Admired them on Saturday evening. Very impressive looking west across the Witham valley.👍

I noticed last night, late on, how clear it was with a superb display of Orion even in a streetlit city centre, but my aspect is southwards, and didn't think to look the other way.

Nope, didn't see anything here. Then again, it's Sod's law that it's usually overcast when any astronomical events occur.

Spectacular northern lights sighted across UK

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64782372 

More tonight? See:

https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ 

https://www.spaceweather.com/ 

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/heres-exact-time-see-northern-115006403.html 

Cheers Roger, as always. 👍

Planning to see it this evening/tonight, IF the clouds clear, as I've missed it last night.

Currently extremely miserable, cloudy, and showery in Sheffield. 😡

Anyway, now receiving red alert on AuroraWatch, so those living in suitable areas, keep an eye out!!

It's certainly worth a try. After seeing that, I've put my time-lapse camera on the roof, just in case the sky does clear for a time. My finegrs are crossed, but we'll see. 🤞

Nope. The peak of the conjuction was yesterday, so they will be moving gradually further apart now.

I have to say, the UK weather really is a nightmare for astronomy. We've missed any chance to see the aurora over the weekend, and now we've missed this conjunction. It's almost as if the weather gods know there's something going on. What's even more frustrating is that next week, when the winds turn more northerly, you can guarantee we will get a run of completely clear, cloudless nights then.

"A newly detected asteroid has a very small chance of impacting the Earth in 2046, Nasa tweeted on Tuesday. If it does hit, the asteroid, roughly the size of an Olympic swimming pool, may arrive on Valentine's Day 2046 according to Nasa calculations... If it does collide with us, 2023 DW would not have the same doomsday effect as the asteroid that decimated the Earth's dinosaurs 66 million years ago. That asteroid was far bigger at 7.5 miles (12km) wide, Scientific American says."

Asteroid headed toward Earth may arrive on Valentine's Day 2046 - Nasa

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64919125 

https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ 

Story:

https://spaceweather.com/ 

Some great photos on TV though - Yorks and Norfolk mostly.

I did warn you - see:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-65063765 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-65062055 

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2365635-how-to-see-the-moon-venus-jupiter-and-mars-line-up-tonight/ 

"Don't be misled by media hype about a great lineup of planets shining in the west this week. Most people will only see Venus and, high above it, much-fainter Mars similar to stars in its general area. Mercury and Jupiter are very low in bright twilight and will likely need binoculars before they set. Uranus, near Venus, is invisible to the naked eye. "

https://skyandtelescope.org/ 

Be happy with spotting Venus!

R.

The KP index shown there translates as 5 - seen in N Scotland; 7 - seen in N England; 9 - seen in S England. It looks as if us southerners have missed our chance this year. Maybe Scots will be able to see it later this week.

https://spaceweather.com/ 

I know a few adult movie actresses who can bend enough. I would post videos but I dont think Brian would like it😁

https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ 

Also see DEW's link:

https://www.metcheck.com/WEATHER/aurora_forecasts.asp 

"...until now researchers have struggled to confirm whether distant rocky planets have magnetic fields of their own, and therefore have found it difficult to say how likely a planet might be to able to support life. Now the new candidate – YZ Ceti b, a rocky planet that orbits a star about 12 light years away – has sent a repeating radio signal that comes from the star and seems to be affected by the planet."

‘Coherent’ radio signal detected from alien planet, prompting hope in search for life

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/coherent-radio-signal-detected-alien-150510819.html 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-65330571 

In the least surprising news ever...

What an absolute waste of time and money. Elon's companies sell hype rather than actually usable produce.

Not 'blows up', please. Officially a 'rapid unscheduled disassembly'. which sounds much grander.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2369136-how-to-watch-the-lyrids-meteor-shower-tonight/ 

Heads up for the Lyrid Meteor Shower 22/23 April 2023

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/meteor-shower-guide 

Clear skies!

Yesterday (April 21st), a large magnetic filament snaking across the sun's southern hemisphere exploded, hurling a CME straight toward our planet. Estimated time of arrival: April 24th. Minor to strong geomagnetic storms are possible when the CME strikes.

Updates

https://spaceweather.com/ 

or check

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