These last few days the sun has been very active with a train of sunspots racing across the sun. The size equivalent to 22 earths side by side.
More activity on the sun means more Aurora activity and on Sunday night there was a major Aurora with many arcs. Pity it was total cloud and only one person reported seeing anything from the south Mainland. It went from an Amber alert to a Red alert in two mins with lots of colour visible to the naked eye. Only odd breaks in the sky
Shetland Aurora Hunter is the best way to keep in touch and for up to-date information on the Aurora , where and when to see it and about local conditions
But at this time in the month, the Moon was also at 99% full which means if the Aurora was visible it would have to be strong to beat the Moonlight, as it was yesterday.
As Solar Cycle will continue to grown and produce more sunspots we will get more major Auroras and hopefully clear skies to see them.
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