geomagnetic activity.

Aurora may be visible by eye from Scotland and may be visible by camera from Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland. Viewing aurora requires clear, dark skies away from light pollution. To monitor current activity see http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk.

Issued 2026-10-16 19:15 UTC (20:15 BST) by AuroraWatch UK using AWN SUM data from Sumburgh Head, UK.

If you observe please add a comment below and include time, location and whether by eye or with a camera. Photographs of aurora taken from the UK can be submitted to our Flickr group http://www.flickr.com/groups/aurorawatch.

Please share this post with your friends instead of tagging them in a comment.

15/10/2026

Minor geomagnetic activity.

Possibility of aurora later if geomagnetic activity persists. When dark check the current activity at http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk.

Issued 2026-10-15 17:36 UTC (18:36 BST) by AuroraWatch UK using AWN SUM data from Sumburgh Head, UK.

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13/10/2026

Minor geomagnetic activity.

Aurora may be visible by eye from Scotland and may be visible by camera from Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland. Viewing aurora requires clear, dark skies away from light pollution. To monitor current activity see http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk.

Issued 2026-10-13 02:45 UTC (03:45 BST) by AuroraWatch UK using AWN SUM data from Sumburgh Head, UK.

If you observe please add a comment below and include time, location and whether by eye or with a camera. Photographs of aurora taken from the UK can be submitted to our Flickr group http://www.flickr.com/groups/aurorawatch.

Please share this post with your friends instead of tagging them in a comment.

10/10/2026

Minor geomagnetic activity.

Aurora may be visible by eye from Scotland and may be visible by camera from Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland. Viewing aurora requires clear, dark skies away from light pollution. To monitor current activity see http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk.

Issued 2026-10-10 23:48 UTC (00:48 BST) by AuroraWatch UK using AWN SUM data from Sumburgh Head, UK.

If you observe please add a comment below and include time, location and whether by eye or with a camera. Photographs of aurora taken from the UK can be submitted to our Flickr group http://www.flickr.com/groups/aurorawatch.

Please share this post with your friends instead of tagging them in a comment.

10/10/2026

Red alert: aurora likely.

Possibility of aurora later if geomagnetic activity persists. When dark check the current activity at http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk.

Issued 2026-10-10 17:48 UTC (18:48 BST) by AuroraWatch UK using AWN SUM data from Sumburgh Head, UK.

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