The Northern Lights were visible in the UK at the weekend, with signs hinting another solar storm could be on the way
Brits may get another chance to see a magnificent display of the Northern Lights, as there are indications of another solar storm heading our way. Over the weekend the night sky was ablaze with vibrant colours, delighting stargazers as far south as Berkshire, Cornwall and Kent.
"Predicting the next solar storm to any accuracy is all but impossible," he said. However, there are signs of another storm approaching within the next few days, which might boost the aurorae again. Brown continued, adding the Sun will be "well on its way to being quiet again" and that the chance of extreme auroral events such as those Brits experienced over the weekend "will go down considerably" until the next cycle in about a decade. The last time Brits had a similar view of the night sky was about 20 years ago in October 2003, during the last G5 extreme-rated solar storm.
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