Earth-directed Solar Flare and CME:
https://spaceweather.com/

Roger

It's supposed to hit tonight....

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/geomagnetic-storm-warning-noaa-153218482.html

See:

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

Roger

Has anyone seen the Aurora?

Has anyone seen the Aurora?

It was cloudy here but they were visible further north (including on the link above earlier) and some good displays in N America. 

See here for some N American images: https://spaceweathergallery.com/aurora_gallery.html 

Well William Shatner has made into the final frontier and has boldly gone into space....

Well William Shatner has made into the final frontier and has boldly gone into space....

Sort of...

 

 

 

Sort of...

What a total waste of money this is and not mention emissions 

They could have vaccinated the whole planet with a fraction of the cost

An unknown object is sending radio waves that switch on and off from the direction of the centre of the galaxy, and astronomers don't have any explanation for what it might be https://t.co/7K28yGXEqJ

— New Scientist (@newscientist) October 18, 2021

Interesting short movie on how large our Universe is:-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/how-big-is-our-universe/p0b2dl5c?playlist=made-in-partnership-with-the-open-university.

Solar storm general prediction - The Independent...
‘Cannibal’ solar storms are heading towards the Earth - and could take down satellites, power lines, and the internet
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/cannibal-solar-storms-heading-towards-134900793.html

Also see for next week's lunar eclipse:

https://spaceweather.com/

https://spaceweather.com/images2021/11nov21/visibilitymap.jpg

You may like to bookmark the Aurorawatch magnetometer
https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/

Roger

Solar storm general prediction - The Independent...
‘Cannibal’ solar storms are heading towards the Earth - and could take down satellites, power lines, and the internet
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/cannibal-solar-storms-heading-towards-134900793.html

Also see for next week's lunar eclipse:

https://spaceweather.com/

https://spaceweather.com/images2021/11nov21/visibilitymap.jpg

You may like to bookmark the Aurorawatch magnetometer
https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/

Roger

Thanks - interesting.  I'm slightly puzzled about the 'clearing a path' as I thought space was a void?

Have you watched the film 'Knowing'?

Look SW for tonight's planets! Excellent.

"AN ALIGNMENT OF PLANETS: Check out the sunset sky this week. Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus are getting together with the Moon for a beautiful series of conjunctions."
https://spaceweather.com/

Roger

That’s good timing as we were on our way home and I pointed out the bright dots in the sky, and wondered what they were.

 

They looked great as I walked down our lane at about 5pm. You could try getting your binocs/scope on them. You should just see the Galilean moons and Saturn's rings.

R.

Comet Leonard could become a naked eye object later this month. See:

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/comet-c-2021-a1-leonard/

Roger

 Comet Leonard could become a naked eye object later this month. See:

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/comet-c-2021-a1-leonard/

Roger

Update from spaceweather.com:  "Comet Leonard (C/2021 A3) is approaching Earth for a close encounter (35 million km away) on Dec. 12th."

Comet Leonard is Approaching Earth - amazing photo

https://spaceweather.com/

Roger

Heads up for Comet Leonard:
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/comet-c-2021-a1-leonard/

"The comet is a real ‘tree scraper’ and will remain so until we lose it from view after mid-month.
The best views of the comet are still to be had in the hours before dawn, when it is high in the sky for several hours before sunrise."

Roger

Far too many clouds around to be spotted in my area.

Not seen much naked eye objects around here lately (only really good day was 10 Dec). There's supposed to be a high pressure coming soon, giving much more atmospheric stability, but probably most likely to be an anticyclonic gloom type. Still worth keeping a close check for any window of clear skies, say in lee of mountains or in any Pm airmasses.