Can Anyone See The Northern Lights?

[Ann]

Just announced on our local news (East Midlands) that the Northern Lights are visible here. Wow! We can't see them as we live on a hill but overlooking the lights of the town. Then on the National news it said they have been visible tonight as far South as Essex but that it has clouded up down there now.

Can anyone here in the Midlands see them? That would be really special, I have always wanted to .......

[Zacs-Master]

Ay lass, I can see t'lights on t'street an I'm in Yorkshire so that's pretty northern.

[Ann]

Are you joking Zacs or can you really see the beautiful colours in the sky?

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

Nothing at the moment :(

[sandyRoe]

Last summer for a few nights they could be seen from Belfast. It looked like a luminous green cloud in the northern part of the sky.

[Ann]

If it wasn't so late in the evening we would drive out to the countryside .............

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

I'm monitoring all the monitors but it seems to be quietening down

[Jeza]

I'm also in Yorkshire and all I can see is the dark night.

[Ann]

Maybe they have got it wrong - just like the 8" of snow they originally forecast for tomorrow and now very sheepishly admitted tonight that we won't get a single flake here!!!

[gness]

Hi, Ann....daughter just sent a text to tell me to look out but the street light outside my house is too bright......I need a man with a gun....☺

[jim360]

Far too much light outside and curtains in the way anyway. Oh well. I suppose the light in my room is pretty northern, does that count?

[Ann]

Maybe we will see something when our miserable council plunge us into the blackout at midnight! Will let you know in 15 mins!

[Ann]

Look - here are pics from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26378027

[maggiebee]

Seen over Aberdeen and the north east tonight.

[jeffa]

Amazing sights in Lewis tonight!

[Ann]

Great minds think alike Maggie :) - just left you a message on Excels thread. Wondered if you could see them?

[Ann]

Well the lights have just gone out as usual here after midnight :( so it's pitch dark but still no luck! Two jets have just flown over going in to East Midlands Airport, wonder if they had a good viewing?

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

I would give anything for the lights to go off at Midnight Ann. You don't know how lucky you are.

[Ann]

Mojo - I know what you mean, it's great to see the stars etc but I somehow don't feel safe - I feel very vulnerable, because if anything awful happened and I had to run for help to a neighbour I'd be too scared to put a foot out of the door. I have been scared of the dark since I was a little girl.

[baza]

no but I can see the Southern Comfort in a glass near me.+

[cupid04]

I've seen them on the telly when Joanna Lumley did a programme. Does that count?